Table 2. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Not seasonally adjusted: Dynamic method 1 to 4 employees (In thousands) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change (1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing firms firms firms firms 1992 September 2 809 345 464 807 386 421 December -28 857 357 500 885 397 488 1993 March -168 844 362 482 1,012 423 589 June 396 1,107 460 647 711 309 402 September 45 830 352 478 785 381 404 December -6 858 368 490 864 391 473 1994 March -183 835 365 470 1,018 425 593 June 407 1,145 465 680 738 314 424 September 53 853 359 494 800 385 415 December -52 861 365 496 913 403 510 1995 March -144 872 375 497 1,016 429 587 June 384 1,121 454 667 737 323 414 September -36 824 356 468 860 393 467 December -30 897 366 531 927 406 521 1996 March -175 883 374 509 1,058 428 630 June 406 1,153 467 686 747 323 424 September 5 858 357 501 853 398 455 December -19 913 373 540 932 409 523 1997 March -141 914 385 529 1,055 430 625 June 386 1,142 468 674 756 327 429 September -41 842 362 480 883 397 486 December -48 934 378 556 982 414 568 1998 March -188 937 378 559 1,125 430 695 June 480 1,220 470 750 740 322 418 September -50 847 358 489 897 402 495 December -29 910 380 530 939 402 537 1999 March -172 938 391 547 1,110 440 670 June 377 1,180 474 706 803 342 461 September -55 870 363 507 925 409 516 December -4 944 381 563 948 403 545 2000 March -154 957 391 566 1,111 443 668 June 368 1,151 472 679 783 344 439 September -63 871 361 510 934 415 519 December -48 918 369 549 966 421 545 2001 March -226 891 372 519 1,117 438 679 June 351 1,118 452 666 767 329 438 September -118 814 334 480 932 405 527 December -34 900 353 547 934 404 530 2002 March -205 883 364 519 1,088 425 663 June 395 1,136 442 694 741 320 421 September -33 825 340 485 858 389 469 December -22 901 355 546 923 400 523 2003 March -244 870 354 516 1,114 440 674 June 384 1,124 452 672 740 316 424 September -24 824 342 482 848 383 465 December 9 914 358 556 905 394 511 2004 March -192 904 369 535 1,096 429 667 June 383 1,140 450 690 757 316 441 September -41 851 339 512 892 382 510 December 48 965 364 601 917 397 520 2005 March -239 925 363 562 1,164 449 715 June 426 1,198 458 740 772 325 447 September -4 889 351 538 893 389 504 December 38 980 370 610 942 416 526 2006 March -188 951 380 571 1,139 440 699 June 384 1,173 460 713 789 337 452 September -74 842 344 498 916 403 513 December 8 974 365 609 966 415 551 2007 March -228 935 375 560 1,163 445 718 June 319 1,138 450 688 819 339 480 September -82 848 335 513 930 409 521 December -34 952 363 589 986 425 561 2008 March -331 887 361 526 1,218 460 758 June 257 1,112 433 679 855 345 510 September -148 799 319 480 947 406 541 December -187 882 322 560 1,069 445 624 2009 March -501 792 319 473 1,293 477 816 June 241 1,077 408 669 836 335 501 September -180 761 307 454 941 377 564 December -46 915 321 594 961 394 567 2010 March -340 823 323 500 1,163 424 739 June 363 1,100 423 677 737 300 437 September -66 787 314 473 853 354 499 December 12 928 331 597 916 378 538 2011 March -259 847 335 512 1,106 405 701 June 337 1,091 414 677 754 287 467 September 8 834 330 504 826 350 476 December -11 897 324 573 908 370 538 2012 March -196 862 348 514 1,058 382 676 June 330 1,044 407 637 714 290 424 September -63 759 307 452 822 344 478 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.