Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Arkansas 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 146 14,694 12,290 2,404 14,097 11,839 2,258 December -127 14,509 12,415 2,094 14,081 11,860 2,221 1993 March 623 15,129 12,523 2,606 13,951 11,968 1,983 June 373 15,756 13,278 2,478 13,519 11,414 2,105 September 632 16,073 13,188 2,885 14,186 11,933 2,253 December -208 14,926 13,018 1,908 14,215 12,099 2,116 1994 March 642 15,113 12,683 2,430 14,362 12,574 1,788 June 386 16,325 13,555 2,770 14,075 11,691 2,384 September 150 16,035 13,476 2,559 14,767 12,358 2,409 December -400 15,444 12,968 2,476 15,735 12,859 2,876 1995 March 783 16,373 13,419 2,954 14,748 12,577 2,171 June -313 16,152 13,620 2,532 15,352 12,507 2,845 September 533 16,271 13,420 2,851 15,668 13,350 2,318 December 327 16,519 13,712 2,807 15,685 13,205 2,480 1996 March 782 16,891 13,836 3,055 15,516 13,243 2,273 June 70 16,724 13,994 2,730 16,166 13,506 2,660 September 212 16,377 13,635 2,742 16,221 13,691 2,530 December -172 16,271 13,900 2,371 16,262 13,719 2,543 1997 March 529 16,678 13,705 2,973 16,198 13,754 2,444 June 169 17,045 14,266 2,779 16,060 13,450 2,610 September 226 16,966 14,201 2,765 16,150 13,611 2,539 December -265 16,550 13,937 2,613 16,797 13,919 2,878 1998 March -37 16,180 13,706 2,474 16,734 14,223 2,511 June 461 17,325 14,287 3,038 16,267 13,690 2,577 September 368 17,146 14,135 3,011 16,694 14,051 2,643 December -346 16,716 14,382 2,334 16,517 13,837 2,680 1999 March 323 17,345 14,430 2,915 16,592 14,000 2,592 June 185 17,192 14,433 2,759 16,558 13,984 2,574 September 189 17,371 14,524 2,847 16,850 14,192 2,658 December 29 17,634 14,920 2,714 16,485 13,800 2,685 2000 March 195 17,479 14,678 2,801 16,784 14,178 2,606 June 137 17,084 14,266 2,818 17,190 14,509 2,681 September 157 16,998 14,127 2,871 17,460 14,746 2,714 December -210 16,155 13,518 2,637 17,779 14,932 2,847 2001 March 227 17,600 14,660 2,940 16,529 13,816 2,713 June 70 16,703 13,897 2,806 17,380 14,644 2,736 September -133 16,438 13,631 2,807 17,591 14,651 2,940 December 52 16,354 13,393 2,961 17,408 14,499 2,909 2002 March -133 16,476 13,744 2,732 17,034 14,169 2,865 June 382 16,734 13,759 2,975 16,982 14,389 2,593 September 168 16,926 14,040 2,886 16,794 14,076 2,718 December 179 16,550 13,680 2,870 16,951 14,260 2,691 2003 March -243 15,887 13,226 2,661 17,293 14,389 2,904 June 181 16,857 13,847 3,010 16,805 13,976 2,829 September 188 16,945 14,099 2,846 16,271 13,613 2,658 December 350 17,175 14,113 3,062 16,391 13,679 2,712 2004 March 164 17,360 14,356 3,004 16,605 13,765 2,840 June 420 17,144 14,164 2,980 16,650 14,090 2,560 September 380 17,475 14,434 3,041 16,403 13,742 2,661 December 444 17,700 14,439 3,261 16,737 13,920 2,817 2005 March -177 17,541 14,507 3,034 17,134 13,923 3,211 June 309 17,072 13,988 3,084 16,960 14,185 2,775 September 210 17,683 14,613 3,070 16,796 13,936 2,860 December 399 17,799 14,615 3,184 16,673 13,888 2,785 2006 March 1,551 19,417 14,719 4,698 16,933 13,786 3,147 June 1,011 18,164 14,379 3,785 17,225 14,451 2,774 September 104 17,548 14,427 3,121 18,020 15,003 3,017 December 207 17,807 14,393 3,414 17,650 14,443 3,207 2007 March 46 18,252 14,937 3,315 17,256 13,987 3,269 June -167 16,974 14,145 2,829 17,914 14,918 2,996 September 346 17,447 14,093 3,354 17,731 