Table 2: How Many Businesses are in Job Expansion and Contraction, Comparing Over-the-Year Changes?

	1990 to 1991							1991 to 1992
	Number of Businesses							Number of Businesses
Month	Increasing	Total Job Gains for Businesses	Decreasing	Total Job Losses for Businesses	Same	Net Change in Businesses	Net Change in Jobs	Increasing	Total Job Gains for Businesses	Decreasing	Total Job Losses for Businesses	Same	Net Change in Businesses	Net Change in Jobs
January	3,877	16,432	3,193	10,636	4,734	684	5,796	3,882	15,603	3,346	11,519	4,803	536	4,084
February	3,895	16,030	3,184	10,461	4,725	711	5,569	3,831	15,108	3,375	11,714	4,825	456	3,394
March	3,945	16,210	3,214	11,411	4,645	731	4,799	3,805	14,835	3,449	12,498	4,777	356	2,337
April	3,930	15,233	3,364	13,780	4,510	566	1,453	3,933	14,918	3,517	13,759	4,581	416	1,159
May	3,942	18,268	3,449	13,691	4,413	493	4,577	3,896	16,704	3,585	15,592	4,550	311	1,112
June	3,953	17,198	3,542	13,884	4,309	411	3,314	3,859	16,048	3,741	16,408	4,431	118	-360
July	3,997	17,359	3,488	13,950	4,319	509	3,409	3,811	15,488	3,773	15,785	4,447	38	-297
August	4,049	17,437	3,517	14,771	4,238	532	2,666	3,810	16,626	3,820	16,306	4,401	-10	320
September	3,984	17,556	3,487	14,439	4,333	497	3,117	3,782	15,736	3,831	16,132	4,418	-49	-396
October	3,884	17,405	3,502	13,431	4,418	382	3,974	3,769	16,116	3,713	15,940	4,549	56	176
November	3,673	15,556	3,532	14,316	4,599	141	1,240	3,624	16,247	3,653	14,665	4,754	-29	1,582
December	3,718	15,742	3,497	14,078	4,589	221	1,664	3,613	14,748	3,660	14,739	4,758	-47	9
Yearly ave.	3,904	16,702	3,414	13,237	4,486	490	3,465	3,801	15,681	3,622	14,588	4,608	179	1,093
	11,804 Businesses Open in Both Years							12,031 Businesses Open in Both Years
Percentage of total number of businesses that were open in each year
	33.1%		28.9%		38.0%			31.6%		30.1%		38.3%
	1992 to 1993							1993 to 1994
	Number of Businesses							Number of Businesses
Month	Increasing	Total Job Gains for Businesses	Decreasing	Total Job Losses for Businesses	Same	Net Change in Businesses	Net Change in Jobs	Increasing	Total Job Gains for Businesses	Decreasing	Total Job Losses for Businesses	Same	Net Change in Businesses	Net Change in Jobs
January	3,937	17,212	3,144	11,902	4,858	793	5,310	4,174	16,105	2,982	10,026	4,766	1,192	6,079
February	3,912	16,285	3,127	11,832	4,900	785	4,453	4,033	15,364	3,123	9,901	4,766	910	5,463
March	3,906	16,407	3,213	12,254	4,820	693	4,153	4,105	15,572	3,157	10,476	4,660	948	5,096
April	4,159	16,420	3,302	12,281	4,478	857	4,139	4,229	15,691	3,262	11,948	4,431	967	3,743
May	4,065	17,372	3,434	13,583	4,440	631	3,789	4,180	17,345	3,333	12,123	4,409	847	5,222
June	4,243	19,193	3,373	13,571	4,323	870	5,622	4,164	17,371	3,451	13,484	4,307	713	3,887
July	4,181	18,802	3,380	13,976	4,378	801	4,826	4,151	16,976	3,397	13,796	4,374	754	3,180
August	4,209	19,209	3,442	14,817	4,288	767	4,392	4,203	18,904	3,460	14,388	4,259	743	4,516
September	4,136	18,851	3,420	13,184	4,383	716	5,667	4,171	17,471	3,492	14,526	4,259	679	2,945
October	4,005	16,613	3,462	13,039	4,472	543	3,574	4,019	16,673	3,522	13,933	4,381	497	2,740
November	3,993	16,207	3,350	13,689	4,596	643	2,518	3,912	18,273	3,531	13,799	4,479	381	4,474
December	3,965	15,832	3,340	12,669	4,634	625	3,163	3,962	16,280	3,506	13,794	4,454	456	2,486
Yearly ave.	4,059	17,367	3,332	13,066	4,548	727	4,301	4,109	16,835	3,351	12,683	4,462	757	4,153
	11,939 Businesses Open in Both Years							11,922 Businesses Open in Both Years
Percentage of total number of businesses that were open in each year
