Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Specialty Trade Contractors 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 34,581 436,647 332,532 104,115 402,066 312,589 89,477 December 19,773 425,823 328,426 97,397 406,050 311,981 94,069 1993 March -23,129 387,611 295,080 92,531 410,740 318,574 92,166 June 54,130 430,748 332,011 98,737 376,618 287,515 89,103 September 82,703 457,437 352,518 104,919 374,734 293,897 80,837 December 65,874 457,621 356,305 101,316 391,747 304,759 86,988 1994 March 17,799 428,099 335,832 92,267 410,300 319,571 90,729 June 74,033 462,022 356,195 105,827 387,989 299,115 88,874 September 87,164 486,466 374,491 111,975 399,302 314,770 84,532 December 49,737 464,048 361,127 102,921 414,311 321,597 92,714 1995 March 18,927 444,307 348,994 95,313 425,380 334,859 90,521 June 18,373 446,321 346,803 99,518 427,948 338,190 89,758 September 51,340 478,861 374,151 104,710 427,521 334,639 92,882 December 48,845 482,011 374,027 107,984 433,166 335,075 98,091 1996 March 33,813 462,489 360,833 101,656 428,676 337,835 90,841 June 65,425 485,384 378,200 107,184 419,959 328,768 91,191 September 53,050 490,759 383,223 107,536 437,709 348,463 89,246 December 53,147 493,416 381,181 112,235 440,269 346,028 94,241 1997 March 54,104 487,921 385,057 102,864 433,817 344,775 89,042 June 37,731 478,112 376,773 101,339 440,381 347,960 92,421 September 64,908 515,131 407,529 107,602 450,223 350,373 99,850 December 34,692 506,377 394,688 111,689 471,685 360,298 111,387 1998 March 30,798 495,701 382,204 113,497 464,903 356,588 108,315 June 87,191 520,008 403,059 116,949 432,817 340,501 92,316 September 58,532 510,543 403,071 107,472 452,011 352,643 99,368 December 105,839 533,886 431,935 101,951 428,047 335,603 92,444 1999 March 38,743 516,883 407,148 109,735 478,140 378,882 99,258 June 47,580 519,446 413,151 106,295 471,866 370,598 101,268 September 31,050 516,329 408,357 107,972 485,279 381,255 104,024 December 81,172 534,980 427,236 107,744 453,808 355,916 97,892 2000 March 88,806 554,575 442,167 112,408 465,769 366,640 99,129 June 11,777 509,175 409,346 99,829 497,398 388,589 108,809 September 9,796 518,158 410,872 107,286 508,362 399,508 108,854 December 16,977 510,090 411,056 99,034 493,113 391,844 101,269 2001 March 61,358 546,832 431,629 115,203 485,474 377,225 108,249 June -8,138 506,590 408,233 98,357 514,728 414,504 100,224 September -58,879 477,350 381,748 95,602 536,229 426,595 109,634 December -35,541 479,058 383,194 95,864 514,599 416,580 98,019 2002 March -21,963 497,262 394,690 102,572 519,225 412,008 107,217 June -27,027 491,243 390,722 100,521 518,270 417,475 100,795 September -4,342 492,761 396,260 96,501 497,103 394,997 102,106 December -16,044 480,784 380,692 100,092 496,828 396,554 100,274 2003 March -31,765 480,209 382,064 98,145 511,974 407,202 104,772 June 25,071 510,530 414,565 95,965 485,459 383,507 101,952 September 30,982 502,192 408,346 93,846 471,210 374,017 97,193 December 24,094 498,289 406,353 91,936 474,195 375,902 98,293 2004 March 45,803 522,458 419,382 103,076 476,655 376,333 100,322 June 31,434 520,373 418,251 102,122 488,939 384,172 104,767 September 22,051 510,866 410,656 100,210 488,815 384,675 104,140 December 57,154 531,595 425,572 106,023 474,441 377,055 97,386 2005 March 23,396 529,646 420,669 108,977 506,250 402,675 103,575 June 60,375 543,634 438,469 105,165 483,259 382,323 100,936 September 72,299 560,035 451,970 108,065 487,736 384,965 102,771 December 48,270 544,991 437,883 107,108 496,721 398,850 97,871 2006 March 112,265 590,866 478,326 112,540 478,601 382,658 95,943 June -7,195 527,634 429,074 98,560 534,829 430,002 104,827 September -47,637 503,494 405,814 97,680 551,131 446,247 104,884 December -28,480 515,460 414,795 100,665 543,940 442,967 100,973 2007 March 27,796 551,212 448,618 102,594 523,416 420,369 103,047 June -23,436 520,489 420,009 100,480 543,925 436,983 106,942 September -67,896 488,248 389,245 99,003 556,144 450,937 105,207 December -73,175 491,602 398,948 92,654 564,777 454,430 110,347 2008 March -75,162 483,552 388,595 94,957 558,714 448,689 110,025 June -115,936 468,174 375,746 92,428 584,110 465,913 118,197 September -116,253 444,205 354,025 90,180 560,458 445,755 114,703 December -230,350 398,459 313,492 84,967 628,809 500,915 127,894 2009 March -272,704 358,674 277,507 81,167 631,378 508,708 122,670 June -205,043 387,137 299,747 87,390 592,180 476,308 115,872 September -135,154 380,161 296,772 83,389 515,315 400,612 114,703 December -104,360 383,579 292,494 91,085 487,939 380,895 107,044 2010 March -89,898 373,856 293,103 80,753 463,754 361,010 102,744 June 1,292 427,497 334,089 93,408 426,205 334,127 92,078 September -16,863 400,928 315,008 85,920 417,791 323,965 93,826 December -30,845 399,234 313,266 85,968 430,079 330,344 99,735 2011 March -17,105 381,543 306,826 74,717 398,648 309,622 89,026 June 29,773 417,139 331,390 85,749 387,366 300,479 86,887 September 29,154 415,668 333,345 82,323 386,514 302,465 84,049 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.