Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted California 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 2,465 189,355 154,598 34,757 198,916 166,624 32,292 December 4,640 186,761 149,135 37,626 196,689 163,703 32,986 1993 March -9,053 181,786 144,203 37,583 217,908 171,272 46,636 June 1,889 196,018 162,191 33,827 171,743 139,805 31,938 September 4,214 188,636 154,095 34,541 185,931 155,604 30,327 December 5,152 189,686 152,177 37,509 189,526 157,169 32,357 1994 March -10,718 186,434 149,008 37,426 214,401 166,257 48,144 June 409 205,436 169,395 36,041 175,286 139,654 35,632 September 4,869 195,848 161,803 34,045 183,123 153,947 29,176 December -2,029 196,707 157,889 38,818 198,239 157,392 40,847 1995 March -1,127 187,393 150,156 37,237 206,685 168,321 38,364 June 6,858 210,387 173,058 37,329 169,282 138,811 30,471 September -7,010 202,662 167,222 35,440 195,434 152,984 42,450 December 6,130 206,841 163,055 43,786 193,334 155,678 37,656 1996 March -8,112 195,701 156,983 38,718 212,387 165,557 46,830 June 5,798 215,985 176,958 39,027 175,165 141,936 33,229 September 1,045 205,317 165,491 39,826 198,018 159,237 38,781 December 3,740 209,786 168,281 41,505 193,884 156,119 37,765 1997 March -4,407 205,057 162,671 42,386 212,822 166,029 46,793 June 6,742 222,658 183,000 39,658 175,490 142,574 32,916 September -18,185 204,362 172,807 31,555 202,783 153,043 49,740 December 10,310 213,828 165,199 48,629 199,130 160,811 38,319 1998 March 945 209,375 156,475 52,900 217,614 165,659 51,955 June 18,788 234,739 184,705 50,034 173,281 142,035 31,246 September -318 211,738 173,179 38,559 199,137 160,260 38,877 December 5,887 217,905 175,220 42,685 197,587 160,789 36,798 1999 March -7,032 205,840 162,587 43,253 227,620 177,335 50,285 June 9,390 228,320 187,988 40,332 177,877 146,935 30,942 September 1,273 212,989 175,227 37,762 199,695 163,206 36,489 December 9,421 221,209 176,691 44,518 198,951 163,854 35,097 2000 March -6,073 211,612 168,585 43,027 228,944 179,844 49,100 June 10,864 237,083 195,062 42,021 184,746 153,589 31,157 September -5,123 216,474 178,796 37,678 212,555 169,754 42,801 December 9,699 223,695 178,213 45,482 203,906 168,123 35,783 2001 March -4,019 215,796 171,220 44,576 232,554 183,959 48,595 June 2,378 225,263 186,820 38,443 198,447 162,382 36,065 September -9,595 204,336 167,214 37,122 227,196 180,479 46,717 December 16,996 218,517 167,277 51,240 213,100 178,856 34,244 2002 March -9,250 207,227 165,269 41,958 235,143 183,935 51,208 June 8,326 226,287 183,965 42,322 192,489 158,493 33,996 September -3,524 204,193 167,775 36,418 217,433 177,491 39,942 December 11,476 219,192 171,831 47,361 207,644 171,759 35,885 2003 March -10,353 200,063 160,552 39,511 238,583 188,719 49,864 June 3,785 222,539 184,633 37,906 192,090 157,969 34,121 September -3,559 202,189 166,408 35,781 217,645 178,305 39,340 December 12,832 222,298 173,860 48,438 201,936 166,330 35,606 2004 March -10,063 207,300 168,416 38,884 229,939 180,992 48,947 June 1,282 220,327 185,331 34,996 188,122 154,408 33,714 September 780 213,239 172,365 40,874 214,912 174,818 40,094 December 15,748 230,215 178,419 51,796 207,460 171,412 36,048 2005 March -8,473 210,051 168,412 41,639 238,014 187,902 50,112 June 6,200 230,161 190,190 39,971 193,398 159,627 33,771 September 2,187 219,305 180,062 39,243 213,025 175,969 37,056 December 15,986 236,736 185,323 51,413 209,807 174,380 35,427 2006 March -10,841 216,944 175,587 41,357 245,405 193,207 52,198 June 6,344 236,402 195,509 40,893 199,252 164,703 34,549 September -3,833 216,955 179,701 37,254 225,091 184,004 41,087 December 11,968 236,665 182,627 54,038 222,101 180,031 42,070 2007 March -8,473 222,374 177,681 44,693 246,817 193,651 53,166 June -26 231,181 191,776 39,405 209,063 169,632 39,431 September -878 217,127 175,979 41,148 230,727 188,701 42,026 December 15,386 235,007 181,063 53,944 221,267 182,709 38,558 2008 March -17,515 208,348 168,195 40,153 257,232 199,564 57,668 June 1,856 219,706 180,623 39,083 210,126 172,899 37,227 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.