Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted

District of Columbia

                                            Establishments gaining jobs             Establishments losing jobs
Year  3 months ended   Net change(1)  Total     Expanding     Opening       Total     Contracting    Closing
                                            establishments  establishments          establishments  establishments

2000    March                426       6,056       4,606        1,450        5,508        4,484        1,024
        June                 -60       5,926       4,714        1,212        5,608        4,336        1,272
        September             -7       6,073       4,879        1,194        5,462        4,261        1,201
        December            -165       5,973       4,828        1,145        5,623        4,313        1,310
  
2001    March                134       5,949       4,685        1,264        5,612        4,482        1,130
        June                 -44       5,754       4,656        1,098        5,786        4,644        1,142
        September            -41       5,653       4,516        1,137        5,675        4,497        1,178
        December            -139       5,541       4,357        1,184        5,812        4,489        1,323
  
2002    March                -40       5,605       4,464        1,141        5,598        4,417        1,181
        June                  -8       5,286       4,278        1,008        5,446        4,430        1,016
        September             68       5,357       4,290        1,067        5,368        4,369          999
        December             -19       5,431       4,296        1,135        5,552        4,398        1,154
  
2003    March                132       5,456       4,233        1,223        5,547        4,456        1,091
        June                 -70       5,238       4,281          957        5,449        4,422        1,027
        September            227       5,619       4,394        1,225        5,468        4,470          998
        December              -7       5,597       4,355        1,242        5,623        4,374        1,249
  
2004    March                -25       5,683       4,576        1,107        5,511        4,379        1,132
        June                 -84       5,478       4,450        1,028        5,583        4,471        1,112
        September            129       5,722       4,472        1,250        5,487        4,366        1,121
        December             185       5,779       4,486        1,293        5,504        4,396        1,108
  
2005    March                 -2       5,787       4,635        1,152        5,590        4,436        1,154
        June                 -79       5,683       4,577        1,106        5,688        4,503        1,185
        September            175       5,829       4,559        1,270        5,645        4,550        1,095
        December             127       5,779       4,636        1,143        5,553        4,537        1,016
  
2006    March                 68       5,388       4,273        1,115        5,336        4,289        1,047
        June                 -66       5,868       4,743        1,125        5,910        4,719        1,191
        September             11       5,910       4,674        1,236        5,895        4,670        1,225
        December              67       5,932       4,687        1,245        5,698        4,520        1,178
  
2007    March                168       6,224       4,838        1,386        5,665        4,447        1,218
        June                -110       5,914       4,739        1,175        5,911        4,626        1,285
        September            -72       5,939       4,704        1,235        6,059        4,752        1,307
        December               1       6,129       4,850        1,279        5,665        4,387        1,278
  
2008    March                -95       5,832       4,707        1,125        5,799        4,579        1,220
        June                -167       5,594       4,640          954        5,758        4,637        1,121

(1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments
    and the number of closing establishments.