Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Arkansas Total private 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 524 53,839 43,640 10,199 53,315 42,823 10,492 December 5,986 56,014 46,056 9,958 50,028 41,389 8,639 1993 March 6,057 58,571 46,479 12,092 52,514 42,017 10,497 June 13,297 59,473 48,656 10,817 46,176 37,894 8,282 September 11,210 60,209 47,417 12,792 48,999 40,738 8,261 December 6,569 55,710 47,625 8,085 49,141 41,985 7,156 1994 March 5,109 56,988 44,033 12,955 51,879 42,950 8,929 June 16,969 64,549 53,962 10,587 47,580 38,801 8,779 September 14,695 64,986 53,022 11,964 50,291 41,525 8,766 December 432 57,446 45,577 11,869 57,014 45,889 11,125 1995 March 9,751 65,263 50,677 14,586 55,512 46,196 9,316 June 5,080 62,340 49,847 12,493 57,260 46,028 11,232 September 9,983 65,897 51,590 14,307 55,914 47,047 8,867 December 1,886 62,778 49,539 13,239 60,892 50,258 10,634 1996 March -410 59,411 47,679 11,732 59,821 50,669 9,152 June 7,223 63,904 52,428 11,476 56,681 47,043 9,638 September 640 60,246 49,516 10,730 59,606 50,476 9,130 December 218 58,964 48,885 10,079 58,746 49,618 9,128 1997 March 2,217 62,542 49,777 12,765 60,325 48,763 11,562 June 7,466 61,244 50,331 10,913 53,778 43,903 9,875 September 7,905 64,969 54,103 10,866 57,064 45,976 11,088 December 7,486 65,320 52,371 12,949 57,834 46,854 10,980 1998 March -4,005 57,336 47,881 9,455 61,341 52,235 9,106 June 5,910 64,558 51,096 13,462 58,648 48,269 10,379 September -101 63,253 51,416 11,837 63,354 53,192 10,162 December 4,417 64,939 52,779 12,160 60,522 49,841 10,681 1999 March 4,049 64,752 51,566 13,186 60,703 50,508 10,195 June 3,729 62,487 51,459 11,028 58,758 48,245 10,513 September 4,999 63,072 51,414 11,658 58,073 48,125 9,948 December 11,538 68,754 55,930 12,824 57,216 47,614 9,602 2000 March 3,542 63,143 51,368 11,775 59,601 49,185 10,416 June -1,003 61,016 49,241 11,775 62,019 50,517 11,502 September -406 62,627 50,902 11,725 63,033 52,475 10,558 December -861 61,536 49,727 11,809 62,397 52,297 10,100 2001 March 1,188 66,039 53,278 12,761 64,851 50,813 14,038 June -5,081 64,187 49,664 14,523 69,268 55,884 13,384 September -6,011 62,382 50,561 11,821 68,393 56,694 11,699 December -6,978 58,687 46,246 12,441 65,665 53,692 11,973 2002 March 2,878 61,805 51,121 10,684 58,927 49,079 9,848 June 2,901 63,243 50,281 12,962 60,342 50,745 9,597 September -2,223 58,501 46,654 11,847 60,724 48,473 12,251 December -2,240 56,180 45,720 10,460 58,420 49,245 9,175 2003 March -6,577 53,936 44,649 9,287 60,513 50,551 9,962 June -4,909 55,404 45,158 10,246 60,313 49,823 10,490 September 6,608 60,296 50,230 10,066 53,688 44,554 9,134 December 5,603 58,323 46,663 11,660 52,720 43,469 9,251 2004 March 2,704 62,062 52,089 9,973 59,358 50,024 9,334 June 1,044 57,311 47,056 10,255 56,267 46,363 9,904 September 3,269 56,651 46,155 10,496 53,382 45,119 8,263 December 6,861 60,915 49,473 11,442 54,054 44,506 9,548 2005 March 5,085 62,342 50,738 11,604 57,257 45,427 11,830 June -452 59,473 46,605 12,868 59,925 47,872 12,053 September 6,954 62,301 50,838 11,463 55,347 45,522 9,825 December 5,386 60,430 48,937 11,493 55,044 45,198 9,846 2006 March 10,012 64,508 50,447 14,061 54,496 44,703 9,793 June -117 59,731 46,281 13,450 59,848 50,640 9,208 September -5,414 58,291 46,516 11,775 63,705 53,476 10,229 December 3,772 62,371 50,443 11,928 58,599 48,850 9,749 2007 March 7,052 62,289 51,923 10,366 55,237 45,696 9,541 June -7,065 54,658 44,872 9,786 61,723 52,733 8,990 September -1,491 56,485 46,632 9,853 57,976 48,555 9,421 December 3,937 61,324 49,591 11,733 57,387 47,137 10,250 2008 March 820 58,600 46,662 11,938 57,780 47,326 10,454 June -7,515 56,334 44,871 11,463 63,849 53,092 10,757 September -2,684 59,979 47,794 12,185 62,663 50,096 12,567 December -11,383 55,750 43,886 11,864 67,133 55,203 11,930 2009 March -14,219 53,845 42,512 11,333 68,064 56,400 11,664 June -17,577 51,250 40,157 11,093 68,827 57,310 11,517 September -6,642 55,030 42,551 12,479 61,672 46,952 14,720 December 5,101 59,214 44,499 14,715 54,113 44,259 9,854 2010 March 1,177 53,777 44,628 9,149 52,600 42,893 9,707 June 8,303 61,006 49,440 11,566 52,703 43,473 9,230 September -2,700 55,487 45,483 10,004 58,187 46,793 11,394 December -3,687 53,841 44,583 9,258 57,528 45,972 11,556 2011 March 1,664 56,325 42,787 13,538 54,661 41,734 12,927 June -5,461 53,865 41,233 12,632 59,326 42,372 16,954 September 5,844 61,843 45,510 16,333 55,999 41,579 14,420 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.