Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Maryland 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 753 29,252 23,759 5,493 28,610 23,870 4,740 December 197 28,572 23,162 5,410 29,282 24,069 5,213 1993 March 97 28,642 23,250 5,392 29,293 23,998 5,295 June 578 31,424 25,468 5,956 27,997 22,619 5,378 September 756 31,212 25,432 5,780 28,543 23,519 5,024 December 255 30,421 24,728 5,693 29,626 24,188 5,438 1994 March -138 29,882 24,469 5,413 29,897 24,346 5,551 June 1,213 32,342 26,201 6,141 28,278 23,350 4,928 September 980 32,496 26,589 5,907 28,816 23,889 4,927 December 162 30,825 25,153 5,672 30,426 24,916 5,510 1995 March 315 31,544 25,712 5,832 30,467 24,950 5,517 June 547 31,346 25,385 5,961 30,669 25,255 5,414 September 252 31,358 25,598 5,760 30,855 25,347 5,508 December -332 31,323 25,561 5,762 31,888 25,794 6,094 1996 March 72 31,508 25,439 6,069 31,545 25,548 5,997 June 818 32,883 26,384 6,499 30,824 25,143 5,681 September 686 33,003 26,657 6,346 31,007 25,347 5,660 December 198 32,477 26,301 6,176 31,442 25,464 5,978 1997 March 705 33,031 26,728 6,303 31,127 25,529 5,598 June 442 32,681 26,185 6,496 32,440 26,386 6,054 September 680 33,802 27,119 6,683 31,525 25,522 6,003 December 12 33,233 26,902 6,331 32,535 26,216 6,319 1998 March 571 33,786 27,216 6,570 31,424 25,425 5,999 June 450 32,901 26,532 6,369 31,861 25,942 5,919 September 92 33,439 26,973 6,466 32,461 26,087 6,374 December 281 34,402 27,764 6,638 32,274 25,917 6,357 1999 March 963 33,972 27,332 6,640 32,226 26,549 5,677 June 520 33,744 27,438 6,306 31,936 26,150 5,786 September -426 33,920 27,658 6,262 33,272 26,584 6,688 December 1,300 35,810 28,804 7,006 31,131 25,425 5,706 2000 March 1,011 35,501 28,705 6,796 32,594 26,809 5,785 June -686 34,381 28,068 6,313 33,892 26,893 6,999 September -759 34,776 28,089 6,687 34,240 26,794 7,446 December -569 33,627 27,867 5,760 33,062 26,733 6,329 2001 March 106 34,276 27,914 6,362 33,112 26,856 6,256 June 939 34,866 27,146 7,720 34,233 27,452 6,781 September -1,435 32,260 26,593 5,667 34,395 27,293 7,102 December 1,259 34,617 27,042 7,575 32,916 26,600 6,316 2002 March 879 34,600 27,357 7,243 32,748 26,384 6,364 June -147 33,255 26,774 6,481 34,434 27,806 6,628 September -376 32,900 26,912 5,988 33,085 26,721 6,364 December 872 33,742 26,657 7,085 33,850 27,637 6,213 2003 March 288 33,690 26,981 6,709 33,691 27,270 6,421 June 99 34,283 28,149 6,134 32,238 26,203 6,035 September 343 33,978 26,919 7,059 33,523 26,807 6,716 December -54 34,135 27,766 6,369 33,141 26,718 6,423 2004 March 630 35,362 28,528 6,834 32,883 26,679 6,204 June 144 35,129 28,128 7,001 34,492 27,635 6,857 September 1,013 35,249 27,872 7,377 34,425 28,061 6,364 December 1,170 36,421 28,987 7,434 33,463 27,199 6,264 2005 March 438 35,434 27,997 7,437 35,648 28,649 6,999 June 591 36,299 28,793 7,506 35,524 28,609 6,915 September 1,311 36,202 28,797 7,405 34,577 28,483 6,094 December 783 36,456 29,106 7,350 35,760 29,193 6,567 2006 March 171 38,101 30,888 7,213 35,128 28,086 7,042 June 1,011 36,352 28,902 7,450 36,620 30,181 6,439 September -281 35,221 28,828 6,393 36,595 29,921 6,674 December 426 36,489 29,295 7,194 36,053 29,285 6,768 2007 March -124 36,522 29,458 7,064 36,659 29,471 7,188 June -720 34,649 29,024 5,625 35,753 29,408 6,345 September 430 36,811 28,902 7,909 37,597 30,118 7,479 December 93 36,256 28,665 7,591 36,967 29,469 7,498 2008 March -477 35,303 28,227 7,076 37,598 30,045 7,553 June -413 34,525 27,493 7,032 38,422 30,977 7,445 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.