Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted South Carolina 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 660 20,267 16,892 3,375 19,117 16,402 2,715 December -81 20,199 16,772 3,427 20,122 16,614 3,508 1993 March 333 20,443 16,889 3,554 19,933 16,712 3,221 June 640 21,788 18,086 3,702 18,915 15,853 3,062 September 685 21,196 17,752 3,444 19,449 16,690 2,759 December 94 21,273 17,770 3,503 19,973 16,564 3,409 1994 March 627 21,440 17,747 3,693 20,006 16,940 3,066 June 113 21,990 18,249 3,741 20,129 16,501 3,628 September 778 21,721 18,145 3,576 19,242 16,444 2,798 December 430 22,071 18,150 3,921 20,758 17,267 3,491 1995 March 706 22,325 18,266 4,059 20,423 17,070 3,353 June 300 22,381 18,405 3,976 21,184 17,508 3,676 September 844 22,584 18,575 4,009 20,811 17,646 3,165 December 688 23,118 18,905 4,213 21,441 17,916 3,525 1996 March -64 22,865 18,791 4,074 22,084 17,946 4,138 June 851 23,072 18,852 4,220 21,382 18,013 3,369 September 781 22,949 18,906 4,043 21,636 18,374 3,262 December 149 23,185 19,125 4,060 21,870 17,959 3,911 1997 March 1,039 24,168 19,334 4,834 21,673 17,878 3,795 June 203 23,513 19,348 4,165 22,496 18,534 3,962 September 644 24,625 20,002 4,623 22,824 18,845 3,979 December 1,226 24,380 20,483 3,897 21,183 18,512 2,671 1998 March -488 22,830 19,981 2,849 22,468 19,131 3,337 June 2,198 26,660 20,531 6,129 23,050 19,119 3,931 September 347 25,423 20,994 4,429 23,537 19,455 4,082 December 536 25,976 21,498 4,478 23,337 19,395 3,942 1999 March 618 25,762 20,948 4,814 24,503 20,307 4,196 June 18 25,119 21,004 4,115 24,406 20,309 4,097 September -151 24,799 20,742 4,057 24,872 20,664 4,208 December 840 26,630 22,080 4,550 23,899 20,189 3,710 2000 March 175 25,161 21,399 3,762 24,071 20,484 3,587 June 196 25,478 21,145 4,333 24,702 20,565 4,137 September -3,794 23,931 19,979 3,952 28,052 20,306 7,746 December 3,507 27,459 19,970 7,489 24,494 20,512 3,982 2001 March -517 25,077 20,441 4,636 25,749 20,596 5,153 June 228 19,610 17,127 2,483 20,785 18,530 2,255 September 1,530 28,338 22,173 6,165 26,867 22,232 4,635 December -537 23,957 19,574 4,383 26,159 21,239 4,920 2002 March 156 24,711 20,062 4,649 24,767 20,274 4,493 June 637 25,054 20,548 4,506 24,821 20,952 3,869 September 329 24,376 20,114 4,262 25,035 21,102 3,933 December 947 24,393 20,035 4,358 24,831 21,420 3,411 2003 March 770 24,645 20,317 4,328 24,892 21,334 3,558 June 161 24,696 21,066 3,630 24,544 21,075 3,469 September -88 25,159 21,285 3,874 24,571 20,609 3,962 December 705 25,197 20,835 4,362 24,622 20,965 3,657 2004 March -798 25,227 21,220 4,007 25,306 20,501 4,805 June 1,670 26,459 21,415 5,044 24,032 20,658 3,374 September -188 25,425 21,353 4,072 25,492 21,232 4,260 December 875 26,820 21,969 4,851 24,944 20,968 3,976 2005 March -19 26,082 21,683 4,399 25,659 21,241 4,418 June -674 25,492 21,489 4,003 25,753 21,076 4,677 September 410 27,407 22,216 5,191 25,251 20,470 4,781 December -686 26,304 21,438 4,866 26,845 21,293 5,552 2006 March 503 27,717 22,384 5,333 24,878 20,048 4,830 June 532 27,154 21,233 5,921 26,747 21,358 5,389 September 1,341 29,329 21,884 7,445 27,062 20,958 6,104 December 2,122 27,991 22,267 5,724 25,255 21,653 3,602 2007 March 791 27,851 22,776 5,075 25,975 21,691 4,284 June -1,841 26,055 21,864 4,191 28,745 22,713 6,032 September 246 26,031 21,489 4,542 26,352 22,056 4,296 December 422 26,729 21,634 5,095 27,392 22,719 4,673 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.