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

Leisure and hospitality                      

(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         414       1,748         901          847          1,334        757          577
March 1995         405       1,811         942          869          1,406        803          603
March 1996         294       1,779         937          842          1,485        871          614
March 1997         274       1,812         928          884          1,538        911          627
March 1998         157       1,762         918          844          1,605        939          666
March 1999         275       1,874         987          887          1,599        913          686
March 2000         347       1,869       1,032          837          1,522        899          623
March 2001          63       1,757         984          773          1,694        972          722
March 2002         -59       1,700         867          833          1,759      1,101          658
March 2003         104       1,659         867          792          1,555        971          584
March 2004         269       1,723         937          786          1,454        901          553
March 2005         255       1,742         949          793          1,487        905          582
March 2006         261       1,821         990          831          1,560        984          576
March 2007         271       1,800         999          801          1,529        978          551
March 2008         122       1,746         953          793          1,624      1,033          591
March 2009        -439       1,473         758          715          1,912      1,294          618
March 2010        -209       1,380         741          639          1,589      1,085          504
March 2011         270       1,559         900          659          1,289        819          470
March 2012         411       1,703         999          704          1,292        795          497

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