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 28,890 552,063 448,898 103,165 523,173 420,166 103,007 June -25,461 519,539 419,348 100,191 545,000 437,811 107,189 September -69,839 486,776 388,178 98,598 556,615 451,067 105,548 December -69,840 494,074 401,101 92,973 563,914 454,004 109,910 2008 March -74,131 484,324 388,838 95,486 558,455 448,472 109,983 June -117,948 467,317 375,155 92,162 585,265 466,795 118,470 September -118,091 442,867 353,055 89,812 560,958 445,883 115,075 December -227,390 400,443 315,184 85,259 627,833 500,446 127,387 2009 March -271,787 359,299 277,680 81,619 631,086 508,463 122,623 June -206,937 386,413 299,275 87,138 593,350 477,210 116,140 September -136,794 379,008 295,959 83,049 515,802 400,727 115,075 December -101,689 385,470 294,072 91,398 487,159 380,539 106,620 2010 March -89,052 374,488 293,286 81,202 463,540 360,836 102,704 June -349 426,702 333,563 93,139 427,051 334,760 92,291 September -18,474 399,714 314,145 85,569 418,188 324,058 94,130 December -28,155 401,219 314,956 86,263 429,374 330,035 99,339 2011 March -16,236 389,273 309,739 79,534 405,509 313,711 91,798 June 31,076 422,129 333,257 88,872 391,053 303,436 87,617 September 35,314 425,172 336,917 88,255 389,858 305,477 84,381 December -12,114 395,035 311,727 83,308 407,149 313,956 93,193 2012 March 21,598 409,750 332,870 76,880 388,152 305,004 83,148 June 4,805 396,646 320,426 76,220 391,841 311,112 80,729 September 11,643 391,041 316,123 74,918 379,398 297,477 81,921 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.