Table 1. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Seasonally Adjusted: Dynamic method 50 to 99 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 71 586 539 47 515 471 44 December 37 572 527 45 535 484 51 1993 March 38 561 515 46 523 476 47 June 54 558 518 40 504 457 47 September 104 603 560 43 499 452 47 December 87 599 555 44 512 467 45 1994 March 62 586 539 47 524 476 48 June 71 587 542 45 516 464 52 September 128 633 583 50 505 463 42 December 75 604 562 42 529 480 49 1995 March 86 618 570 48 532 485 47 June 19 582 534 48 563 513 50 September 87 634 586 48 547 493 54 December 65 627 576 51 562 507 55 1996 March 54 617 570 47 563 512 51 June 20 597 548 49 577 522 55 September 63 627 575 52 564 512 52 December 94 640 589 51 546 495 51 1997 March 81 637 588 49 556 504 52 June 34 596 550 46 562 509 53 September 92 654 604 50 562 509 53 December 65 652 600 52 587 512 75 1998 March 56 657 589 68 601 531 70 June 25 625 567 58 600 532 68 September 50 630 582 48 580 521 59 December 89 643 599 44 554 501 53 1999 March 29 637 581 56 608 545 63 June 42 628 577 51 586 534 52 September 63 656 607 49 593 535 58 December 96 664 617 47 568 511 57 2000 March 82 674 619 55 592 534 58 June 31 633 588 45 602 548 54 September 41 648 602 46 607 550 57 December 20 619 578 41 599 545 54 2001 March -29 614 569 45 643 580 63 June -75 590 548 42 665 611 54 September -107 554 510 44 661 604 57 December -87 552 511 41 639 589 50 2002 March -22 575 531 44 597 549 48 June 4 579 536 43 575 529 46 September -20 559 519 40 579 534 45 December -35 536 502 34 571 528 43 2003 March -30 544 505 39 574 531 43 June -6 554 519 35 560 519 41 September 8 550 513 37 542 504 38 December 16 551 513 38 535 497 38 2004 March 58 579 541 38 521 483 38 June 70 582 546 36 512 473 39 September 32 564 526 38 532 492 40 December 39 565 530 35 526 492 34 2005 March 37 560 523 37 523 488 35 June 71 581 547 34 510 477 33 September 36 577 543 34 541 504 37 December 20 556 524 32 536 505 31 2006 March 97 592 562 30 495 467 28 June 45 577 545 32 532 501 31 September 18 553 524 29 535 505 30 December 31 559 529 30 528 499 29 2007 March 41 560 534 26 519 491 28 June 41 571 543 28 530 502 28 September -20 527 499 28 547 521 26 December 18 554 526 28 536 508 28 2008 March -12 524 497 27 536 509 27 June -25 533 505 28 558 530 28 September -68 497 471 26 565 538 27 December -176 458 432 26 634 607 27 2009 March -283 400 379 21 683 655 28 June -123 469 444 25 592 567 25 September -57 452 428 24 509 486 23 December -30 463 437 26 493 470 23 2010 March -5 444 423 21 449 430 19 June 90 519 493 26 429 410 19 September 34 480 458 22 446 426 20 December 31 495 469 26 464 441 23 2011 March 57 474 452 22 417 399 18 June 77 514 489 25 437 419 18 September 68 507 481 26 439 421 18 December 16 476 451 25 460 438 22 2012 March 100 507 486 21 407 389 18 June 73 520 497 23 447 427 20 September 18 482 459 23 464 445 19 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.