Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Louisiana 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 328 22,031 18,829 3,202 22,882 20,008 2,874 December 590 23,329 20,111 3,218 21,459 18,831 2,628 1993 March -223 22,723 18,650 4,073 24,684 20,388 4,296 June 994 25,993 22,105 3,888 19,890 16,996 2,894 September 417 23,121 19,809 3,312 23,054 20,159 2,895 December 673 23,711 20,228 3,483 21,803 18,993 2,810 1994 March -29 23,733 19,719 4,014 24,883 20,840 4,043 June 301 26,853 23,036 3,817 21,266 17,750 3,516 September 643 24,172 20,606 3,566 23,604 20,681 2,923 December 671 24,749 21,040 3,709 22,986 19,948 3,038 1995 March -145 24,000 19,982 4,018 26,366 22,203 4,163 June 685 27,637 23,973 3,664 21,086 18,107 2,979 September -407 24,102 21,242 2,860 24,085 20,818 3,267 December 343 24,415 20,826 3,589 23,520 20,274 3,246 1996 March -155 24,542 20,567 3,975 25,966 21,836 4,130 June 922 28,169 24,187 3,982 21,488 18,428 3,060 September 212 24,472 20,943 3,529 25,171 21,854 3,317 December 948 25,392 21,652 3,740 23,803 21,011 2,792 1997 March -340 24,860 20,926 3,934 26,900 22,626 4,274 June 859 28,523 24,855 3,668 21,494 18,685 2,809 September 118 26,506 22,619 3,887 25,743 21,974 3,769 December 1,207 26,178 21,796 4,382 25,109 21,934 3,175 1998 March -224 25,129 20,952 4,177 27,917 23,516 4,401 June 815 30,625 26,159 4,466 22,714 19,063 3,651 September 49 25,517 21,360 4,157 28,038 23,930 4,108 December 352 26,322 22,369 3,953 25,299 21,698 3,601 1999 March -373 26,084 21,666 4,418 28,773 23,982 4,791 June 347 28,897 24,836 4,061 23,975 20,261 3,714 September -32 25,768 21,724 4,044 27,528 23,452 4,076 December 902 27,625 23,164 4,461 25,856 22,297 3,559 2000 March -282 26,866 22,212 4,654 29,175 24,239 4,936 June -197 30,294 26,085 4,209 24,383 19,977 4,406 September -366 25,795 21,715 4,080 28,022 23,576 4,446 December 416 26,566 22,026 4,540 27,739 23,615 4,124 2001 March -934 27,376 23,112 4,264 28,814 23,616 5,198 June 502 28,861 24,656 4,205 25,042 21,339 3,703 September -870 24,727 21,172 3,555 28,135 23,710 4,425 December 838 26,286 22,062 4,224 26,215 22,829 3,386 2002 March -785 25,789 21,580 4,209 28,387 23,393 4,994 June -36 27,809 23,981 3,828 24,042 20,178 3,864 September -199 24,372 20,666 3,706 27,449 23,544 3,905 December 1,130 25,548 21,002 4,546 25,545 22,129 3,416 2003 March -896 25,377 21,373 4,004 28,212 23,312 4,900 June 616 27,934 23,859 4,075 24,270 20,811 3,459 September -227 25,689 22,007 3,682 26,854 22,945 3,909 December 1,168 25,990 21,606 4,384 25,005 21,789 3,216 2004 March -682 27,416 23,102 4,314 28,657 23,661 4,996 June 371 28,266 24,324 3,942 23,850 20,279 3,571 September -377 24,758 21,102 3,656 27,671 23,638 4,033 December 1,721 26,949 22,012 4,937 27,816 24,600 3,216 2005 March -707 25,528 21,434 4,094 28,685 23,884 4,801 June 219 28,504 24,723 3,781 23,479 19,917 3,562 September -10,354 24,442 21,212 3,230 36,733 23,149 13,584 December 5,070 31,111 21,514 9,597 26,410 21,883 4,527 2006 March 1,436 29,701 23,570 6,131 29,277 24,582 4,695 June 1,057 30,881 26,181 4,700 22,920 19,277 3,643 September -299 26,913 22,907 4,006 26,341 22,036 4,305 December 2,192 28,745 23,085 5,660 25,224 21,756 3,468 2007 March -682 31,713 27,139 4,574 27,603 22,347 5,256 June 567 28,469 24,109 4,360 28,698 24,905 3,793 September 97 26,727 22,409 4,318 28,015 23,794 4,221 December 1,585 30,004 24,778 5,226 25,833 22,192 3,641 2008 March -884 25,591 21,145 4,446 31,628 26,298 5,330 June -37 27,928 23,966 3,962 25,677 21,678 3,999 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.