Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Georgia 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 1,551 42,226 34,648 7,578 39,424 33,397 6,027 December 2,417 44,418 36,010 8,408 39,041 33,050 5,991 1993 March 299 42,923 34,228 8,695 45,800 37,404 8,396 June 1,533 49,235 41,272 7,963 37,246 30,816 6,430 September 1,946 45,979 38,230 7,749 41,519 35,716 5,803 December 2,489 47,718 39,234 8,484 41,213 35,218 5,995 1994 March -1,116 44,533 36,526 8,007 48,568 39,445 9,123 June 678 51,516 43,574 7,942 39,127 31,863 7,264 September 1,854 47,664 39,625 8,039 42,731 36,546 6,185 December 3,442 50,173 40,786 9,387 43,105 37,160 5,945 1995 March -1,369 48,276 39,659 8,617 50,462 40,476 9,986 June 1,609 53,010 43,885 9,125 41,994 34,478 7,516 September 708 47,481 40,005 7,476 44,959 38,191 6,768 December 3,391 51,201 41,199 10,002 44,881 38,270 6,611 1996 March -755 49,451 39,684 9,767 52,512 41,990 10,522 June 2,460 55,591 45,496 10,095 43,778 36,143 7,635 September -388 47,913 40,089 7,824 49,729 41,517 8,212 December 3,403 53,175 42,590 10,585 46,521 39,339 7,182 1997 March -1,852 50,770 40,975 9,795 54,641 42,994 11,647 June 2,103 54,154 44,051 10,103 45,564 37,564 8,000 September -1,724 51,213 42,654 8,559 51,010 40,727 10,283 December 6,031 57,279 43,252 14,027 47,592 39,596 7,996 1998 March -3,782 52,216 41,027 11,189 59,138 44,167 14,971 June 3,033 58,970 46,600 12,370 46,881 37,544 9,337 September -73 52,860 42,926 9,934 52,878 42,871 10,007 December 4,512 57,453 44,507 12,946 48,371 39,937 8,434 1999 March -1,691 54,065 42,369 11,696 57,930 44,543 13,387 June 3,310 59,415 47,453 11,962 46,670 38,018 8,652 September -661 52,794 42,387 10,407 54,361 43,293 11,068 December 3,206 57,729 45,173 12,556 49,836 40,486 9,350 2000 March -1,545 55,006 43,005 12,001 59,296 45,750 13,546 June 2,892 60,200 47,685 12,515 49,166 39,543 9,623 September 1,264 53,832 42,369 11,463 54,895 44,696 10,199 December 3,832 56,787 44,136 12,651 51,331 42,512 8,819 2001 March -6,150 51,913 41,692 10,221 62,258 45,887 16,371 June 2,494 56,128 44,951 11,177 49,806 41,123 8,683 September 291 51,072 39,805 11,267 57,039 46,063 10,976 December 1,874 53,499 40,366 13,133 55,599 44,340 11,259 2002 March -2,116 51,051 40,056 10,995 59,572 46,461 13,111 June 2,285 56,017 44,950 11,067 48,686 39,904 8,782 September 21 50,476 40,107 10,369 55,003 44,655 10,348 December 2,308 53,117 41,386 11,731 51,599 42,176 9,423 2003 March -3,048 51,148 40,013 11,135 61,497 47,314 14,183 June -1,182 55,144 44,666 10,478 50,905 39,245 11,660 September 1,790 51,900 42,062 9,838 51,578 43,530 8,048 December 3,204 52,989 42,465 10,524 48,289 40,969 7,320 2004 March -2,702 53,197 41,583 11,614 60,770 46,454 14,316 June 362 59,311 46,908 12,403 50,363 38,322 12,041 September -4,361 52,065 40,921 11,144 58,806 43,301 15,505 December 8,394 63,061 44,961 18,100 49,899 40,193 9,706 2005 March -5,062 55,105 41,513 13,592 64,859 46,205 18,654 June 4,124 62,818 47,895 14,923 49,919 39,120 10,799 September 491 56,796 43,734 13,062 56,652 44,081 12,571 December 4,166 60,814 45,497 15,317 53,457 42,306 11,151 2006 March -5,180 58,616 44,639 13,977 64,480 45,323 19,157 June 3,884 64,419 48,896 15,523 52,120 40,481 11,639 September -1,841 57,216 43,354 13,862 61,425 45,722 15,703 December 5,364 64,821 45,665 19,156 56,650 42,858 13,792 2007 March -3,484 60,633 44,389 16,244 67,480 47,752 19,728 June -58 62,671 47,873 14,798 57,095 42,239 14,856 September 3,361 58,730 42,799 15,931 60,610 48,040 12,570 December 3,223 62,277 45,190 17,087 59,329 45,465 13,864 2008 March -4,207 57,511 41,652 15,859 70,456 50,390 20,066 June 59 58,532 44,565 13,967 58,771 44,863 13,908 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.