Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Puerto Rico 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 -300 8,870 7,716 1,154 8,476 7,022 1,454 December -75 8,082 6,531 1,551 10,051 8,425 1,626 1993 March 417 10,049 8,263 1,786 7,913 6,544 1,369 June 440 9,157 7,640 1,517 8,291 7,214 1,077 September 55 8,797 7,552 1,245 8,658 7,468 1,190 December -207 8,157 6,848 1,309 9,909 8,393 1,516 1994 March 4 9,518 7,991 1,527 8,278 6,755 1,523 June 261 9,350 7,748 1,602 8,613 7,272 1,341 September 262 9,070 7,560 1,510 8,780 7,532 1,248 December 118 8,694 7,210 1,484 9,611 8,245 1,366 1995 March 335 9,814 8,105 1,709 8,457 7,083 1,374 June 127 9,411 7,865 1,546 8,891 7,472 1,419 September 314 9,626 8,163 1,463 8,687 7,538 1,149 December 80 9,201 7,685 1,516 9,624 8,188 1,436 1996 March 529 10,584 8,595 1,989 8,848 7,388 1,460 June 131 9,688 8,357 1,331 8,760 7,560 1,200 September 460 9,638 8,106 1,532 9,048 7,976 1,072 December 218 9,974 8,324 1,650 9,501 8,069 1,432 1997 March 328 10,258 8,530 1,728 9,173 7,773 1,400 June 353 10,584 8,639 1,945 9,623 8,031 1,592 September 204 10,431 8,522 1,909 9,908 8,203 1,705 December 396 9,937 8,140 1,797 10,058 8,657 1,401 1998 March 314 10,307 8,458 1,849 9,726 8,191 1,535 June -680 9,577 8,513 1,064 9,763 8,019 1,744 September 320 9,548 7,869 1,679 9,536 8,177 1,359 December 58 9,725 8,085 1,640 10,479 8,897 1,582 1999 March 184 10,941 9,237 1,704 9,446 7,926 1,520 June -121 10,794 9,017 1,777 9,968 8,070 1,898 September 403 10,640 8,719 1,921 9,466 7,948 1,518 December -5 9,601 8,143 1,458 10,447 8,984 1,463 2000 March -300 9,861 8,524 1,337 9,837 8,200 1,637 June 669 10,429 8,297 2,132 9,962 8,499 1,463 September -374 9,290 8,179 1,111 9,922 8,437 1,485 December 755 10,354 8,278 2,076 9,949 8,628 1,321 2001 March -260 9,335 7,943 1,392 10,228 8,576 1,652 June -769 8,336 7,494 842 9,624 8,013 1,611 September -707 9,214 8,064 1,150 10,454 8,597 1,857 December -1,041 8,667 7,709 958 10,381 8,382 1,999 2002 March -559 7,865 7,091 774 9,238 7,905 1,333 June -617 8,276 7,476 800 9,399 7,982 1,417 September -861 8,184 7,614 570 8,872 7,441 1,431 December -532 8,450 7,893 557 8,279 7,190 1,089 2003 March -685 7,554 7,008 546 8,995 7,764 1,231 June -1,144 7,553 7,382 171 8,716 7,401 1,315 September -1,263 7,542 7,289 253 8,447 6,931 1,516 December 7,751 15,231 7,244 7,987 7,156 6,920 236 2004 March 160 9,251 8,085 1,166 9,554 8,548 1,006 June 932 10,398 8,305 2,093 9,467 8,306 1,161 September 426 10,096 8,462 1,634 9,872 8,664 1,208 December 86 10,520 9,159 1,361 9,153 7,878 1,275 2005 March 323 9,997 8,299 1,698 10,492 9,117 1,375 June 260 10,525 8,914 1,611 10,123 8,772 1,351 September 294 10,454 8,778 1,676 10,449 9,067 1,382 December 30 10,624 9,320 1,304 9,829 8,555 1,274 2006 March -307 9,643 8,409 1,234 11,067 9,526 1,541 June 52 9,607 8,179 1,428 11,169 9,793 1,376 September -1,293 10,261 8,910 1,351 11,863 9,219 2,644 December -154 11,734 9,689 2,045 10,619 8,420 2,199 2007 March -359 9,916 8,102 1,814 11,978 9,805 2,173 June -78 10,267 8,301 1,966 11,315 9,271 2,044 September 270 10,446 8,381 2,065 10,912 9,117 1,795 December -467 10,733 9,184 1,549 10,256 8,240 2,016 2008 March -122 9,308 7,201 2,107 12,156 9,927 2,229 June -193 9,468 7,582 1,886 11,228 9,149 2,079 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.