Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 5 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 2 57 45 12 52 42 10 December 1 56 44 12 54 43 11 1993 March 1 56 44 12 54 43 11 June 1 59 47 12 52 41 11 September 2 60 48 12 51 41 10 December 1 58 47 11 53 43 10 1994 March 0 57 46 11 55 44 11 June 1 61 49 12 53 42 11 September 3 63 50 13 53 43 10 December 1 61 49 12 57 46 11 1995 March 2 62 50 12 55 45 10 June 1 60 48 12 57 46 11 September 1 63 51 12 57 46 11 December 1 61 49 12 59 48 11 1996 March 1 62 50 12 58 47 11 June 1 61 49 12 58 47 11 September 2 64 51 13 58 47 11 December 2 64 51 13 58 47 11 1997 March 1 64 52 12 58 47 11 June 1 63 51 12 59 48 11 September 1 67 54 13 60 48 12 December 2 67 53 14 61 49 12 1998 March 0 65 52 13 61 48 13 June 3 67 53 14 60 49 11 September 1 66 53 13 62 50 12 December 1 67 54 13 61 49 12 1999 March 2 68 54 14 63 51 12 June 1 67 54 13 64 52 12 September 0 68 55 13 65 52 13 December 1 69 56 13 62 50 12 2000 March 2 71 57 14 64 52 12 June 2 68 55 13 65 54 11 September 1 69 56 13 66 54 12 December 1 67 54 13 66 54 12 2001 March 1 67 54 13 64 52 12 June 1 64 51 13 68 56 12 September -1 61 49 12 68 55 13 December 1 61 48 13 66 54 12 2002 March 1 62 49 13 63 51 12 June 1 62 49 13 64 52 12 September 1 61 49 12 62 51 11 December 0 61 49 12 63 51 12 2003 March 1 60 47 13 64 52 12 June 0 61 49 12 61 49 12 September 1 61 49 12 60 49 11 December 1 62 50 12 59 48 11 2004 March 1 64 51 13 60 48 12 June 0 63 51 12 60 48 12 September 1 64 51 13 62 50 12 December 2 66 52 14 60 48 12 2005 March 1 64 51 13 63 51 12 June 2 67 53 14 61 49 12 September 2 67 53 14 62 50 12 December 1 66 53 13 63 51 12 2006 March 1 69 56 13 61 49 12 June 1 67 54 13 64 52 12 September 1 66 53 13 65 53 12 December 1 67 54 13 63 51 12 2007 March 1 67 54 13 63 51 12 June 0 65 53 12 65 53 12 September 1 64 51 13 66 54 12 December 0 65 53 12 65 53 12 2008 March 1 63 50 13 66 54 12 June -1 61 49 12 69 56 13 September 0 59 47 12 67 55 12 December -2 56 45 11 72 59 13 2009 March -2 50 39 11 73 60 13 June -1 54 42 12 69 56 13 September -2 52 41 11 64 51 13 December 0 56 44 12 60 48 12 2010 March 0 54 43 11 58 47 11 June 1 60 48 12 54 43 11 September -1 56 45 11 57 45 12 December 1 59 47 12 55 44 11 2011 March 0 57 46 11 55 44 11 June 0 60 48 12 55 43 12 September 1 60 48 12 56 45 11 December 1 59 47 12 55 44 11 2012 March 1 60 49 11 53 43 10 June 0 59 48 11 55 44 11 September 0 57 46 11 57 46 11 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.