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Table 4. Firm size class 10 - 19 employees: private sector quarterly gross job gains and gross job losses, levels and rates, seasonally adjusted Levels (in thousands) Rates (percent) 3 months ended Gross job gains Gross job losses Gross job gains Gross job losses Year Net Total Ex- Open- Total Con- Clos- Net Total Ex- Open- Total Con- Clos- change1 panding ing tracting ing change1 panding ing tracting ing firms firms firms firms firms firms firms firms 1992 September 49 757 639 118 708 596 112 0.6 10.3 8.7 1.6 9.7 8.2 1.5 December 22 746 620 126 724 609 115 0.3 10.2 8.5 1.7 9.9 8.3 1.6 1993 March 13 724 610 114 711 600 111 0.2 9.9 8.3 1.6 9.7 8.2 1.5 June 64 751 638 113 687 573 114 0.9 10.2 8.7 1.5 9.3 7.8 1.5 September 91 774 653 121 683 579 104 1.2 10.4 8.8 1.6 9.2 7.8 1.4 December 60 768 650 118 708 599 109 0.8 10.3 8.7 1.6 9.5 8.0 1.5 1994 March 45 759 644 115 714 602 112 0.6 10.1 8.6 1.5 9.5 8.0 1.5 June 60 780 659 121 720 592 128 0.8 10.4 8.8 1.6 9.6 7.9 1.7 September 122 820 685 135 698 597 101 1.6 10.8 9.0 1.8 9.2 7.9 1.3 December 35 771 657 114 736 616 120 0.4 10.1 8.6 1.5 9.7 8.1 1.6 1995 March 64 791 669 122 727 614 113 0.8 10.3 8.7 1.6 9.5 8.0 1.5 June 26 775 651 124 749 629 120 0.3 10.1 8.5 1.6 9.8 8.2 1.6 September 59 802 679 123 743 619 124 0.8 10.4 8.8 1.6 9.6 8.0 1.6 December 29 791 664 127 762 635 127 0.4 10.2 8.6 1.6 9.8 8.2 1.6 1996 March 50 793 671 122 743 622 121 0.7 10.3 8.7 1.6 9.6 8.0 1.6 June 35 795 669 126 760 633 127 0.4 10.2 8.6 1.6 9.8 8.2 1.6 September 56 808 674 134 752 634 118 0.7 10.3 8.6 1.7 9.6 8.1 1.5 December 58 816 687 129 758 635 123 0.7 10.4 8.8 1.6 9.7 8.1 1.6 1997 March 80 822 697 125 742 620 122 1.0 10.5 8.9 1.6 9.5 7.9 1.6 June 31 789 669 120 758 634 124 0.4 10.0 8.5 1.5 9.6 8.0 1.6 September 59 818 696 122 759 632 127 0.7 10.3 8.8 1.5 9.6 8.0 1.6 December 35 828 692 136 793 647 146 0.4 10.4 8.7 1.7 10.0 8.2 1.8 1998 March 38 828 680 148 790 636 154 0.6 10.5 8.6 1.9 9.9 8.0 1.9 June 66 830 683 147 764 632 132 0.8 10.4 8.6 1.8 9.6 7.9 1.7 September 26 809 682 127 783 648 135 0.3 10.1 8.5 1.6 9.8 8.1 1.7 December 52 815 699 116 763 628 135 0.6 10.1 8.7 1.4 9.5 7.8 1.7 1999 March 31 830 689 141 799 653 146 0.5 10.4 8.6 1.8 9.9 8.1 1.8 June 36 831 695 136 795 658 137 0.5 10.3 8.6 1.7 9.8 8.1 1.7 September 43 849 710 139 806 660 146 0.5 10.5 8.8 1.7 10.0 8.2 1.8 December 100 877 729 148 777 640 137 1.2 10.8 9.0 1.8 9.6 7.9 1.7 2000 March 70 871 727 144 801 662 139 0.9 10.7 8.9 1.8 9.8 8.1 1.7 June 11 830 692 138 819 684 135 0.2 10.1 8.4 1.7 9.9 8.3 1.6 September 11 839 697 142 828 682 146 0.1 10.2 8.5 1.7 10.1 8.3 1.8 December 6 819 688 131 813 677 136 0.0 10.0 8.4 1.6 10.0 8.3 1.7 2001 March 17 821 691 130 804 665 139 0.2 10.0 8.4 1.6 9.8 8.1 1.7 June -32 794 666 128 826 692 134 -0.3 9.7 8.1 1.6 10.0 8.4 1.6 September -68 770 641 129 838 691 147 -0.8 9.4 7.8 1.6 10.2 8.4 1.8 December -36 769 639 130 805 674 131 -0.4 9.4 7.8 1.6 9.8 8.2 1.6 2002 March 13 787 657 130 774 650 124 0.2 9.6 8.0 1.6 9.4 7.9 1.5 June 4 784 652 132 780 657 123 0.0 9.5 7.9 1.6 9.5 8.0 1.5 September -4 765 640 125 769 651 118 0.0 9.3 7.8 1.5 9.3 7.9 1.4 December -14 754 636 118 768 650 118 -0.2 9.1 7.7 1.4 9.3 7.9 1.4 2003 March -31 750 627 123 781 664 117 -0.4 9.1 7.6 1.5 9.5 8.1 1.4 June 21 778 657 121 757 637 120 0.3 9.5 8.0 1.5 9.2 7.7 1.5 September 18 759 641 118 741 629 112 0.2 9.2 7.8 1.4 9.0 7.6 1.4 December 27 764 646 118 737 624 113 0.3 9.2 7.8 1.4 8.9 7.5 1.4 2004 March 37 783 658 125 746 634 112 0.5 9.4 7.9 1.5 8.9 7.6 1.3 June 40 782 660 122 742 625 117 0.5 9.4 7.9 1.5 8.9 7.5 1.4 September 11 767 639 128 756 633 123 0.1 9.2 7.7 1.5 9.1 7.6 1.5 December 54 795 664 131 741 625 116 0.7 9.6 8.0 1.6 8.9 7.5 1.4 2005 March 15 780 652 128 765 649 116 0.1 9.3 7.8 1.5 9.2 7.8 1.4 1 Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.