Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Georgia 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 1,902 44,338 35,944 8,394 38,922 32,430 6,492 December 651 43,375 35,795 7,580 40,932 34,003 6,929 1993 March 2,381 44,679 35,854 8,825 41,114 34,670 6,444 June 839 46,422 38,448 7,974 40,745 33,610 7,135 September 2,326 48,266 39,687 8,579 40,928 34,675 6,253 December 651 46,668 39,043 7,625 43,164 36,190 6,974 1994 March 1,153 46,366 38,237 8,129 43,543 36,567 6,976 June -86 48,599 40,624 7,975 42,849 34,788 8,061 September 2,249 50,033 41,119 8,914 42,155 35,490 6,665 December 1,535 49,032 40,595 8,437 45,055 38,153 6,902 1995 March 1,124 50,277 41,537 8,740 45,194 37,578 7,616 June 819 50,038 40,874 9,164 45,991 37,646 8,345 September 989 49,809 41,516 8,293 44,372 37,068 7,304 December 1,242 49,971 41,019 8,952 46,987 39,277 7,710 1996 March 1,910 51,474 41,552 9,922 46,987 38,975 8,012 June 1,693 52,497 42,339 10,158 47,931 39,466 8,465 September -186 50,286 41,596 8,690 49,158 40,282 8,876 December 1,076 51,823 42,390 9,433 48,709 40,352 8,357 1997 March 1,085 52,811 42,865 9,946 48,748 39,887 8,861 June 1,308 51,204 41,021 10,183 49,900 41,025 8,875 September -1,597 53,770 44,277 9,493 50,610 39,520 11,090 December 3,225 55,571 43,014 12,557 49,916 40,584 9,332 1998 March -65 54,191 42,813 11,378 52,374 40,931 11,443 June 2,148 55,868 43,371 12,497 51,289 40,940 10,349 September 244 55,607 44,553 11,054 52,421 41,611 10,810 December 1,653 55,897 44,380 11,517 50,824 40,960 9,864 1999 March 1,721 56,203 44,335 11,868 51,557 41,410 10,147 June 2,537 56,302 44,173 12,129 51,092 41,500 9,592 September -418 55,542 43,992 11,550 53,983 42,015 11,968 December 148 56,162 45,033 11,129 52,454 41,473 10,981 2000 March 1,879 57,059 44,905 12,154 52,751 42,476 10,275 June 2,162 57,215 44,413 12,802 53,798 43,158 10,640 September 1,717 56,734 43,965 12,769 54,442 43,390 11,052 December 722 55,143 44,014 11,129 53,937 43,530 10,407 2001 March -2,056 53,858 43,521 10,337 55,056 42,663 12,393 June 1,780 53,212 41,874 11,338 54,436 44,878 9,558 September 640 53,753 41,277 12,476 56,538 44,702 11,836 December -1,611 51,875 40,217 11,658 58,700 45,431 13,269 2002 March 1,314 52,942 41,767 11,175 53,028 43,167 9,861 June 1,467 53,025 41,823 11,202 53,249 43,514 9,735 September 363 53,164 41,585 11,579 54,533 43,317 11,216 December -719 51,606 41,229 10,377 54,255 43,159 11,096 2003 March 619 53,038 41,698 11,340 54,721 44,000 10,721 June -2,300 52,182 41,563 10,619 55,725 42,806 12,919 September 2,163 54,549 43,639 10,910 50,972 42,225 8,747 December 610 51,606 42,373 9,233 50,523 41,900 8,623 2004 March 980 55,117 43,335 11,782 54,022 43,220 10,802 June -785 56,207 43,645 12,562 55,128 41,781 13,347 September -4,414 54,819 42,441 12,378 58,775 41,983 16,792 December 4,519 60,849 44,913 15,936 52,526 41,109 11,417 2005 March -190 57,036 43,191 13,845 57,042 43,007 14,035 June 3,145 59,685 44,571 15,114 54,641 42,672 11,969 