Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Delaware 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 -2,440 19,236 15,862 3,374 21,676 15,788 5,888 December 134 21,433 16,414 5,019 21,299 17,096 4,203 1993 March 200 21,100 15,775 5,325 20,900 16,123 4,777 June 4,008 22,398 18,046 4,352 18,390 15,689 2,701 September 2,812 22,013 17,915 4,098 19,201 16,311 2,890 December -1,742 20,227 15,504 4,723 21,969 17,337 4,632 1994 March 94 20,216 16,096 4,120 20,122 15,919 4,203 June 4,045 22,851 18,091 4,760 18,806 14,623 4,183 September 5,224 23,596 18,074 5,522 18,372 15,235 3,137 December 441 21,417 17,628 3,789 20,976 16,920 4,056 1995 March 3,960 24,711 20,117 4,594 20,751 16,862 3,889 June -2,378 21,704 16,942 4,762 24,082 19,687 4,395 September 5,696 25,654 20,846 4,808 19,958 16,490 3,468 December 1,204 23,190 19,047 4,143 21,986 17,911 4,075 1996 March 366 25,245 21,191 4,054 24,879 20,598 4,281 June 6,970 27,336 21,805 5,531 20,366 16,181 4,185 September 734 29,228 21,381 7,847 28,494 23,665 4,829 December 1,154 26,182 19,985 6,197 25,028 19,701 5,327 1997 March 6,468 30,038 23,720 6,318 23,570 17,866 5,704 June 903 24,941 19,298 5,643 24,038 20,049 3,989 September 4,825 26,810 21,300 5,510 21,985 16,730 5,255 December 3,123 25,503 19,878 5,625 22,380 17,505 4,875 1998 March 592 24,199 20,392 3,807 23,607 19,004 4,603 June 3,880 25,150 18,868 6,282 21,270 16,475 4,795 September 4,974 26,650 21,121 5,529 21,676 17,456 4,220 December 1,527 24,611 19,951 4,660 23,084 18,334 4,750 1999 March 4,154 27,164 21,577 5,587 23,010 17,571 5,439 June 725 25,900 20,296 5,604 25,175 20,806 4,369 September 2,867 26,601 21,018 5,583 23,734 18,889 4,845 December 5,094 28,948 22,354 6,594 23,854 19,090 4,764 2000 March 1,084 29,410 21,223 8,187 28,326 19,075 9,251 June -3,810 26,829 19,032 7,797 30,639 22,461 8,178 September -354 27,740 21,260 6,480 28,094 21,111 6,983 December 5,056 30,409 18,986 11,423 25,353 19,667 5,686 2001 March 5,710 30,541 23,328 7,213 24,831 19,177 5,654 June -7,412 22,565 17,055 5,510 29,977 23,474 6,503 September -2,168 23,695 18,368 5,327 25,863 20,250 5,613 December -3,826 24,349 18,026 6,323 28,175 21,292 6,883 2002 March 280 26,247 19,346 6,901 25,967 19,853 6,114 June -3,334 24,033 17,765 6,268 27,367 21,773 5,594 September 3,261 25,398 19,484 5,914 22,137 17,168 4,969 December -2,093 22,256 17,879 4,377 24,349 19,637 4,712 2003 March -2,994 24,971 18,649 6,322 27,965 23,099 4,866 June 3,771 25,307 19,967 5,340 21,536 17,009 4,527 September 1,171 23,293 18,661 4,632 22,122 17,676 4,446 December 1,801 25,268 19,314 5,954 23,467 18,642 4,825 2004 March 4,203 29,430 22,135 7,295 25,227 20,372 4,855 June 2,050 26,010 20,015 5,995 23,960 18,659 5,301 September 186 26,273 20,594 5,679 26,087 21,001 5,086 December 2,738 28,898 22,400 6,498 26,160 18,094 8,066 2005 March 275 24,275 18,688 5,587 24,000 18,937 5,063 June -1,126 25,006 19,408 5,598 26,132 19,762 6,370 September 1,468 26,769 20,689 6,080 25,301 19,854 5,447 December 2,326 27,366 20,257 7,109 25,040 20,316 4,724 2006 March 2,387 27,085 19,506 7,579 24,698 18,829 5,869 June 355 27,469 20,834 6,635 27,114 19,900 7,214 September -3,221 23,448 17,729 5,719 26,669 20,251 6,418 December 2,295 25,868 19,713 6,155 23,573 19,095 4,478 2007 March 171 29,295 24,696 4,599 29,124 23,672 5,452 June 508 24,955 19,772 5,183 24,447 19,365 5,082 September -3,247 23,511 18,337 5,174 26,758 22,426 4,332 December 2,742 26,297 21,195 5,102 23,555 19,038 4,517 2008 March 2,302 25,943 19,487 6,456 23,641 19,524 4,117 June -4,148 23,360 18,533 4,827 27,508 21,492 6,016 September -4,509 23,763 17,362 6,401 28,272 22,203 6,069 December -4,774 23,044 17,113 5,931 27,818 22,968 4,850 2009 March -9,858 18,648 14,056 4,592 28,506 24,016 4,490 June -2,839 21,521 16,984 4,537 24,360 19,972 4,388 September -4,118 19,035 14,763 4,272 23,153 18,625 4,528 December -4,305 20,485 15,951 4,534 24,790 18,563 6,227 2010 March -2,377 19,292 14,302 4,990 21,669 17,863 3,806 June 4,995 23,683 17,722 5,961 18,688 15,070 3,618 September 2,720 23,266 17,687 5,579 20,546 16,197 4,349 December -608 21,865 16,953 4,912 22,473 17,860 4,613 2011 March 1,474 21,934 17,170 4,764 20,460 16,396 4,064 June -1,439 22,247 17,690 4,557 23,686 18,579 5,107 September 1,182 24,591 19,592 4,999 23,409 18,458 4,951 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.