Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 6 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 24 241 189 52 217 173 44 December 7 233 182 51 226 179 47 1993 March 6 232 181 51 226 179 47 June 35 246 194 52 211 165 46 September 36 250 196 54 214 172 42 December 19 243 194 49 224 179 45 1994 March 15 241 193 48 226 180 46 June 29 254 201 53 225 175 50 September 45 267 211 56 222 179 43 December 10 248 197 51 238 189 49 1995 March 20 255 204 51 235 189 46 June 20 256 203 53 236 189 47 September 28 264 212 52 236 188 48 December 7 255 201 54 248 197 51 1996 March 16 260 206 54 244 193 51 June 18 263 207 56 245 195 50 September 22 266 210 56 244 196 48 December 22 269 213 56 247 197 50 1997 March 30 272 217 55 242 193 49 June 21 267 213 54 246 197 49 September 28 279 224 55 251 197 54 December 23 280 220 60 257 202 55 1998 March 17 275 216 59 258 200 58 June 28 279 217 62 251 199 52 September 21 281 224 57 260 206 54 December 21 279 224 55 258 202 56 1999 March 25 288 227 61 263 207 56 June 17 286 227 59 269 216 53 September 20 292 232 60 272 216 56 December 28 292 233 59 264 210 54 2000 March 30 301 237 64 271 217 54 June 7 284 228 56 277 225 52 September 13 293 234 59 280 224 56 December 4 281 225 56 277 223 54 2001 March 7 282 225 57 275 219 56 June -18 266 211 55 284 230 54 September -31 260 204 56 291 234 57 December -27 257 203 54 284 230 54 2002 March -3 262 203 59 265 212 53 June -7 260 203 57 267 214 53 September -4 259 204 55 263 213 50 December -6 257 203 54 263 210 53 2003 March -18 250 195 55 268 215 53 June -1 261 208 53 262 209 53 September 8 256 203 53 248 201 47 December 10 262 208 54 252 201 51 2004 March 13 268 213 55 255 203 52 June 21 270 215 55 249 195 54 September 10 270 213 57 260 205 55 December 27 281 220 61 254 202 52 2005 March 8 271 211 60 263 208 55 June 17 277 218 59 260 205 55 September 23 283 222 61 260 207 53 December 16 279 219 60 263 211 52 2006 March 36 292 232 60 256 205 51 June 10 280 222 58 270 216 54 September -5 270 215 55 275 220 55 December 22 283 225 58 261 208 53 2007 March 16 281 224 57 265 213 52 June -1 273 219 54 274 217 57 September -6 270 213 57 276 223 53 December 6 275 220 55 269 216 53 2008 March -11 263 209 54 274 220 54 June -34 257 203 54 291 231 60 September -40 244 192 52 284 229 55 December -69 234 184 50 303 246 57 2009 March -103 207 160 47 310 252 58 June -64 224 175 49 288 232 56 September -48 216 170 46 264 208 56 December -15 231 178 53 246 195 51 2010 March -18 224 177 47 242 191 51 June 18 244 195 49 226 176 50 September 1 235 187 48 234 184 50 December 20 247 194 53 227 178 49 2011 March 10 237 189 48 227 179 48 June 21 247 197 50 226 172 54 September 20 252 197 55 232 184 48 December 18 245 193 52 227 178 49 2012 March 30 250 201 49 220 175 45 June 20 246 199 47 226 177 49 September -3 235 188 47 238 190 48 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.