Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted

50 to 74 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           0            6          5             1            5           4             1
        December            0            6          5             1            6           5             1
  
1993    March               0            6          4             2            8           6             2
        June                1            8          6             2            5           4             1
        September           0            6          5             1            5           4             1
        December            0            7          6             1            6           5             1
  
1994    March               0            6          4             2            8           6             2
        June                1            9          7             2            5           4             1
        September           1            7          5             2            5           4             1
        December            0            7          6             1            6           5             1
  
1995    March               0            6          4             2            9           7             2
        June                1            9          7             2            5           4             1
        September           0            6          5             1            5           4             1
        December            1            8          6             2            6           5             1
  
1996    March               0            6          4             2            9           7             2
        June                1            9          7             2            5           4             1
        September           1            7          5             2            6           5             1
        December            1            9          7             2            6           5             1
  
1997    March               0            6          4             2            9           7             2
        June                1            9          7             2            5           4             1
        September           0            6          5             1            5           4             1
        December            0            9          7             2            7           5             2
  
1998    March               0            7          5             2            9           7             2
        June                0            9          7             2            6           4             2
        September           0            7          5             2            7           5             2
        December            0            8          7             1            6           5             1
  
1999    March               0            7          5             2           10           8             2
        June                0           10          8             2            6           4             2
        September           0            7          5             2            7           5             2
        December            1            9          7             2            6           5             1
  
2000    March               0            7          5             2           10           8             2
        June                1           10          8             2            5           4             1
        September           0            7          5             2            7           5             2
        December            1            9          7             2            7           6             1
  
2001    March               0            7          5             2           11           9             2
        June                0            9          7             2            7           5             2
        September           0            6          4             2            8           6             2
        December            0            7          6             1            8           7             1
  
2002    March               0            6          4             2           10           8             2
        June                1            9          7             2            5           4             1
        September           0            6          5             1            6           5             1
        December            0            7          6             1            7           6             1
  
2003    March               0            6          4             2            9           7             2
        June                1            8          6             2            5           4             1
        September           0            5          4             1            5           4             1
        December            0            7          6             1            6           5             1
  
2004    March               0            6          4             2            9           7             2
        June                1            9          7             2            5           4             1
        September           0            6          5             1            5           4             1
        December            0            7          6             1            6           5             1
  
2005    March               0            5          4             1            7           6             1
        June                0            8          7             1            5           4             1
        September           0            6          5             1            5           4             1
        December            0            7          6             1            6           5             1
  
2006    March              -1            5          4             1            8           6             2
        June                0            8          7             1            5           4             1
        September           0            5          4             1            5           4             1
        December            0            7          6             1            6           5             1
  
2007    March               0            5          4             1            7           6             1
        June                0            8          7             1            5           4             1
        September           0            5          4             1            5           4             1
        December            0            6          5             1            6           5             1
  

(1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments
    and the number of closing establishments.