Table 2. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Not seasonally adjusted: Dynamic method 10 to 19 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 -36 689 587 102 725 619 106 December -150 661 555 106 811 688 123 1993 March -108 644 533 111 752 631 121 June 441 984 839 145 543 447 96 September -1 704 599 105 705 602 103 December -108 686 582 104 794 677 117 1994 March -81 674 562 112 755 633 122 June 452 1,022 866 156 570 462 108 September 24 745 628 117 721 621 100 December -137 689 589 100 826 697 129 1995 March -67 702 584 118 769 645 124 June 422 1,015 856 159 593 491 102 September -36 730 623 107 766 643 123 December -147 707 595 112 854 718 136 1996 March -82 703 585 118 785 653 132 June 441 1,041 879 162 600 494 106 September -43 733 618 115 776 659 117 December -120 730 616 114 850 718 132 1997 March -56 730 608 122 786 652 134 June 435 1,034 879 155 599 495 104 September -39 743 638 105 782 656 126 December -150 739 620 119 889 732 157 1998 March -99 737 594 143 836 668 168 June 486 1,090 898 192 604 493 111 September -72 733 625 108 805 673 132 December -122 730 626 104 852 711 141 1999 March -106 737 601 136 843 688 155 June 461 1,079 911 168 618 510 108 September -55 761 647 114 816 682 134 December -99 760 649 111 859 719 140 2000 March -71 769 633 136 840 694 146 June 435 1,071 906 165 636 530 106 September -85 750 636 114 835 703 132 December -184 714 611 103 898 759 139 2001 March -123 725 602 123 848 700 148 June 386 1,032 874 158 646 538 108 September -158 692 586 106 850 718 132 December -222 673 570 103 895 760 135 2002 March -115 699 574 125 814 684 130 June 412 1,019 856 163 607 510 97 September -99 689 587 102 788 677 111 December -190 665 568 97 855 733 122 2003 March -161 663 546 117 824 698 126 June 425 1,015 865 150 590 495 95 September -70 689 588 101 759 656 103 December -147 675 579 96 822 707 115 2004 March -94 687 572 115 781 663 118 June 441 1,022 867 155 581 486 95 September -79 690 584 106 769 657 112 December -129 695 591 104 824 705 119 2005 March -109 689 566 123 798 679 119 June 462 1,040 879 161 578 489 89 September -53 713 608 105 766 655 111 December -156 691 593 98 847 733 114 2006 March -51 714 599 115 765 657 108 June 439 1,033 883 150 594 509 85 September -99 677 584 93 776 677 99 December -165 668 577 91 833 726 107 2007 March -73 693 585 108 766 661 105 June 411 1,005 862 143 594 508 86 September -134 652 560 92 786 688 98 December -189 650 565 85 839 730 109 2008 March -140 647 542 105 787 682 105 June 340 947 807 140 607 519 88 September -168 610 524 86 778 680 98 December -350 558 478 80 908 794 114 2009 March -326 533 444 89 859 749 110 June 271 868 735 133 597 513 84 September -156 560 483 77 716 622 94 December -221 554 475 79 775 672 103 2010 March -137 560 466 94 697 603 94 June 421 915 785 130 494 425 69 September -78 581 503 78 659 574 85 December -161 580 495 85 741 642 99 2011 March -64 588 492 96 652 564 88 June 421 914 781 133 493 420 73 September -37 617 529 88 654 573 81 December -163 569 492 77 732 630 102 2012 March -8 621 527 94 629 541 88 June 400 895 772 123 495 424 71 September -83 580 506 74 663 578 85 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.