Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 8 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 -6 161 126 35 167 134 33 December -6 166 132 34 172 134 38 1993 March -37 153 111 42 190 149 41 June 101 233 184 49 132 99 33 September 7 171 134 37 164 133 31 December 4 178 143 35 174 136 38 1994 March -36 159 119 40 195 152 43 June 107 243 191 52 136 101 35 September 9 181 141 40 172 139 33 December 2 185 149 36 183 141 42 1995 March -28 171 129 42 199 156 43 June 97 243 190 53 146 112 34 September -5 178 142 36 183 146 37 December -3 188 150 38 191 149 42 1996 March -38 172 128 44 210 164 46 June 98 250 195 55 152 116 36 September -7 180 141 39 187 150 37 December 7 199 158 41 192 150 42 1997 March -28 180 135 45 208 163 45 June 99 249 196 53 150 116 34 September -6 185 147 38 191 151 40 December 6 204 161 43 198 152 46 1998 March -38 184 135 49 222 168 54 June 105 262 200 62 157 119 38 September -9 191 151 40 200 157 43 December 10 206 167 39 196 149 47 1999 March -42 189 138 51 231 179 52 June 103 268 210 58 165 126 39 September -12 197 155 42 209 166 43 December 13 214 173 41 201 155 46 2000 March -37 195 144 51 232 183 49 June 98 264 209 55 166 129 37 September -17 193 152 41 210 169 41 December -8 202 164 38 210 165 45 2001 March -49 187 139 48 236 183 53 June 72 249 195 54 177 138 39 September -47 173 134 39 220 177 43 December -27 189 149 40 216 172 44 2002 March -56 172 123 49 228 179 49 June 77 243 187 56 166 127 39 September -28 171 133 38 199 162 37 December -14 187 148 39 201 158 43 2003 March -66 162 118 44 228 182 46 June 82 239 187 52 157 120 37 September -20 168 133 35 188 153 35 December -3 189 151 38 192 151 41 2004 March -37 177 132 45 214 168 46 June 97 253 199 54 156 116 40 September -17 182 141 41 199 158 41 December 17 206 162 44 189 146 43 2005 March -44 180 132 48 224 174 50 June 102 261 202 59 159 118 41 September -9 188 147 41 197 157 40 December 7 205 163 42 198 157 41 2006 March -28 187 142 45 215 168 47 June 98 262 206 56 164 125 39 September -25 179 141 38 204 167 37 December 6 204 164 40 198 155 43 2007 March -39 184 139 45 223 177 46 June 88 254 201 53 166 126 40 September -31 176 136 40 207 169 38 December -3 199 160 39 202 159 43 2008 March -59 172 128 44 231 182 49 June 66 240 186 54 174 133 41 September -52 162 126 36 214 175 39 December -57 175 139 36 232 186 46 2009 March -126 137 100 37 263 214 49 June 29 206 159 47 177 136 41 September -52 143 111 32 195 156 39 December -19 167 132 35 186 146 40 2010 March -50 147 109 38 197 156 41 June 92 228 180 48 136 100 36 September -24 152 119 33 176 139 37 December 9 177 141 36 168 130 38 2011 March -34 152 115 37 186 144 42 June 92 231 181 50 139 101 38 September -7 166 128 38 173 138 35 December 7 178 143 35 171 132 39 2012 March -21 162 123 39 183 143 40 June 87 226 180 46 139 103 36 September -26 154 121 33 180 143 37 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.