Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 20 to 24 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 29 300 236 64 271 208 63 December 4 281 211 70 277 216 61 1993 March 22 290 217 73 268 208 60 June 42 290 228 62 248 192 56 September 45 305 238 67 260 204 56 December 25 298 231 67 273 215 58 1994 March 21 293 229 64 272 213 59 June 43 308 239 69 265 200 65 September 71 332 258 74 261 206 55 December 12 302 235 67 290 223 67 1995 March 32 315 245 70 283 223 60 June 23 308 238 70 285 224 61 September 37 323 253 70 286 219 67 December 10 308 236 72 298 231 67 1996 March 24 316 248 68 292 228 64 June 13 317 246 71 304 237 67 September 37 336 258 78 299 233 66 December 51 347 264 83 296 230 66 1997 March 38 333 260 73 295 229 66 June 22 318 248 70 296 230 66 September 40 340 266 74 300 226 74 December 32 349 263 86 317 237 80 1998 March 17 337 258 79 320 236 84 June 32 342 258 84 310 235 75 September 23 346 267 79 323 245 78 December 40 350 277 73 310 232 78 1999 March 13 349 265 84 336 253 83 June 16 343 266 77 327 252 75 September 26 355 277 78 329 253 76 December 38 360 282 78 322 245 77 2000 March 40 362 280 82 322 248 74 June 23 351 274 77 328 258 70 September 11 355 275 80 344 268 76 December 15 345 270 75 330 256 74 2001 March -2 350 270 80 352 274 78 June -49 320 249 71 369 293 76 September -63 308 234 74 371 294 77 December -56 300 228 72 356 281 75 2002 March -15 320 241 79 335 260 75 June -8 321 245 76 329 257 72 September -20 302 232 70 322 255 67 December -13 298 228 70 311 245 66 2003 March -28 287 219 68 315 247 68 June -3 301 234 67 304 237 67 September 4 292 227 65 288 230 58 December 7 293 225 68 286 225 61 2004 March 16 300 232 68 284 221 63 June 20 308 240 68 288 218 70 September -2 296 226 70 298 230 68 December 34 315 243 72 281 215 66 2005 March 9 297 231 66 288 227 61 June 28 312 242 70 284 222 62 September 32 321 252 69 289 227 62 December 27 317 249 68 290 229 61 2006 March 33 311 247 64 278 219 59 June 12 309 242 67 297 237 60 September -3 293 228 65 296 237 59 December 21 306 242 64 285 230 55 2007 March 26 316 252 64 290 232 58 June 8 306 242 64 298 237 61 September -19 287 220 67 306 247 59 December 16 302 240 62 286 228 58 2008 March 3 293 227 66 290 233 57 June -27 285 220 65 312 248 64 September -48 264 205 59 312 254 58 December -80 263 206 57 343 281 62 2009 March -133 230 175 55 363 300 63 June -81 252 194 58 333 272 61 September -44 238 188 50 282 227 55 December -14 248 199 49 262 209 53 2010 March 0 248 196 52 248 197 51 June 29 269 213 56 240 191 49 September 3 251 200 51 248 198 50 December 32 273 217 56 241 189 52 2011 March 22 256 203 53 234 185 49 June 32 272 215 57 240 187 53 September 38 274 218 56 236 190 46 December 16 262 210 52 246 191 55 2012 March 42 274 223 51 232 185 47 June 31 267 212 55 236 188 48 September 2 244 195 49 242 194 48 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.