Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Information (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 27 185 143 42 158 111 47 December -4 155 122 33 159 122 37 1993 March -8 162 118 44 170 133 37 June 9 154 125 29 145 113 32 September 32 175 132 43 143 112 31 December 4 150 120 30 146 118 28 1994 March 5 162 120 42 157 121 36 June 36 176 126 50 140 111 29 September 33 189 149 40 156 125 31 December 22 186 149 37 164 133 31 1995 March 35 197 158 39 162 127 35 June 18 199 158 41 181 153 28 September 29 198 162 36 169 135 34 December -4 192 143 49 196 149 47 1996 March 20 194 147 47 174 140 34 June 42 211 158 53 169 132 37 September 49 229 172 57 180 133 47 December 44 219 167 52 175 135 40 1997 March 41 216 159 57 175 133 42 June 26 226 167 59 200 148 52 September 23 213 171 42 190 140 50 December 28 235 177 58 207 153 54 1998 March 46 260 192 68 214 134 80 June -16 225 172 53 241 144 97 September 32 225 167 58 193 147 46 December 49 229 181 48 180 132 48 1999 March 22 248 183 65 226 173 53 June 50 256 186 70 206 152 54 September 67 262 194 68 195 141 54 December 64 268 202 66 204 155 49 2000 March 78 291 217 74 213 166 47 June 67 285 232 53 218 162 56 September 69 289 227 62 220 156 64 December 8 254 201 53 246 176 70 2001 March -14 272 211 61 286 217 69 June -96 237 170 67 333 243 90 September -98 192 140 52 290 217 73 December -86 192 142 50 278 213 65 2002 March -37 209 163 46 246 202 44 June -77 170 130 40 247 191 56 September -73 161 120 41 234 186 48 December -33 166 128 38 199 154 45 2003 March -30 171 138 33 201 157 44 June -48 149 121 28 197 160 37 September -29 146 118 28 175 141 34 December 4 159 130 29 155 121 34 2004 March -10 156 131 25 166 133 33 June -30 152 125 27 182 148 34 September -32 150 122 28 182 140 42 December 13 167 136 31 154 121 33 2005 March -10 147 122 25 157 116 41 June 6 150 121 29 144 112 32 September 7 158 130 28 151 125 26 December -5 152 127 25 157 123 34 2006 March -4 146 125 21 150 121 29 June 4 148 122 26 144 117 27 September -13 147 122 25 160 132 28 December 13 158 130 28 145 113 32 2007 March 6 143 122 21 137 112 25 June 20 160 136 24 140 114 26 September -1 153 125 28 154 129 25 December -8 145 117 28 153 125 28 2008 March -2 152 128 24 154 124 30 June -3 159 136 23 162 129 33 September -40 130 107 23 170 142 28 December -55 132 107 25 187 153 34 2009 March -60 115 92 23 175 147 28 June -48 110 90 20 158 135 23 September -48 112 94 18 160 130 30 December -19 123 97 26 142 120 22 2010 March -25 107 90 17 132 112 20 June -4 126 106 20 130 110 20 September -3 134 114 20 137 115 22 December -11 127 104 23 138 114 24 2011 March -19 111 95 16 130 110 20 June -5 124 106 18 129 103 26 September 1 123 102 21 122 103 19 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.