Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not 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 12 1,235 1,030 205 1,313 1,120 193 December 37 1,298 1,061 237 1,233 1,033 200 1993 March -63 1,227 1,006 221 1,418 1,134 284 June 76 1,485 1,227 258 1,095 913 182 September 30 1,291 1,078 213 1,311 1,128 183 December 39 1,352 1,117 235 1,246 1,050 196 1994 March -76 1,255 1,042 213 1,454 1,165 289 June 82 1,538 1,268 270 1,128 940 188 September 23 1,338 1,121 217 1,354 1,160 194 December 34 1,381 1,138 243 1,300 1,091 209 1995 March -62 1,310 1,084 226 1,482 1,194 288 June 78 1,538 1,271 267 1,177 988 189 September 5 1,336 1,123 213 1,406 1,198 208 December 44 1,411 1,152 259 1,327 1,112 215 1996 March -75 1,332 1,097 235 1,518 1,208 310 June 79 1,575 1,297 278 1,201 1,002 199 September 21 1,369 1,139 230 1,430 1,221 209 December 52 1,461 1,189 272 1,344 1,124 220 1997 March -67 1,377 1,132 245 1,538 1,226 312 June 76 1,611 1,332 279 1,228 1,025 203 September 11 1,402 1,173 229 1,456 1,238 218 December 39 1,484 1,208 276 1,385 1,148 237 1998 March -77 1,384 1,130 254 1,580 1,249 331 June 110 1,654 1,349 305 1,220 1,025 195 September 10 1,408 1,175 233 1,492 1,269 223 December 48 1,512 1,238 274 1,378 1,152 226 1999 March -84 1,395 1,150 245 1,605 1,276 329 June 67 1,653 1,362 291 1,274 1,050 224 September 1 1,427 1,187 240 1,520 1,281 239 December 57 1,545 1,253 292 1,398 1,163 235 2000 March -74 1,437 1,172 265 1,638 1,299 339 June 74 1,672 1,381 291 1,300 1,083 217 September 2 1,443 1,195 248 1,557 1,311 246 December 52 1,530 1,236 294 1,448 1,206 242 2001 March -99 1,419 1,163 256 1,660 1,305 355 June 61 1,640 1,353 287 1,321 1,095 226 September -22 1,377 1,142 235 1,601 1,344 257 December 53 1,476 1,184 292 1,464 1,225 239 2002 March -102 1,380 1,128 252 1,663 1,309 354 June 74 1,635 1,339 296 1,310 1,088 222 September 5 1,407 1,168 239 1,546 1,312 234 December 60 1,504 1,206 298 1,453 1,215 238 2003 March -110 1,362 1,111 251 1,705 1,344 361 June 67 1,635 1,348 287 1,300 1,080 220 September 5 1,422 1,184 238 1,541 1,308 233 December 71 1,529 1,226 303 1,435 1,203 232 2004 March -96 1,432 1,172 260 1,673 1,317 356 June 76 1,685 1,388 297 1,303 1,082 221 September 4 1,447 1,197 250 1,568 1,322 246 December 92 1,588 1,264 324 1,447 1,215 232 2005 March -112 1,444 1,177 267 1,737 1,358 379 June 92 1,729 1,410 319 1,333 1,106 227 September 23 1,510 1,243 267 1,580 1,336 244 December 95 1,616 1,278 338 1,506 1,263 243 2006 March -102 1,518 1,237 281 1,741 1,358 383 June 82 1,759 1,439 320 1,382 1,144 238 September -7 1,493 1,235 258 1,659 1,394 265 December 91 1,643 1,290 353 1,540 1,278 262 2007 March -118 1,526 1,238 288 1,801 1,395 406 June 59 1,755 1,438 317 1,429 1,171 258 September 3 1,507 1,232 275 1,697 1,425 272 December 81 1,646 1,295 351 1,573 1,303 270 2008 March -155 1,476 1,197 279 1,874 1,440 434 June 37 1,699 1,380 319 1,492 1,210 282 September -27 1,432 1,171 261 1,730 1,442 288 December 33 1,496 1,154 342 1,683 1,374 309 2009 March -216 1,280 1,019 261 1,985 1,508 477 June 33 1,565 1,250 315 1,473 1,191 282 September -53 1,343 1,091 252 1,677 1,372 305 December 78 1,516 1,156 360 1,529 1,247 282 2010 March -175 1,351 1,083 268 1,804 1,361 443 June 76 1,671 1,347 324 1,321 1,073 248 September -7 1,424 1,158 266 1,578 1,305 273 December 94 1,581 1,218 363 1,465 1,196 269 2011 March -143 1,424 1,147 277 1,743 1,323 420 June 63 1,690 1,364 326 1,332 1,069 263 September 13 1,488 1,212 276 1,563 1,300 263 December 84 1,585 1,229 356 1,484 1,212 272 2012 March -130 1,477 1,196 281 1,716 1,305 411 June 75 1,707 1,392 315 1,325 1,085 240 September -6 1,456 1,197 259 1,596 1,331 265 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.