Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Mississippi 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 84 13,716 11,524 2,192 13,220 11,112 2,108 December 323 14,335 11,962 2,373 13,273 11,223 2,050 1993 March 152 13,921 11,707 2,214 13,490 11,428 2,062 June 177 14,777 12,441 2,336 12,948 10,789 2,159 September 136 14,463 12,226 2,237 13,164 11,063 2,101 December 446 14,924 12,441 2,483 13,274 11,237 2,037 1994 March 277 14,340 12,209 2,131 13,605 11,751 1,854 June -276 14,732 12,604 2,128 13,656 11,252 2,404 September 220 15,191 12,951 2,240 13,712 11,692 2,020 December 83 14,699 12,638 2,061 14,152 12,174 1,978 1995 March 197 14,516 12,494 2,022 14,043 12,218 1,825 June 391 15,365 12,705 2,660 14,215 11,946 2,269 September 323 15,050 12,754 2,296 14,153 12,180 1,973 December -123 14,449 12,520 1,929 14,763 12,711 2,052 1996 March 363 14,904 12,549 2,355 14,381 12,389 1,992 June 303 15,338 13,037 2,301 14,390 12,392 1,998 September 247 15,025 12,768 2,257 14,582 12,572 2,010 December -93 14,632 12,564 2,068 14,966 12,805 2,161 1997 March 447 15,239 12,748 2,491 14,690 12,646 2,044 June 116 15,379 13,117 2,262 14,713 12,567 2,146 September 711 16,174 13,307 2,867 14,859 12,703 2,156 December -84 15,574 13,470 2,104 15,041 12,853 2,188 1998 March -128 15,213 12,987 2,226 15,293 12,939 2,354 June 135 15,774 13,360 2,414 15,092 12,813 2,279 September 98 15,367 12,859 2,508 15,520 13,110 2,410 December 255 16,015 13,414 2,601 15,169 12,823 2,346 1999 March 230 15,996 13,302 2,694 15,243 12,779 2,464 June 235 16,005 13,496 2,509 15,453 13,179 2,274 September 82 16,015 13,563 2,452 15,382 13,012 2,370 December 308 16,027 13,450 2,577 15,449 13,180 2,269 2000 March -153 15,834 13,572 2,262 15,507 13,092 2,415 June -21 15,510 13,142 2,368 15,691 13,302 2,389 September 18 15,253 12,849 2,404 15,983 13,597 2,386 December 141 15,299 12,671 2,628 16,057 13,570 2,487 2001 March -308 15,048 12,841 2,207 15,666 13,151 2,515 June -9 14,621 12,410 2,211 15,793 13,573 2,220 September -162 14,683 12,395 2,288 15,683 13,233 2,450 December -28 14,574 12,228 2,346 15,494 13,120 2,374 2002 March 151 14,992 12,583 2,409 14,882 12,624 2,258 June -29 15,116 12,845 2,271 14,988 12,688 2,300 September 69 14,759 12,375 2,384 15,405 13,090 2,315 December 13 14,582 12,217 2,365 15,245 12,893 2,352 2003 March 68 14,760 12,332 2,428 15,375 13,015 2,360 June 19 14,869 12,619 2,250 15,090 12,859 2,231 September 314 15,252 12,895 2,357 14,637 12,594 2,043 December 244 15,225 12,806 2,419 14,883 12,708 2,175 2004 March 59 15,376 12,991 2,385 15,647 13,321 2,326 June 139 15,125 12,757 2,368 15,407 13,178 2,229 September -69 15,648 13,262 2,386 15,306 12,851 2,455 December 159 15,509 13,022 2,487 15,213 12,885 2,328 2005 March 104 15,507 13,100 2,407 15,489 13,186 2,303 June -133 15,288 12,963 2,325 15,809 13,351 2,458 September -1,629 15,309 12,959 2,350 17,405 13,426 3,979 December 811 17,654 14,126 3,528 15,686 12,969 2,717 2006 March 582 17,237 14,368 2,869 15,255 12,968 2,287 June 475 16,330 13,577 2,753 16,239 13,961 2,278 September 101 16,283 13,797 2,486 15,991 13,606 2,385 December 382 16,529 13,787 2,742 15,751 13,391 2,360 2007 March 54 16,731 14,190 2,541 16,072 13,585 2,487 June -1 15,675 13,162 2,513 16,826 14,312 2,514 September -75 15,769 13,281 2,488 16,329 13,766 2,563 December 404 16,439 13,625 2,814 16,138 13,728 2,410 2008 March -253 15,372 13,074 2,298 16,736 14,185 2,551 June -280 14,819 12,511 2,308 17,232 14,644 2,588 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.