Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Manufacturing (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 13 866 731 135 853 720 133 December -83 808 693 115 891 752 139 1993 March 12 865 710 155 853 703 150 June 4 824 709 115 820 688 132 September 63 870 751 119 807 682 125 December 11 838 718 120 827 706 121 1994 March 13 818 695 123 805 670 135 June 160 918 779 139 758 610 148 September 182 919 797 122 737 635 102 December 69 869 754 115 800 676 124 1995 March 86 873 743 130 787 671 116 June -10 832 701 131 842 719 123 September 13 871 746 125 858 720 138 December -12 845 721 124 857 729 128 1996 March -46 826 698 128 872 746 126 June 28 851 729 122 823 704 119 September 32 850 727 123 818 691 127 December 37 844 733 111 807 678 129 1997 March 45 843 718 125 798 670 128 June 71 870 730 140 799 667 132 September 62 907 764 143 845 689 156 December 104 937 767 170 833 661 172 1998 March 84 906 732 174 822 666 156 June -36 845 692 153 881 726 155 September -46 813 690 123 859 728 131 December -77 784 689 95 861 733 128 1999 March -103 815 684 131 918 751 167 June -54 806 672 134 860 726 134 September -7 836 709 127 843 706 137 December 33 832 713 119 799 671 128 2000 March 10 820 694 126 810 670 140 June -28 793 696 97 821 694 127 September -138 749 653 96 887 755 132 December -80 766 676 90 846 720 126 2001 March -258 703 611 92 961 826 135 June -467 612 534 78 1,079 946 133 September -390 616 525 91 1,006 866 140 December -424 572 484 88 996 852 144 2002 March -227 634 553 81 861 730 131 June -156 639 551 88 795 664 131 September -170 593 515 78 763 648 115 December -214 561 490 71 775 663 112 2003 March -197 590 515 75 787 664 123 June -231 532 463 69 763 657 106 September -136 550 481 69 686 591 95 December -73 565 502 63 638 547 91 2004 March 3 618 553 65 615 519 96 June 23 601 540 61 578 485 93 September -4 594 526 68 598 500 98 December -40 570 506 64 610 512 98 2005 March -23 566 509 57 589 494 95 June -46 558 501 57 604 522 82 September -39 566 505 61 605 525 80 December 11 580 523 57 569 496 73 2006 March 3 536 487 49 533 472 61 June -5 553 502 51 558 487 71 September -100 513 464 49 613 543 70 December -84 525 475 50 609 540 69 2007 March -66 515 468 47 581 518 63 June -56 519 474 45 575 506 69 September -103 470 422 48 573 511 62 December -71 498 453 45 569 502 67 2008 March -122 470 421 49 592 527 65 June -116 476 431 45 592 524 68 September -218 431 388 43 649 584 65 December -425 382 338 44 807 733 74 2009 March -663 294 260 34 957 891 66 June -538 366 325 41 904 829 75 September -102 473 433 40 575 502 73 December -111 412 367 45 523 460 63 2010 March -49 414 378 36 463 405 58 June 83 482 442 40 399 348 51 September 44 450 410 40 406 352 54 December 11 442 399 43 431 378 53 2011 March 52 422 389 33 370 325 45 June 79 458 419 39 379 327 52 September 51 458 419 39 407 358 49 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.