Table 1.  Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March

Total private                                

(In thousands)

                                         Gross job gains                       Gross job losses
Year ended    Net change(1)  Total     Expanding     Opening        Total    Contracting    Closing
                                   establishments  establishments          establishments  establishments

March 1994       2,741      13,563       8,875        4,688         10,822      6,832        3,990
March 1995       3,302      14,387       9,413        4,974         11,085      7,098        3,987
March 1996       1,946      14,147       9,170        4,977         12,201      7,874        4,327
March 1997       2,874      14,980       9,635        5,345         12,106      7,696        4,410
March 1998       2,816      15,513      10,125        5,388         12,697      7,793        4,904
March 1999       2,455      15,973      10,258        5,715         13,518      8,446        5,072
March 2000       2,978      16,096      10,618        5,478         13,118      8,284        4,834
March 2001         847      15,175      10,147        5,028         14,328      9,249        5,079
March 2002      -2,729      13,579       8,635        4,944         16,308     11,041        5,267
March 2003        -732      13,191       8,599        4,592         13,923      9,290        4,633
March 2004         879      13,307       8,953        4,354         12,428      8,237        4,191
March 2005       1,992      13,759       9,403        4,356         11,767      7,672        4,095
March 2006       2,581      14,019       9,625        4,394         11,438      7,711        3,727
March 2007       1,500      13,441       9,238        4,203         11,941      8,246        3,695
March 2008          95      12,704       8,714        3,990         12,609      8,772        3,837
March 2009      -5,864      10,048       6,664        3,384         15,912     11,703        4,209
March 2010      -2,698       9,985       6,834        3,151         12,683      9,137        3,546
March 2011       1,906      11,543       8,288        3,255          9,637      6,618        3,019
March 2012       2,545      12,170       8,704        3,466          9,625      6,466        3,159

(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.