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

Service-providing                            

(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       2,328      10,334       6,559        3,775          8,006      4,929        3,077
March 1995       2,491      10,883       6,869        4,014          8,392      5,272        3,120
March 1996       1,787      10,945       6,902        4,043          9,158      5,753        3,405
March 1997       2,392      11,617       7,218        4,399          9,225      5,724        3,501
March 1998       2,283      12,014       7,648        4,366          9,731      5,833        3,898
March 1999       2,347      12,632       7,879        4,753         10,285      6,202        4,083
March 2000       2,615      12,676       8,115        4,561         10,061      6,179        3,882
March 2001       1,256      12,108       7,859        4,249         10,852      6,786        4,066
March 2002      -1,097      11,044       6,849        4,195         12,141      7,956        4,185
March 2003         119      10,617       6,756        3,861         10,498      6,855        3,643
March 2004       1,076      10,592       6,933        3,659          9,516      6,199        3,317
March 2005       1,749      10,906       7,251        3,655          9,157      5,877        3,280
March 2006       2,131      11,059       7,388        3,671          8,928      5,909        3,019
March 2007       1,715      10,763       7,197        3,566          9,048      6,093        2,955
March 2008         725      10,296       6,884        3,412          9,571      6,491        3,080
March 2009      -3,242       8,430       5,501        2,929         11,672      8,344        3,328
March 2010      -1,158       8,311       5,593        2,718          9,469      6,683        2,786
March 2011       1,665       9,324       6,529        2,795          7,659      5,201        2,458
March 2012       2,048       9,819       6,845        2,974          7,771      5,148        2,623

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