Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 5 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 24 286 225 61 262 211 51 December 11 280 219 61 269 216 53 1993 March 12 279 219 60 267 214 53 June 37 294 235 59 257 204 53 September 43 298 238 60 255 207 48 December 25 291 234 57 266 215 51 1994 March 13 286 232 54 273 220 53 June 38 306 244 62 268 212 56 September 50 316 252 64 266 217 49 December 18 302 243 59 284 228 56 1995 March 28 307 248 59 279 227 52 June 18 302 242 60 284 230 54 September 33 315 255 60 282 228 54 December 12 306 244 62 294 238 56 1996 March 21 310 248 62 289 233 56 June 18 308 246 62 290 234 56 September 29 319 254 65 290 236 54 December 26 320 255 65 294 237 57 1997 March 35 323 261 62 288 233 55 June 22 317 255 62 295 239 56 September 30 331 268 63 301 240 61 December 26 333 265 68 307 245 62 1998 March 23 329 262 67 306 242 64 June 33 332 263 69 299 243 56 September 23 331 266 65 308 248 60 December 29 332 269 63 303 243 60 1999 March 23 338 270 68 315 253 62 June 16 337 270 67 321 261 60 September 18 341 274 67 323 259 64 December 38 346 280 66 308 248 60 2000 March 40 359 287 72 319 260 59 June 9 338 275 63 329 272 57 September 14 346 280 66 332 270 62 December 9 336 272 64 327 268 59 2001 March 11 334 270 64 323 261 62 June -18 319 256 63 337 278 59 September -31 308 246 62 339 276 63 December -23 305 242 63 328 269 59 2002 March -3 310 244 66 313 255 58 June -7 309 246 63 316 258 58 September -4 305 244 61 309 254 55 December -8 306 245 61 314 256 58 2003 March -22 298 233 65 320 261 59 June 0 306 246 60 306 247 59 September 8 305 247 58 297 243 54 December 13 312 250 62 299 242 57 2004 March 19 319 255 64 300 242 58 June 21 319 257 62 298 239 59 September 10 320 255 65 310 248 62 December 31 331 262 69 300 242 58 2005 March 5 321 255 66 316 255 61 June 26 331 263 68 305 246 59 September 26 333 265 68 307 249 58 December 21 333 266 67 312 254 58 2006 March 42 346 280 66 304 246 58 June 15 333 268 65 318 259 59 September 6 328 265 63 322 263 59 December 19 333 268 65 314 255 59 2007 March 20 334 268 66 314 256 58 June 2 327 265 62 325 263 62 September -8 322 257 65 330 271 59 December 6 328 266 62 322 263 59 2008 March -15 315 252 63 330 268 62 June -39 305 245 60 344 279 65 September -46 293 233 60 339 277 62 December -82 280 223 57 362 296 66 2009 March -117 249 195 54 366 302 64 June -75 269 211 58 344 280 64 September -61 257 204 53 318 254 64 December -19 279 219 60 298 240 58 2010 March -20 271 215 56 291 235 56 June 26 296 238 58 270 215 55 September -1 282 225 57 283 225 58 December 19 295 235 60 276 220 56 2011 March 15 289 232 57 274 220 54 June 27 299 241 58 272 213 59 September 22 302 240 62 280 226 54 December 16 292 234 58 276 220 56 2012 March 34 303 246 57 269 217 52 June 23 297 242 55 274 220 54 September 1 284 228 56 283 228 55 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.