Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 15 to 19 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 43 403 309 94 360 278 82 December 3 374 282 92 371 292 79 1993 March 27 388 294 94 361 280 81 June 61 396 314 82 335 261 74 September 58 408 318 90 350 275 75 December 32 393 303 90 361 285 76 1994 March 31 392 309 83 361 282 79 June 62 415 326 89 353 269 84 September 94 442 341 101 348 275 73 December 20 402 312 90 382 298 84 1995 March 43 414 325 89 371 294 77 June 31 412 320 92 381 302 79 September 62 442 350 92 380 295 85 December 12 415 321 94 403 314 89 1996 March 37 427 335 92 390 305 85 June 29 428 336 92 399 317 82 September 47 447 347 100 400 314 86 December 55 451 347 104 396 309 87 1997 March 52 444 350 94 392 307 85 June 46 431 336 95 385 305 80 September 63 464 370 94 401 308 93 December 37 457 353 104 420 321 99 1998 March 27 449 345 104 422 319 103 June 54 458 345 113 404 317 87 September 35 453 356 97 418 327 91 December 39 452 360 92 413 318 95 1999 March 17 452 347 105 435 334 101 June 36 451 354 97 415 330 85 September 36 470 369 101 434 338 96 December 58 468 370 98 410 319 91 2000 March 55 484 375 109 429 337 92 June 29 456 358 98 427 341 86 September 24 468 366 102 444 347 97 December 16 454 362 92 438 346 92 2001 March 8 462 358 104 454 358 96 June -53 428 332 96 481 393 88 September -71 411 313 98 482 384 98 December -64 403 307 96 467 374 93 2002 March -9 424 321 103 433 343 90 June -6 415 317 98 421 336 85 September -13 404 313 91 417 333 84 December -7 404 307 97 411 327 84 2003 March -30 387 297 90 417 332 85 June -3 398 311 87 401 317 84 September 16 400 310 90 384 307 77 December 15 399 308 91 384 302 82 2004 March 13 401 310 91 388 306 82 June 24 417 325 92 393 298 95 September 9 408 312 96 399 311 88 December 58 429 332 97 371 290 81 2005 March 20 407 316 91 387 306 81 June 33 419 323 96 386 301 85 September 41 435 341 94 394 309 85 December 36 423 330 93 387 308 79 2006 March 64 433 345 88 369 294 75 June 18 422 331 91 404 319 85 September 3 404 318 86 401 322 79 December 41 427 338 89 386 310 76 2007 March 31 424 337 87 393 317 76 June 18 419 331 88 401 318 83 September -27 393 305 88 420 341 79 December 22 414 330 84 392 314 78 2008 March -2 397 309 88 399 320 79 June -44 387 302 85 431 345 86 September -60 367 283 84 427 347 80 December -91 375 293 82 466 381 85 2009 March -163 321 247 74 484 399 85 June -116 340 263 77 456 372 84 September -57 325 252 73 382 309 73 December -16 342 271 71 358 288 70 2010 March 1 345 273 72 344 275 69 June 37 368 293 75 331 258 73 September 11 345 273 72 334 268 66 December 47 375 298 77 328 258 70 2011 March 19 346 275 71 327 261 66 June 45 373 295 78 328 255 73 September 46 374 294 80 328 263 65 December 30 365 290 75 335 262 73 2012 March 63 382 311 71 319 254 65 June 31 365 292 73 334 264 70 September 6 347 274 73 341 274 67 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.