Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted New Jersey Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 20,871 230,643 164,668 65,975 209,772 155,653 54,119 December -8,307 209,093 155,307 53,786 217,400 163,373 54,027 1993 March 6,890 213,031 161,471 51,560 206,141 166,095 40,046 June 24,604 227,666 171,315 56,351 203,062 160,846 42,216 September 15,553 219,101 172,828 46,273 203,548 155,882 47,666 December -1,646 218,808 166,055 52,753 220,454 161,202 59,252 1994 March -7,182 201,600 159,895 41,705 208,782 163,722 45,060 June 36,512 247,518 177,395 70,123 211,006 162,934 48,072 September 40,429 247,947 181,466 66,481 207,518 161,547 45,971 December -5,067 231,068 172,722 58,346 236,135 177,523 58,612 1995 March 11,869 222,863 171,800 51,063 210,994 166,650 44,344 June -7,086 229,772 169,481 60,291 236,858 181,741 55,117 September -14,587 233,070 182,888 50,182 247,657 168,062 79,595 December 33,723 252,685 170,315 82,370 218,962 174,056 44,906 1996 March 3,061 231,249 169,122 62,127 228,188 179,212 48,976 June 13,406 236,065 180,231 55,834 222,659 173,393 49,266 September 24,941 247,605 193,815 53,790 222,664 174,039 48,625 December 10,640 243,595 185,361 58,234 232,955 174,188 58,767 1997 March 24,141 248,813 197,047 51,766 224,672 169,693 54,979 June 8,338 243,305 178,234 65,071 234,967 185,723 49,244 September 31,535 242,969 192,346 50,623 211,434 166,749 44,685 December 11,407 264,423 198,951 65,472 253,016 177,934 75,082 1998 March 35,950 305,557 207,831 97,726 269,607 183,970 85,637 June 16,995 234,318 176,660 57,658 217,323 167,879 49,444 September 25,294 280,636 190,105 90,531 255,342 173,627 81,715 December 31,899 285,582 201,692 83,890 253,683 175,098 78,585 1999 March 37,953 320,521 205,659 114,862 282,568 190,705 91,863 June 15,661 262,534 192,758 69,776 246,873 187,601 59,272 September 17,666 287,760 208,742 79,018 270,094 189,263 80,831 December 6,661 266,462 200,234 66,228 259,801 185,905 73,896 2000 March 57,373 325,939 230,435 95,504 268,566 198,665 69,901 June -7,584 273,827 206,471 67,356 281,411 212,901 68,510 September -3,665 272,681 209,218 63,463 276,346 209,945 66,401 December 31,469 289,677 212,265 77,412 258,208 186,733 71,475 2001 March -987 264,567 206,466 58,101 265,554 205,614 59,940 June -8,494 267,178 202,205 64,973 275,672 216,790 58,882 September -40,249 253,300 181,272 72,028 293,549 225,070 68,479 December -24,519 232,427 199,305 33,122 256,946 206,830 50,116 2002 March 23,020 279,976 208,158 71,818 256,956 202,372 54,584 June -27,002 241,345 187,761 53,584 268,347 206,380 61,967 September -6,897 240,782 189,018 51,764 247,679 197,815 49,864 December -3,325 236,840 187,063 49,777 240,165 196,477 43,688 2003 March -10,092 244,377 184,304 60,073 254,469 199,200 55,269 June 7,398 235,306 184,666 50,640 227,908 187,123 40,785 September 8,732 235,550 182,539 53,011 226,818 182,455 44,363 December 5,751 227,962 176,877 51,085 222,211 186,825 35,386 2004 March -9,384 216,450 173,916 42,534 225,834 175,529 50,305 June 15,187 242,670 190,826 51,844 227,483 179,241 48,242 September 4,061 244,043 183,586 60,457 239,982 188,162 51,820 December 15,544 233,314 185,421 47,893 217,770 184,087 33,683 2005 March -16,122 213,672 170,343 43,329 229,794 184,470 45,324 June 33,164 252,194 199,565 52,629 219,030 175,082 43,948 September 3,813 230,285 177,047 53,238 226,472 190,267 36,205 December -3,001 224,516 180,910 43,606 227,517 186,671 40,846 2006 March 18,349 220,345 180,267 40,078 201,996 168,102 33,894 June 10,330 238,571 189,300 49,271 228,241 179,445 48,796 September -13,210 217,626 170,587 47,039 230,836 190,166 40,670 December 5,146 226,397 179,910 46,487 221,251 182,033 39,218 2007 March -15,385 200,823 166,550 34,273 216,208 178,646 37,562 June 29,676 242,670 195,359 47,311 212,994 174,387 38,607 September -13,024 214,184 163,621 50,563 227,208 190,427 36,781 December 9,779 228,531 184,024 44,507 218,752 181,387 37,365 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.