Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Pennsylvania Total private 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 945 66,236 54,091 12,145 63,912 52,712 11,200 December -669 62,082 51,518 10,564 65,569 54,336 11,233 1993 March -807 63,677 53,311 10,366 63,729 52,556 11,173 June -473 65,839 54,782 11,057 62,468 50,938 11,530 September 797 67,446 55,823 11,623 62,758 51,932 10,826 December -526 63,543 53,319 10,224 64,502 53,752 10,750 1994 March -1,268 62,953 52,746 10,207 66,051 54,576 11,475 June 2,336 69,571 57,117 12,454 60,911 50,793 10,118 September 603 68,979 58,724 10,255 61,995 52,343 9,652 December -1,087 63,708 55,031 8,677 65,153 55,389 9,764 1995 March 256 66,213 55,987 10,226 64,240 54,270 9,970 June 871 65,742 54,546 11,196 65,648 55,323 10,325 September 407 67,614 56,867 10,747 65,270 54,930 10,340 December -1,287 63,446 54,287 9,159 67,310 56,864 10,446 1996 March -437 66,511 56,444 10,067 65,164 54,660 10,504 June 1,327 68,053 56,218 11,835 64,530 54,022 10,508 September 335 68,310 57,452 10,858 64,903 54,380 10,523 December 1,516 68,644 56,707 11,937 65,593 55,172 10,421 1997 March 802 69,600 58,145 11,455 65,456 54,803 10,653 June 811 68,118 57,002 11,116 66,693 56,388 10,305 September 3,794 72,243 57,562 14,681 68,063 57,176 10,887 December 454 70,735 58,716 12,019 68,617 57,052 11,565 1998 March 155 71,890 59,526 12,364 68,402 56,193 12,209 June 1,332 70,549 58,316 12,233 68,388 57,487 10,901 September -1,882 69,187 58,647 10,540 70,697 58,275 12,422 December 1,696 72,470 60,026 12,444 67,789 57,041 10,748 1999 March 580 74,110 60,942 13,168 70,103 57,515 12,588 June 180 71,102 59,444 11,658 70,128 58,650 11,478 September 1,501 73,380 59,819 13,561 72,028 59,968 12,060 December 401 74,231 61,960 12,271 70,108 58,238 11,870 2000 March 4,182 78,497 62,802 15,695 70,194 58,681 11,513 June 1,950 72,635 60,570 12,065 71,972 61,857 10,115 September 1,378 75,277 61,995 13,282 72,992 61,088 11,904 December 368 74,820 61,363 13,457 74,322 61,233 13,089 2001 March 1,248 75,523 62,427 13,096 72,269 60,421 11,848 June 565 73,682 59,516 14,166 77,461 63,860 13,601 September -1,882 71,827 59,023 12,804 77,935 63,249 14,686 December 641 73,569 59,682 13,887 75,133 61,887 13,246 2002 March 2,241 75,251 61,033 14,218 72,767 60,790 11,977 June -1,425 71,815 59,066 12,749 77,677 63,503 14,174 September -522 73,058 60,285 12,773 74,571 61,276 13,295 December -294 74,264 60,267 13,997 76,122 61,831 14,291 2003 March 1,295 72,443 59,266 13,177 73,776 61,894 11,882 June -1,089 73,282 60,820 12,462 74,325 60,774 13,551 September 18 73,651 60,892 12,759 73,802 61,061 12,741 December 973 75,098 61,441 13,657 73,178 60,494 12,684 2004 March 1,060 76,724 63,172 13,552 73,863 61,371 12,492 June -945 74,393 61,933 12,460 75,207 61,802 13,405 September -44 74,624 61,673 12,951 74,777 61,782 12,995 December 2,392 78,241 63,485 14,756 73,859 61,495 12,364 2005 March 3,017 76,844 60,918 15,926 77,002 64,093 12,909 June -545 77,020 62,824 14,196 77,722 62,981 14,741 September 2,095 77,589 62,959 14,630 76,030 63,495 12,535 December 2,529 77,963 62,459 15,504 77,110 64,135 12,975 2006 March 3,700 82,335 65,274 17,061 75,662 62,301 13,361 June -977 76,638 63,700 12,938 78,513 64,598 13,915 September 789 76,405 62,818 13,587 77,348 64,550 12,798 December 1,419 77,672 63,796 13,876 76,274 63,817 12,457 2007 March 31 76,880 63,636 13,244 78,553 65,340 13,213 June -275 78,436 64,745 13,691 77,450 63,484 13,966 September 319 76,359 62,554 13,805 78,619 65,133 13,486 December 332 78,411 64,729 13,682 77,676 64,326 13,350 2008 March -667 76,938 63,226 13,712 79,562 65,183 14,379 June 1,212 76,942 62,496 14,446 78,869 65,635 13,234 September 96 74,102 60,223 13,879 80,583 66,800 13,783 December -1,047 71,886 58,203 13,683 83,322 68,592 14,730 2009 March -1,587 66,801 53,676 13,125 85,105 70,393 14,712 June -255 70,562 57,225 13,337 81,668 68,076 13,592 September -1,352 69,930 56,768 13,162 78,707 64,193 14,514 December -251 73,506 59,310 14,196 76,289 61,842 14,447 2010 March 466 72,308 58,385 13,923 75,783 62,326 13,457 June 3,336 76,279 62,416 13,863 70,575 60,048 10,527 September 1,040 75,069 61,520 13,549 73,398 60,889 12,509 December -183 77,745 63,351 14,394 74,189 59,612 14,577 2011 March -1,255 73,176 60,525 12,651 75,306 61,400 13,906 June 152 76,181 61,858 14,323 74,617 60,446 14,171 September -4,745 72,876 61,989 10,887 75,205 59,573 15,632 December 3,011 78,718 61,650 17,068 73,261 59,204 14,057 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.