Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Massachusetts 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 54 39,183 31,536 7,647 37,136 29,543 7,593 December 480 38,507 31,040 7,467 37,762 30,775 6,987 1993 March 692 38,338 31,228 7,110 37,661 31,243 6,418 June 317 39,988 32,438 7,550 37,345 30,112 7,233 September 1,241 41,340 33,648 7,692 37,111 30,660 6,451 December 925 40,888 33,176 7,712 38,212 31,425 6,787 1994 March 394 39,488 32,297 7,191 39,805 33,008 6,797 June 879 41,626 34,013 7,613 38,024 31,290 6,734 September 1,556 43,654 35,506 8,148 38,015 31,423 6,592 December 671 41,444 33,978 7,466 40,165 33,370 6,795 1995 March 565 42,872 35,240 7,632 40,275 33,208 7,067 June 649 41,499 33,994 7,505 41,072 34,216 6,856 September 259 42,862 35,475 7,387 40,394 33,266 7,128 December 126 41,793 34,473 7,320 41,270 34,076 7,194 1996 March 1 42,451 35,140 7,311 41,217 33,907 7,310 June 785 43,645 35,528 8,117 41,093 33,761 7,332 September 724 43,440 35,570 7,870 41,203 34,057 7,146 December 521 43,911 36,056 7,855 42,126 34,792 7,334 1997 March 1,237 45,364 37,516 7,848 40,600 33,989 6,611 June -161 43,892 36,081 7,811 43,150 35,178 7,972 September 1,299 45,933 36,609 9,324 42,430 34,405 8,025 December 13 44,513 36,741 7,772 42,105 34,346 7,759 1998 March 122 44,246 36,442 7,804 42,099 34,417 7,682 June 1,382 44,870 35,638 9,232 43,178 35,328 7,850 September 424 45,083 36,563 8,520 43,516 35,420 8,096 December -1,589 43,774 37,391 6,383 42,910 34,938 7,972 1999 March 1,605 45,583 36,439 9,144 42,806 35,267 7,539 June 744 44,991 36,753 8,238 43,573 36,079 7,494 September -321 44,803 36,990 7,813 44,127 35,993 8,134 December 357 45,621 37,741 7,880 42,738 35,215 7,523 2000 March 274 46,818 38,608 8,210 43,942 36,006 7,936 June -592 45,038 37,374 7,664 44,987 36,731 8,256 September 1,977 46,979 37,269 9,710 44,629 36,896 7,733 December 1,070 47,042 38,162 8,880 44,316 36,506 7,810 2001 March -88 46,140 37,828 8,312 45,508 37,108 8,400 June -690 44,366 36,441 7,925 46,747 38,132 8,615 September -334 42,371 34,392 7,979 46,972 38,659 8,313 December 163 43,924 35,662 8,262 45,603 37,504 8,099 2002 March 730 44,812 35,706 9,106 45,328 36,952 8,376 June -142 43,351 35,277 8,074 45,774 37,558 8,216 September -284 42,885 34,687 8,198 45,470 36,988 8,482 December -95 44,244 35,530 8,714 45,046 36,237 8,809 2003 March 613 43,137 34,021 9,116 46,412 37,909 8,503 June -30 44,052 35,816 8,236 44,444 36,178 8,266 September 403 44,011 35,362 8,649 44,563 36,317 8,246 December -165 43,736 35,306 8,430 45,331 36,736 8,595 2004 March 413 45,558 36,777 8,781 44,472 36,104 8,368 June 68 44,679 36,358 8,321 44,283 36,030 8,253 September -558 44,323 35,662 8,661 45,736 36,517 9,219 December 935 45,186 35,689 9,497 44,988 36,426 8,562 2005 March 214 43,976 34,902 9,074 46,138 37,278 8,860 June 661 46,432 37,149 9,283 43,963 35,341 8,622 September 221 45,135 36,391 8,744 45,232 36,709 8,523 December 185 44,520 35,679 8,841 45,841 37,185 8,656 2006 March -310 44,489 36,311 8,178 45,102 36,614 8,488 June 655 45,515 36,527 8,988 44,892 36,559 8,333 September -778 44,166 36,127 8,039 45,857 37,040 8,817 December -124 45,041 36,249 8,792 45,190 36,274 8,916 2007 March -286 43,869 35,282 8,587 45,529 36,656 8,873 June 226 45,293 36,779 8,514 43,794 35,506 8,288 September -1,193 42,761 34,415 8,346 47,384 37,845 9,539 December -863 43,830 35,309 8,521 46,215 36,831 9,384 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.