Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 1 Job (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 4 763 632 131 758 631 127 December -7 757 634 123 759 629 130 1993 March 11 773 637 136 758 633 125 June 7 789 653 136 754 625 129 September 15 798 661 137 761 639 122 December -7 785 663 122 772 643 129 1994 March 5 788 655 133 779 651 128 June 11 816 673 143 773 641 132 September 9 820 680 140 783 652 131 December -10 800 672 128 801 663 138 1995 March 12 819 678 141 794 665 129 June 8 817 674 143 803 668 135 September 1 825 685 140 811 672 139 December -5 818 681 137 815 673 142 1996 March 8 834 687 147 812 673 139 June 7 839 690 149 820 678 142 September 12 848 696 152 823 683 140 December -3 842 699 143 827 681 146 1997 March 15 863 708 155 824 684 140 June 8 862 709 153 838 693 145 September 8 866 713 153 838 693 145 December -12 856 710 146 853 695 158 1998 March 13 868 708 160 842 695 147 June 26 880 715 165 833 694 139 September 7 873 717 156 855 706 149 December -4 875 727 148 853 701 152 1999 March 8 872 717 155 852 705 147 June -6 874 717 157 867 704 163 September -2 879 720 159 871 710 161 December 0 887 730 157 859 702 157 2000 March 13 892 725 167 868 714 154 June 3 890 729 161 879 721 158 September 1 890 723 167 890 724 166 December -6 884 725 159 891 726 165 2001 March 4 891 726 165 880 719 161 June -6 880 721 159 893 728 165 September -15 864 705 159 912 738 174 December -5 866 706 160 900 735 165 2002 March -2 876 716 160 887 725 162 June 2 885 721 164 895 733 162 September 0 884 722 162 896 734 162 December 3 889 723 166 900 737 163 2003 March -5 872 711 161 912 746 166 June -2 886 727 159 894 733 161 September 1 896 734 162 900 739 161 December 11 904 735 169 896 738 158 2004 March 4 913 745 168 903 739 164 June 5 912 747 165 900 740 160 September 0 909 741 168 912 744 168 December 21 930 751 179 905 747 158 2005 March -2 919 747 172 933 759 174 June 11 933 755 178 920 753 167 September 13 947 766 181 919 751 168 December 20 950 761 189 939 770 169 2006 March 5 961 778 183 943 765 178 June 5 952 770 182 955 778 177 September -6 944 765 179 966 781 185 December 18 967 768 199 964 783 181 2007 March -1 973 783 190 970 779 191 June -10 954 772 182 989 797 192 September 2 958 765 193 988 797 191 December 12 977 776 201 986 797 189 2008 March -16 951 763 188 1,006 802 204 June -27 935 750 185 1,028 816 212 September -15 924 737 187 1,010 808 202 December -17 907 708 199 1,040 824 216 2009 March -48 848 670 178 1,051 825 226 June -30 875 692 183 1,020 807 213 September -33 881 699 182 993 778 215 December 10 921 712 209 972 773 199 2010 March -30 891 707 184 989 775 214 June 2 926 736 190 939 751 188 September -2 926 735 191 945 752 193 December 19 954 743 211 943 751 192 2011 March -13 933 743 190 965 762 203 June -9 936 744 192 950 749 201 September 8 959 762 197 938 749 189 December 14 960 751 209 957 762 195 2012 March -8 963 770 193 955 754 201 June 5 950 761 189 944 760 184 September -1 950 760 190 958 767 191 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.