Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 1 to 4 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 17 1,300 1,070 230 1,265 1,052 213 December 0 1,285 1,066 219 1,272 1,053 219 1993 March 25 1,309 1,073 236 1,269 1,058 211 June 19 1,344 1,109 235 1,250 1,034 216 September 37 1,363 1,123 240 1,261 1,058 203 December -1 1,337 1,122 215 1,286 1,070 216 1994 March 13 1,339 1,111 228 1,302 1,087 215 June 25 1,394 1,146 248 1,290 1,067 223 September 30 1,411 1,166 245 1,303 1,088 215 December -6 1,368 1,144 224 1,341 1,111 230 1995 March 25 1,398 1,157 241 1,329 1,113 216 June 22 1,393 1,147 246 1,346 1,122 224 September 9 1,409 1,169 240 1,356 1,125 231 December 2 1,396 1,158 238 1,369 1,133 236 1996 March 19 1,419 1,169 250 1,359 1,128 231 June 19 1,428 1,173 255 1,374 1,138 236 September 29 1,445 1,185 260 1,376 1,145 231 December 7 1,443 1,194 249 1,388 1,146 242 1997 March 30 1,472 1,210 262 1,377 1,145 232 June 18 1,463 1,205 258 1,404 1,164 240 September 17 1,479 1,220 259 1,404 1,162 242 December -9 1,466 1,213 253 1,431 1,169 262 1998 March 25 1,478 1,206 272 1,413 1,166 247 June 50 1,499 1,219 280 1,393 1,163 230 September 15 1,485 1,223 262 1,438 1,191 247 December 1 1,496 1,245 251 1,424 1,174 250 1999 March 16 1,490 1,227 263 1,435 1,188 247 June 3 1,498 1,231 267 1,457 1,193 264 September 5 1,506 1,236 270 1,467 1,202 265 December 10 1,527 1,260 267 1,441 1,184 257 2000 March 32 1,536 1,252 284 1,464 1,212 252 June 10 1,515 1,248 267 1,488 1,231 257 September 8 1,525 1,245 280 1,501 1,229 272 December 2 1,511 1,242 269 1,497 1,230 267 2001 March 10 1,517 1,242 275 1,482 1,217 265 June -1 1,488 1,223 265 1,510 1,244 266 September -22 1,452 1,188 264 1,548 1,262 286 December 2 1,455 1,188 267 1,515 1,250 265 2002 March 6 1,472 1,203 269 1,484 1,221 263 June 11 1,484 1,211 273 1,495 1,233 262 September 9 1,483 1,214 269 1,492 1,232 260 December 10 1,484 1,211 273 1,502 1,239 263 2003 March 1 1,454 1,185 269 1,523 1,255 268 June 4 1,484 1,219 265 1,486 1,225 261 September 10 1,499 1,231 268 1,485 1,227 258 December 21 1,509 1,232 277 1,481 1,225 256 2004 March 15 1,530 1,250 280 1,493 1,228 265 June 12 1,529 1,256 273 1,488 1,227 261 September 8 1,527 1,246 281 1,513 1,240 273 December 39 1,564 1,268 296 1,496 1,239 257 2005 March 4 1,543 1,257 286 1,549 1,267 282 June 26 1,570 1,275 295 1,524 1,255 269 September 29 1,594 1,293 301 1,525 1,253 272 December 39 1,593 1,284 309 1,557 1,287 270 2006 March 19 1,623 1,320 303 1,550 1,266 284 June 13 1,595 1,299 296 1,583 1,300 283 September 0 1,578 1,285 293 1,601 1,308 293 December 31 1,615 1,296 319 1,591 1,303 288 2007 March 8 1,627 1,319 308 1,599 1,299 300 June -12 1,593 1,300 293 1,635 1,330 305 September 8 1,592 1,281 311 1,640 1,337 303 December 17 1,621 1,304 317 1,629 1,329 300 2008 March -19 1,577 1,276 301 1,661 1,341 320 June -39 1,541 1,247 294 1,708 1,375 333 September -24 1,512 1,217 295 1,673 1,354 319 December -34 1,468 1,160 308 1,742 1,400 342 2009 March -72 1,366 1,084 282 1,759 1,405 354 June -43 1,422 1,131 291 1,688 1,354 334 September -55 1,418 1,134 284 1,629 1,290 339 December 13 1,487 1,162 325 1,582 1,270 312 2010 March -39 1,443 1,154 289 1,596 1,268 328 June 6 1,517 1,217 300 1,512 1,218 294 September -2 1,504 1,204 300 1,527 1,225 302 December 29 1,552 1,224 328 1,517 1,218 299 2011 March -12 1,520 1,222 298 1,543 1,233 310 June -9 1,536 1,234 302 1,524 1,213 311 September 19 1,571 1,260 311 1,514 1,222 292 December 19 1,555 1,235 320 1,536 1,235 301 2012 March -1 1,578 1,276 302 1,520 1,217 303 June 8 1,552 1,259 293 1,516 1,231 285 September -1 1,537 1,244 293 1,544 1,250 294 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.