Table 2. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Not seasonally adjusted: Dynamic method 20 to 49 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 -17 833 742 91 850 755 95 December -187 779 688 91 966 863 103 1993 March -129 747 647 100 876 761 115 June 564 1,185 1,069 116 621 536 85 September 19 842 755 87 823 730 93 December -116 816 727 89 932 837 95 1994 March -99 784 683 101 883 766 117 June 599 1,244 1,118 126 645 551 94 September 62 896 796 100 834 746 88 December -156 821 735 86 977 871 106 1995 March -70 828 721 107 898 780 118 June 539 1,228 1,098 130 689 598 91 September -5 886 793 93 891 779 112 December -165 851 753 98 1,016 904 112 1996 March -98 833 727 106 931 806 125 June 555 1,261 1,130 131 706 610 96 September -34 886 785 101 920 813 107 December -135 869 771 98 1,004 897 107 1997 March -64 863 754 109 927 798 129 June 555 1,256 1,133 123 701 606 95 September -10 908 815 93 918 805 113 December -173 890 787 103 1,063 925 138 1998 March -133 872 735 137 1,005 838 167 June 608 1,332 1,174 158 724 615 109 September -71 885 789 96 956 834 122 December -126 886 798 88 1,012 900 112 1999 March -151 862 740 122 1,013 861 152 June 613 1,330 1,192 138 717 621 96 September -47 922 824 98 969 844 125 December -118 911 816 95 1,029 914 115 2000 March -94 907 784 123 1,001 857 144 June 583 1,327 1,195 132 744 647 97 September -88 906 809 97 994 876 118 December -226 861 774 87 1,087 974 113 2001 March -191 848 741 107 1,039 891 148 June 478 1,263 1,136 127 785 685 100 September -224 815 724 91 1,039 921 118 December -328 785 699 86 1,113 1,005 108 2002 March -176 807 698 109 983 864 119 June 529 1,242 1,113 129 713 628 85 September -136 808 725 83 944 849 95 December -261 770 691 79 1,031 937 94 2003 March -225 752 652 100 977 864 113 June 538 1,218 1,104 114 680 601 79 September -90 802 721 81 892 805 87 December -195 782 702 80 977 891 86 2004 March -110 789 693 96 899 797 102 June 590 1,243 1,126 117 653 576 77 September -86 809 725 84 895 804 91 December -159 810 730 80 969 885 84 2005 March -129 782 684 98 911 814 97 June 606 1,254 1,141 113 648 580 68 September -59 839 760 79 898 807 91 December -203 792 718 74 995 916 79 2006 March -38 814 728 86 852 766 86 June 595 1,260 1,151 109 665 599 66 September -115 796 725 71 911 834 77 December -203 780 710 70 983 909 74 2007 March -96 782 701 81 878 794 84 June 563 1,236 1,134 102 673 607 66 September -160 765 697 68 925 850 75 December -234 760 694 66 994 920 74 2008 March -177 730 653 77 907 823 84 June 458 1,151 1,051 100 693 627 66 September -226 711 646 65 937 863 74 December -481 639 577 62 1,120 1,043 77 2009 March -485 577 511 66 1,062 976 86 June 329 1,037 941 96 708 646 62 September -211 644 586 58 855 787 68 December -276 640 580 60 916 846 70 2010 March -163 628 558 70 791 720 71 June 587 1,130 1,036 94 543 496 47 September -87 682 624 58 769 708 61 December -193 674 612 62 867 801 66 2011 March -74 656 587 69 730 664 66 June 567 1,114 1,019 95 547 498 49 September -29 725 659 66 754 697 57 December -197 662 603 59 859 791 68 2012 March -4 703 634 69 707 640 67 June 554 1,109 1,021 88 555 506 49 September -102 679 623 56 781 721 60 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.