Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not 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 -4,633 16,553 13,767 2,786 21,186 15,826 5,360 December -282 21,705 17,550 4,155 21,987 17,396 4,591 1993 March -9,070 16,671 11,681 4,990 25,741 20,012 5,729 June 16,628 30,212 23,828 6,384 13,584 11,608 1,976 September -50 18,759 15,353 3,406 18,809 16,094 2,715 December -2,223 20,455 16,627 3,828 22,678 17,535 5,143 1994 March -8,628 15,688 11,994 3,694 24,316 19,634 4,682 June 16,615 30,964 23,976 6,988 14,349 11,164 3,185 September 2,020 20,069 15,605 4,464 18,049 15,222 2,827 December 195 22,156 19,047 3,109 21,961 17,488 4,473 1995 March -6,278 19,067 15,114 3,953 25,345 20,611 4,734 June 11,801 29,828 22,716 7,112 18,027 14,751 3,276 September 2,231 21,888 17,899 3,989 19,657 16,473 3,184 December 495 23,437 19,997 3,440 22,942 18,453 4,489 1996 March -10,840 19,671 15,922 3,749 30,511 25,295 5,216 June 21,226 36,369 28,384 7,985 15,143 12,093 3,050 September -3,455 24,590 18,432 6,158 28,045 23,633 4,412 December 392 26,037 20,829 5,208 25,645 19,971 5,674 1997 March -5,909 23,714 18,034 5,680 29,623 22,347 7,276 June 15,550 32,989 24,947 8,042 17,439 14,370 3,069 September 1,813 23,193 18,571 4,622 21,380 16,550 4,830 December 2,262 25,404 20,690 4,714 23,142 17,657 5,485 1998 March -10,104 19,430 15,850 3,580 29,534 23,854 5,680 June 17,033 33,074 24,463 8,611 16,041 12,278 3,763 September 1,476 22,680 17,932 4,748 21,204 17,278 3,926 December 1,123 24,954 21,090 3,864 23,831 18,495 5,336 1999 March -7,274 21,072 15,867 5,205 28,346 21,634 6,712 June 15,060 34,063 26,135 7,928 19,003 15,586 3,417 September -501 22,676 17,934 4,742 23,177 18,675 4,502 December 5,110 29,330 23,584 5,746 24,220 19,128 5,092 2000 March -12,698 24,127 15,881 8,246 36,825 24,137 12,688 June 12,251 35,448 24,794 10,654 23,197 16,811 6,386 September -3,172 23,824 18,230 5,594 26,996 20,485 6,511 December 4,036 29,605 20,368 9,237 25,569 19,652 5,917 2001 March -7,014 23,861 17,218 6,643 30,875 23,837 7,038 June 7,929 30,353 22,664 7,689 22,424 17,403 5,021 September -5,206 20,308 15,806 4,502 25,514 20,338 5,176 December -3,339 24,601 19,149 5,452 27,940 21,261 6,679 2002 March -11,369 20,511 14,537 5,974 31,880 24,475 7,405 June 11,854 32,676 23,321 9,355 20,822 16,459 4,363 September -288 21,496 16,494 5,002 21,784 17,235 4,549 December -2,351 22,748 19,139 3,609 25,099 19,985 5,114 2003 March -14,132 20,016 13,901 6,115 34,148 28,025 6,123 June 17,808 34,408 27,025 7,383 16,600 13,087 3,513 September -2,090 19,742 15,862 3,880 21,832 17,655 4,177 December 1,515 25,132 20,259 4,873 23,617 18,717 4,900 2004 March -7,338 23,436 16,545 6,891 30,774 24,655 6,119 June 16,603 34,789 26,596 8,193 18,186 14,010 4,176 September -3,286 22,273 17,485 4,788 25,559 20,896 4,663 December 2,374 28,737 23,356 5,381 26,363 18,882 7,481 2005 March -10,426 18,738 13,804 4,934 29,164 23,088 6,076 June 14,030 33,718 25,973 7,745 19,688 14,858 4,830 September -2,163 22,738 17,526 5,212 24,901 19,945 4,956 December 2,301 27,739 21,840 5,899 25,438 20,436 5,002 2006 March -9,175 21,106 14,205 6,901 30,281 23,127 7,154 June 16,909 37,405 28,559 8,846 20,496 14,867 5,629 September -6,099 20,136 15,209 4,927 26,235 20,261 5,974 December 2,264 26,305 21,334 4,971 24,041 19,423 4,618 2007 March -11,828 23,784 19,617 4,167 35,612 28,484 7,128 June 15,216 33,481 26,386 7,095 18,265 14,443 3,822 September -6,312 20,190 15,767 4,423 26,502 22,422 4,080 December 2,973 26,743 22,643 4,100 