Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry (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 -1.6 32.1 24.2 7.9 33.7 26.0 7.7 December -5.3 37.5 26.8 10.7 42.8 33.7 9.1 1993 March -8.2 23.2 17.2 6.0 31.4 24.8 6.6 June 25.6 49.2 36.2 13.0 23.6 18.0 5.6 September -3.2 33.2 25.4 7.8 36.4 27.4 9.0 December -6.1 37.6 26.4 11.2 43.7 34.1 9.6 1994 March -9.7 21.5 16.5 5.0 31.2 24.8 6.4 June 25.6 49.7 38.1 11.6 24.1 18.8 5.3 September -4.1 30.8 23.1 7.7 34.9 26.9 8.0 December -8.4 34.5 25.8 8.7 42.9 33.8 9.1 1995 March -11.0 21.7 16.9 4.8 32.7 26.1 6.6 June 20.8 47.7 35.2 12.5 26.9 19.2 7.7 September 5.5 34.9 27.8 7.1 29.4 21.7 7.7 December -9.9 36.1 26.0 10.1 46.0 35.4 10.6 1996 March -12.6 22.5 16.2 6.3 35.1 27.8 7.3 June 28.1 51.0 38.7 12.3 22.9 16.8 6.1 September -2.9 30.8 24.5 6.3 33.7 25.8 7.9 December -10.0 35.7 25.3 10.4 45.7 36.7 9.0 1997 March -13.1 22.3 16.5 5.8 35.4 27.8 7.6 June 24.3 48.6 37.6 11.0 24.3 18.4 5.9 September -2.9 29.7 23.3 6.4 32.6 24.2 8.4 December -13.6 31.8 24.3 7.5 45.4 35.8 9.6 1998 March -8.8 22.5 16.4 6.1 31.3 24.8 6.5 June 22.8 47.0 34.9 12.1 24.2 19.0 5.2 September -0.2 30.0 24.4 5.6 30.2 24.4 5.8 December -11.4 30.1 23.4 6.7 41.5 34.0 7.5 1999 March -15.4 19.2 15.0 4.2 34.6 27.8 6.8 June 26.8 50.1 38.5 11.6 23.3 17.5 5.8 September -3.3 29.1 23.6 5.5 32.4 25.0 7.4 December -14.4 31.3 22.4 8.9 45.7 38.1 7.6 2000 March -8.0 23.1 18.5 4.6 31.1 24.7 6.4 June 26.8 47.5 38.4 9.1 20.7 16.3 4.4 September -3.0 28.5 22.7 5.8 31.5 23.9 7.6 December -14.5 28.7 21.4 7.3 43.2 35.5 7.7 2001 March -12.8 18.5 14.5 4.0 31.3 24.7 6.6 June 26.1 47.8 38.4 9.4 21.7 17.0 4.7 September -6.1 25.2 19.5 5.7 31.3 24.5 6.8 December -11.4 30.0 23.2 6.8 41.4 33.9 7.5 2002 March -11.2 19.6 15.5 4.1 30.8 23.9 6.9 June 26.6 48.6 38.7 9.9 22.0 16.7 5.3 September -4.2 25.6 20.8 4.8 29.8 24.2 5.6 December -12.8 29.3 22.1 7.2 42.1 33.5 8.6 2003 March -9.8 19.9 15.9 4.0 29.7 22.8 6.9 June 26.3 48.0 39.2 8.8 21.7 16.1 5.6 September -6.6 24.0 19.0 5.0 30.6 25.4 5.2 December -13.2 29.4 21.0 8.4 42.6 36.0 6.6 2004 March -6.9 21.3 18.2 3.1 28.2 22.6 5.6 June 20.1 41.2 34.8 6.4 21.1 16.4 4.7 September -5.6 24.8 20.5 4.3 30.4 24.6 5.8 December -9.6 29.3 22.5 6.8 38.9 32.5 6.4 2005 March -3.8 21.0 17.3 3.7 24.8 19.9 4.9 June 20.6 41.0 34.5 6.5 20.4 17.2 3.2 September -3.6 22.4 18.1 4.3 26.0 21.4 4.6 December -7.8 26.6 20.9 5.7 34.4 29.2 5.2 2006 March -12.2 16.0 13.2 2.8 28.2 23.6 4.6 June 27.4 44.5 37.5 7.0 17.1 14.4 2.7 September -5.3 21.0 17.8 3.2 26.3 22.2 4.1 December -8.3 25.9 20.8 5.1 34.2 30.4 3.8 2007 March -13.9 16.1 14.0 2.1 30.0 25.3 4.7 June 27.6 44.9 39.5 5.4 17.3 14.2 3.1 September -5.3 21.2 17.6 3.6 26.5 22.0 4.5 December -9.1 25.9 20.8 5.1 35.0 30.3 4.7 2008 March -12.2 16.3 13.8 2.5 28.5 24.3 4.2 June 28.4 44.8 38.9 5.9 16.4 13.2 3.2 September -5.0 21.0 17.8 3.2 26.0 22.9 3.1 December -12.7 24.7 20.2 4.5 37.4 33.1 4.3 2009 March -17.7 13.4 11.2 2.2 31.1 26.7 4.4 June 33.1 48.9 42.2 6.7 15.8 12.5 3.3 September -9.1 19.5 16.8 2.7 28.6 25.2 3.4 December -15.6 27.5 22.3 5.2 43.1 37.5 5.6 2010 March -9.1 17.6 15.1 2.5 26.7 23.0 3.7 June 35.1 50.3 43.0 7.3 15.2 12.8 2.4 September -9.3 19.5 16.6 2.9 28.8 24.6 4.2 December -14.4 25.8 20.1 5.7 40.2 35.4 4.8 2011 March -10.5 14.8 12.7 2.1 25.3 21.7 3.6 June 27.6 45.2 39.1 6.1 17.6 13.6 4.0 September -3.3 22.4 19.1 3.3 25.7 22.6 3.1 (1) The rates measure gross job gains and gross job losses as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter employment levels. (2) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.