Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted California 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 -6,104 980,584 772,477 208,107 986,688 813,748 172,940 December -145,603 890,440 724,383 166,057 1,036,043 833,827 202,216 1993 March -23,269 937,104 701,184 235,920 960,373 737,147 223,226 June -16,269 890,912 703,057 187,855 907,181 716,680 190,501 September 87,644 960,465 748,569 211,896 872,821 707,622 165,199 December -36,136 892,044 712,156 179,888 928,180 737,912 190,268 1994 March 82,507 966,532 750,463 216,069 884,025 676,482 207,543 June -12,917 923,007 718,006 205,001 935,924 695,234 240,690 September 156,355 995,104 785,351 209,753 838,749 699,818 138,931 December -9,664 936,224 761,116 175,108 945,888 721,736 224,152 1995 March 64,041 972,034 769,544 202,490 907,993 729,906 178,087 June 86,232 999,294 783,634 215,660 913,062 728,328 184,734 September 155,653 1,122,726 905,945 216,781 967,073 711,998 255,075 December 3,172 1,043,142 816,328 226,814 1,039,970 804,530 235,440 1996 March 130,493 1,106,813 870,932 235,881 976,320 755,972 220,348 June 89,873 1,107,401 851,979 255,422 1,017,528 791,053 226,475 September 51,384 1,121,243 851,046 270,197 1,069,859 820,418 249,441 December 104,756 1,078,105 860,603 217,502 973,349 747,324 226,025 1997 March 139,811 1,141,886 867,777 274,109 1,002,075 767,874 234,201 June 68,670 1,069,632 850,611 219,021 1,000,962 764,492 236,470 September 103,558 1,165,814 933,108 232,706 1,062,256 762,238 300,018 December -14,058 1,104,227 845,409 258,818 1,118,285 841,782 276,503 1998 March 248,923 1,281,456 909,465 371,991 1,032,533 733,479 299,054 June -26,924 1,160,829 849,583 311,246 1,187,753 860,692 327,061 September 222,757 1,157,385 870,973 286,412 934,628 736,945 197,683 December 65,855 1,044,021 854,766 189,255 978,166 756,923 221,243 1999 March -13,902 1,075,837 820,774 255,063 1,089,739 842,957 246,782 June 111,959 1,070,808 835,630 235,178 958,849 738,010 220,839 September 160,807 1,134,285 888,462 245,823 973,478 754,116 219,362 December 126,282 1,116,165 877,176 238,989 989,883 767,144 222,739 2000 March 109,083 1,152,745 901,132 251,613 1,043,662 799,653 244,009 June 123,544 1,147,127 915,781 231,346 1,023,583 807,482 216,101 September 106,290 1,113,322 895,255 218,067 1,007,032 772,375 234,657 December 71,520 1,079,405 880,262 199,143 1,007,885 785,130 222,755 2001 March 32,546 1,150,564 905,091 245,473 1,118,018 854,433 263,585 June -141,836 1,062,993 827,523 235,470 1,204,829 954,712 250,117 September -196,405 990,106 772,902 217,204 1,186,511 921,824 264,687 December -107,540 990,292 760,485 229,807 1,097,832 882,096 215,736 2002 March 48,216 1,088,192 859,363 228,829 1,039,976 812,229 227,747 June -12,730 1,040,688 804,110 236,578 1,053,418 814,416 239,002 September -64,120 1,000,378 785,043 215,335 1,064,498 845,627 218,871 December 518 970,101 779,193 190,908 969,583 768,039 201,544 2003 March 1,394 993,957 797,830 196,127 992,563 791,251 201,312 June 1,913 980,555 779,607 200,948 978,642 782,235 196,407 September -44,875 924,951 749,217 175,734 969,826 783,096 186,730 December 26,715 982,898 780,631 202,267 956,183 742,070 214,113 2004 March 129,531 1,060,731 877,292 183,439 931,200 731,015 200,185 June 19,749 949,176 773,220 175,956 929,427 723,469 205,958 September 25,837 995,581 777,578 218,003 969,744 750,514 219,230 December 60,513 1,017,554 803,777 213,777 957,041 724,572 232,469 2005 March 79,419 977,552 780,178 197,374 898,133 714,541 183,592 June 34,807 958,792 775,976 182,816 923,985 743,229 180,756 September 109,565 992,955 806,900 186,055 883,390 712,036 171,354 December 100,474 983,334 795,475 187,859 882,860 711,229 171,631 2006 March 48,613 956,399 790,072 166,327 907,786 742,455 165,331 June 31,415 946,457 771,902 174,555 915,042 735,679 179,363 September -12,520 916,744 755,756 160,988 929,264 760,884 168,380 December 39,073 960,216 776,378 183,838 921,143 748,823 172,320 2007 March 48,388 982,715 815,573 167,142 934,327 761,942 172,385 June -20,498 942,083 776,384 165,699 962,581 779,535 183,046 September -29,645 918,912 736,734 182,178 948,557 781,612 166,945 December 33,206 980,743 794,645 186,098 947,537 773,427 174,110 2008 March -94,025 895,728 736,780 158,948 989,753 812,237 177,516 June -59,492 921,249 749,527 171,722 980,741 801,922 178,819 September -148,614 830,854 676,721 154,133 979,468 807,698 171,770 December -243,019 810,927 650,265 160,662 1,053,946 869,198 184,748 2009 March -376,891 700,751 571,510 129,241 1,077,642 895,568 182,074 June -195,728 764,000 619,202 144,798 959,728 780,040 179,688 September -175,442 758,661 615,211 143,450 934,103 723,484 210,619 December 10,139 835,174 647,774 187,400 825,035 674,697 150,338 2010 March -64,206 784,089 634,133 149,956 848,295 671,800 176,495 June 110,281 881,463 712,591 168,872 771,182 638,441 132,741 September -25,827 784,058 648,762 135,296 809,885 662,079 147,806 December 101,658 869,044 702,382 166,662 767,386 630,040 137,346 2011 March 7,112 776,520 633,373 143,147 769,408 632,240 137,168 June 69,368 846,247 695,202 151,045 776,879 593,263 183,616 September 95,986 914,096 740,988 173,108 818,110 671,173 146,937 December 84,970 870,675 699,720 170,955 785,705 630,169 155,536 2012 March 82,314 842,341 698,942 143,399 760,027 596,007 164,020 June 108,383 887,477 722,064 165,413 779,094 618,612 160,482 September 43,806 827,492 688,119 139,373 783,686 642,518 141,168 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.