Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 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 3 523 390 133 493 363 130 December 142 683 445 238 420 324 96 1993 March -46 588 415 173 670 451 219 June 0 622 481 141 483 342 141 September 4 555 433 122 525 407 118 December 128 689 470 219 455 364 91 1994 March -71 643 479 164 672 437 235 June 40 638 469 169 483 354 129 September -7 580 448 132 540 401 139 December 113 720 501 219 491 385 106 1995 March -61 677 512 165 665 439 226 June 11 629 494 135 487 363 124 September 0 577 427 150 621 471 150 December 114 715 472 243 551 422 129 1996 March -108 641 479 162 754 484 270 June -11 657 510 147 526 368 158 September 11 593 434 159 602 454 148 December 85 757 526 231 522 376 146 1997 March -98 642 491 151 729 480 249 June 29 658 497 161 518 386 132 September 10 569 420 149 601 462 139 December 83 700 478 222 556 417 139 1998 March -56 649 457 192 710 462 248 June -11 606 464 142 586 433 153 September 12 588 436 152 584 444 140 December 127 750 516 234 538 431 107 1999 March -148 610 463 147 795 500 295 June -7 659 488 171 599 421 178 September -39 572 439 133 638 466 172 December 98 714 497 217 503 384 119 2000 March -109 624 465 159 720 452 268 June -2 615 472 143 551 406 145 September -26 559 408 151 633 456 177 December 102 705 501 204 498 396 102 2001 March -106 598 448 150 714 458 256 June -12 583 459 124 510 374 136 September -20 508 378 130 596 446 150 December 41 605 407 198 568 411 157 2002 March -112 554 415 139 667 416 251 June 1 565 434 131 522 392 130 September -18 515 394 121 536 397 139 December 96 608 393 215 492 373 119 2003 March -128 500 383 117 657 412 245 June -9 527 406 121 476 346 130 September -69 456 357 99 578 410 168 December 140 640 408 232 445 353 92 2004 March -124 523 403 120 646 402 244 June 18 588 450 138 449 329 120 September -36 493 384 109 535 390 145 December 76 632 439 193 439 322 117 2005 March -94 508 378 130 662 438 224 June 6 604 458 146 434 294 140 September -18 527 416 111 510 381 129 December 91 641 441 200 493 384 109 2006 March -115 576 468 108 621 398 223 June 27 649 498 151 491 367 124 September -49 519 411 108 601 444 157 December 124 670 447 223 498 399 99 2007 March -109 626 494 132 663 422 241 June 11 588 446 142 510 379 131 September -21 539 405 134 584 429 155 December 110 666 452 214 492 388 104 2008 March -128 545 422 123 683 432 251 June -17 580 438 142 523 364 159 September -3 493 348 145 623 475 148 December 69 608 373 235 613 447 166 2009 March -187 442 313 129 812 496 316 June -51 469 337 132 593 410 183 September -24 426 307 119 562 419 143 December 60 581 389 192 514 382 132 2010 March -91 509 364 145 667 431 236 June -10 535 416 119 462 333 129 September -58 412 322 90 542 394 148 December 81 580 387 193 449 337 112 2011 March -114 456 357 99 580 367 213 June -25 490 385 105 469 339 130 September -6 470 362 108 450 336 114 December 75 547 377 170 465 370 95 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.