Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not 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 -7 394 309 85 401 319 82 December -16 416 334 82 432 341 91 1993 March -101 373 269 104 474 376 98 June 263 575 460 115 312 237 75 September 22 410 323 87 388 311 77 December 12 440 354 86 428 337 91 1994 March -93 383 284 99 476 377 99 June 265 593 468 125 328 243 85 September 45 445 348 97 400 323 77 December 2 453 366 87 451 353 98 1995 March -76 415 308 107 491 392 99 June 245 595 468 127 350 270 80 September 7 436 346 90 429 340 89 December -3 470 377 93 473 368 105 1996 March -102 416 306 110 518 409 109 June 253 621 489 132 368 283 85 September 1 444 347 97 443 357 86 December 21 494 395 99 473 371 102 1997 March -83 436 324 112 519 411 108 June 254 612 486 126 358 275 83 September 2 454 363 91 452 356 96 December 24 512 410 102 488 373 115 1998 March -119 436 317 119 555 424 131 June 281 655 501 154 374 285 89 September -17 453 360 93 470 375 95 December 27 506 415 91 479 369 110 1999 March -125 444 325 119 569 442 127 June 270 660 522 138 390 298 92 September -21 474 372 102 495 393 102 December 44 530 431 99 486 376 110 2000 March -102 470 345 125 572 451 121 June 264 658 524 134 394 306 88 September -38 466 369 97 504 403 101 December -8 507 414 93 515 405 110 2001 March -140 449 326 123 589 463 126 June 184 619 485 134 435 340 95 September -134 405 312 93 539 428 111 December -83 459 365 94 542 428 114 2002 March -144 421 297 124 565 449 116 June 196 599 462 137 403 310 93 September -64 412 318 94 476 382 94 December -37 454 361 93 491 387 104 2003 March -183 378 273 105 561 449 112 June 197 587 461 126 390 295 95 September -36 402 315 87 438 354 84 December 6 466 371 95 460 361 99 2004 March -112 414 303 111 526 413 113 June 239 611 480 131 372 268 104 September -44 421 324 97 465 364 101 December 42 498 395 103 456 354 102 2005 March -133 414 303 111 547 429 118 June 252 634 491 143 382 280 102 September -15 448 348 100 463 367 96 December 19 497 396 101 478 375 103 2006 March -80 438 327 111 518 409 109 June 236 630 497 133 394 296 98 September -44 425 334 91 469 380 89 December 22 491 397 94 469 371 98 2007 March -114 420 314 106 534 427 107 June 223 618 491 127 395 297 98 September -80 406 316 90 486 393 93 December 1 482 390 92 481 381 100 2008 March -161 399 292 107 560 443 117 June 164 578 451 127 414 312 102 September -130 378 293 85 508 414 94 December -130 431 345 86 561 451 110 2009 March -339 318 225 93 657 541 116 June 72 507 390 117 435 334 101 September -120 336 262 74 456 365 91 December -30 411 326 85 441 346 95 2010 March -137 343 251 92 480 376 104 June 224 552 438 114 328 237 91 September -47 358 280 78 405 319 86 December 37 443 353 90 406 315 91 2011 March -92 359 267 92 451 354 97 June 234 565 446 119 331 238 93 September -13 387 298 89 400 318 82 December 19 432 345 87 413 317 96 2012 March -67 377 282 95 444 348 96 June 212 549 436 113 337 246 91 September -51 361 281 80 412 328 84 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.