Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Connecticut 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 -38 20,059 16,601 3,458 22,620 19,124 3,496 December 705 22,946 18,387 4,559 21,051 17,197 3,854 1993 March 2,460 21,016 15,402 5,614 24,400 21,246 3,154 June -2,009 26,244 22,470 3,774 20,340 14,557 5,783 September 16 20,868 17,350 3,518 22,964 19,462 3,502 December 356 24,333 19,810 4,523 21,168 17,001 4,167 1994 March -2,541 18,837 15,610 3,227 26,910 21,142 5,768 June 2,707 27,960 22,159 5,801 17,745 14,651 3,094 September -112 21,995 18,296 3,699 23,556 19,745 3,811 December 678 24,307 20,025 4,282 21,235 17,631 3,604 1995 March -2,310 20,223 16,656 3,567 27,160 21,283 5,877 June 2,312 27,014 21,892 5,122 18,538 15,728 2,810 September 988 21,268 17,398 3,870 23,480 20,598 2,882 December 758 24,039 19,986 4,053 21,341 18,046 3,295 1996 March -333 20,048 16,484 3,564 25,209 21,312 3,897 June 1,154 27,398 22,874 4,524 18,754 15,384 3,370 September -137 21,151 17,902 3,249 23,764 20,378 3,386 December 1,030 24,887 20,763 4,124 20,663 17,569 3,094 1997 March -837 20,730 17,230 3,500 25,511 21,174 4,337 June 1,496 27,205 22,512 4,693 19,054 15,857 3,197 September -2,563 21,654 18,053 3,601 26,902 20,738 6,164 December 1,594 25,282 20,719 4,563 21,119 18,150 2,969 1998 March -1,444 20,745 17,441 3,304 26,338 21,590 4,748 June 1,218 27,688 23,048 4,640 19,642 16,220 3,422 September 321 21,475 18,298 3,177 24,155 21,299 2,856 December 1,136 25,280 21,537 3,743 20,849 18,242 2,607 1999 March -1,747 20,550 17,441 3,109 27,103 22,247 4,856 June 1,512 27,279 23,339 3,940 19,095 16,667 2,428 September 107 21,670 18,514 3,156 24,703 21,654 3,049 December 713 25,122 21,558 3,564 21,421 18,570 2,851 2000 March -1,051 21,266 17,978 3,288 26,937 22,598 4,339 June 975 27,492 23,689 3,803 19,658 16,830 2,828 September 1,143 22,050 18,526 3,524 24,403 22,022 2,381 December -1,826 24,739 21,408 3,331 23,729 18,572 5,157 2001 March -1,619 20,967 16,819 4,148 28,339 22,572 5,767 June 814 27,138 22,647 4,491 20,132 16,455 3,677 September 1,643 20,744 17,111 3,633 24,159 22,169 1,990 December 1,381 23,456 20,186 3,270 21,442 19,553 1,889 2002 March -1,601 19,328 16,553 2,775 26,776 22,400 4,376 June 649 25,766 22,523 3,243 19,518 16,924 2,594 September -595 19,752 17,224 2,528 24,983 21,860 3,123 December 533 22,962 19,829 3,133 21,457 18,857 2,600 2003 March -1,021 18,181 15,487 2,694 26,963 23,248 3,715 June 473 26,000 23,018 2,982 18,825 16,316 2,509 September -513 19,852 17,406 2,446 24,370 21,411 2,959 December 1,054 23,368 20,006 3,362 20,843 18,535 2,308 2004 March -852 19,535 16,832 2,703 25,529 21,974 3,555 June 737 26,437 23,247 3,190 18,746 16,293 2,453 September -591 20,155 17,686 2,469 24,463 21,403 3,060 December 645 23,582 20,448 3,134 21,155 18,666 2,489 2005 March -1,078 19,013 16,131 2,882 26,951 22,991 3,960 June 935 27,102 23,716 3,386 18,480 16,029 2,451 September -195 20,439 17,790 2,649 24,650 21,806 2,844 December 1,240 23,908 20,325 3,583 21,439 19,096 2,343 2006 March -548 20,179 17,209 2,970 25,943 22,425 3,518 June 667 27,058 23,806 3,252 19,278 16,693 2,585 September -426 20,159 17,620 2,539 25,118 22,153 2,965 December 851 24,244 20,976 3,268 21,426 19,009 2,417 2007 March -1,092 19,511 16,562 2,949 27,448 23,407 4,041 June 663 27,488 24,250 3,238 18,893 16,318 2,575 September -361 20,007 17,364 2,643 25,688 22,684 3,004 December 759 23,909 20,620 3,289 22,089 19,559 2,530 2008 March -1,247 19,725 17,096 2,629 26,803 22,927 3,876 June 270 25,739 22,916 2,823 20,021 17,468 2,553 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.