Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Nevada 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 161 9,354 7,596 1,758 9,135 7,538 1,597 December 491 9,399 7,362 2,037 9,119 7,573 1,546 1993 March -19 9,479 7,421 2,058 9,931 7,854 2,077 June 590 11,327 9,239 2,088 7,979 6,481 1,498 September 366 10,252 8,228 2,024 9,490 7,832 1,658 December 742 10,806 8,529 2,277 9,216 7,681 1,535 1994 March 133 10,976 8,485 2,491 10,464 8,106 2,358 June 708 12,331 10,059 2,272 8,523 6,959 1,564 September 534 11,369 9,188 2,181 9,935 8,288 1,647 December 429 11,048 8,873 2,175 10,430 8,684 1,746 1995 March -82 11,433 9,111 2,322 11,273 8,869 2,404 June 689 12,773 10,337 2,436 9,487 7,740 1,747 September 561 11,724 9,490 2,234 10,563 8,890 1,673 December 284 11,691 9,349 2,342 10,932 8,874 2,058 1996 March 115 11,904 9,165 2,739 11,831 9,207 2,624 June 613 13,558 11,075 2,483 9,834 7,964 1,870 September 456 12,085 9,723 2,362 11,314 9,408 1,906 December 862 12,614 9,901 2,713 11,398 9,547 1,851 1997 March 115 12,823 9,993 2,830 12,548 9,833 2,715 June 542 14,023 11,321 2,702 11,019 8,859 2,160 September 1,618 13,436 10,611 2,825 11,339 10,132 1,207 December -24 12,940 10,406 2,534 12,758 10,200 2,558 1998 March -276 12,467 9,889 2,578 13,928 11,074 2,854 June 402 14,553 11,949 2,604 11,472 9,270 2,202 September 432 13,136 10,798 2,338 12,583 10,677 1,906 December 873 13,713 10,782 2,931 12,538 10,480 2,058 1999 March -289 13,188 10,486 2,702 14,266 11,275 2,991 June 653 14,946 12,386 2,560 11,614 9,707 1,907 September -25 13,341 10,920 2,421 13,674 11,228 2,446 December 804 14,569 11,424 3,145 12,962 10,621 2,341 2000 March -312 13,916 10,883 3,033 14,945 11,600 3,345 June 300 15,736 12,827 2,909 12,379 9,770 2,609 September 294 14,088 11,334 2,754 13,851 11,391 2,460 December 803 14,665 11,438 3,227 13,566 11,142 2,424 2001 March -138 14,470 11,120 3,350 15,172 11,684 3,488 June 344 15,670 12,698 2,972 12,943 10,315 2,628 September -45 13,592 10,905 2,687 14,669 11,937 2,732 December 517 13,875 10,613 3,262 14,909 12,164 2,745 2002 March -515 14,062 10,775 3,287 15,496 11,694 3,802 June 496 15,820 12,712 3,108 12,812 10,200 2,612 September 404 14,093 11,166 2,927 14,352 11,829 2,523 December 1,045 15,210 11,616 3,594 14,104 11,555 2,549 2003 March -961 14,640 11,329 3,311 16,176 11,904 4,272 June 872 16,277 12,973 3,304 12,975 10,543 2,432 September 848 15,362 12,201 3,161 13,873 11,560 2,313 December 1,264 16,029 12,298 3,731 14,080 11,613 2,467 2004 March -73 16,048 12,491 3,557 15,650 12,020 3,630 June 914 17,915 14,582 3,333 13,195 10,776 2,419 September 724 16,502 13,466 3,036 14,762 12,450 2,312 December 1,466 17,401 13,423 3,978 15,002 12,490 2,512 2005 March -698 16,647 13,174 3,473 17,459 13,288 4,171 June 1,130 18,806 15,371 3,435 14,046 11,741 2,305 September 777 17,572 14,324 3,248 15,530 13,059 2,471 December 1,696 18,273 14,046 4,227 16,008 13,477 2,531 2006 March -994 17,843 14,409 3,434 18,124 13,696 4,428 June 899 19,394 15,811 3,583 15,604 12,920 2,684 September 574 17,082 13,967 3,115 17,362 14,821 2,541 December 1,643 18,858 14,414 4,444 17,214 14,413 2,801 2007 March -1,094 17,755 14,203 3,552 19,779 15,133 4,646 June 798 19,202 15,683 3,519 16,512 13,791 2,721 September 257 16,917 13,722 3,195 18,932 15,994 2,938 December 1,524 18,710 14,148 4,562 18,456 15,418 3,038 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.