Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 11 to 14 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 44 448 349 99 404 316 88 December 0 419 326 93 419 331 88 1993 March 22 430 330 100 408 321 87 June 72 454 360 94 382 300 82 September 74 466 365 101 392 309 83 December 28 443 346 97 415 327 88 1994 March 36 446 350 96 410 322 88 June 69 469 367 102 400 307 93 September 102 505 393 112 403 320 83 December 18 456 357 99 438 343 95 1995 March 59 482 379 103 423 335 88 June 42 471 367 104 429 342 87 September 62 495 390 105 433 337 96 December 14 473 368 105 459 357 102 1996 March 36 483 377 106 447 350 97 June 40 491 383 108 451 359 92 September 58 505 392 113 447 354 93 December 39 498 386 112 459 360 99 1997 March 59 506 398 108 447 351 96 June 45 484 381 103 439 349 90 September 58 515 409 106 457 353 104 December 43 516 400 116 473 361 112 1998 March 26 505 390 115 479 363 116 June 61 518 392 126 457 361 96 September 39 514 406 108 475 372 103 December 44 509 405 104 465 358 107 1999 March 25 515 400 115 490 378 112 June 44 522 409 113 478 378 100 September 39 538 420 118 499 389 110 December 62 534 421 113 472 365 107 2000 March 53 545 424 121 492 385 107 June 36 519 410 109 483 387 96 September 21 529 416 113 508 399 109 December 10 510 405 105 500 393 107 2001 March 13 520 401 119 507 395 112 June -46 488 379 109 534 431 103 September -84 460 352 108 544 424 120 December -62 464 357 107 526 415 111 2002 March -2 485 365 120 487 384 103 June -20 474 362 112 494 393 101 September -11 468 359 109 479 378 101 December -18 458 352 106 476 375 101 2003 March -46 437 335 102 483 384 99 June -13 464 361 103 477 374 103 September 16 458 356 102 442 351 91 December 24 470 362 108 446 350 96 2004 March 27 480 373 107 453 353 100 June 30 483 376 107 453 340 113 September 10 479 366 113 469 360 109 December 61 503 386 117 442 343 99 2005 March 10 481 373 108 471 366 105 June 38 502 385 117 464 354 110 September 42 509 393 116 467 363 104 December 37 501 386 115 464 364 100 2006 March 66 512 405 107 446 349 97 June 15 497 388 109 482 376 106 September 13 485 378 107 472 376 96 December 37 493 387 106 456 360 96 2007 March 30 491 388 103 461 365 96 June 4 487 383 104 483 377 106 September -28 461 357 104 489 388 101 December 20 486 381 105 466 369 97 2008 March -18 465 361 104 483 379 104 June -50 456 352 104 506 396 110 September -81 431 332 99 512 410 102 December -109 435 337 98 544 437 107 2009 March -198 368 278 90 566 462 104 June -132 400 304 96 532 423 109 September -78 382 296 86 460 361 99 December -13 414 318 96 427 335 92 2010 March -15 400 311 89 415 322 93 June 35 434 341 93 399 301 98 September -2 407 317 90 409 315 94 December 54 447 345 102 393 305 88 2011 March 30 420 331 89 390 303 87 June 41 444 347 97 403 302 101 September 37 440 337 103 403 314 89 December 35 436 337 99 401 308 93 2012 March 58 442 349 93 384 298 86 June 22 432 340 92 410 312 98 September -4 412 319 93 416 324 92 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.