September 938 59,889 45,340 14,549 56,339 42,728 13,611 December 282 58,849 45,418 13,431 56,394 43,245 13,149 2006 March -190 60,706 46,479 14,227 56,600 42,183 14,417 June 2,868 61,285 45,502 15,783 57,060 44,145 12,915 September -1,617 60,365 44,955 15,410 61,356 44,329 17,027 December 439 62,386 45,617 16,769 60,081 43,751 16,330 2007 March 1,800 62,765 46,219 16,546 59,240 44,494 14,746 June -1,393 59,654 44,583 15,071 62,557 46,093 16,464 September 4,111 62,159 44,387 17,772 60,245 46,584 13,661 December -1,338 60,329 45,363 14,966 62,759 46,455 16,304 2008 March 1,133 59,561 43,499 16,062 61,844 46,915 14,929 June -1,267 55,658 41,565 14,093 64,444 49,084 15,360 September -1,296 54,427 40,854 13,573 62,745 47,876 14,869 December -2,231 52,403 37,941 14,462 67,808 51,115 16,693 2009 March -3,239 48,584 36,016 12,568 65,427 49,620 15,807 June -2,722 50,265 37,216 13,049 62,990 47,219 15,771 September -1,513 49,164 36,586 12,578 58,764 44,673 14,091 December -213 52,850 38,871 13,979 56,721 42,529 14,192 2010 March -1,125 51,547 38,844 12,703 55,778 41,950 13,828 June -1,397 52,995 40,158 12,837 55,135 40,901 14,234 September 843 54,363 40,519 13,844 53,257 40,256 13,001 December -213 54,086 40,564 13,522 54,146 40,411 13,735 2011 March -357 54,179 40,956 13,223 53,298 39,718 13,580 June 341 53,808 40,877 12,931 53,228 40,638 12,590 September 751 54,079 40,874 13,205 53,322 40,868 12,454 December -924 53,505 40,377 13,128 54,801 40,749 14,052 2012 March 686 56,365 42,283 14,082 52,332 38,936 13,396 June 541 54,078 40,935 13,143 52,990 40,388 12,602 September 199 53,963 41,002 12,961 53,721 40,959 12,762 December 724 55,643 41,820 13,823 52,548 39,449 13,099 2013 March 307 55,508 42,321 13,187 53,379 40,499 12,880 June 436 54,960 42,367 12,593 52,613 40,456 12,157 September 1,058 55,799 43,034 12,765 52,176 40,469 11,707 December 108 56,641 43,439 13,202 52,727 39,633 13,094 2014 March 1,028 56,718 43,097 13,621 53,253 40,660 12,593 June 904 57,955 44,635 13,320 53,511 41,095 12,416 September 2,742 58,378 44,465 13,913 53,267 42,096 11,171 December 1,954 58,770 45,702 13,068 51,900 40,786 11,114 2015 March 151 57,297 45,176 12,121 54,486 42,516 11,970 June 654 58,688 46,345 12,343 54,612 42,923 11,689 September 477 57,573 45,814 11,759 54,579 43,297 11,282 December 1,965 60,863 47,088 13,775 54,252 42,442 11,810 2016 March 1,157 57,910 46,888 11,022 53,327 43,462 9,865 June -1,906 60,039 45,869 14,170 61,238 45,162 16,076 September 1,203 60,275 46,808 13,467 56,678 44,414 12,264 December 1,717 61,265 46,970 14,295 56,930 44,352 12,578 2017 March 623 60,869 47,313 13,556 57,896 44,963 12,933 June -1,204 58,050 46,077 11,973 59,934 46,757 13,177 September -509 56,833 44,815 12,018 60,484 47,957 12,527 December 2,363 63,960 49,102 14,858 55,357 42,862 12,495 2018 March 401 61,332 47,768 13,564 57,973 44,810 13,163 June -147 60,129 46,646 13,483 60,847 47,217 13,630 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.