Table 2. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Not seasonally adjusted: Dynamic method 100 to 249 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 -3 549 520 29 552 518 34 December -27 557 530 27 584 551 33 1993 March -78 519 478 41 597 544 53 June 351 777 744 33 426 392 34 September 54 586 559 27 532 495 37 December 18 588 564 24 570 542 28 1994 March -65 538 494 44 603 549 54 June 395 829 791 38 434 398 36 September 72 612 581 31 540 509 31 December 22 606 581 25 584 553 31 1995 March -61 567 526 41 628 574 54 June 338 814 775 39 476 442 34 September 28 614 585 29 586 545 41 December 0 623 591 32 623 588 35 1996 March -102 568 527 41 670 610 60 June 336 831 787 44 495 459 36 September 22 627 591 36 605 563 42 December 36 641 612 29 605 571 34 1997 March -83 581 541 40 664 604 60 June 375 849 808 41 474 438 36 September 51 652 616 36 601 559 42 December 3 663 631 32 660 607 53 1998 March -88 631 564 67 719 641 78 June 368 895 840 55 527 475 52 September 2 632 600 32 630 585 45 December 11 645 620 25 634 599 35 1999 March -149 602 547 55 751 675 76 June 394 897 848 49 503 469 34 September -3 640 611 29 643 599 44 December 41 678 650 28 637 602 35 2000 March -67 638 592 46 705 640 65 June 380 901 866 35 521 484 37 September -23 637 611 26 660 616 44 December -47 631 608 23 678 643 35 2001 March -238 567 535 32 805 720 85 June 228 828 796 32 600 564 36 September -211 535 509 26 746 701 45 December -202 542 519 23 744 714 30 2002 March -189 530 496 34 719 662 57 June 293 800 768 32 507 475 32 September -91 532 512 20 623 589 34 December -117 528 512 16 645 619 26 2003 March -175 499 471 28 674 626 48 June 272 759 733 26 487 462 25 September -49 525 506 19 574 549 25 December -62 535 516 19 597 574 23 2004 March -69 524 499 25 593 550 43 June 362 804 777 27 442 418 24 September -9 556 535 21 565 537 28 December -18 563 546 17 581 562 19 2005 March -84 513 487 26 597 560 37 June 366 807 783 24 441 421 20 September -17 563 545 18 580 556 24 December -55 542 529 13 597 580 17 2006 March -22 522 504 18 544 520 24 June 365 808 788 20 443 426 17 September -57 522 509 13 579 561 18 December -38 547 535 12 585 571 14 2007 March -81 499 485 14 580 555 25 June 366 806 791 15 440 427 13 September -98 497 484 13 595 580 15 December -41 542 531 11 583 571 12 2008 March -130 463 447 16 593 570 23 June 277 746 731 15 469 455 14 September -156 470 460 10 626 612 14 December -284 452 441 11 736 723 13 2009 March -452 341 331 10 793 772 21 June 125 644 628 16 519 507 12 September -127 433 422 11 560 549 11 December -90 462 453 9 552 541 11 2010 March -107 391 380 11 498 485 13 June 383 739 724 15 356 348 8 September -23 467 457 10 490 479 11 December -10 500 489 11 510 500 10 2011 March -46 412 401 11 458 447 11 June 366 737 723 14 371 363 8 September 21 501 491 10 480 472 8 December -46 471 462 9 517 508 9 2012 March -4 452 442 10 456 444 12 June 356 740 727 13 384 374 10 September -42 471 461 10 513 502 11 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.