Table 2. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Not seasonally adjusted: Dynamic method 5 to 9 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 -46 658 518 140 704 569 135 December -110 654 513 141 764 599 165 1993 March -97 653 506 147 750 590 160 June 378 934 726 208 556 428 128 September -12 676 531 145 688 557 131 December -81 673 533 140 754 594 160 1994 March -82 672 525 147 754 591 163 June 383 964 743 221 581 439 142 September 7 708 550 158 701 570 131 December -121 668 532 136 789 614 175 1995 March -61 698 541 157 759 598 161 June 357 950 728 222 593 459 134 September -51 689 544 145 740 585 155 December -114 687 537 150 801 620 181 1996 March -77 699 539 160 776 601 175 June 377 975 747 228 598 460 138 September -50 697 542 155 747 598 149 December -101 701 550 151 802 624 178 1997 March -49 722 557 165 771 600 171 June 367 966 747 219 599 462 137 September -54 704 560 144 758 594 164 December -128 712 553 159 840 637 203 1998 March -89 729 545 184 818 607 211 June 418 1,018 758 260 600 458 142 September -81 694 545 149 775 605 170 December -101 704 560 144 805 614 191 1999 March -74 747 562 185 821 624 197 June 380 1,012 774 238 632 485 147 September -70 724 566 158 794 621 173 December -86 731 578 153 817 626 191 2000 March -51 768 583 185 819 630 189 June 359 998 768 230 639 498 141 September -86 722 565 157 808 636 172 December -155 693 549 144 848 661 187 2001 March -101 718 554 164 819 630 189 June 334 961 739 222 627 486 141 September -138 665 518 147 803 631 172 December -164 661 520 141 825 642 183 2002 March -85 702 535 167 787 612 175 June 356 955 725 230 599 468 131 September -81 667 525 142 748 601 147 December -140 659 523 136 799 627 172 2003 March -130 675 515 160 805 632 173 June 366 954 738 216 588 459 129 September -62 667 526 141 729 587 142 December -121 663 527 136 784 618 166 2004 March -79 701 539 162 780 610 170 June 361 959 735 224 598 461 137 September -74 678 526 152 752 591 161 December -100 692 539 153 792 619 173 2005 March -104 708 532 176 812 632 180 June 381 985 745 240 604 469 135 September -50 702 545 157 752 594 158 December -125 687 541 146 812 644 168 2006 March -54 725 556 169 779 614 165 June 362 972 748 224 610 481 129 September -93 665 525 140 758 612 146 December -135 668 531 137 803 636 167 2007 March -68 711 549 162 779 618 161 June 323 937 724 213 614 481 133 September -112 650 508 142 762 615 147 December -159 648 518 130 807 639 168 2008 March -136 665 512 153 801 634 167 June 274 896 686 210 622 486 136 September -149 603 473 130 752 604 148 December -285 565 446 119 850 673 177 2009 March -273 565 433 132 838 667 171 June 223 824 627 197 601 471 130 September -140 557 440 117 697 549 148 December -176 564 440 124 740 580 160 2010 March -130 581 442 139 711 563 148 June 332 854 659 195 522 409 113 September -72 578 457 121 650 515 135 December -125 587 457 130 712 558 154 2011 March -75 603 461 142 678 535 143 June 338 857 658 199 519 396 123 September -28 615 478 137 643 515 128 December -134 570 451 119 704 546 158 2012 March -16 633 490 143 649 510 139 June 311 831 646 185 520 404 116 September -72 572 455 117 644 512 132 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.