Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Alabama 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 363 22,916 19,201 3,715 21,737 18,385 3,352 December -8 23,608 19,931 3,677 22,301 18,616 3,685 1993 March 374 22,961 19,046 3,915 22,481 18,940 3,541 June 887 24,811 20,562 4,249 21,222 17,860 3,362 September 555 24,257 20,133 4,124 22,042 18,473 3,569 December 142 24,558 20,634 3,924 22,869 19,087 3,782 1994 March 809 24,079 19,827 4,252 22,812 19,369 3,443 June 483 25,177 20,812 4,365 23,071 19,189 3,882 September 770 25,596 21,176 4,420 22,958 19,308 3,650 December 156 24,818 20,844 3,974 23,829 20,011 3,818 1995 March 767 25,489 21,161 4,328 23,579 20,018 3,561 June 617 26,420 21,716 4,704 23,656 19,569 4,087 September 194 24,682 21,407 3,275 24,103 21,022 3,081 December -324 24,756 21,505 3,251 24,326 20,751 3,575 1996 March 340 25,098 20,961 4,137 25,158 21,361 3,797 June 13 25,496 21,760 3,736 24,605 20,882 3,723 September 1,400 26,703 21,662 5,041 24,770 21,129 3,641 December 644 25,576 21,876 3,700 24,442 21,386 3,056 1997 March 7 25,584 21,927 3,657 24,880 21,230 3,650 June 484 25,862 21,912 3,950 24,572 21,106 3,466 September 251 26,696 22,359 4,337 24,962 20,876 4,086 December -455 26,124 21,949 4,175 26,651 22,021 4,630 1998 March 1,615 26,283 22,004 4,279 24,430 21,766 2,664 June 613 27,350 22,836 4,514 25,165 21,264 3,901 September -1,074 25,844 21,748 4,096 27,474 22,304 5,170 December 532 26,831 22,423 4,408 25,636 21,760 3,876 1999 March 1,815 26,883 22,107 4,776 25,343 22,382 2,961 June -1,610 26,687 22,672 4,015 27,567 21,942 5,625 September 161 26,484 22,779 3,705 25,470 21,926 3,544 December 259 27,215 22,912 4,303 26,442 22,398 4,044 2000 March -72 26,246 22,375 3,871 26,862 22,919 3,943 June -592 26,066 22,242 3,824 27,344 22,928 4,416 September 119 26,418 21,742 4,676 26,911 22,354 4,557 December -90 25,668 21,698 3,970 26,264 22,204 4,060 2001 March -664 25,354 21,388 3,966 27,264 22,634 4,630 June 25 25,753 21,190 4,563 26,973 22,435 4,538 September 379 24,836 20,576 4,260 26,762 22,881 3,881 December -300 24,623 20,932 3,691 26,468 22,477 3,991 2002 March -305 25,234 21,550 3,684 25,941 21,952 3,989 June -195 25,045 21,101 3,944 26,439 22,300 4,139 September 297 25,323 21,283 4,040 25,960 22,217 3,743 December 210 25,093 21,302 3,791 26,337 22,756 3,581 2003 March -161 25,389 21,498 3,891 26,351 22,299 4,052 June -155 24,396 20,895 3,501 25,820 22,164 3,656 September 298 25,912 22,228 3,684 25,062 21,676 3,386 December 205 26,114 22,216 3,898 25,328 21,635 3,693 2004 March 508 26,471 22,555 3,916 25,213 21,805 3,408 June 347 25,961 22,199 3,762 25,940 22,525 3,415 September -143 25,856 22,189 3,667 26,100 22,290 3,810 December 505 27,010 23,063 3,947 25,137 21,695 3,442 2005 March 283 27,074 22,982 4,092 26,330 22,521 3,809 June 379 26,916 23,014 3,902 26,348 22,825 3,523 September 349 27,310 23,258 4,052 26,255 22,552 3,703 December 527 27,606 23,450 4,156 26,727 23,098 3,629 2006 March 356 28,671 24,733 3,938 25,631 22,049 3,582 June 290 27,199 23,374 3,825 27,171 23,636 3,535 September 178 26,929 23,164 3,765 27,313 23,726 3,587 December 531 27,698 23,383 4,315 27,293 23,509 3,784 2007 March 336 28,589 24,435 4,154 26,449 22,631 3,818 June 208 26,772 22,940 3,832 27,951 24,327 3,624 September -186 27,165 23,180 3,985 28,455 24,284 4,171 December 329 27,308 23,050 4,258 27,797 23,868 3,929 2008 March -268 26,438 22,622 3,816 28,092 24,008 4,084 June -458 25,607 21,742 3,865 29,520 25,197 4,323 September -314 26,039 22,089 3,950 28,663 24,399 4,264 December -865 23,708 20,002 3,706 30,633 26,062 4,571 2009 March -1,156 22,550 19,014 3,536 30,364 25,672 4,692 June -828 22,999 19,449 3,550 28,414 24,036 4,378 September -813 23,060 19,633 3,427 26,990 22,750 4,240 December -172 23,494 19,633 3,861 26,259 22,226 4,033 2010 March -491 23,406 19,768 3,638 25,703 21,574 4,129 June -577 24,176 20,641 3,535 25,569 21,457 4,112 September -443 24,399 20,590 3,809 25,564 21,312 4,252 December 328 24,504 20,398 4,106 25,159 21,381 3,778 2011 March -595 23,852 20,277 3,575 25,245 21,075 4,170 June -112 24,247 20,556 3,691 25,080 21,277 3,803 September 329 25,528 21,603 3,925 24,271 20,675 3,596 December 154 24,018 20,112 3,906 25,472 21,720 3,752 2012 March -3 25,586 21,878 3,708 23,934 20,223 3,711 June 248 24,234 20,667 3,567 24,931 21,612 3,319 September -94 24,091 20,493 3,598 25,419 21,727 3,692 December 283 24,590 20,795 3,795 24,336 20,824 3,512 2013 March -68 25,043 21,359 3,684 24,915 21,163 3,752 June 187 24,875 21,112 3,763 24,565 20,989 3,576 September 87 24,625 21,053 3,572 24,904 21,419 3,485 December 113 24,993 21,295 3,698 24,561 20,976 3,585 2014 March -69 24,578 20,996 3,582 25,258 21,607 3,651 June 11 25,334 21,705 3,629 24,886 21,268 3,618 September 63 25,089 21,419 3,670 25,201 21,594 3,607 December 286 25,725 21,926 3,799 24,460 20,947 3,513 2015 March 94 24,961 21,334 3,627 25,235 21,702 3,533 June -61 25,710 22,041 3,669 24,829 21,099 3,730 September -5 25,425 21,761 3,664 25,589 21,920 3,669 December 544 26,450 22,320 4,130 24,642 21,056 3,586 2016 March 315 25,859 22,086 3,773 25,069 21,611 3,458 June -336 25,380 21,621 3,759 26,587 22,492 4,095 September 447 26,530 22,415 4,115 25,429 21,761 3,668 December 66 25,580 21,712 3,868 26,065 22,263 3,802 2017 March 519 26,729 22,737 3,992 25,121 21,648 3,473 June -377 25,621 21,980 3,641 26,633 22,615 4,018 September 358 26,019 21,935 4,084 26,324 22,598 3,726 December 362 26,805 22,721 4,084 25,629 21,907 3,722 2018 March 217 26,482 22,657 3,825 25,450 21,842 3,608 June 122 26,138 22,294 3,844 26,414 22,692 3,722 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.