Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Oregon 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 314 23,454 19,113 4,341 22,257 18,230 4,027 December 492 23,550 19,185 4,365 22,283 18,410 3,873 1993 March 914 24,267 19,810 4,457 21,689 18,146 3,543 June 861 25,266 20,578 4,688 21,703 17,876 3,827 September 1,118 25,855 20,845 5,010 22,198 18,306 3,892 December 518 25,726 21,067 4,659 23,063 18,922 4,141 1994 March 756 25,795 21,041 4,754 23,313 19,315 3,998 June 485 26,260 21,168 5,092 23,726 19,119 4,607 September 664 26,606 21,604 5,002 24,048 19,710 4,338 December 632 26,732 21,771 4,961 24,218 19,889 4,329 1995 March 504 26,480 21,774 4,706 24,498 20,296 4,202 June 400 26,573 21,725 4,848 24,730 20,282 4,448 September 279 27,127 22,146 4,981 24,719 20,017 4,702 December 416 27,125 22,019 5,106 25,211 20,521 4,690 1996 March 144 27,163 22,236 4,927 25,283 20,500 4,783 June 712 27,335 22,014 5,321 25,434 20,825 4,609 September 910 27,654 22,470 5,184 25,069 20,795 4,274 December 479 28,642 23,345 5,297 25,802 20,984 4,818 1997 March 650 28,241 22,781 5,460 25,946 21,136 4,810 June 1,218 28,470 22,911 5,559 25,643 21,302 4,341 September -362 27,745 22,648 5,097 27,115 21,656 5,459 December 1,320 28,993 23,066 5,927 25,998 21,391 4,607 1998 March -270 27,758 22,668 5,090 27,546 22,186 5,360 June 330 28,348 22,747 5,601 27,075 21,804 5,271 September -392 27,703 22,577 5,126 27,829 22,311 5,518 December -97 28,074 22,965 5,109 26,959 21,753 5,206 1999 March 334 28,540 22,904 5,636 26,952 21,650 5,302 June 137 27,983 22,786 5,197 27,279 22,219 5,060 September 638 28,797 23,132 5,665 26,906 21,879 5,027 December 105 28,572 23,206 5,366 27,480 22,219 5,261 2000 March -369 28,207 22,797 5,410 28,224 22,445 5,779 June 624 29,000 22,887 6,113 28,058 22,569 5,489 September 34 28,183 22,606 5,577 28,421 22,878 5,543 December 78 28,461 23,151 5,310 27,837 22,605 5,232 2001 March 454 28,247 22,702 5,545 27,632 22,541 5,091 June -365 27,014 22,034 4,980 28,731 23,386 5,345 September -450 26,620 21,519 5,101 28,598 23,047 5,551 December -470 26,026 20,989 5,037 28,467 22,960 5,507 2002 March -16 26,853 21,515 5,338 27,591 22,237 5,354 June 416 27,690 22,438 5,252 26,572 21,736 4,836 September 474 28,050 22,639 5,411 26,925 21,988 4,937 December 391 27,623 22,241 5,382 27,093 22,102 4,991 2003 March 266 27,225 21,812 5,413 27,808 22,661 5,147 June -164 27,134 22,148 4,986 27,696 22,546 5,150 September 853 28,312 22,762 5,550 26,483 21,786 4,697 December 424 28,199 22,853 5,346 26,734 21,812 4,922 2004 March 303 28,638 23,459 5,179 26,820 21,944 4,876 June 383 29,434 24,094 5,340 26,665 21,708 4,957 September 241 28,866 23,592 5,274 27,097 22,064 5,033 December 986 29,522 23,877 5,645 26,937 22,278 4,659 2005 March 610 30,077 24,523 5,554 27,173 22,229 4,944 June 253 29,099 24,074 5,025 27,695 22,923 4,772 September 861 30,796 25,209 5,587 27,148 22,422 4,726 December 767 30,604 24,953 5,651 27,758 22,874 4,884 2006 March 635 31,373 25,649 5,724 28,154 23,065 5,089 June 646 30,738 25,254 5,484 28,340 23,502 4,838 September 193 30,538 25,011 5,527 29,244 23,910 5,334 December 755 31,200 25,173 6,027 28,977 23,705 5,272 2007 March 1,050 31,847 25,746 6,101 28,844 23,793 5,051 June -680 30,415 25,121 5,294 30,667 24,693 5,974 September -383 30,123 24,630 5,493 30,590 24,714 5,876 December 389 30,962 24,899 6,063 30,540 24,866 5,674 2008 March -185 29,783 24,363 5,420 30,835 25,230 5,605 June -804 28,597 23,008 5,589 32,683 26,290 6,393 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.