23,770 19,142 4,628 2008 March -8,732 20,800 14,737 6,063 29,532 24,489 5,043 June 10,518 31,237 24,433 6,804 20,719 16,213 4,506 September -7,787 20,045 14,804 5,241 27,832 22,308 5,524 December -4,510 23,440 18,693 4,747 27,950 23,053 4,897 2009 March -19,932 14,700 10,614 4,086 34,632 29,163 5,469 June 10,251 29,256 22,819 6,437 19,005 15,579 3,426 September -6,680 16,193 12,694 3,499 22,873 18,701 4,172 December -4,062 20,831 17,111 3,720 24,893 19,099 5,794 2010 March -11,065 15,421 11,065 4,356 26,486 21,797 4,689 June 17,916 32,362 24,231 8,131 14,446 11,598 2,848 September -680 19,600 14,819 4,781 20,280 16,239 4,041 December -1,381 22,170 18,140 4,030 23,551 18,659 4,892 2011 March -7,685 17,741 13,082 4,659 25,426 20,592 4,834 June 12,727 30,975 24,217 6,758 18,248 14,248 4,000 September -2,345 21,135 16,874 4,261 23,480 18,809 4,671 December -410 22,138 17,799 4,339 22,548 18,100 4,448 2012 March -8,263 17,140 12,930 4,210 25,403 20,350 5,053 June 13,223 29,953 22,945 7,008 16,730 13,144 3,586 September -3,065 18,202 14,467 3,735 21,267 17,187 4,080 December 3,484 24,211 19,414 4,797 20,727 16,130 4,597 2013 March -8,130 17,157 13,183 3,974 25,287 20,415 4,872 June 15,275 31,119 23,868 7,251 15,844 12,467 3,377 September -1,217 19,940 15,844 4,096 21,157 17,603 3,554 December 2,427 23,952 19,743 4,209 21,525 16,818 4,707 2014 March -8,543 17,783 12,707 5,076 26,326 22,359 3,967 June 18,179 32,569 25,395 7,174 14,390 11,141 3,249 September -3,155 19,509 15,356 4,153 22,664 18,635 4,029 December 5,855 26,453 22,743 3,710 20,598 16,233 4,365 2015 March -16,557 16,230 12,326 3,904 32,787 28,299 4,488 June 22,559 38,340 30,973 7,367 15,781 12,191 3,590 September -2,843 19,726 14,823 4,903 22,569 18,395 4,174 December 4,351 28,345 23,822 4,523 23,994 18,329 5,665 2016 March -11,308 18,973 13,937 5,036 30,281 25,570 4,711 June 15,471 34,400 27,084 7,316 18,929 15,041 3,888 September -4,227 20,207 15,656 4,551 24,434 19,517 4,917 December -331 23,607 19,467 4,140 23,938 18,461 5,477 2017 March -8,623 18,855 14,025 4,830 27,478 22,722 4,756 June 15,952 34,643 27,006 7,637 18,691 14,539 4,152 September -4,599 20,798 15,265 5,533 25,397 19,576 5,821 December 1,609 26,623 21,250 5,373 25,014 18,515 6,499 2018 March -6,955 20,844 14,515 6,329 27,799 23,834 3,965 June 16,451 33,911 26,463 7,448 17,460 13,410 4,050 September -7,128 18,323 14,458 3,865 25,451 20,497 4,954 December 2,790 25,236 20,665 4,571 22,446 17,530 4,916 2019 March -7,060 19,322 14,925 4,397 26,382 21,511 4,871 June 13,176 32,595 24,397 8,198 19,419 15,522 3,897 September -4,120 20,246 15,069 5,177 24,366 19,436 4,930 December 1,504 26,344 21,078 5,266 24,840 18,539 6,301 2020 March -12,281 18,227 13,495 4,732 30,508 24,388 6,120 June -20,721 23,407 16,990 6,417 44,128 37,415 6,713 September 8,197 30,165 23,626 6,539 21,968 17,727 4,241 December 3,169 25,443 20,764 4,679 22,274 17,024 5,250 2021 March -6,787 19,878 14,326 5,552 26,665 20,741 5,924 June 15,288 34,155 26,494 7,661 18,867 14,510 4,357 September -2,683 24,422 19,015 5,407 27,105 21,005 6,100 December 8,887 31,273 24,511 6,762 22,386 17,495 4,891 2022 March -3,897 21,627 14,931 6,696 25,524 19,474 6,050 June 12,563 33,192 25,090 8,102 20,629 14,865 5,764 September 5,521 30,038 22,952 7,086 24,517 18,845 5,672 December -596 27,850 21,869 5,981 28,446 22,814 5,632 2023 March -3,804 20,589 15,045 5,544 24,393 18,797 5,596 June 14,898 32,539 25,332 7,207 17,641 13,778 3,863 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.