Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Real Estate 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 761 40,466 30,045 10,421 39,133 29,473 9,660 December -176 37,478 28,386 9,092 39,802 30,534 9,268 1993 March 2,489 42,043 30,844 11,199 37,560 28,850 8,710 June 908 42,181 31,915 10,266 37,761 28,403 9,358 September 1,869 42,425 31,629 10,796 38,817 29,890 8,927 December -406 39,497 30,796 8,701 40,094 30,987 9,107 1994 March 2,422 42,985 31,631 11,354 39,048 30,116 8,932 June 458 42,644 31,691 10,953 40,862 30,367 10,495 September 1,020 42,406 31,215 11,191 41,441 31,270 10,171 December -1,641 38,327 29,341 8,986 43,138 32,511 10,627 1995 March 1,663 42,000 30,905 11,095 40,189 30,757 9,432 June 558 42,155 31,432 10,723 40,764 30,599 10,165 September 10 42,396 31,831 10,565 41,160 30,605 10,555 December -877 40,025 30,531 9,494 41,805 31,434 10,371 1996 March 1,629 43,502 32,280 11,222 39,429 29,836 9,593 June 626 42,792 31,969 10,823 41,196 30,999 10,197 September 572 42,789 31,674 11,115 41,851 31,308 10,543 December -489 41,458 31,392 10,066 41,951 31,396 10,555 1997 March 2,208 44,805 32,685 12,120 40,496 30,584 9,912 June 245 43,221 32,262 10,959 41,506 30,792 10,714 September 515 43,739 32,558 11,181 42,143 31,477 10,666 December -1,041 42,989 32,536 10,453 42,901 31,407 11,494 1998 March 1,927 45,832 33,206 12,626 41,111 30,412 10,699 June 1,706 45,550 33,077 12,473 41,157 30,390 10,767 September 491 44,714 33,025 11,689 42,487 31,289 11,198 December -442 44,079 33,360 10,719 41,972 30,811 11,161 1999 March 1,816 45,917 33,869 12,048 41,676 31,444 10,232 June -290 44,975 33,310 11,665 44,518 32,563 11,955 September -273 45,279 33,666 11,613 44,342 32,456 11,886 December -902 44,496 33,605 10,891 43,685 31,892 11,793 2000 March 1,030 45,056 33,272 11,784 43,579 32,825 10,754 June 142 44,058 33,100 10,958 43,720 32,904 10,816 September -240 44,096 32,905 11,191 43,957 32,526 11,431 December -633 43,618 33,048 10,570 42,775 31,572 11,203 2001 March -286 43,812 33,035 10,777 43,042 31,979 11,063 June 100 44,414 33,526 10,888 42,315 31,527 10,788 September -609 42,763 31,789 10,974 44,447 32,864 11,583 December 584 44,495 33,105 11,390 42,082 31,276 10,806 2002 March -739 42,908 32,163 10,745 43,272 31,788 11,484 June 862 43,847 32,067 11,780 42,351 31,433 10,918 September 1,085 45,107 33,067 12,040 42,128 31,173 10,955 December 503 45,907 34,048 11,859 42,173 30,817 11,356 2003 March 540 45,054 33,100 11,954 43,428 32,014 11,414 June 408 45,744 33,963 11,781 43,213 31,840 11,373 September 1,218 46,540 34,367 12,173 43,259 32,304 10,955 December 630 46,485 34,148 12,337 44,178 32,471 11,707 2004 March -30 46,850 34,366 12,484 45,469 32,955 12,514 June 921 47,355 34,187 13,168 45,363 33,116 12,247 September -515 47,437 34,794 12,643 46,112 32,954 13,158 December 1,936 49,901 35,639 14,262 45,346 33,020 12,326 2005 March -860 47,965 34,655 13,310 49,094 34,924 14,170 June 1,855 50,627 35,433 15,194 46,991 33,652 13,339 September 2,163 52,230 36,873 15,357 46,999 33,805 13,194 December 2,897 53,370 36,938 16,432 48,918 35,383 13,535 2006 March -1,868 50,941 36,626 14,315 52,266 36,083 16,183 June -227 51,253 35,819 15,434 53,012 37,351 15,661 September -1,792 49,477 35,176 14,301 53,216 37,123 16,093 December 311 52,887 35,892 16,995 52,729 36,045 16,684 2007 March -3,125 51,119 36,480 14,639 54,242 36,478 17,764 June -2,932 49,506 34,915 14,591 55,053 37,530 17,523 September -2,709 48,966 34,037 14,929 55,115 37,477 17,638 December -1,346 51,460 34,984 16,476 54,193 36,371 17,822 2008 March -4,871 47,403 33,521 13,882 55,676 36,923 18,753 June -5,470 46,304 32,580 13,724 55,949 36,755 19,194 September -2,989 45,604 31,596 14,008 53,035 36,038 16,997 December -2,973 46,415 30,633 15,782 55,230 36,475 18,755 2009 March -5,777 41,596 29,021 12,575 54,587 36,235 18,352 June -3,110 42,380 29,540 12,840 50,448 34,498 15,950 September -2,852 42,276 29,437 12,839 47,813 32,122 15,691 December 1,331 45,668 29,990 15,678 45,856 31,509 14,347 2010 March -4,204 40,667 28,615 12,052 48,267 32,011 16,256 June -695 43,406 30,444 12,962 45,004 31,347 13,657 September -1,348 42,289 29,654 12,635 45,338 31,355 13,983 December 1,387 46,014 30,800 15,214 44,326 30,499 13,827 2011 March -3,762 41,422 30,004 11,418 45,966 30,786 15,180 June -1,696 42,819 30,185 12,634 44,630 30,300 14,330 September -110 44,335 31,400 12,935 43,545 30,500 13,045 December 738 44,646 30,513 14,133 43,695 30,300 13,395 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.