14,723 3,008 December 379 17,971 14,467 3,504 17,606 14,481 3,125 2008 March 455 17,973 14,171 3,802 17,956 14,609 3,347 June 27 17,007 13,684 3,323 18,451 15,155 3,296 September -171 16,988 13,781 3,207 18,055 14,677 3,378 December -34 16,601 13,139 3,462 18,853 15,357 3,496 2009 March -302 16,544 13,114 3,430 18,729 14,997 3,732 June -642 15,876 12,644 3,232 18,529 14,655 3,874 September -423 15,883 12,643 3,240 17,512 13,849 3,663 December 275 16,576 12,986 3,590 17,031 13,716 3,315 2010 March -549 15,768 12,860 2,908 17,344 13,887 3,457 June 796 18,091 14,153 3,938 16,457 13,315 3,142 September -556 16,658 13,604 3,054 17,256 13,646 3,610 December -772 16,519 13,612 2,907 17,358 13,679 3,679 2011 March 238 17,444 13,045 4,399 17,840 13,679 4,161 June -535 17,496 13,184 4,312 18,051 13,204 4,847 September 969 18,776 13,754 5,022 17,007 12,954 4,053 December 1,919 18,627 13,983 4,644 16,450 13,725 2,725 2012 March -355 17,116 14,265 2,851 17,029 13,823 3,206 June -253 16,951 13,996 2,955 17,845 14,637 3,208 September -150 16,406 13,390 3,016 17,864 14,698 3,166 December 156 17,473 14,037 3,436 16,613 13,333 3,280 2013 March -164 17,002 13,888 3,114 17,172 13,894 3,278 June 123 16,734 13,538 3,196 17,506 14,433 3,073 September -188 17,010 13,968 3,042 16,756 13,526 3,230 December -205 16,515 13,383 3,132 17,533 14,196 3,337 2014 March -174 17,121 14,061 3,060 16,805 13,571 3,234 June -61 16,857 13,882 2,975 16,584 13,548 3,036 September -220 16,959 14,073 2,886 16,740 13,634 3,106 December 572 18,219 14,646 3,573 16,380 13,379 3,001 2015 March -62 16,641 13,510 3,131 17,815 14,622 3,193 June 221 18,096 14,892 3,204 16,279 13,296 2,983 September 39 17,618 14,377 3,241 16,870 13,668 3,202 December 584 18,881 15,104 3,777 16,822 13,629 3,193 2016 March -180 17,605 14,471 3,134 17,707 14,393 3,314 June -123 17,000 13,896 3,104 18,217 14,990 3,227 September 136 18,047 14,662 3,385 17,141 13,892 3,249 December 410 18,140 14,502 3,638 17,690 14,462 3,228 2017 March -280 17,596 14,440 3,156 17,721 14,285 3,436 June 206 17,579 14,247 3,332 17,860 14,734 3,126 September -96 17,267 14,089 3,178 17,638 14,364 3,274 December 145 18,121 14,544 3,577 17,116 13,684 3,432 2018 March -61 17,544 14,225 3,319 17,607 14,227 3,380 June -100 16,980 13,771 3,209 18,067 14,758 3,309 September -63 17,774 14,241 3,533 17,947 14,351 3,596 December 542 18,508 14,650 3,858 17,194 13,878 3,316 2019 March 267 17,837 14,227 3,610 17,491 14,148 3,343 June -227 17,153 13,838 3,315 18,568 15,026 3,542 September -115 17,732 14,354 3,378 17,870 14,377 3,493 December -386 18,604 14,781 3,823 17,982 13,773 4,209 2020 March 593 18,040 13,923 4,117 18,344 14,820 3,524 June -1,075 15,010 11,556 3,454 24,083 19,554 4,529 September 223 19,784 15,633 4,151 17,230 13,302 3,928 December -418 20,021 15,774 4,247 17,797 13,132 4,665 2021 March 1,934 20,367 15,296 5,071 16,580 13,443 3,137 June -171 18,988 15,137 3,851 18,534 14,512 4,022 September -2,801 19,276 15,298 3,978 20,775 13,996 6,779 December 1,840 21,582 16,311 5,271 16,834 13,403 3,431 2022 March 3,438 21,326 15,021 6,305 17,309 14,442 2,867 June -174 18,660 14,656 4,004 19,417 15,239 4,178 September 434 21,025 16,461 4,564 18,170 14,040 4,130 December 200 19,677 15,660 4,017 18,221 14,404 3,817 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.