Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Wisconsin 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 31,422 27,002 4,420 31,541 26,454 5,087 December 389 32,190 27,255 4,935 30,264 25,718 4,546 1993 March 476 32,344 27,392 4,952 30,339 25,863 4,476 June 85 31,444 26,763 4,681 30,570 25,974 4,596 September 546 33,349 28,146 5,203 30,446 25,789 4,657 December 416 32,527 27,607 4,920 30,711 26,207 4,504 1994 March 974 32,675 27,466 5,209 30,510 26,275 4,235 June 161 32,723 27,647 5,076 31,833 26,918 4,915 September 1,145 34,550 28,989 5,561 31,440 27,024 4,416 December 165 33,927 28,967 4,960 32,373 27,578 4,795 1995 March 792 35,424 30,047 5,377 31,581 26,996 4,585 June -40 32,902 27,855 5,047 34,265 29,178 5,087 September 80 33,915 29,117 4,798 32,809 28,091 4,718 December 364 33,066 27,934 5,132 33,229 28,461 4,768 1996 March 406 35,087 29,985 5,102 32,070 27,374 4,696 June 66 33,579 28,375 5,204 34,455 29,317 5,138 September 650 34,014 28,799 5,215 32,662 28,097 4,565 December 558 34,510 29,009 5,501 33,739 28,796 4,943 1997 March -129 33,923 29,265 4,658 32,801 28,014 4,787 June 215 33,929 28,726 5,203 33,752 28,764 4,988 September 117 36,125 30,006 6,119 35,129 29,127 6,002 December 1,397 36,695 30,026 6,669 33,974 28,702 5,272 1998 March -1,018 34,712 30,083 4,629 34,637 28,990 5,647 June -555 34,820 29,103 5,717 35,732 29,460 6,272 September 859 36,286 29,713 6,573 35,558 29,844 5,714 December 2,209 37,919 31,066 6,853 33,303 28,659 4,644 1999 March 381 36,715 31,154 5,561 34,420 29,240 5,180 June 295 35,192 29,777 5,415 35,445 30,325 5,120 September 414 36,015 30,511 5,504 35,449 30,359 5,090 December 243 36,168 30,986 5,182 34,509 29,570 4,939 2000 March 710 37,613 31,975 5,638 34,161 29,233 4,928 June 78 35,405 29,974 5,431 36,498 31,145 5,353 September -284 35,143 29,841 5,302 36,592 31,006 5,586 December -733 34,456 29,668 4,788 36,268 30,747 5,521 2001 March 774 36,749 30,768 5,981 35,295 30,088 5,207 June 57 34,783 29,390 5,393 36,825 31,489 5,336 September -28 34,032 28,654 5,378 36,598 31,192 5,406 December -485 33,586 28,653 4,933 36,462 31,044 5,418 2002 March 760 34,810 28,821 5,989 35,846 30,617 5,229 June -11 34,956 29,506 5,450 35,902 30,441 5,461 September 360 35,249 29,738 5,511 35,225 30,074 5,151 December -100 34,612 29,504 5,108 35,825 30,617 5,208 2003 March -39 33,660 28,370 5,290 36,485 31,156 5,329 June 147 34,666 29,277 5,389 35,143 29,901 5,242 September 25 35,154 29,666 5,488 35,285 29,822 5,463 December 354 34,995 29,510 5,485 35,039 29,908 5,131 2004 March 540 35,335 29,753 5,582 35,265 30,223 5,042 June 521 35,640 30,019 5,621 34,839 29,739 5,100 September 216 36,145 30,741 5,404 34,901 29,713 5,188 December 494 36,020 30,344 5,676 35,820 30,638 5,182 2005 March 168 35,782 30,188 5,594 36,218 30,792 5,426 June -151 35,966 30,324 5,642 36,603 30,810 5,793 September 540 36,905 30,857 6,048 36,026 30,518 5,508 December 297 35,745 29,949 5,796 37,319 31,820 5,499 2006 March 118 36,931 31,212 5,719 36,151 30,550 5,601 June -202 36,612 30,875 5,737 37,503 31,564 5,939 September 108 35,882 29,779 6,103 37,488 31,493 5,995 December 148 35,569 29,813 5,756 37,656 32,048 5,608 2007 March 21 36,391 30,589 5,802 36,967 31,186 5,781 June -352 36,101 30,599 5,502 37,162 31,308 5,854 September -657 34,812 29,489 5,323 37,566 31,586 5,980 December -325 35,230 29,849 5,381 36,845 31,139 5,706 2008 March -576 34,865 29,133 5,732 37,655 31,347 6,308 June 80 35,487 29,483 6,004 37,537 31,613 5,924 September -235 34,416 28,638 5,778 37,505 31,492 6,013 December -1,004 32,909 27,397 5,512 39,659 33,143 6,516 2009 March -1,223 29,841 24,452 5,389 41,032 34,420 6,612 June -617 31,711 26,320 5,391 38,973 32,965 6,008 September -1,414 31,485 26,422 5,063 36,779 30,302 6,477 December -127 32,636 26,748 5,888 36,214 30,199 6,015 2010 March -316 32,590 27,000 5,590 36,000 30,094 5,906 June -57 34,208 28,783 5,425 33,025 27,543 5,482 September -334 34,270 28,784 5,486 34,055 28,235 5,820 December -31 34,500 28,657 5,843 34,485 28,611 5,874 2011 March -374 33,226 27,645 5,581 35,074 29,119 5,955 June 521 34,330 28,487 5,843 33,583 28,261 5,322 September 329 35,380 29,557 5,823 33,325 27,831 5,494 December -259 33,623 28,070 5,553 34,786 28,974 5,812 2012 March 888 36,125 29,547 6,578 34,082 28,392 5,690 June 1,026 35,502 29,327 6,175 33,744 28,595 5,149 September 394 34,536 28,564 5,972 35,039 29,461 5,578 December 567 35,732 29,504 6,228 34,283 28,622 5,661 2013 March 155 35,039 28,832 6,207 36,005 29,953 6,052 June 1,094 36,752 30,098 6,654 33,827 28,267 5,560 September 1,298 35,964 29,351 6,613 35,235 29,920 5,315 December -242 36,338 30,674 5,664 34,962 29,056 5,906 2014 March 205 35,140 29,121 6,019 36,379 30,565 5,814 June 1,561 38,163 31,300 6,863 34,434 29,132 5,302 September 323 36,244 30,393 5,851 36,086 30,558 5,528 December -287 37,131 31,055 6,076 36,285 29,922 6,363 2015 March 483 37,216 30,924 6,292 36,274 30,465 5,809 June 827 37,449 30,988 6,461 36,466 30,832 5,634 September 472 37,008 30,625 6,383 37,168 31,257 5,911 December -151 37,861 31,543 6,318 36,988 30,519 6,469 2016 March 1,119 38,782 31,948 6,834 36,519 30,804 5,715 June 455 37,634 30,971 6,663 38,141 31,933 6,208 September 1,070 37,915 30,979 6,936 37,337 31,471 5,866 December -400 37,700 31,286 6,414 38,674 31,860 6,814 2017 March 1,374 40,598 33,450 7,148 36,113 30,339 5,774 June 960 38,385 31,653 6,732 38,784 33,012 5,772 September -30 36,764 30,698 6,066 39,226 33,130 6,096 December -115 39,291 32,844 6,447 37,758 31,196 6,562 2018 March 1,310 40,328 33,221 7,107 37,097 31,300 5,797 June 843 38,603 32,016 6,587 38,802 33,058 5,744 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.