Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March Kansas Gross job gains Gross job losses Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 26,183 129,561 81,819 47,742 103,378 65,150 38,228 March 1995 33,191 133,566 89,674 43,892 100,375 61,711 38,664 March 1996 26,183 140,849 91,452 49,397 114,666 68,612 46,054 March 1997 32,327 152,830 101,153 51,677 120,503 72,426 48,077 March 1998 42,591 166,360 106,781 59,579 123,769 76,400 47,369 March 1999 19,317 159,978 103,452 56,526 140,661 86,229 54,432 March 2000 14,135 163,185 97,761 65,424 149,050 86,881 62,169 March 2001 10,402 152,820 91,701 61,119 142,418 95,990 46,428 March 2002 -22,600 134,416 89,411 45,005 157,016 105,166 51,850 March 2003 -18,333 136,595 80,510 56,085 154,928 100,132 54,796 March 2004 4,399 125,724 81,063 44,661 121,325 83,667 37,658 March 2005 9,814 129,647 88,558 41,089 119,833 76,125 43,708 March 2006 19,905 132,225 91,008 41,217 112,320 72,222 40,098 March 2007 28,728 138,290 96,395 41,895 109,562 69,881 39,681 March 2008 12,185 137,283 97,527 39,756 125,098 84,818 40,280 March 2009 -39,414 104,186 68,941 35,245 143,600 107,428 36,172 March 2010 -40,432 90,942 61,714 29,228 131,374 100,062 31,312 March 2011 11,221 106,319 76,446 29,873 95,098 66,375 28,723 March 2012 23,210 118,551 81,753 36,798 95,341 63,974 31,367 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.