November 12, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Manhattan business employment dynamics: net change in jobs, 1992–2007

Changes in total employment, Manhattan, third quarter 1992–fourth quarter 2007
Quarter	Net change	Gross gains	Gross losses
1992 III	-7,189	107,470	-114,659
1992 IV	-18,426	103,254	-121,680
1993 I	8,637	125,012	-116,375
1993 II	1,436	112,784	-111,348
1993 III	7,089	130,498	-123,409
1993 IV	-255	111,646	-111,901
1994 I	13,128	122,308	-109,180
1994 II	5,445	111,575	-106,130
1994 III	13,767	123,722	-109,955
1994 IV	-3,250	114,628	-117,878
1995 I	998	116,541	-115,543
1995 II	-1,882	113,422	-115,304
1995 III	8,238	117,545	-109,307
1995 IV	4,787	124,884	-120,097
1996 I	17,191	131,115	-113,924
1996 II	7,993	125,224	-117,231
1996 III	10,135	131,451	-121,316
1996 IV	10,038	135,047	-125,009
1997 I	15,717	129,456	-113,739
1997 II	3,592	122,905	-119,313
1997 III	23,325	128,502	-105,177
1997 IV	4,721	131,691	-126,970
1998 I	12,224	137,057	-124,833
1998 II	3,818	132,541	-128,723
1998 III	20,024	141,102	-121,078
1998 IV	8,920	128,850	-119,930
1999 I	8,040	136,161	-128,121
1999 II	-3,264	142,942	-146,206
1999 III	15,023	149,415	-134,392
1999 IV	17,878	152,977	-135,099
2000 I	24,672	152,339	-127,667
2000 II	16,168	151,810	-135,642
2000 III	28,843	158,363	-129,520
2000 IV	1,507	147,447	-145,940
2001 I	-6,974	138,853	-145,827
2001 II	-36,824	127,780	-164,604
2001 III	-52,145	116,820	-168,965
2001 IV	-58,060	121,194	-179,254
2002 I	-2,361	132,725	-135,086
2002 II	-8,529	116,933	-125,462
2002 III	-19,138	106,908	-126,046
2002 IV	-4,414	111,274	-115,688
2003 I	-7,089	107,748	-114,837
2003 II	-9,085	99,955	-109,040
2003 III	2,942	111,122	-108,180
2003 IV	2,328	103,449	-101,121
2004 I	-691	111,181	-111,872
2004 II	11,866	114,422	-102,556
2004 III	3,909	113,659	-109,750
2004 IV	4,165	111,299	-107,134
2005 I	9,689	113,138	-103,449
2005 II	13,476	114,334	-100,858
2005 III	12,390	114,231	-101,841
2005 IV	14,228	107,652	-93,424
2006 I	6,527	111,438	-104,911
2006 II	23,800	118,529	-94,729
2006 III	5,789	103,681	-97,892
2006 IV	12,912	108,323	-95,411
2007 I	17,420	111,890	-94,470
2007 II	17,676	113,932	-96,256
2007 III	2,999	105,921	-102,922
2007 IV	18,696	113,759	-95,063

These data featured in the TED article, Manhattan business employment dynamics: net change in jobs, 1992–2007.

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