Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Alaska Total private 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 188 4,637 3,560 1,077 4,321 3,432 889 December 49 4,500 3,574 926 4,416 3,539 877 1993 March 46 4,426 3,420 1,006 4,550 3,590 960 June 24 4,625 3,623 1,002 4,561 3,583 978 September 135 4,903 3,807 1,096 4,412 3,451 961 December 274 4,882 3,745 1,137 4,469 3,606 863 1994 March -37 4,651 3,661 990 4,749 3,722 1,027 June 5 4,739 3,701 1,038 4,792 3,759 1,033 September 214 5,135 3,958 1,177 4,607 3,644 963 December 125 4,818 3,711 1,107 4,834 3,852 982 1995 March 102 4,743 3,666 1,077 4,891 3,916 975 June 35 4,893 3,888 1,005 4,742 3,772 970 September 155 5,061 3,930 1,131 4,833 3,857 976 December 33 4,949 3,884 1,065 4,888 3,856 1,032 1996 March 42 4,852 3,741 1,111 5,097 4,028 1,069 June 10 4,901 3,821 1,080 4,909 3,839 1,070 September 81 5,040 3,893 1,147 4,961 3,895 1,066 December 110 5,013 3,865 1,148 5,085 4,047 1,038 1997 March 0 4,971 3,887 1,084 5,072 3,988 1,084 June -77 5,053 3,970 1,083 4,968 3,808 1,160 September 66 5,176 4,028 1,148 5,024 3,942 1,082 December 57 5,161 4,053 1,108 5,028 3,977 1,051 1998 March 71 5,135 4,052 1,083 4,997 3,985 1,012 June -48 5,112 4,037 1,075 5,011 3,888 1,123 September 27 5,042 3,977 1,065 5,034 3,996 1,038 December 59 5,104 4,062 1,042 5,010 4,027 983 1999 March -108 4,975 3,888 1,087 5,356 4,161 1,195 June 79 5,001 3,942 1,059 5,032 4,052 980 September 43 5,097 3,996 1,101 5,105 4,047 1,058 December 18 5,176 4,104 1,072 5,137 4,083 1,054 2000 March 2 5,369 4,258 1,111 5,127 4,018 1,109 June -27 5,127 4,029 1,098 5,273 4,148 1,125 September -104 5,076 4,022 1,054 5,207 4,049 1,158 December 18 5,169 4,114 1,055 5,092 4,055 1,037 2001 March -67 5,109 4,064 1,045 5,136 4,024 1,112 June 134 5,125 4,015 1,110 4,896 3,920 976 September 51 5,078 3,960 1,118 5,215 4,148 1,067 December 59 5,137 4,002 1,135 5,136 4,060 1,076 2002 March 90 5,419 4,235 1,184 5,021 3,927 1,094 June -15 5,127 4,022 1,105 5,175 4,055 1,120 September 124 5,255 4,166 1,089 5,117 4,152 965 December 55 5,265 4,181 1,084 5,225 4,196 1,029 2003 March 43 5,262 4,191 1,071 5,315 4,287 1,028 June 74 5,251 4,135 1,116 5,236 4,194 1,042 September 125 5,363 4,230 1,133 5,176 4,168 1,008 December 55 5,269 4,176 1,093 5,260 4,222 1,038 2004 March 14 5,360 4,200 1,160 5,427 4,281 1,146 June -64 5,376 4,246 1,130 5,423 4,229 1,194 September -3 5,302 4,228 1,074 5,401 4,324 1,077 December 102 5,387 4,225 1,162 5,440 4,380 1,060 2005 March 5 5,446 4,314 1,132 5,454 4,327 1,127 June 74 5,310 4,159 1,151 5,530 4,453 1,077 September -22 5,524 4,416 1,108 5,412 4,282 1,130 December -13 5,345 4,215 1,130 5,663 4,520 1,143 2006 March -9 5,459 4,380 1,079 5,349 4,261 1,088 June 73 5,474 4,319 1,155 5,549 4,467 1,082 September -65 5,170 4,120 1,050 5,730 4,615 1,115 December -23 5,445 4,305 1,140 5,545 4,382 1,163 2007 March -103 5,383 4,345 1,038 5,495 4,354 1,141 June 148 5,428 4,252 1,176 5,580 4,552 1,028 September -102 5,262 4,168 1,094 5,693 4,497 1,196 December -57 5,433 4,347 1,086 5,485 4,342 1,143 2008 March -52 5,488 4,391 1,097 5,385 4,236 1,149 June 23 5,442 4,253 1,189 5,659 4,493 1,166 September -90 5,140 4,024 1,116 5,748 4,542 1,206 December -40 5,348 4,210 1,138 5,462 4,284 1,178 2009 March -71 4,955 3,880 1,075 5,554 4,408 1,146 June 50 5,227 4,084 1,143 5,527 4,434 1,093 September -118 5,141 4,071 1,070 5,492 4,304 1,188 December 8 5,251 4,107 1,144 5,372 4,236 1,136 2010 March -47 5,064 3,943 1,121 5,548 4,380 1,168 June 94 5,271 4,119 1,152 5,210 4,152 1,058 September -44 5,278 4,178 1,100 5,261 4,117 1,144 December 6 5,224 4,078 1,146 5,322 4,182 1,140 2011 March 110 5,314 4,168 1,146 5,218 4,182 1,036 June 32 5,309 4,178 1,131 5,373 4,274 1,099 September 80 5,402 4,209 1,193 5,323 4,210 1,113 December 23 5,425 4,265 1,160 5,407 4,270 1,137 2012 March 73 5,418 4,251 1,167 5,408 4,314 1,094 June 125 5,554 4,372 1,182 5,313 4,256 1,057 September 27 5,411 4,259 1,152 5,471 4,346 1,125 December -36 5,412 4,239 1,173 5,532 4,323 1,209 2013 March 93 5,520 4,288 1,232 5,406 4,267 1,139 June -29 5,355 4,235 1,120 5,651 4,502 1,149 September 5 5,388 4,261 1,127 5,556 4,434 1,122 December -161 5,315 4,270 1,045 5,551 4,345 1,206 2014 March 163 5,443 4,271 1,172 5,382 4,373 1,009 June 41 5,319 4,189 1,130 5,579 4,490 1,089 September 76 5,403 4,263 1,140 5,411 4,347 1,064 December -49 5,423 4,276 1,147 5,548 4,352 1,196 2015 March 238 5,681 4,445 1,236 5,446 4,448 998 June 13 5,426 4,310 1,116 5,765 4,662 1,103 September -114 5,312 4,267 1,045 5,743 4,584 1,159 December 8 5,488 4,331 1,157 5,603 4,454 1,149 2016 March 70 5,339 4,196 1,143 5,594 4,521 1,073 June -79 5,376 4,185 1,191 5,904 4,634 1,270 September -1 5,315 4,155 1,160 5,719 4,558 1,161 December 4 5,323 4,193 1,130 5,598 4,472 1,126 2017 March 59 5,276 4,119 1,157 5,736 4,638 1,098 June 99 5,413 4,268 1,145 5,613 4,567 1,046 September -84 5,072 3,985 1,087 5,781 4,610 1,171 December 25 5,372 4,208 1,164 5,515 4,376 1,139 2018 March 123 5,584 4,376 1,208 5,438 4,353 1,085 June 97 5,381 4,242 1,139 5,657 4,615 1,042 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.