Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 10 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 17 149 114 35 132 103 29 December 2 140 106 34 138 107 31 1993 March 9 143 108 35 134 104 30 June 27 152 118 34 125 97 28 September 23 153 117 36 130 101 29 December 7 148 115 33 141 110 31 1994 March 10 148 115 33 138 107 31 June 26 161 124 37 135 101 34 September 30 166 126 40 136 106 30 December 10 155 121 34 145 111 34 1995 March 14 157 123 34 143 111 32 June 14 159 123 36 145 114 31 September 19 163 127 36 144 112 32 December 2 155 119 36 153 118 35 1996 March 8 158 122 36 150 115 35 June 12 163 127 36 151 119 32 September 15 165 127 38 150 118 32 December 12 164 126 38 152 118 34 1997 March 16 164 128 36 148 115 33 June 11 160 125 35 149 117 32 September 17 170 132 38 153 116 37 December 17 173 133 40 156 117 39 1998 March 9 167 128 39 158 117 41 June 20 171 128 43 151 117 34 September 11 172 133 39 161 122 39 December 13 170 133 37 157 119 38 1999 March 8 174 132 42 166 125 41 June 13 174 136 38 161 124 37 September 14 183 142 41 169 130 39 December 19 181 140 41 162 123 39 2000 March 24 188 146 42 164 126 38 June 9 174 137 37 165 130 35 September 8 179 140 39 171 132 39 December 3 172 136 36 169 132 37 2001 March 5 175 136 39 170 130 40 June -19 162 125 37 181 143 38 September -25 158 121 37 183 142 41 December -18 156 120 36 174 137 37 2002 March -2 161 120 41 163 127 36 June -6 158 120 38 164 128 36 September -3 156 120 36 159 126 33 December -4 155 119 36 159 124 35 2003 March -13 151 116 35 164 129 35 June -6 156 122 34 162 127 35 September -1 151 117 34 152 120 32 December 2 154 120 34 152 118 34 2004 March 10 164 128 36 154 120 34 June 9 163 127 36 154 116 38 September -2 159 122 37 161 123 38 December 21 170 129 41 149 115 34 2005 March 3 161 125 36 158 122 36 June 10 166 128 38 156 120 36 September 13 172 134 38 159 123 36 December 13 171 133 38 158 124 34 2006 March 19 173 137 36 154 121 33 June 3 165 130 35 162 125 37 September 0 160 127 33 160 127 33 December 9 164 129 35 155 121 34 2007 March 15 168 132 36 153 120 33 June 1 162 126 36 161 124 37 September -8 157 121 36 165 131 34 December 6 166 131 35 160 125 35 2008 March -6 157 122 35 163 127 36 June -20 152 117 35 172 134 38 September -24 146 113 33 170 134 36 December -38 145 111 34 183 146 37 2009 March -63 127 96 31 190 154 36 June -44 133 102 31 177 140 37 September -27 128 98 30 155 120 35 December -5 137 105 32 142 111 31 2010 March -5 134 103 31 139 108 31 June 8 145 113 32 137 103 34 September -2 136 105 31 138 104 34 December 15 147 112 35 132 101 31 2011 March 10 141 110 31 131 100 31 June 12 145 114 31 133 98 35 September 13 147 112 35 134 104 30 December 14 144 111 33 130 99 31 2012 March 20 147 116 31 127 98 29 June 2 142 113 29 140 106 34 September -2 136 104 32 138 107 31 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.