Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted New Jersey 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 1,321 51,000 40,034 10,966 48,620 38,975 9,645 December -477 50,019 39,144 10,875 50,914 39,562 11,352 1993 March 122 49,201 39,399 9,802 49,669 39,989 9,680 June 2,716 53,122 41,030 12,092 47,522 38,146 9,376 September 642 52,434 41,868 10,566 49,193 39,269 9,924 December -1,330 51,241 41,409 9,832 50,263 39,101 11,162 1994 March -1,407 47,779 38,782 8,997 51,894 41,490 10,404 June 3,556 55,983 42,050 13,933 48,445 38,068 10,377 September 3,417 55,824 43,355 12,469 49,015 39,963 9,052 December 41 53,250 42,183 11,067 52,543 41,517 11,026 1995 March -195 52,066 42,455 9,611 51,421 41,615 9,806 June 1,411 53,301 41,447 11,854 53,092 42,649 10,443 September -5,019 52,653 42,638 10,015 56,387 41,353 15,034 December 5,502 56,320 41,530 14,790 50,979 41,691 9,288 1996 March 2,327 54,968 42,399 12,569 53,428 43,186 10,242 June -91 53,513 43,221 10,292 51,951 41,568 10,383 September 1,488 55,139 43,903 11,236 51,850 42,102 9,748 December 160 55,605 43,927 11,678 53,773 42,255 11,518 1997 March -828 54,707 44,714 9,993 53,153 42,332 10,821 June 1,988 55,599 43,488 12,111 52,209 42,086 10,123 September 2,267 55,092 44,893 10,199 50,413 42,481 7,932 December -3,806 54,879 45,017 9,862 57,065 43,397 13,668 1998 March 4,763 59,951 44,179 15,772 53,840 42,831 11,009 June 1,611 54,226 43,894 10,332 51,890 43,169 8,721 September -735 57,091 44,098 12,993 56,543 42,815 13,728 December -2,245 59,123 45,876 13,247 57,663 42,171 15,492 1999 March 6,029 64,485 45,087 19,398 56,435 43,066 13,369 June 84 59,807 45,184 14,623 59,437 44,898 14,539 September 964 60,840 46,230 14,610 58,278 44,632 13,646 December -579 59,880 47,185 12,695 57,370 44,096 13,274 2000 March 5,415 65,257 48,080 17,177 56,921 45,159 11,762 June -832 59,034 47,191 11,843 60,154 47,479 12,675 September -3,154 58,091 47,709 10,382 60,283 46,747 13,536 December 1,683 62,224 47,717 14,507 58,211 45,387 12,824 2001 March -344 57,434 46,821 10,613 57,295 46,338 10,957 June 2,785 58,754 46,436 12,318 57,418 47,885 9,533 September -182 56,906 45,143 11,763 60,173 48,228 11,945 December -2,481 53,408 46,082 7,326 58,045 48,238 9,807 2002 March 2,471 58,720 46,114 12,606 56,137 46,002 10,135 June -1,920 54,482 44,700 9,782 59,806 48,104 11,702 September -152 56,155 45,673 10,482 57,415 46,781 10,634 December 2,194 56,271 45,057 11,214 55,436 46,416 9,020 2003 March 1,008 56,313 44,134 12,179 58,058 46,887 11,171 June 1,598 56,271 45,590 10,681 54,893 45,810 9,083 September 601 55,988 44,829 11,159 55,794 45,236 10,558 December 2,157 57,372 45,636 11,736 56,684 47,105 9,579 2004 March -1,826 57,725 47,515 10,210 57,663 45,627 12,036 June -30 57,783 47,000 10,783 57,278 46,465 10,813 September 2,262 59,229 46,593 12,636 57,798 47,424 10,374 December 3,304 58,407 47,233 11,174 55,247 47,377 7,870 2005 March -1,079 56,533 46,054 10,479 60,015 48,457 11,558 June 901 59,645 47,750 11,895 58,227 47,233 10,994 September 2,661 59,540 47,192 12,348 57,978 48,291 9,687 December 1,602 57,530 46,551 10,979 58,951 49,574 9,377 2006 March 1,770 60,446 49,169 11,277 57,460 47,953 9,507 June -2,382 58,800 47,895 10,905 61,811 48,524 13,287 September 467 58,115 46,639 11,476 60,639 49,630 11,009 December 1,082 58,717 47,473 11,244 59,549 49,387 10,162 2007 March -1,569 56,793 46,877 9,916 61,301 49,816 11,485 June -1 59,230 48,547 10,683 58,786 48,102 10,684 September 1,775 58,416 45,834 12,582 61,313 50,506 10,807 December 736 58,428 47,604 10,824 60,485 50,397 10,088 2008 March -1,725 56,708 47,368 9,340 60,767 49,702 11,065 June 1,856 57,755 45,993 11,762 59,619 49,713 9,906 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.