Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 2 Jobs (In thousands) 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 7 303 248 55 288 240 48 December 3 297 245 52 289 240 49 1993 March 9 303 247 56 289 242 47 June 7 312 257 55 282 234 48 September 12 317 260 57 284 239 45 December 2 310 260 50 291 243 48 1994 March 5 311 258 53 297 249 48 June 8 325 267 58 293 243 50 September 11 331 273 58 295 248 47 December 1 319 267 52 305 254 51 1995 March 8 326 270 56 303 255 48 June 8 324 267 57 307 258 49 September 4 326 271 55 309 258 51 December 3 325 270 55 313 261 52 1996 March 6 329 272 57 309 258 51 June 7 331 272 59 312 260 52 September 9 335 276 59 312 262 50 December 4 336 279 57 316 263 53 1997 March 9 342 282 60 313 262 51 June 5 338 280 58 320 267 53 September 6 343 284 59 319 266 53 December 0 340 282 58 326 268 58 1998 March 8 343 281 62 321 267 54 June 14 348 284 64 316 266 50 September 5 343 284 59 328 274 54 December 2 347 290 57 324 269 55 1999 March 5 346 286 60 328 273 55 June 4 349 288 61 332 275 57 September 3 349 288 61 335 277 58 December 5 357 296 61 328 272 56 2000 March 10 360 295 65 335 280 55 June 4 352 292 60 341 285 56 September 3 355 292 63 344 284 60 December 3 351 290 61 342 284 58 2001 March 3 351 290 61 338 280 58 June 2 343 284 59 345 288 57 September -4 333 274 59 357 294 63 December 3 333 273 60 346 289 57 2002 March 3 338 277 61 338 280 58 June 4 339 278 61 340 283 57 September 4 341 280 61 340 283 57 December 4 338 277 61 342 285 57 2003 March 2 333 272 61 347 288 59 June 3 340 280 60 337 280 57 September 4 344 284 60 335 279 56 December 6 345 283 62 335 279 56 2004 March 5 350 287 63 338 280 58 June 3 350 289 61 337 279 58 September 4 351 287 64 343 283 60 December 10 358 292 66 338 282 56 2005 March 3 355 290 65 352 290 62 June 7 361 295 66 347 288 59 September 8 367 299 68 346 286 60 December 11 364 295 69 354 296 58 2006 March 6 374 306 68 349 287 62 June 3 365 300 65 360 298 62 September 1 361 296 65 363 299 64 December 7 369 299 70 361 298 63 2007 March 3 373 305 68 362 297 65 June -2 364 300 64 371 305 66 September 2 362 294 68 374 308 66 December 4 369 300 69 369 304 65 2008 March -4 358 293 65 376 307 69 June -9 348 285 63 390 318 72 September -7 339 276 63 379 309 70 December -9 325 260 65 399 325 74 2009 March -16 301 241 60 402 326 76 June -9 316 253 63 383 311 72 September -14 313 253 60 367 293 74 December 2 329 260 69 354 287 67 2010 March -8 319 258 61 355 286 69 June 2 340 276 64 335 273 62 September 0 335 271 64 339 275 64 December 6 345 276 69 336 273 63 2011 March -1 340 277 63 339 275 64 June -1 345 281 64 336 271 65 September 5 353 287 66 334 273 61 December 3 345 279 66 339 276 63 2012 March 3 355 291 64 331 270 61 June 2 347 286 61 334 275 59 September -1 340 280 60 340 279 61 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.