Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 30 to 39 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 40 354 275 79 314 242 72 December 4 326 248 78 322 253 69 1993 March 24 346 258 88 322 240 82 June 42 333 261 72 291 227 64 September 61 353 277 76 292 230 62 December 29 339 261 78 310 242 68 1994 March 28 343 267 76 315 249 66 June 40 355 275 80 315 240 75 September 94 390 303 87 296 233 63 December 19 351 270 81 332 255 77 1995 March 33 360 279 81 327 259 68 June 17 348 268 80 331 260 71 September 48 379 296 83 331 255 76 December 22 370 282 88 348 267 81 1996 March 16 368 286 82 352 277 75 June 19 367 288 79 348 271 77 September 41 388 301 87 347 270 77 December 69 404 301 103 335 259 76 1997 March 39 381 298 83 342 266 76 June 30 367 287 80 337 259 78 September 55 402 319 83 347 261 86 December 36 400 305 95 364 270 94 1998 March 32 401 306 95 369 275 94 June 35 401 302 99 366 279 87 September 37 403 310 93 366 281 85 December 46 408 321 87 362 278 84 1999 March 25 409 313 96 384 290 94 June 29 401 307 94 372 290 82 September 33 411 320 91 378 288 90 December 47 415 326 89 368 283 85 2000 March 43 413 321 92 370 283 87 June 22 403 316 87 381 300 81 September 32 421 331 90 389 307 82 December 7 401 311 90 394 308 86 2001 March -12 406 311 95 418 328 90 June -65 376 288 88 441 350 91 September -85 356 267 89 441 346 95 December -61 357 269 88 418 332 86 2002 March 5 381 294 87 376 295 81 June 5 373 285 88 368 288 80 September -19 348 268 80 367 290 77 December -21 340 261 79 361 285 76 2003 March -36 332 253 79 368 292 76 June -13 341 269 72 354 281 73 September 6 337 261 76 331 267 64 December 14 340 271 69 326 258 68 2004 March 21 353 277 76 332 261 71 June 38 351 275 76 313 243 70 September -3 335 260 75 338 267 71 December 39 353 277 76 314 246 68 2005 March 13 337 265 72 324 259 65 June 42 353 278 75 311 247 64 September 37 365 290 75 328 259 69 December 28 349 278 71 321 259 62 2006 March 51 360 289 71 309 249 60 June 20 349 277 72 329 265 64 September 4 337 269 68 333 270 63 December 37 354 286 68 317 259 58 2007 March 32 357 289 68 325 264 61 June 18 344 275 69 326 262 64 September -26 317 250 67 343 280 63 December 20 347 279 68 327 268 59 2008 March 6 331 263 68 325 263 62 June -29 325 256 69 354 287 67 September -57 296 232 64 353 289 64 December -105 285 223 62 390 323 67 2009 March -136 257 200 57 393 326 67 June -83 288 223 65 371 309 62 September -46 271 214 57 317 260 57 December -19 280 226 54 299 242 57 2010 March 9 278 225 53 269 215 54 June 58 315 254 61 257 208 49 September 19 286 232 54 267 213 54 December 38 310 250 60 272 220 52 2011 March 26 285 230 55 259 207 52 June 39 306 245 61 267 215 52 September 43 313 251 62 270 220 50 December 15 291 236 55 276 220 56 2012 March 35 301 244 57 266 213 53 June 33 304 245 59 271 218 53 September 7 286 232 54 279 227 52 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.