Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 3 Jobs (In thousands) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September -27 410 337 73 437 373 64 December 7 425 353 72 418 344 74 1993 March -68 404 324 80 472 383 89 June 205 544 443 101 339 278 61 September -2 432 358 74 434 373 61 December 28 448 377 71 420 348 72 1994 March -67 417 341 76 484 395 89 June 211 564 458 106 353 290 63 September 5 455 377 78 450 388 62 December 18 460 388 72 442 366 76 1995 March -55 440 359 81 495 408 87 June 190 564 461 103 374 310 64 September -21 450 376 74 471 401 70 December 12 465 389 76 453 375 78 1996 March -58 446 362 84 504 411 93 June 197 578 471 107 381 315 66 September -22 458 379 79 480 411 69 December 28 487 407 80 459 379 80 1997 March -46 463 376 87 509 417 92 June 198 586 481 105 388 322 66 September -20 471 395 76 491 418 73 December 27 499 418 81 472 389 83 1998 March -67 462 372 90 529 428 101 June 221 606 491 115 385 321 64 September -36 471 393 78 507 434 73 December 42 505 430 75 463 384 79 1999 March -69 468 381 87 537 440 97 June 206 611 501 110 405 336 69 September -35 482 402 80 517 441 76 December 44 520 438 82 476 395 81 2000 March -61 489 395 94 550 455 95 June 189 608 503 105 419 352 67 September -45 487 405 82 532 455 77 December 16 509 429 80 493 412 81 2001 March -81 475 387 88 556 453 103 June 164 592 486 106 428 359 69 September -105 447 372 75 552 471 81 December -31 472 395 77 503 424 79 2002 March -100 449 363 86 549 452 97 June 169 580 473 107 411 344 67 September -59 455 379 76 514 444 70 December -11 477 401 76 488 409 79 2003 March -123 435 349 86 558 462 96 June 174 577 474 103 403 336 67 September -46 454 380 74 500 432 68 December 7 480 404 76 473 395 78 2004 March -71 464 376 88 535 441 94 June 198 597 491 106 399 332 67 September -48 467 387 80 515 440 75 December 35 509 426 83 474 397 77 2005 March -92 468 378 90 560 459 101 June 210 617 503 114 407 340 67 September -29 491 407 84 520 447 73 December 19 515 431 84 496 418 78 2006 March -51 498 404 94 549 451 98 June 198 622 512 110 424 355 69 September -67 479 400 79 546 470 76 December 12 515 432 83 503 420 83 2007 March -78 492 399 93 570 471 99 June 183 619 512 107 436 362 74 September -80 479 397 82 559 482 77 December -7 509 430 79 516 432 84 2008 March -129 466 380 86 595 489 106 June 122 582 477 105 460 383 77 September -125 443 367 76 568 487 81 December -130 439 366 73 569 473 96 2009 March -267 381 302 79 648 531 117 June 73 523 419 104 450 373 77 September -139 399 328 71 538 453 85 December -44 440 362 78 484 398 86 2010 March -136 408 327 81 544 441 103 June 189 568 462 106 379 311 68 September -63 429 355 74 492 414 78 December 16 469 389 80 453 371 82 2011 March -82 434 351 83 516 418 98 June 196 575 470 105 379 308 71 September -27 458 378 80 485 414 71 December 7 466 390 76 459 377 82 2012 March -48 454 370 84 502 409 93 June 197 576 478 98 379 313 66 September -57 438 366 72 495 424 71 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.