Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Professional and business services (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 142 1,092 842 250 950 746 204 December 43 1,019 798 221 976 766 210 1993 March 165 1,083 831 252 918 725 193 June 197 1,122 886 236 925 724 201 September 168 1,165 914 251 997 791 206 December 106 1,112 891 221 1,006 771 235 1994 March 219 1,198 939 259 979 750 229 June 156 1,184 925 259 1,028 810 218 September 238 1,259 977 282 1,021 819 202 December 98 1,161 925 236 1,063 837 226 1995 March 248 1,276 1,000 276 1,028 801 227 June 61 1,185 935 250 1,124 908 216 September 175 1,265 1,004 261 1,090 844 246 December 125 1,253 988 265 1,128 891 237 1996 March 136 1,344 1,049 295 1,208 954 254 June 169 1,329 1,026 303 1,160 918 242 September 246 1,433 1,102 331 1,187 932 255 December 175 1,363 1,066 297 1,188 924 264 1997 March 254 1,441 1,101 340 1,187 911 276 June 201 1,397 1,105 292 1,196 928 268 September 253 1,480 1,172 308 1,227 944 283 December 207 1,503 1,192 311 1,296 962 334 1998 March 236 1,566 1,186 380 1,330 993 337 June 195 1,534 1,170 364 1,339 1,055 284 September 225 1,554 1,176 378 1,329 1,026 303 December 265 1,533 1,193 340 1,268 980 288 1999 March 184 1,587 1,212 375 1,403 1,057 346 June 231 1,526 1,204 322 1,295 1,022 273 September 132 1,534 1,212 322 1,402 1,070 332 December 286 1,590 1,288 302 1,304 1,010 294 2000 March 191 1,598 1,261 337 1,407 1,098 309 June 165 1,570 1,265 305 1,405 1,112 293 September 124 1,576 1,236 340 1,452 1,123 329 December 10 1,493 1,196 297 1,483 1,169 314 2001 March -85 1,513 1,188 325 1,598 1,234 364 June -233 1,407 1,105 302 1,640 1,324 316 September -341 1,332 1,027 305 1,673 1,298 375 December -257 1,329 1,046 283 1,586 1,250 336 2002 March 1 1,499 1,134 365 1,498 1,149 349 June -24 1,426 1,107 319 1,450 1,112 338 September -10 1,439 1,138 301 1,449 1,124 325 December -37 1,376 1,082 294 1,413 1,108 305 2003 March -44 1,417 1,133 284 1,461 1,140 321 June -39 1,306 1,042 264 1,345 1,041 304 September 84 1,352 1,098 254 1,268 990 278 December 118 1,404 1,117 287 1,286 993 293 2004 March 51 1,408 1,143 265 1,357 1,056 301 June 222 1,478 1,197 281 1,256 950 306 September 30 1,369 1,099 270 1,339 1,029 310 December 211 1,464 1,165 299 1,253 975 278 2005 March 97 1,387 1,143 244 1,290 1,015 275 June 138 1,427 1,150 277 1,289 1,009 280 September 220 1,496 1,214 282 1,276 984 292 December 128 1,431 1,153 278 1,303 1,043 260 2006 March 157 1,362 1,113 249 1,205 967 238 June 144 1,425 1,153 272 1,281 1,006 275 September 63 1,343 1,100 243 1,280 1,029 251 December 92 1,403 1,131 272 1,311 1,058 253 2007 March 77 1,334 1,099 235 1,257 1,004 253 June 52 1,396 1,143 253 1,344 1,042 302 September -23 1,318 1,054 264 1,341 1,076 265 December 91 1,434 1,146 288 1,343 1,077 266 2008 March -80 1,266 1,018 248 1,346 1,079 267 June -89 1,339 1,071 268 1,428 1,116 312 September -180 1,251 996 255 1,431 1,162 269 December -410 1,226 964 262 1,636 1,335 301 2009 March -549 1,002 790 212 1,551 1,278 273 June -337 1,140 899 241 1,477 1,178 299 September -144 1,155 931 224 1,299 1,028 271 December 168 1,351 1,085 266 1,183 920 263 2010 March 14 1,162 943 219 1,148 914 234 June 207 1,357 1,102 255 1,150 892 258 September 96 1,285 1,042 243 1,189 937 252 December 211 1,387 1,116 271 1,176 918 258 2011 March 85 1,219 1,013 206 1,134 907 227 June 88 1,300 1,063 237 1,212 948 264 September 207 1,359 1,109 250 1,152 915 237 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.