Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Illinois 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 1,989 67,168 54,678 12,490 62,493 51,992 10,501 December -217 63,662 52,529 11,133 64,516 53,166 11,350 1993 March 903 65,945 54,328 11,617 62,859 52,145 10,714 June -1,148 66,557 54,539 12,018 65,163 51,997 13,166 September 2,364 68,817 55,865 12,952 62,314 51,726 10,588 December 1,018 68,898 56,915 11,983 64,534 53,569 10,965 1994 March 1,831 68,353 55,615 12,738 65,356 54,449 10,907 June 78 70,436 57,023 13,413 66,801 53,466 13,335 September 2,435 72,101 58,905 13,196 65,476 54,715 10,761 December -3,763 60,758 53,295 7,463 62,619 51,393 11,226 1995 March 8,375 77,622 59,057 18,565 64,171 53,981 10,190 June -946 69,718 56,780 12,938 70,742 56,858 13,884 September 1,686 71,457 58,247 13,210 67,697 56,173 11,524 December -736 69,444 57,459 11,985 69,445 56,724 12,721 1996 March 880 71,017 58,213 12,804 68,033 56,109 11,924 June 1,961 69,897 57,349 12,548 69,523 58,936 10,587 September -588 71,957 59,695 12,262 70,437 57,587 12,850 December 426 72,204 59,791 12,413 70,051 58,064 11,987 1997 March 7 72,451 60,596 11,855 69,620 57,772 11,848 June 1,743 72,918 58,984 13,934 71,173 58,982 12,191 September 1,285 73,961 60,137 13,824 70,424 57,885 12,539 December 482 74,772 61,909 12,863 72,118 59,737 12,381 1998 March 871 73,147 59,876 13,271 71,068 58,668 12,400 June 1,267 73,964 60,191 13,773 71,051 58,545 12,506 September -375 73,802 60,491 13,311 72,987 59,301 13,686 December 1,090 74,585 61,249 13,336 71,154 58,908 12,246 1999 March 653 73,998 60,383 13,615 72,355 59,393 12,962 June 737 73,227 60,035 13,192 70,985 58,530 12,455 September -628 72,694 59,909 12,785 73,275 59,862 13,413 December 123 74,425 60,986 13,439 71,856 58,540 13,316 2000 March 1,688 77,689 63,098 14,591 71,789 58,886 12,903 June 757 73,490 59,840 13,650 73,508 60,615 12,893 September 140 73,280 59,613 13,667 73,627 60,100 13,527 December 120 72,435 58,964 13,471 74,907 61,556 13,351 2001 March -251 74,606 61,794 12,812 72,394 59,331 13,063 June 689 71,550 57,780 13,770 74,743 61,662 13,081 September -2,302 68,426 56,110 12,316 76,395 61,777 14,618 December 63 68,711 55,815 12,896 75,254 62,421 12,833 2002 March -701 68,974 56,301 12,673 73,407 60,033 13,374 June 549 69,781 56,735 13,046 72,055 59,558 12,497 September 237 69,450 56,758 12,692 70,756 58,301 12,455 December 648 69,238 56,101 13,137 73,038 60,549 12,489 2003 March -85 67,603 54,669 12,934 73,422 60,403 13,019 June 353 68,836 56,009 12,827 71,614 59,140 12,474 September 613 69,232 56,223 13,009 70,667 58,271 12,396 December -810 69,613 56,940 12,673 72,059 58,576 13,483 2004 March 2,119 71,786 56,949 14,837 71,706 58,988 12,718 June -48 70,733 57,729 13,004 70,418 57,366 13,052 September -1,608 69,788 56,927 12,861 72,091 57,622 14,469 December -318 71,634 57,409 14,225 71,178 56,635 14,543 2005 March 1,020 70,941 56,405 14,536 71,313 57,797 13,516 June 2,699 73,667 56,853 16,814 72,816 58,701 