Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Education and health 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 113 638 529 109 525 435 90 December 182 622 515 107 440 372 68 1993 March 16 593 456 137 577 442 135 June 83 608 508 100 525 423 102 September 118 662 537 125 544 444 100 December 172 644 534 110 472 388 84 1994 March 6 616 464 152 610 453 157 June 96 640 524 116 544 433 111 September 131 708 573 135 577 471 106 December 148 657 547 110 509 425 84 1995 March 25 672 507 165 647 481 166 June 88 701 553 148 613 482 131 September 97 719 590 129 622 501 121 December 170 721 582 139 551 445 106 1996 March 22 727 539 188 705 521 184 June 80 726 569 157 646 519 127 September 22 749 588 161 727 586 141 December 208 745 602 143 537 436 101 1997 March 28 733 544 189 705 528 177 June 76 717 576 141 641 518 123 September 86 809 645 164 723 563 160 December 170 805 639 166 635 493 142 1998 March 19 797 587 210 778 566 212 June 75 789 599 190 714 560 154 September 65 802 628 174 737 586 151 December 173 785 648 137 612 490 122 1999 March -41 783 561 222 824 594 230 June 75 782 609 173 707 556 151 September 52 783 645 138 731 587 144 December 191 800 664 136 609 487 122 2000 March -12 768 594 174 780 587 193 June 55 744 616 128 689 563 126 September 111 816 670 146 705 565 140 December 194 777 657 120 583 475 108 2001 March 44 754 612 142 710 547 163 June 121 781 659 122 660 537 123 September 81 790 659 131 709 574 135 December 261 817 687 130 556 452 104 2002 March 39 748 591 157 709 542 167 June 82 762 620 142 680 557 123 September 90 770 646 124 680 566 114 December 209 760 652 108 551 453 98 2003 March -7 716 574 142 723 562 161 June 27 710 600 110 683 568 115 September 69 752 629 123 683 575 108 December 190 754 643 111 564 464 100 2004 March 9 713 574 139 704 548 156 June 34 725 610 115 691 569 122 September 62 770 648 122 708 582 126 December 248 800 682 118 552 456 96 2005 March -29 705 560 145 734 575 159 June 57 760 634 126 703 586 117 September 128 833 707 126 705 581 124 December 184 791 672 119 607 508 99 2006 March 46 760 619 141 714 561 153 June 32 768 646 122 736 625 111 September 116 818 702 116 702 591 111 December 221 814 696 118 593 489 104 2007 March 65 786 635 151 721 572 149 June 50 777 664 113 727 615 112 September 128 842 714 128 714 599 115 December 272 843 729 114 571 484 87 2008 March 35 765 619 146 730 585 145 June 30 781 667 114 751 626 125 September 105 842 720 122 737 622 115 December 296 874 755 119 578 486 92 2009 March -52 714 589 125 766 623 143 June -5 747 630 117 752 639 113 September 45 802 686 116 757 634 123 December 282 858 728 130 576 480 96 2010 March -50 709 572 137 759 610 149 June 3 750 639 111 747 637 110 September 65 830 704 126 765 635 130 December 281 877 742 135 596 499 97 2011 March -22 691 573 118 713 572 141 June -43 748 639 109 791 664 127 September 141 879 750 129 738 621 117 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.