Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Delaware 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 -459 4,467 3,609 858 5,050 3,733 1,317 December -7 4,494 3,651 843 4,653 3,803 850 1993 March 71 4,511 3,524 987 4,638 3,722 916 June 383 4,821 3,786 1,035 4,233 3,581 652 September 203 4,790 3,846 944 4,491 3,750 741 December -106 4,650 3,750 900 4,794 3,788 1,006 1994 March 17 4,551 3,624 927 4,778 3,868 910 June 295 5,044 3,929 1,115 4,386 3,566 820 September 208 5,218 4,224 994 4,483 3,697 786 December -11 4,885 3,974 911 4,711 3,789 922 1995 March 75 4,958 3,973 985 4,823 3,913 910 June 149 4,893 3,894 999 4,710 3,860 850 September 111 4,940 3,980 960 4,730 3,881 849 December 48 4,859 3,929 930 4,774 3,892 882 1996 March 305 5,462 4,246 1,216 4,712 3,801 911 June 197 5,202 4,078 1,124 4,794 3,867 927 September 296 5,415 4,123 1,292 4,891 3,895 996 December 61 5,292 4,153 1,139 5,080 4,002 1,078 1997 March -15 5,375 4,288 1,087 4,902 3,800 1,102 June 216 5,068 3,933 1,135 4,942 4,023 919 September 137 5,179 4,067 1,112 4,987 4,012 975 December 278 5,446 4,154 1,292 5,196 4,182 1,014 1998 March -68 5,211 4,223 988 5,028 3,972 1,056 June 334 5,382 4,122 1,260 4,911 3,985 926 September 228 5,476 4,285 1,191 5,002 4,039 963 December -106 5,205 4,127 1,078 5,219 4,035 1,184 1999 March -91 5,606 4,342 1,264 5,250 3,895 1,355 June 179 5,473 4,140 1,333 5,373 4,219 1,154 September 237 5,668 4,296 1,372 5,208 4,073 1,135 December 337 5,931 4,488 1,443 5,126 4,020 1,106 2000 March 131 5,688 4,412 1,276 5,311 4,166 1,145 June 261 5,715 4,175 1,540 5,597 4,318 1,279 September 369 5,782 4,317 1,465 5,420 4,324 1,096 December -64 5,537 4,249 1,288 5,517 4,165 1,352 2001 March 88 5,622 4,226 1,396 5,511 4,203 1,308 June 61 5,369 4,101 1,268 5,555 4,348 1,207 September -156 5,215 4,067 1,148 5,689 4,385 1,304 December -1,172 5,178 4,062 1,116 6,621 4,333 2,288 2002 March 51 5,475 4,298 1,177 5,151 4,025 1,126 June -43 5,237 4,056 1,181 5,479 4,255 1,224 September 277 5,614 4,285 1,329 5,179 4,127 1,052 December 33 5,344 4,204 1,140 5,324 4,217 1,107 2003 March 1 5,376 4,188 1,188 5,557 4,370 1,187 June 115 5,526 4,322 1,204 5,170 4,081 1,089 September 144 5,499 4,365 1,134 5,220 4,230 990 December 140 5,529 4,245 1,284 5,498 4,354 1,144 2004 March 942 6,553 4,588 1,965 5,329 4,306 1,023 June -127 5,676 4,497 1,179 5,700 4,394 1,306 September 41 5,795 4,501 1,294 5,587 4,334 1,253 December 220 6,276 4,860 1,416 5,606 4,410 1,196 2005 March 9 5,656 4,467 1,189 5,775 4,595 1,180 June -83 5,710 4,488 1,222 5,737 4,432 1,305 September 9 5,953 4,700 1,253 5,717 4,473 1,244 December 315 5,976 4,529 1,447 5,782 4,650 1,132 2006 March 155 6,250 4,797 1,453 5,635 4,337 1,298 June -86 5,965 4,586 1,379 6,089 4,624 1,465 September -362 5,587 4,247 1,340 6,335 4,633 1,702 December 150 5,771 4,456 1,315 5,843 4,678 1,165 2007 March 36 5,824 4,546 1,278 5,825 4,583 1,242 June -22 5,855 4,549 1,306 6,149 4,821 1,328 September 34 5,779 4,454 1,325 6,025 4,734 1,291 December -17 5,881 4,555 1,326 6,145 4,802 1,343 2008 March 105 5,841 4,429 1,412 6,261 4,954 1,307 June -200 5,637 4,359 1,278 6,548 5,070 1,478 September -164 5,547 4,182 1,365 6,454 4,925 1,529 December -174 5,190 3,888 1,302 6,779 5,303 1,476 2009 March -191 4,845 3,683 1,162 6,609 5,256 1,353 June -130 5,190 4,031 1,159 6,143 4,854 1,289 September -345 4,965 3,893 1,072 5,959 4,542 1,417 December -928 5,369 4,052 1,317 6,809 4,564 2,245 2010 March -72 5,096 3,858 1,238 5,892 4,582 1,310 June 518 6,096 4,320 1,776 5,506 4,248 1,258 September -51 5,455 4,186 1,269 5,682 4,362 1,320 December 65 5,618 4,230 1,388 5,713 4,390 1,323 2011 March -2 5,429 4,167 1,262 5,694 4,430 1,264 June -109 5,591 4,323 1,268 5,638 4,261 1,377 September -61 5,795 4,370 1,425 5,784 4,298 1,486 December 72 5,653 4,303 1,350 5,661 4,383 1,278 2012 March 44 5,909 4,561 1,348 5,613 4,309 1,304 June -11 5,570 4,327 1,243 5,756 4,502 1,254 September 137 5,618 4,294 1,324 5,734 4,547 1,187 December 256 6,015 4,533 1,482 5,497 4,271 1,226 2013 March -37 5,821 4,528 1,293 5,833 4,503 1,330 June -27 5,769 4,464 1,305 5,811 4,479 1,332 September 163 5,826 4,487 1,339 5,698 4,522 1,176 December 74 5,953 4,588 1,365 5,733 4,442 1,291 2014 March 285 5,875 4,375 1,500 5,866 4,651 1,215 June 83 6,150 4,784 1,366 5,676 4,393 1,283 September 20 5,874 4,491 1,383 6,013 4,650 1,363 December 200 6,125 4,701 1,424 5,674 4,450 1,224 2015 March -17 5,639 4,334 1,305 6,136 4,814 1,322 June 41 6,239 4,843 1,396 5,796 4,441 1,355 September 13 5,997 4,544 1,453 6,239 4,799 1,440 December -62 6,228 4,779 1,449 6,063 4,552 1,511 2016 March 332 6,257 4,679 1,578 5,967 4,721 1,246 June 103 6,166 4,687 1,479 6,178 4,802 1,376 September 55 6,152 4,669 1,483 6,092 4,664 1,428 December -138 5,865 4,569 1,296 6,190 4,756 1,434 2017 March 112 6,250 4,892 1,358 5,849 4,603 1,246 June -116 5,807 4,489 1,318 6,182 4,748 1,434 September 101 5,991 4,383 1,608 6,261 4,754 1,507 December 158 6,282 4,655 1,627 6,063 4,594 1,469 2018 March 520 6,359 4,704 1,655 5,894 4,759 1,135 June -39 6,009 4,665 1,344 6,276 4,893 1,383 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.