Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 40 to 49 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 26 254 196 58 228 174 54 December -2 231 174 57 233 183 50 1993 March 25 249 184 65 224 173 51 June 28 241 187 54 213 164 49 September 38 261 208 53 223 175 48 December 16 245 188 57 229 179 50 1994 March 26 249 191 58 223 175 48 June 38 257 197 60 219 165 54 September 48 273 213 60 225 178 47 December 26 258 198 60 232 179 53 1995 March 24 259 201 58 235 187 48 June 9 255 197 58 246 194 52 September 34 273 214 59 239 186 53 December 24 270 208 62 246 191 55 1996 March 20 270 209 61 250 196 54 June 12 263 204 59 251 196 55 September 43 280 215 65 237 183 54 December 46 287 217 70 241 187 54 1997 March 26 277 216 61 251 194 57 June 19 261 204 57 242 187 55 September 41 288 227 61 247 187 60 December 32 299 226 73 267 194 73 1998 March 25 291 223 68 266 201 65 June 32 295 219 76 263 202 61 September 33 295 225 70 262 202 60 December 34 292 228 64 258 196 62 1999 March 23 299 227 72 276 209 67 June 22 283 219 64 261 201 60 September 24 296 228 68 272 209 63 December 41 301 236 65 260 198 62 2000 March 31 303 238 65 272 208 64 June 17 283 221 62 266 206 60 September 25 295 227 68 270 211 59 December 12 290 227 63 278 219 59 2001 March -4 290 221 69 294 231 63 June -55 270 205 65 325 254 71 September -63 252 187 65 315 247 68 December -39 254 195 59 293 233 60 2002 March 2 269 204 65 267 210 57 June 3 268 205 63 265 205 60 September -14 246 191 55 260 210 50 December -7 253 196 57 260 203 57 2003 March -30 235 181 54 265 211 54 June -6 239 188 51 245 195 50 September 0 235 184 51 235 190 45 December 25 257 200 57 232 183 49 2004 March 10 245 193 52 235 186 49 June 35 256 202 54 221 172 49 September 5 240 188 52 235 182 53 December 26 250 197 53 224 178 46 2005 March 19 243 193 50 224 181 43 June 38 252 200 52 214 171 43 September 19 252 201 51 233 185 48 December 11 238 191 47 227 181 46 2006 March 27 247 200 47 220 177 43 June 10 244 195 49 234 188 46 September 8 235 187 48 227 184 43 December 19 248 202 46 229 185 44 2007 March 30 255 207 48 225 181 44 June 18 247 200 47 229 187 42 September -15 222 176 46 237 193 44 December 16 244 197 47 228 186 42 2008 March 2 232 187 45 230 186 44 June -11 233 185 48 244 198 46 September -34 216 171 45 250 204 46 December -85 196 152 44 281 232 49 2009 March -92 187 147 40 279 230 49 June -70 201 158 43 271 226 45 September -29 196 157 39 225 185 40 December -3 199 163 36 202 166 36 2010 March 22 205 167 38 183 144 39 June 50 223 182 41 173 144 29 September 19 203 165 38 184 151 33 December 26 219 182 37 193 155 38 2011 March 23 200 166 34 177 143 34 June 34 223 179 44 189 155 34 September 46 232 187 45 186 152 34 December 8 206 168 38 198 158 40 2012 March 36 217 179 38 181 145 36 June 30 220 178 42 190 155 35 September 10 209 168 41 199 163 36 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.