Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 75 to 99 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 33 260 194 66 227 174 53 December 8 240 184 56 232 182 50 1993 March 24 260 193 67 236 178 58 June 33 243 186 57 210 162 48 September 45 264 201 63 219 169 50 December 38 263 200 63 225 172 53 1994 March 33 255 190 65 222 170 52 June 43 264 200 64 221 168 53 September 51 280 210 70 229 182 47 December 30 266 208 58 236 186 50 1995 March 37 269 205 64 232 185 47 June 9 254 191 63 245 193 52 September 20 272 211 61 252 194 58 December 31 281 211 70 250 191 59 1996 March 25 285 214 71 260 201 59 June 20 275 207 68 255 198 57 September 35 288 222 66 253 195 58 December 45 287 216 71 242 185 57 1997 March 43 284 220 64 241 187 54 June 25 262 199 63 237 184 53 September 43 298 233 65 255 194 61 December 45 316 242 74 271 198 73 1998 March 47 319 235 84 272 198 74 June 34 307 220 87 273 203 70 September 43 310 234 76 267 204 63 December 53 302 232 70 249 190 59 1999 March 13 301 227 74 288 220 68 June 29 299 227 72 270 202 68 September 20 300 227 73 280 213 67 December 55 314 242 72 259 193 66 2000 March 36 315 244 71 279 214 65 June 12 285 218 67 273 210 63 September 20 302 231 71 282 217 65 December 30 302 239 63 272 210 62 2001 March -12 307 234 73 319 250 69 June -43 278 210 68 321 251 70 September -66 262 193 69 328 258 70 December -41 258 193 65 299 238 61 2002 March 8 290 219 71 282 222 60 June 21 281 211 70 260 201 59 September 4 266 205 61 262 204 58 December 5 261 206 55 256 200 56 2003 March -17 247 187 60 264 210 54 June 7 246 191 55 239 186 53 September 27 244 192 52 217 174 43 December 21 246 187 59 225 178 47 2004 March 17 245 192 53 228 181 47 June 34 250 197 53 216 169 47 September 18 244 184 60 226 174 52 December 31 243 194 49 212 171 41 2005 March 17 223 178 45 206 169 37 June 36 241 195 46 205 167 38 September 46 263 215 48 217 173 44 December 27 242 193 49 215 173 42 2006 March 45 252 206 46 207 168 39 June 34 250 199 51 216 176 40 September 21 231 183 48 210 174 36 December 13 234 184 50 221 179 42 2007 March 38 244 199 45 206 167 39 June 28 243 200 43 215 176 39 September 9 221 174 47 212 174 38 December 12 227 180 47 215 176 39 2008 March 17 232 185 47 215 176 39 June 8 234 190 44 226 186 40 September -12 214 168 46 226 191 35 December -57 193 154 39 250 216 34 2009 March -82 175 141 34 257 215 42 June -56 198 163 35 254 217 37 September -12 188 158 30 200 167 33 December 17 201 164 37 184 157 27 2010 March 21 183 154 29 162 136 26 June 52 218 179 39 166 140 26 September 32 203 171 32 171 143 28 December 18 197 162 35 179 147 32 2011 March 29 189 159 30 160 131 29 June 33 209 173 36 176 152 24 September 55 220 184 36 165 139 26 December 15 195 158 37 180 150 30 2012 March 39 200 169 31 161 132 29 June 41 215 181 34 174 143 31 September 32 201 166 35 169 141 28 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.