Table 1. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Seasonally Adjusted: Dynamic method 1000 or more 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 189 1,041 1,017 24 852 836 16 December -61 867 863 4 928 920 8 1993 March 35 932 928 4 897 880 17 June 224 1,064 1,060 4 840 822 18 September 227 1,101 1,079 22 874 867 7 December 28 956 955 1 928 912 16 1994 March 141 1,050 1,043 7 909 899 10 June 336 1,145 1,142 3 809 786 23 September 343 1,212 1,198 14 869 866 3 December 42 1,013 1,012 1 971 967 4 1995 March 216 1,157 1,151 6 941 930 11 June 147 1,105 1,100 5 958 949 9 September 321 1,217 1,205 12 896 884 12 December -40 1,056 1,045 11 1,096 1,071 25 1996 March 214 1,272 1,260 12 1,058 1,043 15 June 349 1,292 1,285 7 943 923 20 September 204 1,253 1,224 29 1,049 1,027 22 December 193 1,159 1,138 21 966 964 2 1997 March 313 1,345 1,337 8 1,032 1,014 18 June 313 1,271 1,260 11 958 936 22 September 373 1,411 1,365 46 1,038 1,007 31 December 216 1,300 1,290 10 1,084 1,063 21 1998 March 467 1,605 1,599 6 1,138 1,129 9 June 214 1,392 1,370 22 1,178 1,158 20 September 462 1,502 1,468 34 1,040 1,031 9 December 145 1,282 1,268 14 1,137 1,109 28 1999 March 281 1,484 1,463 21 1,203 1,185 18 June 294 1,397 1,371 26 1,103 1,074 29 September 223 1,390 1,372 18 1,167 1,160 7 December 228 1,332 1,320 12 1,104 1,103 1 2000 March 253 1,422 1,404 18 1,169 1,162 7 June 255 1,345 1,337 8 1,090 1,077 13 September 102 1,315 1,310 5 1,213 1,201 12 December 142 1,315 1,287 28 1,173 1,161 12 2001 March 191 1,498 1,496 2 1,307 1,284 23 June -363 1,148 1,147 1 1,511 1,497 14 September -460 1,034 1,031 3 1,494 1,489 5 December -547 1,054 1,051 3 1,601 1,596 5 2002 March 96 1,300 1,288 12 1,204 1,193 11 June -85 1,181 1,176 5 1,266 1,259 7 September -122 1,069 1,068 1 1,191 1,180 11 December -127 1,074 1,071 3 1,201 1,192 9 2003 March -92 1,089 1,087 2 1,181 1,172 9 June -170 1,008 1,007 1 1,178 1,170 8 September 48 1,073 1,069 4 1,025 1,024 1 December 100 1,107 1,100 7 1,007 998 9 2004 March 70 1,062 1,060 2 992 985 7 June 227 1,213 1,204 9 986 981 5 September -26 1,034 1,032 2 1,060 1,054 6 December 300 1,171 1,166 5 871 841 30 2005 March 139 1,090 1,087 3 951 947 4 June 84 1,084 1,084 0 1,000 995 5 September 290 1,270 1,267 3 980 959 21 December 267 1,167 1,166 1 900 895 5 2006 March 91 1,014 1,009 5 923 921 2 June 57 1,053 1,044 9 996 995 1 September 3 1,016 1,015 1 1,013 1,009 4 December 230 1,196 1,194 2 966 957 9 2007 March 101 1,063 1,058 5 962 959 3 June 18 1,072 1,071 1 1,054 1,052 2 September -62 966 960 6 1,028 1,028 0 December 180 1,164 1,162 2 984 984 0 2008 March -126 914 907 7 1,040 1,038 2 June -183 979 979 0 1,162 1,156 6 September -404 868 868 0 1,272 1,268 4 December -552 945 945 0 1,497 1,496 1 2009 March -674 632 630 2 1,306 1,300 6 June -769 752 746 6 1,521 1,520 1 September -360 848 848 0 1,208 1,203 5 December -39 975 973 2 1,014 1,013 1 2010 March -76 808 806 2 884 884 0 June 120 1,024 1,022 2 904 904 0 September 7 954 952 2 947 945 2 December 258 1,098 1,097 1 840 840 0 2011 March 23 870 870 0 847 846 1 June 89 1,005 1,005 0 916 915 1 September 262 1,113 1,113 0 851 851 0 December 195 1,077 1,076 1 882 878 4 2012 March 106 993 993 0 887 886 1 June 120 1,068 1,067 1 948 934 14 September 76 1,015 1,011 4 939 938 1 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.