Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Utilities (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 -3 13 11 2 16 14 2 December -9 11 9 2 20 19 1 1993 March -1 16 12 4 17 14 3 June 2 16 13 3 14 13 1 September -6 11 9 2 17 16 1 December -2 17 11 6 19 18 1 1994 March -4 16 13 3 20 18 2 June -8 15 14 1 23 20 3 September -7 16 10 6 23 21 2 December -7 16 13 3 23 21 2 1995 March -11 18 15 3 29 26 3 June -6 14 12 2 20 19 1 September -8 17 13 4 25 21 4 December -5 15 14 1 20 18 2 1996 March -8 16 12 4 24 21 3 June -11 15 11 4 26 24 2 September -2 17 11 6 19 18 1 December -7 16 13 3 23 22 1 1997 March -4 14 12 2 18 17 1 June -3 18 13 5 21 18 3 September 3 22 14 8 19 14 5 December -3 17 14 3 20 17 3 1998 March -5 22 18 4 27 22 5 June -2 22 13 9 24 17 7 September -1 21 15 6 22 18 4 December -2 17 15 2 19 17 2 1999 March 0 21 15 6 21 17 4 June -5 17 14 3 22 17 5 September 0 18 14 4 18 15 3 December 0 23 17 6 23 16 7 2000 March -1 23 19 4 24 18 6 June 1 21 17 4 20 16 4 September -5 18 15 3 23 19 4 December 2 27 17 10 25 16 9 2001 March -5 19 15 4 24 20 4 June 6 26 17 9 20 16 4 September -4 17 14 3 21 18 3 December 7 22 18 4 15 13 2 2002 March -5 18 15 3 23 19 4 June -4 17 13 4 21 17 4 September -3 17 14 3 20 18 2 December -5 13 11 2 18 16 2 2003 March -1 15 13 2 16 14 2 June -5 14 12 2 19 17 2 September -3 15 13 2 18 14 4 December -1 14 12 2 15 13 2 2004 March 0 15 13 2 15 13 2 June -1 13 11 2 14 12 2 September -4 13 12 1 17 14 3 December -3 11 10 1 14 12 2 2005 March -1 14 12 2 15 13 2 June -3 13 11 2 16 14 2 September 2 14 13 1 12 11 1 December -2 14 13 1 16 12 4 2006 March 0 11 10 1 11 9 2 June 0 13 12 1 13 11 2 September 1 16 15 1 15 13 2 December 1 19 13 6 18 13 5 2007 March 0 12 11 1 12 11 1 June 3 14 13 1 11 9 2 September 2 14 13 1 12 10 2 December 3 14 13 1 11 10 1 2008 March 3 14 12 2 11 10 1 June 4 16 14 2 12 10 2 September -1 13 12 1 14 12 2 December 1 13 12 1 12 11 1 2009 March 1 12 11 1 11 10 1 June -3 12 11 1 15 13 2 September 0 12 11 1 12 11 1 December -3 11 10 1 14 12 2 2010 March -1 9 8 1 10 9 1 June -1 11 10 1 12 11 1 September -2 10 9 1 12 11 1 December 1 12 10 2 11 10 1 2011 March 2 11 10 1 9 8 1 June -1 12 10 2 13 12 1 September -1 11 10 1 12 11 1 December 0 12 10 2 12 11 1 2012 March 1 11 10 1 10 8 2 June -1 11 10 1 12 10 2 September -2 12 10 2 14 12 2 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.