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

Education and health services                

(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         379       1,296         901          395            917        584          333
March 1995         401       1,398         952          446            997        636          361
March 1996         378       1,487         988          499          1,109        688          421
March 1997         379       1,513         978          535          1,134        719          415
March 1998         354       1,576       1,052          524          1,222        749          473
March 1999         272       1,634       1,064          570          1,362        856          506
March 2000         309       1,556       1,064          492          1,247        773          474
March 2001         402       1,529       1,115          414          1,127        720          407
March 2002         515       1,598       1,167          431          1,083        686          397
March 2003         387       1,498       1,079          419          1,111        736          375
March 2004         311       1,423       1,033          390          1,112        753          359
March 2005         331       1,425       1,039          386          1,094        733          361
March 2006         433       1,526       1,113          413          1,093        739          354
March 2007         447       1,545       1,144          401          1,098        765          333
March 2008         497       1,577       1,181          396          1,080        754          326
March 2009         387       1,519       1,160          359          1,132        802          330
March 2010         282       1,444       1,081          363          1,162        841          321
March 2011         363       1,478       1,108          370          1,115        803          312
March 2012         368       1,548       1,181          367          1,180        827          353

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