Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Alabama 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 441 22,022 18,523 3,499 22,193 19,135 3,058 December 382 23,201 19,516 3,685 21,699 18,396 3,303 1993 March -292 22,304 18,275 4,029 24,431 20,110 4,321 June 1,105 26,859 22,507 4,352 19,468 16,221 3,247 September 626 23,304 19,417 3,887 22,500 19,239 3,261 December 529 24,164 20,235 3,929 22,279 18,879 3,400 1994 March 163 23,419 19,042 4,377 24,805 20,591 4,214 June 710 27,223 22,763 4,460 21,154 17,404 3,750 September 834 24,597 20,430 4,167 23,446 20,113 3,333 December 591 24,418 20,409 4,009 23,212 19,794 3,418 1995 March 97 24,827 20,372 4,455 25,641 21,283 4,358 June 837 28,544 23,761 4,783 21,688 17,742 3,946 September 273 23,743 20,657 3,086 24,713 21,900 2,813 December 75 24,277 21,018 3,259 23,724 20,540 3,184 1996 March -407 24,386 20,135 4,251 27,304 22,646 4,658 June 208 27,637 23,823 3,814 22,523 18,917 3,606 September 1,436 25,654 20,901 4,753 25,330 22,013 3,317 December 972 25,115 21,397 3,718 23,960 21,214 2,746 1997 March -707 24,838 21,069 3,769 26,958 22,482 4,476 June 676 28,025 23,995 4,030 22,474 19,120 3,354 September 353 25,656 21,578 4,078 25,470 21,745 3,725 December 74 25,662 21,457 4,205 25,985 21,854 4,131 1998 March 1,152 25,612 21,199 4,413 26,356 23,095 3,261 June 830 29,614 25,014 4,600 23,026 19,256 3,770 September -849 24,822 20,969 3,853 27,939 23,237 4,702 December 994 26,317 21,879 4,438 25,019 21,575 3,444 1999 March 1,294 26,226 21,302 4,924 27,348 23,718 3,630 June -1,367 28,894 24,817 4,077 25,325 19,881 5,444 September 258 25,440 21,957 3,483 26,063 22,838 3,225 December 716 26,665 22,345 4,320 25,826 22,222 3,604 2000 March -852 25,561 21,568 3,993 29,143 24,298 4,845 June -403 28,200 24,328 3,872 25,033 20,758 4,275 September 239 25,366 20,974 4,392 27,435 23,282 4,153 December 396 25,173 21,168 4,005 25,606 21,997 3,609 2001 March -1,575 24,721 20,633 4,088 29,651 23,988 5,663 June 210 27,814 23,196 4,618 24,738 20,330 4,408 September 470 23,847 19,847 4,000 27,368 23,838 3,530 December 174 24,151 20,425 3,726 25,861 22,309 3,552 2002 March -1,106 24,588 20,784 3,804 28,133 23,223 4,910 June -49 27,091 23,097 3,994 24,244 20,201 4,043 September 429 24,351 20,520 3,831 26,552 23,150 3,402 December 651 24,627 20,795 3,832 25,763 22,582 3,181 2003 March -952 24,743 20,724 4,019 28,551 23,580 4,971 June -12 26,435 22,877 3,558 23,680 20,110 3,570 September 391 24,893 21,422 3,471 25,649 22,569 3,080 December 674 25,629 21,682 3,947 24,748 21,475 3,273 2004 March -135 25,813 21,769 4,044 27,274 23,095 4,179 June 485 28,108 24,297 3,811 23,736 20,410 3,326 September -20 24,841 21,396 3,445 26,685 23,220 3,465 December 971 26,512 22,501 4,011 24,581 21,541 3,040 2005 March -453 26,414 22,185 4,229 28,513 23,831 4,682 June 509 29,127 25,172 3,955 24,145 20,699 3,446 September 432 26,225 22,423 3,802 26,864 23,494 3,370 December 1,010 27,117 22,900 4,217 26,139 22,932 3,207 2006 March -333 27,966 23,893 4,073 27,752 23,346 4,406 June 409 29,440 25,577 3,863 24,888 21,434 3,454 September 273 25,863 22,331 3,532 27,977 24,718 3,259 December 1,014 27,165 22,797 4,368 26,705 23,351 3,354 2007 March -403 27,870 23,582 4,288 28,655 23,964 4,691 June 338 28,978 25,106 3,872 25,579 22,045 3,534 September -54 26,081 22,351 3,730 29,083 25,299 3,784 December 845 26,820 22,493 4,327 27,158 23,676 3,482 2008 March -1,044 25,386 21,631 3,755 29,831 25,032 4,799 June -401 27,168 23,533 3,635 26,591 22,555 4,036 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.