Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Alabama 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 325 23,001 19,265 3,736 21,858 18,447 3,411 December 83 23,676 19,934 3,742 22,150 18,491 3,659 1993 March 338 22,849 18,980 3,869 22,429 18,898 3,531 June 871 24,718 20,523 4,195 21,272 17,948 3,324 September 512 24,345 20,195 4,150 22,186 18,548 3,638 December 224 24,658 20,668 3,990 22,743 18,977 3,766 1994 March 760 23,980 19,777 4,203 22,793 19,350 3,443 June 461 25,056 20,757 4,299 23,095 19,257 3,838 September 731 25,698 21,249 4,449 23,108 19,390 3,718 December 285 24,917 20,846 4,071 23,683 19,897 3,786 1995 March 717 25,436 21,158 4,278 23,562 20,001 3,561 June 571 26,277 21,667 4,610 23,670 19,631 4,039 September 157 24,780 21,485 3,295 24,251 21,113 3,138 December -217 24,778 21,468 3,310 24,174 20,647 3,527 1996 March 276 24,994 20,912 4,082 25,088 21,282 3,806 June -15 25,399 21,723 3,676 24,622 20,931 3,691 September 1,375 26,814 21,739 5,075 24,922 21,222 3,700 December 734 25,631 21,855 3,776 24,366 21,324 3,042 1997 March -38 25,501 21,882 3,619 24,784 21,127 3,657 June 452 25,765 21,880 3,885 24,589 21,156 3,433 September 199 26,797 22,443 4,354 25,119 20,964 4,155 December -306 26,186 21,916 4,270 26,543 21,967 4,576 1998 March 1,574 26,255 22,017 4,238 24,368 21,704 2,664 June 575 27,243 22,809 4,434 25,165 21,306 3,859 September -1,131 25,923 21,809 4,114 27,647 22,402 5,245 December 692 26,855 22,348 4,507 25,502 21,687 3,815 1999 March 1,763 26,853 22,124 4,729 25,255 22,289 2,966 June -1,642 26,560 22,630 3,930 27,570 21,998 5,572 September 121 26,556 22,837 3,719 25,615 22,017 3,598 December 395 27,210 22,823 4,387 26,329 22,337 3,992 2000 March -124 26,235 22,400 3,835 26,793 22,834 3,959 June -644 25,916 22,184 3,732 27,344 22,968 4,376 September 57 26,505 21,815 4,690 27,078 22,445 4,633 December 69 25,688 21,621 4,067 26,109 22,111 3,998 2001 March -701 25,355 21,429 3,926 27,170 22,543 4,627 June -61 25,603 21,152 4,451 27,006 22,494 4,512 September 333 24,913 20,642 4,271 26,919 22,981 3,938 December -151 24,646 20,862 3,784 26,360 22,425 3,935 2002 March -359 25,239 21,586 3,653 25,836 21,824 4,012 June -288 24,911 21,061 3,850 26,490 22,352 4,138 September 296 25,433 21,342 4,091 26,113 22,318 3,795 December 367 25,131 21,240 3,891 26,223 22,699 3,524 2003 March -202 25,384 21,524 3,860 26,221 22,159 4,062 June -224 24,291 20,861 3,430 25,905 22,251 3,654 September 270 25,986 22,280 3,706 25,194 21,758 3,436 December 383 26,154 22,146 4,008 25,211 21,586 3,625 2004 March 469 26,493 22,609 3,884 25,119 21,704 3,415 June 270 25,830 22,156 3,674 25,987 22,583 3,404 September -187 25,931 22,253 3,678 26,251 22,386 3,865 December 706 27,056 22,983 4,073 25,020 21,653 3,367 2005 March 235 27,102 23,041 4,061 26,221 22,395 3,826 June 285 26,765 22,953 3,812 26,430 22,903 3,527 September 301 27,382 23,322 4,060 26,409 22,650 3,759 December 730 27,672 23,390 4,282 26,603 23,051 3,552 2006 March 311 28,726 24,815 3,911 25,539 21,939 3,600 June 188 27,047 23,323 3,724 27,252 23,716 3,536 September 135 26,997 23,226 3,771 27,466 23,830 3,636 December 721 27,721 23,285 4,436 27,187 23,472 3,715 2007 March 118 28,244 24,452 3,792 25,858 22,184 3,674 June 11 26,364 22,852 3,512 27,524 24,023 3,501 September -330 26,726 23,026 3,700 28,068 24,038 4,030 December 413 26,993 22,870 4,123 27,239 23,529 3,710 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.