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 -158 17,134 14,062 3,072 16,793 13,563 3,230 June -74 16,816 13,857 2,959 16,618 13,585 3,033 September -233 16,959 14,077 2,882 16,752 13,637 3,115 December 584 18,257 14,670 3,587 16,358 13,355 3,003 2015 March -34 16,657 13,509 3,148 17,797 14,615 3,182 June 192 18,028 14,848 3,180 16,347 13,359 2,988 September 20 17,609 14,381 3,228 16,877 13,669 3,208 December 599 18,961 15,153 3,808 16,787 13,578 3,209 2016 March -84 17,652 14,472 3,180 17,645 14,381 3,264 June -178 16,892 13,823 3,069 18,350 15,103 3,247 September 124 18,055 14,681 3,374 17,140 13,890 3,250 December 349 18,224 14,579 3,645 17,689 14,393 3,296 2017 March -109 17,657 14,418 3,239 17,634 14,286 3,348 June 132 17,456 14,172 3,284 18,021 14,869 3,152 September -141 17,258 14,109 3,149 17,651 14,361 3,290 December 56 18,240 14,652 3,588 17,125 13,593 3,532 2018 March 197 17,457 14,152 3,305 17,235 14,127 3,108 June -124 16,711 13,626 3,085 17,982 14,773 3,209 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.