Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 2 Jobs (In thousands) 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 6 285 236 49 301 258 43 December 8 298 244 54 281 235 46 1993 March -10 282 229 53 326 263 63 June 23 354 291 63 241 201 40 September 10 297 247 50 298 258 40 December 7 310 258 52 283 238 45 1994 March -13 290 239 51 334 270 64 June 25 368 302 66 249 208 41 September 9 310 259 51 310 268 42 December 6 319 265 54 297 249 48 1995 March -11 302 249 53 341 277 64 June 24 367 302 65 262 221 41 September 4 307 258 49 323 278 45 December 8 325 268 57 304 255 49 1996 March -14 306 252 54 348 280 68 June 24 375 308 67 266 223 43 September 7 314 262 52 328 283 45 December 10 337 278 59 306 257 49 1997 March -11 317 260 57 352 284 68 June 22 382 316 66 273 229 44 September 5 322 270 52 333 286 47 December 6 341 281 60 317 263 54 1998 March -14 319 260 59 363 290 73 June 31 394 321 73 270 228 42 September 5 323 270 53 343 295 48 December 7 346 288 58 314 263 51 1999 March -17 321 265 56 370 297 73 June 21 394 325 69 284 236 48 September 2 327 273 54 351 299 52 December 10 357 294 63 320 267 53 2000 March -13 333 272 61 378 304 74 June 21 398 330 68 291 244 47 September 3 333 277 56 359 306 53 December 9 351 288 63 332 278 54 2001 March -20 326 268 58 382 304 78 June 19 388 321 67 295 247 48 September -3 313 260 53 372 316 56 December 9 334 272 62 335 282 53 2002 March -19 314 256 58 381 304 77 June 22 384 314 70 291 243 48 September 4 320 266 54 354 304 50 December 8 338 276 62 333 279 54 2003 March -22 308 251 57 392 313 79 June 21 384 316 68 287 240 47 September 3 323 270 53 351 301 50 December 12 346 282 64 326 274 52 2004 March -19 325 266 59 382 304 78 June 22 396 326 70 287 239 48 September 4 329 272 57 358 305 53 December 16 359 291 68 328 276 52 2005 March -22 329 268 61 398 315 83 June 26 409 334 75 296 247 49 September 7 344 284 60 362 309 53 December 17 365 294 71 344 290 54 2006 March -19 347 283 64 395 312 83 June 22 412 339 73 306 255 51 September 0 338 281 57 379 322 57 December 14 371 298 73 351 292 59 2007 March -22 348 283 65 410 323 87 June 17 410 339 71 314 260 54 September 1 337 278 59 388 330 58 December 9 366 297 69 356 296 60 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.