Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Georgia 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 2,048 44,208 35,838 8,370 38,862 32,540 6,322 December 676 43,785 36,022 7,763 40,877 33,790 7,087 1993 March 2,350 44,481 35,728 8,753 40,965 34,562 6,403 June 596 46,194 38,374 7,820 40,964 33,740 7,224 September 2,472 48,102 39,543 8,559 40,887 34,800 6,087 December 741 47,080 39,247 7,833 43,098 36,006 7,092 1994 March 1,103 46,188 38,127 8,061 43,406 36,448 6,958 June -361 48,314 40,514 7,800 43,047 34,886 8,161 September 2,392 49,866 40,986 8,880 42,096 35,608 6,488 December 1,634 49,466 40,799 8,667 45,025 37,992 7,033 1995 March 1,059 50,072 41,397 8,675 45,017 37,401 7,616 June 518 49,765 40,803 8,962 46,193 37,749 8,444 September 1,159 49,637 41,379 8,258 44,310 37,211 7,099 December 1,414 50,447 41,213 9,234 46,947 39,127 7,820 1996 March 1,808 51,256 41,423 9,833 46,825 38,800 8,025 June 1,336 52,215 42,301 9,914 48,150 39,572 8,578 September 28 50,108 41,466 8,642 49,066 40,452 8,614 December 1,277 52,377 42,604 9,773 48,716 40,220 8,496 1997 March 978 52,632 42,771 9,861 48,611 39,728 8,883 June 934 50,879 40,957 9,922 50,116 41,128 8,988 September -1,332 53,573 44,119 9,454 50,468 39,682 10,786 December 3,492 56,217 43,266 12,951 49,941 40,482 9,459 1998 March -154 54,089 42,825 11,264 52,230 40,812 11,418 June 1,659 55,476 43,327 12,149 51,596 41,106 10,490 September 477 55,374 44,401 10,973 52,267 41,771 10,496 December 1,976 56,475 44,522 11,953 50,808 40,831 9,977 1999 March 1,565 56,001 44,226 11,775 51,369 41,159 10,210 June 2,027 55,869 44,121 11,748 51,346 41,625 9,721 September -114 55,338 43,843 11,495 53,791 42,182 11,609 December 531 56,780 45,188 11,592 52,453 41,392 11,061 2000 March 1,751 56,972 44,890 12,082 52,605 42,274 10,331 June 1,480 56,627 44,336 12,291 54,106 43,295 10,811 September 1,964 56,487 43,825 12,662 54,247 43,549 10,698 December 1,248 55,830 44,150 11,680 53,896 43,464 10,432 2001 March -2,195 53,809 43,519 10,290 54,886 42,401 12,485 June 1,222 52,771 41,794 10,977 54,780 45,025 9,755 September 932 53,618 41,173 12,445 56,394 44,881 11,513 December -1,194 52,504 40,379 12,125 58,652 45,333 13,319 2002 March 1,070 52,881 41,812 11,069 52,930 42,931 9,999 June 1,002 52,662 41,793 10,869 53,557 43,690 9,867 September 599 52,938 41,485 11,453 54,363 43,509 10,854 December -316 52,231 41,400 10,831 54,267 43,120 11,147 2003 March 393 52,977 41,767 11,210 54,537 43,720 10,817 June -2,810 51,819 41,529 10,290 56,068 42,968 13,100 September 2,425 54,374 43,507 10,867 50,855 42,413 8,442 December 1,057 52,195 42,479 9,716 50,545 41,886 8,659 2004 March 774 55,098 43,406 11,692 53,843 42,925 10,918 June -1,347 55,795 43,614 12,181 55,486 41,958 13,528 September -3,954 54,636 42,327 12,309 58,453 42,190 16,263 December 5,229 61,687 44,976 16,711 52,575 41,093 11,482 2005 March -544 57,015 43,332 13,683 56,922 42,695 14,227 June 2,523 59,187 44,531 14,656 54,965 42,832 12,133 September 1,242 59,665 45,237 14,428 56,136 42,950 13,186 December 951 59,654 45,512 14,142 56,444 43,253 13,191 2006 March -539 60,666 46,595 14,071 56,490 41,880 14,610 June 2,169 60,707 45,462 15,245 57,398 44,322 13,076 September -1,159 60,156 44,844 15,312 61,020 44,549 16,471 December 1,371 63,366 45,680 17,686 60,132 43,817 16,315 2007 March 1,222 62,535 46,226 16,309 59,136 44,049 15,087 June -2,120 59,214 44,572 14,642 62,708 45,946 16,762 September 4,166 61,635 44,149 17,486 59,820 46,500 13,320 December -663 60,884 45,162 15,722 62,840 46,455 16,385 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.