Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Alaska Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 224 4,325 3,386 939 4,717 4,002 715 December -712 3,656 3,045 611 5,347 4,024 1,323 1993 March -196 3,741 2,995 746 4,469 3,527 942 June 1,064 6,471 4,784 1,687 3,160 2,537 623 September 188 4,608 3,637 971 4,809 4,026 783 December -600 3,937 3,197 740 5,463 4,123 1,340 1994 March -259 3,934 3,192 742 4,654 3,653 1,001 June 1,092 6,633 4,883 1,750 3,339 2,681 658 September 257 4,807 3,765 1,042 5,032 4,247 785 December -828 3,871 3,170 701 5,915 4,386 1,529 1995 March -155 3,999 3,205 794 4,797 3,848 949 June 1,076 6,838 5,136 1,702 3,314 2,688 626 September 208 4,753 3,746 1,007 5,295 4,496 799 December -911 4,001 3,302 699 6,004 4,394 1,610 1996 March -224 4,093 3,263 830 4,991 3,937 1,054 June 1,176 6,884 5,044 1,840 3,395 2,731 664 September 160 4,725 3,709 1,016 5,402 4,546 856 December -867 4,037 3,292 745 6,218 4,606 1,612 1997 March -237 4,237 3,415 822 4,984 3,925 1,059 June 1,082 7,066 5,238 1,828 3,455 2,709 746 September 136 4,862 3,843 1,019 5,480 4,597 883 December -915 4,189 3,467 722 6,177 4,540 1,637 1998 March -185 4,350 3,539 811 4,907 3,911 996 June 1,133 7,181 5,327 1,854 3,468 2,747 721 September 105 4,740 3,793 947 5,503 4,661 842 December -851 4,138 3,458 680 6,130 4,599 1,531 1999 March -350 4,212 3,393 819 5,245 4,076 1,169 June 1,201 7,035 5,204 1,831 3,519 2,889 630 September 107 4,791 3,820 971 5,584 4,720 864 December -949 4,189 3,484 705 6,311 4,657 1,654 2000 March -271 4,551 3,726 825 5,033 3,937 1,096 June 1,167 7,196 5,308 1,888 3,679 2,958 721 September -2 4,769 3,837 932 5,654 4,720 934 December -940 4,184 3,502 682 6,236 4,614 1,622 2001 March -324 4,335 3,553 782 5,055 3,949 1,106 June 1,254 7,186 5,292 1,894 3,449 2,809 640 September 120 4,765 3,779 986 5,704 4,838 866 December -930 4,162 3,415 747 6,304 4,627 1,677 2002 March -192 4,582 3,701 881 4,927 3,854 1,073 June 1,176 7,186 5,289 1,897 3,605 2,884 721 September 170 4,930 3,982 948 5,615 4,837 778 December -912 4,274 3,568 706 6,403 4,785 1,618 2003 March -218 4,464 3,657 807 5,225 4,200 1,025 June 1,261 7,345 5,435 1,910 3,642 2,993 649 September 182 5,045 4,050 995 5,668 4,855 813 December -895 4,282 3,556 726 6,441 4,820 1,621 2004 March -258 4,543 3,670 873 5,334 4,203 1,131 June 1,181 7,542 5,599 1,943 3,779 3,017 762 September 78 4,996 4,041 955 5,919 5,042 877 December -905 4,368 3,606 762 6,650 4,983 1,667 2005 March -277 4,586 3,754 832 5,355 4,246 1,109 June 1,281 7,444 5,484 1,960 3,835 3,156 679 September 57 5,201 4,218 983 5,923 4,997 926 December -1,033 4,349 3,598 751 6,922 5,138 1,784 2006 March -263 4,633 3,818 815 5,269 4,191 1,078 June 1,269 7,669 5,691 1,978 3,901 3,192 709 September 24 4,863 3,929 934 6,300 5,390 910 December -1,032 4,433 3,666 767 6,776 4,977 1,799 2007 March -344 4,601 3,808 793 5,407 4,270 1,137 June 1,332 7,619 5,612 2,007 3,953 3,278 675 September -22 4,936 3,976 960 6,236 5,254 982 December -1,024 4,464 3,723 741 6,694 4,929 1,765 2008 March -315 4,588 3,789 799 5,239 4,125 1,114 June 1,227 7,558 5,578 1,980 3,952 3,199 753 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.