Table 2. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Not seasonally adjusted: Dynamic method 500 to 999 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 23 254 245 9 231 222 9 December 28 269 265 4 241 233 8 1993 March -49 242 230 12 291 274 17 June 153 336 330 6 183 175 8 September 43 275 270 5 232 220 12 December 64 303 299 4 239 229 10 1994 March -44 267 254 13 311 294 17 June 154 363 354 9 209 198 11 September 77 301 295 6 224 220 4 December 61 315 311 4 254 248 6 1995 March -48 276 263 13 324 307 17 June 124 353 344 9 229 221 8 September 76 318 311 7 242 229 13 December 31 311 305 6 280 269 11 1996 March -100 279 264 15 379 358 21 June 154 391 380 11 237 229 8 September 48 318 308 10 270 260 10 December 68 341 334 7 273 264 9 1997 March -90 293 278 15 383 361 22 June 147 398 388 10 251 238 13 September 65 342 328 14 277 266 11 December 69 363 355 8 294 282 12 1998 March -44 346 325 21 390 363 27 June 128 420 407 13 292 277 15 September 49 331 322 9 282 270 12 December 49 355 348 7 306 294 12 1999 March -113 321 302 19 434 405 29 June 152 417 402 15 265 255 10 September 40 328 321 7 288 280 8 December 85 365 361 4 280 275 5 2000 March -51 338 325 13 389 374 15 June 157 422 416 6 265 258 7 September 25 326 321 5 301 292 9 December 20 346 342 4 326 318 8 2001 March -163 300 295 5 463 427 36 June 24 356 352 4 332 323 9 September -104 256 251 5 360 353 7 December -79 279 274 5 358 353 5 2002 March -138 277 265 12 415 392 23 June 83 358 350 8 275 265 10 September -8 275 272 3 283 275 8 December -11 290 287 3 301 295 6 2003 March -133 249 244 5 382 367 15 June 62 330 327 3 268 264 4 September 1 264 261 3 263 257 6 December 15 282 278 4 267 262 5 2004 March -73 255 250 5 328 313 15 June 142 369 363 6 227 223 4 September 9 269 266 3 260 255 5 December 51 306 304 2 255 249 6 2005 March -80 249 244 5 329 316 13 June 142 369 368 1 227 223 4 September 55 297 294 3 242 236 6 December 11 284 283 1 273 268 5 2006 March -25 251 246 5 276 272 4 June 139 364 362 2 225 223 2 September 9 261 258 3 252 250 2 December 28 292 290 2 264 262 2 2007 March -51 242 239 3 293 287 6 June 128 360 358 2 232 230 2 September -7 256 254 2 263 261 2 December 20 285 283 2 265 265 0 2008 March -94 219 215 4 313 310 3 June 73 330 328 2 257 255 2 September -55 235 234 1 290 288 2 December -107 245 244 1 352 350 2 2009 March -285 158 156 2 443 437 6 June -39 273 271 2 312 310 2 September -38 230 229 1 268 267 1 December -16 242 241 1 258 256 2 2010 March -65 199 195 4 264 263 1 June 144 343 340 3 199 198 1 September 34 260 258 2 226 222 4 December 42 280 279 1 238 237 1 2011 March -49 201 200 1 250 248 2 June 120 333 331 2 213 210 3 September 69 281 279 2 212 211 1 December 24 268 266 2 244 243 1 2012 March -14 226 225 1 240 237 3 June 154 359 357 2 205 202 3 September 31 266 263 3 235 233 2 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.