Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Social Assistance 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 21,975 104,813 82,616 22,197 82,838 65,179 17,659 December 19,661 103,706 81,548 22,158 84,045 70,018 14,027 1993 March 22,364 102,666 82,899 19,767 80,302 66,555 13,747 June 14,311 100,083 83,474 16,609 85,772 67,688 18,084 September 26,361 110,784 87,445 23,339 84,423 68,877 15,546 December 23,390 109,229 87,308 21,921 85,839 71,534 14,305 1994 March 9,762 103,190 85,280 17,910 93,428 76,058 17,370 June 21,803 110,123 89,006 21,117 88,320 68,380 19,940 September 35,757 124,207 98,484 25,723 88,450 72,012 16,438 December 7,027 107,572 86,404 21,168 100,545 84,267 16,278 1995 March 19,151 109,924 91,018 18,906 90,773 75,726 15,047 June 11,176 108,166 88,403 19,763 96,990 77,921 19,069 September 17,774 118,546 93,718 24,828 100,772 78,781 21,991 December 343 111,164 87,499 23,665 110,821 89,770 21,051 1996 March 13,462 112,722 90,043 22,679 99,260 80,828 18,432 June 2,177 110,650 88,223 22,427 108,473 84,194 24,279 September 15,320 116,392 90,900 25,492 101,072 80,220 20,852 December 17,187 117,324 93,199 24,125 100,137 81,006 19,131 1997 March 14,532 116,455 94,223 22,232 101,923 78,585 23,338 June 17,240 119,790 99,446 20,344 102,550 80,436 22,114 September 19,965 128,148 103,684 24,464 108,183 82,184 25,999 December 5,834 126,244 99,133 27,111 120,410 94,227 26,183 1998 March 22,810 132,152 105,403 26,749 109,342 84,463 24,879 June 29,361 136,265 108,352 27,913 106,904 85,564 21,340 September 15,645 126,685 100,812 25,873 111,040 88,317 22,723 December 20,435 128,366 103,385 24,981 107,931 86,531 21,400 1999 March 14,891 138,309 110,118 28,191 123,418 95,209 28,209 June 29,477 137,753 109,789 27,964 108,276 86,309 21,967 September 15,020 132,249 106,171 26,078 117,229 92,961 24,268 December 14,391 137,214 109,474 27,740 122,823 95,067 27,756 2000 March 19,207 139,912 112,057 27,855 120,705 96,537 24,168 June 25,843 140,590 114,076 26,514 114,747 92,167 22,580 September 12,460 133,227 107,260 25,967 120,767 98,210 22,557 December 22,455 138,343 113,135 25,208 115,888 93,207 22,681 2001 March 24,017 140,617 115,369 25,248 116,600 93,228 23,372 June 23,452 139,621 114,609 25,012 116,169 93,563 22,606 September 5,605 130,430 106,472 23,958 124,825 100,591 24,234 December 17,092 138,082 110,780 27,302 120,990 95,518 25,472 2002 March 16,458 142,117 111,391 30,726 125,659 99,980 25,679 June 16,383 138,726 109,619 29,107 122,343 98,834 23,509 September 4,548 130,148 104,810 25,338 125,600 104,152 21,448 December 10,671 135,050 110,660 24,390 124,379 99,860 24,519 2003 March 4,450 130,884 107,587 23,297 126,434 103,484 22,950 June 1,835 130,724 106,115 24,609 128,889 104,634 24,255 September 11,343 133,585 106,977 26,608 122,242 100,031 22,211 December 7,045 130,541 107,325 23,216 123,496 99,048 24,448 2004 March 11,693 136,464 109,509 26,955 124,771 98,782 25,989 June 10,726 138,743 112,692 26,051 128,017 101,914 26,103 September 15,317 139,473 114,536 24,937 124,156 98,503 25,653 December 18,768 145,881 118,584 27,297 127,113 98,251 28,862 2005 March 11,842 144,078 112,581 31,497 132,236 105,835 26,401 June 16,306 146,038 115,614 30,424 129,732 106,247 23,485 September 20,716 149,731 123,343 26,388 129,015 101,369 27,646 December 12,952 145,298 119,068 26,230 132,346 106,480 25,866 2006 March 25,787 158,078 124,805 33,273 132,291 105,215 27,076 June 10,006 149,463 121,207 28,256 139,457 112,922 26,535 September 15,801 145,472 119,372 26,100 129,671 106,257 23,414 December 21,943 148,836 121,911 26,925 126,893 101,174 25,719 2007 March 25,074 158,081 126,103 31,978 133,007 105,161 27,846 June 20,724 154,357 125,625 28,732 133,633 109,170 24,463 September 16,852 151,776 124,080 27,696 134,924 108,443 26,481 December 20,515 151,034 124,674 26,360 130,519 105,229 25,290 2008 March 20,231 153,728 125,667 28,061 133,497 106,369 27,128 June 9,774 153,399 123,560 29,839 143,625 116,648 26,977 September 16,761 153,960 124,783 29,177 137,199 111,298 25,901 December 18,521 154,406 125,567 28,839 135,885 109,714 26,171 2009 March -1,769 141,075 114,609 26,466 142,844 116,802 26,042 June 9,222 150,785 121,072 29,713 141,563 114,673 26,890 September 6,561 154,921 125,801 29,120 148,360 118,641 29,719 December 10,286 155,055 124,217 30,838 144,769 113,890 30,879 2010 March 6,811 148,372 120,894 27,478 141,561 114,959 26,602 June 16,658 157,669 127,150 30,519 141,011 113,762 27,249 September 17,322 158,593 130,282 28,311 141,271 110,230 31,041 December 15,946 159,568 129,087 30,481 143,622 113,682 29,940 2011 March 8,438 151,216 120,441 30,775 142,778 114,960 27,818 June -4,289 150,566 119,309 31,257 154,855 124,514 30,341 September 20,751 162,155 131,727 30,428 141,404 113,732 27,672 December 7,702 154,139 125,364 28,775 146,437 113,013 33,424 2012 March 12,274 155,002 126,190 28,812 142,728 112,591 30,137 June -5,138 153,730 125,325 28,405 158,868 128,044 30,824 September 12,573 157,413 127,709 29,704 144,840 115,129 29,711 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.