Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Arizona 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 667 24,647 19,828 4,819 22,353 18,201 4,152 December -2,178 23,049 19,484 3,565 24,008 18,265 5,743 1993 March 3,069 25,875 19,960 5,915 21,101 18,255 2,846 June 1,120 25,790 21,201 4,589 21,993 18,524 3,469 September 624 25,781 21,332 4,449 22,764 18,939 3,825 December -214 25,111 21,694 3,417 22,497 18,866 3,631 1994 March 1,264 26,488 21,780 4,708 22,196 18,752 3,444 June 1,527 27,688 22,459 5,229 22,734 19,032 3,702 September 512 27,236 22,379 4,857 24,176 19,831 4,345 December 216 26,636 22,353 4,283 24,113 20,046 4,067 1995 March 773 27,705 22,721 4,984 24,332 20,121 4,211 June 1,863 28,239 22,566 5,673 24,739 20,929 3,810 September 821 27,872 22,897 4,975 25,002 20,848 4,154 December 690 28,216 23,308 4,908 25,209 20,991 4,218 1996 March 1,051 28,502 23,053 5,449 25,150 20,752 4,398 June 1,111 28,178 22,937 5,241 25,661 21,531 4,130 September 993 28,650 23,473 5,177 25,554 21,370 4,184 December 5 27,873 23,420 4,453 25,949 21,501 4,448 1997 March 490 28,480 23,584 4,896 25,906 21,500 4,406 June 1,177 28,707 23,220 5,487 26,180 21,870 4,310 September 884 29,583 24,168 5,415 26,080 21,549 4,531 December 421 29,089 24,272 4,817 26,041 21,645 4,396 1998 March 402 29,347 24,239 5,108 26,722 22,016 4,706 June 806 30,130 24,725 5,405 26,380 21,781 4,599 September -188 28,891 24,311 4,580 27,306 22,538 4,768 December -561 29,163 24,475 4,688 27,164 21,915 5,249 1999 March -956 28,248 23,514 4,734 28,201 22,511 5,690 June 1,647 30,196 23,986 6,210 26,596 22,033 4,563 September 114 29,436 24,221 5,215 27,374 22,273 5,101 December 545 30,358 24,360 5,998 27,724 22,271 5,453 2000 March 955 30,491 24,002 6,489 28,583 23,049 5,534 June 479 30,387 24,804 5,583 28,023 22,919 5,104 September 6 30,401 24,248 6,153 29,326 23,179 6,147 December 507 30,780 24,556 6,224 28,853 23,136 5,717 2001 March 69 30,256 24,226 6,030 29,767 23,806 5,961 June -476 29,276 23,896 5,380 29,531 23,675 5,856 September 108 28,828 22,712 6,116 29,854 23,846 6,008 December -667 27,934 21,975 5,959 30,996 24,370 6,626 2002 March 864 29,909 23,246 6,663 28,860 23,061 5,799 June 789 29,756 23,324 6,432 29,090 23,447 5,643 September 178 29,611 23,413 6,198 29,251 23,231 6,020 December 795 29,704 23,511 6,193 28,545 23,147 5,398 2003 March -263 29,352 23,539 5,813 29,278 23,202 6,076 June -1,152 28,011 23,430 4,581 28,361 22,628 5,733 September 1,227 31,163 23,792 7,371 28,997 22,853 6,144 December 130 30,252 24,476 5,776 28,097 22,451 5,646 2004 March -143 30,348 24,766 5,582 28,186 22,461 5,725 June -539 30,391 25,047 5,344 28,073 22,190 5,883 September 583 30,818 24,617 6,201 28,319 22,701 5,618 December 1,887 32,353 25,277 7,076 27,776 22,587 5,189 2005 March 1,261 32,395 25,568 6,827 28,814 23,248 5,566 June 2,119 34,495 26,088 8,407 29,389 23,101 6,288 September 1,781 35,223 27,193 8,030 29,693 23,444 6,249 December 1,474 34,298 26,449 7,849 31,141 24,766 6,375 2006 March 2,628 36,879 27,881 8,998 30,960 24,590 6,370 June 1,652 36,271 27,767 8,504 32,304 25,452 6,852 September 413 35,180 27,737 7,443 33,526 26,496 7,030 December 591 35,482 27,651 7,831 33,483 26,243 7,240 2007 March 729 35,636 27,556 8,080 34,227 26,876 7,351 June -61 35,440 27,257 8,183 35,791 27,547 8,244 September -359 34,099 26,559 7,540 35,805 27,906 7,899 December 330 34,704 26,276 8,428 36,542 28,444 8,098 2008 March -1,116 32,331 25,161 7,170 37,172 28,886 8,286 June -704 31,595 23,758 7,837 38,274 29,733 8,541 September -436 31,060 23,329 7,731 37,130 28,963 8,167 December -1,492 29,349 21,640 7,709 40,650 31,449 9,201 2009 March -726 28,039 20,329 7,710 38,798 30,362 8,436 June -2,136 28,102 20,716 7,386 38,095 28,573 9,522 September -1,379 30,909 23,837 7,072 34,635 26,184 8,451 December 417 30,158 22,061 8,097 35,637 27,957 7,680 2010 March -1,088 29,541 22,455 7,086 32,906 24,732 8,174 June -1,006 30,034 23,169 6,865 31,720 23,849 7,871 September -314 29,932 22,279 7,653 32,336 24,369 7,967 December 363 31,983 23,951 8,032 30,628 22,959 7,669 2011 March -416 30,990 23,809 7,181 30,695 23,098 7,597 June -210 31,435 23,945 7,490 30,632 22,932 7,700 September 620 31,829 23,998 7,831 30,621 23,410 7,211 December 96 31,264 23,663 7,601 31,058 23,553 7,505 2012 March 275 32,191 24,950 7,241 29,895 22,929 6,966 June 198 31,975 24,529 7,446 30,963 23,715 7,248 September 68 31,573 24,472 7,101 30,606 23,573 7,033 December 883 32,766 24,841 7,925 30,655 23,613 7,042 2013 March -121 32,500 25,284 7,216 31,011 23,674 7,337 June 26 32,658 25,647 7,011 30,793 23,808 6,985 September 781 32,312 25,218 7,094 30,414 24,101 6,313 December 559 32,845 25,358 7,487 30,961 24,033 6,928 2014 March -24 32,726 25,735 6,991 31,304 24,289 7,015 June 244 32,617 25,280 7,337 32,071 24,978 7,093 September 187 32,547 25,661 6,886 30,825 24,126 6,699 December 809 35,715 27,900 7,815 30,720 23,714 7,006 2015 March -24 33,782 26,698 7,084 32,562 25,454 7,108 June 9 33,518 26,292 7,226 32,169 24,952 7,217 September 1,182 35,276 27,165 8,111 31,520 24,591 6,929 December 1,541 35,629 26,873 8,756 32,019 24,804 7,215 2016 March -201 34,465 27,028 7,437 33,006 25,368 7,638 June -241 34,530 26,674 7,856 33,903 25,806 8,097 September 1,480 35,700 27,586 8,114 31,658 25,024 6,634 December 837 35,206 26,653 8,553 33,378 25,662 7,716 2017 March 348 35,607 27,528 8,079 33,440 25,709 7,731 June 161 34,573 26,631 7,942 34,028 26,247 7,781 September 485 35,797 27,705 8,092 33,262 25,655 7,607 December 998 35,875 27,249 8,626 33,541 25,913 7,628 2018 March 290 36,269 28,072 8,197 33,693 25,786 7,907 June -253 35,704 27,590 8,114 35,013 26,646 8,367 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.