14,115 September 2,000 73,169 57,577 15,592 71,388 57,796 13,592 December 1,842 73,520 58,262 15,258 71,961 58,545 13,416 2006 March 188 75,104 60,194 14,910 72,106 57,384 14,722 June 1,662 73,274 58,416 14,858 71,573 58,377 13,196 September -252 70,718 56,760 13,958 74,239 60,029 14,210 December 1,379 73,957 58,697 15,260 72,290 58,409 13,881 2007 March -259 74,660 59,768 14,892 73,611 58,460 15,151 June 223 72,664 58,640 14,024 73,136 59,335 13,801 September -1,354 70,003 56,787 13,216 74,363 59,793 14,570 December 371 73,005 58,057 14,948 73,680 59,103 14,577 2008 March -1,580 70,709 56,364 14,345 75,755 59,830 15,925 June 495 70,620 55,406 15,214 74,427 59,708 14,719 September -224 68,450 53,433 15,017 76,045 60,804 15,241 December -2,140 65,481 50,552 14,929 80,935 63,866 17,069 2009 March -3,995 58,748 46,250 12,498 80,643 64,150 16,493 June -596 63,928 48,690 15,238 78,574 62,740 15,834 September -2,202 62,888 48,788 14,100 74,323 58,021 16,302 December 705 67,087 50,660 16,427 72,680 56,958 15,722 2010 March -1,506 65,254 50,573 14,681 73,210 57,023 16,187 June 533 67,905 53,400 14,505 67,186 53,214 13,972 September -642 67,930 53,503 14,427 67,748 52,679 15,069 December 1,500 70,390 53,252 17,138 69,691 54,053 15,638 2011 March -1,521 67,315 53,226 14,089 69,675 54,065 15,610 June 611 69,384 54,358 15,026 68,057 53,642 14,415 September 1,004 71,336 55,191 16,145 68,934 53,793 15,141 December 253 68,780 53,718 15,062 69,662 54,853 14,809 2012 March -79 71,029 55,758 15,271 68,609 53,259 15,350 June 255 67,790 54,336 13,454 66,708 53,509 13,199 September 1,056 70,792 54,584 16,208 70,218 55,066 15,152 December -2,822 65,615 53,877 11,738 66,898 52,338 14,560 2013 March -531 69,779 55,123 14,656 70,232 55,045 15,187 June -1,967 68,736 54,708 14,028 68,151 52,156 15,995 September 2,208 71,759 54,894 16,865 69,374 54,717 14,657 December -1,278 68,401 54,704 13,697 68,425 53,450 14,975 2014 March 4,350 70,781 53,506 17,275 67,900 54,975 12,925 June -1,816 72,640 58,022 14,618 71,840 55,406 16,434 September -221 70,506 55,573 14,933 70,590 55,436 15,154 December 1,330 72,665 56,346 16,319 69,605 54,616 14,989 2015 March 863 72,707 55,699 17,008 72,493 56,348 16,145 June 2,788 74,735 57,463 17,272 69,555 55,071 14,484 September 503 68,940 53,997 14,943 70,969 56,529 14,440 December 693 76,253 58,688 17,565 74,805 57,933 16,872 2016 March -1,320 69,278 55,492 13,786 69,383 54,277 15,106 June -1,477 72,786 56,850 15,936 77,494 60,081 17,413 September -2,504 71,733 55,844 15,889 76,046 57,653 18,393 December 2,747 74,277 55,201 19,076 74,062 57,733 16,329 2017 March 3,152 79,415 59,358 20,057 72,335 55,430 16,905 June 1,772 73,439 56,371 17,068 73,981 58,685 15,296 September -276 72,150 55,135 17,015 76,876 59,585 17,291 December 947 75,190 56,987 18,203 73,524 56,268 17,256 2018 March 1,419 76,376 58,728 17,648 72,691 56,462 16,229 June 2,445 73,839 56,422 17,417 73,470 58,498 14,972 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.