Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Educational Services 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 441 14,405 11,834 2,571 13,114 10,984 2,130 December 934 15,443 12,676 2,767 10,679 8,846 1,833 1993 March 124 14,096 11,755 2,341 11,655 9,438 2,217 June 172 12,411 9,960 2,451 13,751 11,472 2,279 September 619 14,925 12,039 2,886 13,771 11,504 2,267 December 1,166 16,651 13,611 3,040 10,880 9,006 1,874 1994 March -2 14,380 11,986 2,394 12,552 10,156 2,396 June 244 13,333 10,632 2,701 14,759 12,302 2,457 September 453 15,984 12,938 3,046 14,651 12,058 2,593 December 1,209 17,359 14,071 3,288 11,617 9,538 2,079 1995 March 23 15,615 12,988 2,627 13,115 10,511 2,604 June 337 13,980 10,929 3,051 15,515 12,801 2,714 September 367 16,722 13,571 3,151 15,302 12,518 2,784 December 1,158 18,198 14,673 3,525 12,460 10,093 2,367 1996 March 0 16,197 13,267 2,930 14,165 11,235 2,930 June 241 14,504 11,426 3,078 16,448 13,611 2,837 September 526 17,588 14,151 3,437 15,814 12,903 2,911 December 1,377 19,084 15,288 3,796 12,752 10,333 2,419 1997 March 52 17,112 14,075 3,037 14,498 11,513 2,985 June 142 15,094 12,018 3,076 16,931 13,997 2,934 September 219 18,320 14,793 3,527 16,772 13,464 3,308 December 1,553 19,826 15,691 4,135 13,582 11,000 2,582 1998 March -338 17,782 14,483 3,299 15,498 11,861 3,637 June 523 16,194 12,657 3,537 17,229 14,215 3,014 September 264 18,620 14,934 3,686 17,410 13,988 3,422 December 1,498 21,002 16,877 4,125 13,656 11,029 2,627 1999 March -314 18,371 15,102 3,269 15,847 12,264 3,583 June 145 16,482 13,063 3,419 18,068 14,794 3,274 September 279 19,239 15,488 3,751 18,057 14,585 3,472 December 1,577 21,363 17,093 4,270 14,200 11,507 2,693 2000 March -124 18,778 15,283 3,495 16,678 13,059 3,619 June 205 16,930 13,544 3,386 18,799 15,618 3,181 September 276 20,235 16,377 3,858 18,440 14,858 3,582 December 1,486 21,809 17,567 4,242 14,927 12,171 2,756 2001 March -651 19,158 16,066 3,092 17,142 13,399 3,743 June 142 16,985 13,768 3,217 19,065 15,990 3,075 September -269 19,979 16,367 3,612 19,605 15,724 3,881 December 1,462 22,271 18,005 4,266 15,258 12,454 2,804 2002 March -661 19,212 16,067 3,145 17,679 13,873 3,806 June 229 17,615 14,151 3,464 19,762 16,527 3,235 September 209 20,459 16,736 3,723 19,878 16,364 3,514 December 1,527 22,806 18,436 4,370 15,751 12,908 2,843 2003 March -790 19,840 16,517 3,323 18,640 14,527 4,113 June -31 17,597 14,295 3,302 20,507 17,174 3,333 September 158 20,850 17,100 3,750 20,481 16,889 3,592 December 1,421 23,405 19,075 4,330 16,032 13,123 2,909 2004 March -768 20,362 17,118 3,244 18,961 14,949 4,012 June -19 18,530 15,133 3,397 21,098 17,682 3,416 September -24 21,558 17,663 3,895 21,478 17,559 3,919 December 1,700 24,965 20,222 4,743 16,609 13,566 3,043 2005 March -1,030 21,253 17,800 3,453 20,335 15,852 4,483 June 89 19,631 15,903 3,728 22,297 18,658 3,639 September 290 23,168 18,980 4,188 22,166 18,268 3,898 December 1,590 25,275 20,536 4,739 18,143 14,994 3,149 2006 March -892 22,960 19,358 3,602 20,314 15,820 4,494 June -71 19,839 16,174 3,665 23,670 19,934 3,736 September -149 23,866 19,774 4,092 23,118 18,877 4,241 December 1,801 26,529 21,396 5,133 18,454 15,122 3,332 2007 March -982 24,025 20,118 3,907 21,455 16,566 4,889 June 4 20,804 16,843 3,961 24,822 20,865 3,957 September 287 25,296 20,687 4,609 24,036 19,714 4,322 December 1,879 28,288 22,890 5,398 18,914 15,395 3,519 2008 March -1,088 24,211 20,175 4,036 22,746 17,622 5,124 June -509 21,486 17,522 3,964 25,824 21,351 4,473 September 299 26,051 21,208 4,843 24,663 20,119 4,544 December 1,758 28,305 22,714 5,591 20,200 16,367 3,833 2009 March -1,873 23,256 19,359 3,897 24,646 18,876 5,770 June -672 20,599 16,669 3,930 26,844 22,242 4,602 September -598 24,720 20,196 4,524 26,345 21,223 5,122 December 2,450 29,460 23,269 6,191 19,455 15,714 3,741 2010 March -1,554 24,811 20,502 4,309 23,489 17,626 5,863 June -162 22,155 17,825 4,330 26,130 21,638 4,492 September -30 26,334 21,301 5,033 26,075 21,012 5,063 December 2,468 30,045 23,775 6,270 19,954 16,152 3,802 2011 March -1,298 25,823 21,643 4,180 23,361 17,883 5,478 June -863 21,947 17,863 4,084 27,959 23,012 4,947 September 519 27,909 22,571 5,338 26,226 21,407 4,819 December 1,761 29,943 24,158 5,785 21,222 17,198 4,024 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.