Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Goods-producing (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 64 1,977 1,590 387 1,913 1,561 352 December -75 1,869 1,518 351 1,944 1,577 367 1993 March -26 1,852 1,470 382 1,878 1,514 364 June 118 1,910 1,559 351 1,792 1,453 339 September 191 2,016 1,645 371 1,825 1,493 332 December 111 1,963 1,603 360 1,852 1,516 336 1994 March 26 1,869 1,525 344 1,843 1,497 346 June 284 2,060 1,674 386 1,776 1,420 356 September 328 2,109 1,726 383 1,781 1,468 313 December 101 1,973 1,627 346 1,872 1,521 351 1995 March 99 1,956 1,597 359 1,857 1,529 328 June 8 1,931 1,559 372 1,923 1,576 347 September 150 2,063 1,689 374 1,913 1,553 360 December 24 1,987 1,620 367 1,963 1,598 365 1996 March 0 1,945 1,572 373 1,945 1,605 340 June 141 2,009 1,637 372 1,868 1,527 341 September 126 2,026 1,651 375 1,900 1,561 339 December 102 2,004 1,638 366 1,902 1,545 357 1997 March 139 2,011 1,642 369 1,872 1,528 344 June 116 1,998 1,626 372 1,882 1,530 352 September 177 2,119 1,718 401 1,942 1,549 393 December 136 2,100 1,687 413 1,964 1,534 430 1998 March 128 2,065 1,628 437 1,937 1,544 393 June 88 2,043 1,616 427 1,955 1,576 379 September 61 1,998 1,630 368 1,937 1,588 349 December 71 1,981 1,664 317 1,910 1,567 343 1999 March -114 1,970 1,595 375 2,084 1,689 395 June 1 1,977 1,604 373 1,976 1,612 364 September 54 2,027 1,656 371 1,973 1,600 373 December 148 2,023 1,665 358 1,875 1,528 347 2000 March 171 2,069 1,696 373 1,898 1,538 360 June -15 1,940 1,618 322 1,955 1,597 358 September -131 1,924 1,590 334 2,055 1,676 379 December -80 1,896 1,589 307 1,976 1,625 351 2001 March -170 1,895 1,569 326 2,065 1,698 367 June -477 1,745 1,451 294 2,222 1,869 353 September -476 1,697 1,392 305 2,173 1,802 371 December -486 1,649 1,350 299 2,135 1,778 357 2002 March -271 1,740 1,441 299 2,011 1,656 355 June -222 1,722 1,417 305 1,944 1,593 351 September -183 1,670 1,385 285 1,853 1,524 329 December -249 1,621 1,338 283 1,870 1,543 327 2003 March -257 1,663 1,375 288 1,920 1,572 348 June -207 1,639 1,365 274 1,846 1,525 321 September -110 1,623 1,354 269 1,733 1,437 296 December -34 1,646 1,379 267 1,680 1,385 295 2004 March 88 1,745 1,472 273 1,657 1,354 303 June 67 1,702 1,438 264 1,635 1,330 305 September 9 1,676 1,405 271 1,667 1,358 309 December 83 1,709 1,428 281 1,626 1,333 293 2005 March 51 1,717 1,434 283 1,666 1,359 307 June 41 1,698 1,433 265 1,657 1,373 284 September 73 1,715 1,438 277 1,642 1,359 283 December 121 1,734 1,459 275 1,613 1,347 266 2006 March 189 1,756 1,483 273 1,567 1,313 254 June 6 1,675 1,425 250 1,669 1,395 274 September -175 1,576 1,332 244 1,751 1,474 277 December -76 1,637 1,384 253 1,713 1,448 265 2007 March -18 1,680 1,426 254 1,698 1,431 267 June -91 1,624 1,378 246 1,715 1,436 279 September -231 1,506 1,262 244 1,737 1,465 272 December -124 1,580 1,341 239 1,704 1,428 276 2008 March -239 1,523 1,281 242 1,762 1,481 281 June -301 1,499 1,266 233 1,800 1,502 298 September -379 1,421 1,193 228 1,800 1,521 279 December -756 1,316 1,092 224 2,072 1,762 310 2009 March -1,203 1,099 902 197 2,302 1,999 303 June -897 1,263 1,043 220 2,160 1,858 302 September -335 1,344 1,136 208 1,679 1,389 290 December -270 1,315 1,083 232 1,585 1,317 268 2010 March -171 1,300 1,095 205 1,471 1,214 257 June 149 1,468 1,238 230 1,319 1,088 231 September 47 1,378 1,162 216 1,331 1,092 239 December -42 1,364 1,138 226 1,406 1,160 246 2011 March 28 1,296 1,107 189 1,268 1,049 219 June 132 1,396 1,184 212 1,264 1,029 235 September 178 1,437 1,222 215 1,259 1,049 210 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.