Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted Utilities (Percent) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change (2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September -0.8 1.5 1.2 0.3 2.3 2.0 0.3 December -1.2 1.2 1.1 0.1 2.4 2.3 0.1 1993 March -0.5 2.7 1.9 0.8 3.2 2.4 0.8 June 0.7 2.5 2.2 0.3 1.8 1.7 0.1 September -1.2 1.3 1.0 0.3 2.5 2.4 0.1 December -0.4 2.0 1.3 0.7 2.4 2.3 0.1 1994 March -0.9 2.7 2.1 0.6 3.6 3.0 0.6 June -0.2 2.5 2.4 0.1 2.7 2.4 0.3 September -1.7 1.8 1.1 0.7 3.5 3.2 0.3 December -1.0 1.7 1.4 0.3 2.7 2.6 0.1 1995 March -2.0 3.1 2.5 0.6 5.1 4.4 0.7 June -0.1 2.5 2.2 0.3 2.6 2.5 0.1 September -1.7 2.0 1.6 0.4 3.7 3.3 0.4 December -0.7 1.9 1.7 0.2 2.6 2.4 0.2 1996 March -1.4 3.0 2.1 0.9 4.4 3.8 0.6 June -0.9 2.6 2.0 0.6 3.5 3.3 0.2 September -1.0 2.2 1.4 0.8 3.2 3.0 0.2 December -1.2 2.0 1.7 0.3 3.2 3.0 0.2 1997 March -1.0 2.7 2.2 0.5 3.7 3.4 0.3 June 0.3 3.2 2.4 0.8 2.9 2.6 0.3 September 0.1 3.1 1.8 1.3 3.0 2.4 0.6 December -0.5 2.2 1.9 0.3 2.7 2.4 0.3 1998 March -1.1 4.4 3.4 1.0 5.5 4.2 1.3 June 0.6 4.1 2.6 1.5 3.5 2.5 1.0 September -0.6 3.0 2.0 1.0 3.6 3.1 0.5 December -0.4 2.3 2.0 0.3 2.7 2.5 0.2 1999 March -0.2 4.3 2.8 1.5 4.5 3.5 1.0 June 0.3 3.3 2.8 0.5 3.0 2.3 0.7 September -0.2 2.7 2.0 0.7 2.9 2.6 0.3 December 0.0 3.0 2.3 0.7 3.0 2.3 0.7 2000 March -0.8 4.4 3.6 0.8 5.2 3.5 1.7 June 1.0 3.8 3.3 0.5 2.8 2.3 0.5 September -1.3 2.5 2.0 0.5 3.8 3.3 0.5 December 0.2 3.5 2.3 1.2 3.3 2.3 1.0 2001 March -1.2 4.0 3.0 1.0 5.2 4.0 1.2 June 1.8 4.6 3.3 1.3 2.8 2.3 0.5 September -1.2 2.3 2.0 0.3 3.5 3.2 0.3 December 0.8 3.0 2.5 0.5 2.2 2.0 0.2 2002 March -1.2 3.5 2.8 0.7 4.7 3.7 1.0 June 0.2 3.2 2.7 0.5 3.0 2.5 0.5 September -1.0 2.4 1.9 0.5 3.4 3.2 0.2 December -0.8 1.8 1.5 0.3 2.6 2.4 0.2 2003 March -0.3 3.1 2.6 0.5 3.4 2.9 0.5 June -0.2 2.7 2.4 0.3 2.9 2.6 0.3 September -1.1 2.0 1.7 0.3 3.1 2.6 0.5 December -0.4 1.9 1.7 0.2 2.3 2.1 0.2 2004 March -0.4 3.1 2.6 0.5 3.5 2.8 0.7 June 0.5 2.5 2.3 0.2 2.0 1.8 0.2 September -1.0 2.0 1.8 0.2 3.0 2.5 0.5 December -0.2 1.8 1.6 0.2 2.0 1.8 0.2 2005 March -0.4 3.0 2.5 0.5 3.4 2.9 0.5 June 0.3 2.9 2.5 0.4 2.6 2.2 0.4 September -0.2 2.2 2.0 0.2 2.4 2.2 0.2 December -0.5 2.0 1.8 0.2 2.5 2.0 0.5 2006 March 0.0 2.6 2.2 0.4 2.6 2.0 0.6 June 0.9 2.9 2.7 0.2 2.0 1.8 0.2 September -0.4 2.4 2.2 0.2 2.8 2.6 0.2 December 0.2 2.7 2.0 0.7 2.5 2.0 0.5 2007 March 0.2 2.8 2.4 0.4 2.6 2.4 0.2 June 1.2 3.1 2.9 0.2 1.9 1.5 0.4 September -0.2 2.0 1.8 0.2 2.2 2.0 0.2 December 0.4 2.2 2.0 0.2 1.8 1.6 0.2 2008 March 0.4 3.0 2.5 0.5 2.6 2.2 0.4 June 1.4 3.4 3.0 0.4 2.0 1.6 0.4 September -0.3 2.0 1.8 0.2 2.3 2.1 0.2 December 0.2 2.0 1.8 0.2 1.8 1.6 0.2 2009 March 0.3 2.7 2.3 0.4 2.4 2.0 0.4 June 0.5 2.7 2.5 0.2 2.2 2.0 0.2 September -0.5 1.8 1.6 0.2 2.3 2.1 0.2 December -0.6 1.6 1.4 0.2 2.2 2.0 0.2 2010 March -0.4 1.8 1.6 0.2 2.2 1.8 0.4 June 0.4 2.4 2.2 0.2 2.0 1.8 0.2 September -0.7 1.5 1.3 0.2 2.2 2.0 0.2 December 0.0 1.7 1.5 0.2 1.7 1.5 0.2 2011 March 0.4 2.6 2.2 0.4 2.2 1.8 0.4 June 0.6 2.6 2.2 0.4 2.0 1.8 0.2 September -0.5 1.7 1.5 0.2 2.2 2.0 0.2 (1) The rates measure gross job gains and job losses as a percentage of the average of the previous and current employment. (2) See footnote 1, table 1.