	34.0%		27.9%		38.1%			34.5%		28.1%		37.4%
	1994 to 1995							1995 to 1996
	Number of Businesses							Number of Businesses
Month	Increasing	Total Job Gains for Businesses	Decreasing	Total Job Losses for Businesses	Same	Net Change in Businesses	Net Change in Jobs	Increasing	Total Job Gains for Businesses	Decreasing	Total Job Losses for Businesses	Same	Net Change in Businesses	Net Change in Jobs
January	4,190	17,047	3,291	11,645	4,775	899	5,402	4,018	15,443	3,716	13,510	4,909	302	1,933
February	4,230	16,617	3,272	12,001	4,754	958	4,616	3,921	15,048	3,658	13,115	5,064	263	1,933
March	4,208	16,759	3,390	12,162	4,658	818	4,597	3,828	14,869	3,847	13,681	4,968	-19	1,188
April	4,250	15,459	3,456	13,062	4,550	794	2,397	4,045	14,418	3,852	14,305	4,746	193	113
May	4,063	16,101	3,620	14,816	4,573	443	1,285	4,041	17,474	3,896	14,864	4,706	145	2,610
June	4,244	17,529	3,674	15,067	4,338	570	2,462	4,024	16,925	4,091	16,932	4,528	-67	-7
July	4,070	17,945	3,833	15,133	4,353	237	2,812	4,047	15,665	3,977	15,634	4,619	70	31
August	4,076	17,737	3,802	16,802	4,378	274	935	4,038	16,987	4,058	15,994	4,547	-20	993
September	4,028	18,017	3,838	15,431	4,390	190	2,586	3,903	14,845	4,163	16,196	4,577	-260	-1,351
October	3,899	17,740	3,864	14,943	4,493	35	2,797	3,921	13,971	4,032	15,858	4,690	-111	-1,887
November	3,749	15,521	3,909	17,054	4,598	-160	-1,533	3,747	14,544	4,074	15,369	4,822	-327	-825
December	3,708	15,380	3,897	15,642	4,651	-189	-262	3,646	13,429	4,116	15,931	4,881	-470	-2,502
Yearly ave.	4,060	16,821	3,654	14,480	4,543	406	2341	3,932	15,302	3,957	15,116	4,755	-25	186
	12.256 Businesses Open in Both Years							12,643 Businesses Open in Both Years
Percentage of total number of businesses that were open in each year
	33.1%		29.8%		37.1%			31.1%		31.3%		37.6%
	1996 to 1997							1997 to 1998
	Number of Businesses							Number of Businesses
Month	Increasing	Total Job Gains for Businesses	Decreasing	Total Job Losses for Businesses	Same	Net Change in Businesses	Net Change in Jobs	Increasing	Total Job Gains for Businesses	Decreasing	Total Job Losses for Businesses	Same	Net Change in Businesses	Net Change in Jobs
January	4,098	15,788	3,820	13,576	5,296	278	2,212	4,290	15,906	3,548	10,717	5,376	742	5,189
February	3,996	15,316	3,818	13,202	5,400	178	2,114	4,144	15,106	3,538	10,972	5,532	606	4,134
March	4,005	15,841	3,844	13,371	5,365	161	2,470	4,132	14,828	3,707	12,185	5,375	425	2,643
April	4,176	15,331	4,024	14,042	5,014	152	1,289	4,205	15,849	3,732	12,504	5,277	473	3,345
May	4,104	17,088	4,097	14,554	5,013	7	2,534	4,249	16,602	3,898	13,784	5,067	351	2,818
June	4,256	18,062	4,111	16,121	4,847	145	1,941	4,237	16,733	3,997	14,587	4,980	240	2,146
July	4,209	20,531	4,253	15,506	4,752	-44	5,025	4,286	16,116	3,983	15,649	4,945	303	467
August	4,227	20,058	4,179	16,596	4,808	48	3,462	4,184	15,853	4,080	15,670	4,950	104	183
September	4,234	18,063	4,178	15,752	4,802	56	2,311	4,097	15,043	4,048	15,051	5,069	49	-8
October	4,218	17,019	4,062	14,680	4,934	156	2,339	4,010	15,449	4,028	14,804	5,176	-18	645
November	4,057	16,404	4,098	15,246	5,059	-41	1,158	3,945	14,911	3,933	14,454	5,336	12	457
December	4,078	16,876	4,036	14,409	5,100	42	2,467	3,891	14,769	4,008	15,031	5,315	-117	-262
Yearly ave.	4,138	17,198	4,043	14,755	5,033	95	2,444	4,139	15,597	3,875	13,784	5,200	264	1,813
	13,214 Businesses Open in Both Years							13,758 Businesses Open in Both Years
Percentage of total number of businesses that were open in each year
	31.3%		30.6%		38.1%			30.1%		28.2%		37.8%

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