Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Natural resources and mining (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 -24 357 294 63 381 319 62 December -240 259 199 60 499 411 88 1993 March -37 241 186 55 278 214 64 June 316 518 413 105 202 163 39 September -17 366 301 65 383 317 66 December -225 277 215 62 502 416 86 1994 March -42 238 189 49 280 223 57 June 323 533 435 98 210 171 39 September -22 360 296 64 382 317 65 December -258 258 202 56 516 425 91 1995 March -41 250 200 50 291 228 63 June 295 517 412 105 222 172 50 September 25 377 314 63 352 289 63 December -263 267 207 60 530 434 96 1996 March -42 249 197 52 291 229 62 June 322 525 423 102 203 159 44 September -16 355 293 62 371 310 61 December -244 273 209 64 517 425 92 1997 March -20 268 213 55 288 221 67 June 305 514 419 95 209 166 43 September -4 363 293 70 367 298 69 December -259 260 204 56 519 423 96 1998 March -39 257 198 59 296 231 65 June 301 513 401 112 212 167 45 September -12 336 279 57 348 294 54 December -255 241 195 46 496 415 81 1999 March -89 223 178 45 312 247 65 June 275 484 392 92 209 165 44 September -13 336 278 58 349 285 64 December -239 244 187 57 483 407 76 2000 March -21 253 205 48 274 214 60 June 297 488 402 86 191 153 38 September -16 330 275 55 346 285 61 December -246 234 187 47 480 401 79 2001 March -39 231 189 42 270 211 59 June 288 473 392 81 185 148 37 September -28 298 247 51 326 271 55 December -239 225 179 46 464 394 70 2002 March -52 218 178 40 270 212 58 June 257 445 368 77 188 151 37 September -16 290 246 44 306 257 49 December -224 219 173 46 443 372 71 2003 March -29 225 184 41 254 197 57 June 276 453 379 74 177 142 35 September -35 276 233 43 311 265 46 December -207 220 172 48 427 366 61 2004 March -11 224 190 34 235 187 48 June 259 429 371 58 170 138 32 September -36 275 236 39 311 265 46 December -187 223 181 42 410 356 54 2005 March -4 231 191 40 235 183 52 June 261 431 371 60 170 143 27 September -21 266 230 36 287 246 41 December -185 214 174 40 399 347 52 2006 March -20 211 178 33 231 189 42 June 277 439 379 60 162 136 26 September -13 267 232 35 280 241 39 December -177 218 181 37 395 347 48 2007 March -31 213 180 33 244 202 42 June 275 440 384 56 165 138 27 September -30 260 226 34 290 251 39 December -169 221 184 37 390 341 49 2008 March -39 209 176 33 248 204 44 June 267 431 375 56 164 136 28 September 4 278 244 34 274 240 34 December -205 218 182 36 423 378 45 2009 March -135 169 141 28 304 261 43 June 240 433 374 59 193 165 28 September -49 254 223 31 303 267 36 December -215 219 181 38 434 384 50 2010 March -28 203 175 28 231 191 40 June 326 466 404 62 140 118 22 September -17 265 233 32 282 246 36 December -202 217 177 40 419 370 49 2011 March -27 196 167 29 223 187 36 June 274 429 373 56 155 125 30 September 47 301 262 39 254 225 29 December -177 229 188 41 406 361 45 2012 March -8 214 185 29 222 183 39 June 272 453 397 56 181 149 32 September -19 269 235 34 288 252 36 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.