Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Iowa 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 323 19,697 16,670 3,027 19,204 16,500 2,704 December -204 19,371 16,635 2,736 19,502 16,562 2,940 1993 March 170 19,598 16,676 2,922 19,374 16,622 2,752 June 1,008 20,483 17,271 3,212 18,484 16,280 2,204 September 306 20,778 17,486 3,292 19,579 16,593 2,986 December -472 20,184 17,604 2,580 19,563 16,511 3,052 1994 March 756 20,755 17,460 3,295 19,621 17,082 2,539 June 463 21,091 17,914 3,177 19,601 16,887 2,714 September -650 21,218 18,337 2,881 20,408 16,877 3,531 December -28 20,570 17,711 2,859 20,200 17,313 2,887 1995 March 262 21,153 18,106 3,047 20,266 17,481 2,785 June 57 20,454 17,652 2,802 20,609 17,864 2,745 September 527 21,324 18,272 3,052 19,821 17,296 2,525 December -142 20,865 18,082 2,783 20,495 17,570 2,925 1996 March -84 20,912 18,105 2,807 20,291 17,400 2,891 June 35 20,654 17,646 3,008 21,016 18,043 2,973 September 243 20,946 17,880 3,066 20,560 17,737 2,823 December 99 21,112 18,140 2,972 20,578 17,705 2,873 1997 March 126 21,594 18,577 3,017 20,676 17,785 2,891 June 47 21,258 18,335 2,923 20,985 18,109 2,876 September 798 22,080 18,465 3,615 20,826 18,009 2,817 December -29 21,717 18,838 2,879 20,974 18,066 2,908 1998 March 577 21,858 18,417 3,441 21,146 18,282 2,864 June -28 22,095 18,852 3,243 21,132 17,861 3,271 September 176 22,081 18,447 3,634 21,748 18,290 3,458 December -121 22,435 19,338 3,097 21,732 18,514 3,218 1999 March 73 21,790 18,532 3,258 21,486 18,301 3,185 June 380 22,055 18,604 3,451 21,070 17,999 3,071 September -500 22,272 18,937 3,335 23,421 19,586 3,835 December 726 22,599 18,981 3,618 20,665 17,773 2,892 2000 March -588 22,005 19,366 2,639 21,907 18,680 3,227 June -1,187 19,937 17,529 2,408 21,677 18,082 3,595 September 1,086 24,372 18,967 5,405 23,993 19,674 4,319 December -117 21,261 17,848 3,413 22,824 19,294 3,530 2001 March -195 21,480 18,314 3,166 21,729 18,368 3,361 June -44 21,267 17,984 3,283 22,041 18,714 3,327 September -520 20,142 17,336 2,806 22,026 18,700 3,326 December -248 20,058 17,288 2,770 21,350 18,332 3,018 2002 March 322 20,859 17,350 3,509 21,623 18,436 3,187 June 175 20,864 17,595 3,269 21,403 18,309 3,094 September 73 20,420 17,429 2,991 21,009 18,091 2,918 December 206 20,387 17,192 3,195 21,306 18,317 2,989 2003 March -178 19,764 16,724 3,040 21,830 18,612 3,218 June 160 20,554 17,466 3,088 21,271 18,343 2,928 September 319 20,864 17,775 3,089 20,440 17,670 2,770 December 266 20,727 17,472 3,255 21,141 18,152 2,989 2004 March -21 20,984 17,954 3,030 20,768 17,717 3,051 June -57 21,184 18,116 3,068 20,774 17,649 3,125 September 325 21,124 17,844 3,280 20,870 17,915 2,955 December 530 21,594 18,078 3,516 20,784 17,798 2,986 2005 March -109 20,933 17,866 3,067 21,425 18,249 3,176 June -38 21,346 18,138 3,208 22,029 18,783 3,246 September 328 21,807 18,607 3,200 20,823 17,951 2,872 December 313 21,556 18,001 3,555 22,078 18,836 3,242 2006 March 138 22,444 19,094 3,350 21,058 17,846 3,212 June 110 21,459 18,319 3,140 21,670 18,640 3,030 September 204 21,061 17,922 3,139 21,553 18,618 2,935 December 242 21,585 18,374 3,211 21,502 18,533 2,969 2007 March -126 21,728 18,438 3,290 22,332 18,916 3,416 June -153 21,939 18,684 3,255 22,040 18,632 3,408 September 297 21,414 18,183 3,231 22,038 19,104 2,934 December 294 21,713 18,372 3,341 21,468 18,421 3,047 2008 March -242 21,353 18,252 3,101 21,846 18,503 3,343 June -428 21,114 18,098 3,016 22,392 18,948 3,444 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.