Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March Hawaii Total private Gross job gains Gross job losses Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 -6,320 57,529 32,484 25,045 63,849 38,690 25,159 March 1995 897 55,385 30,859 24,526 54,488 35,917 18,571 March 1996 -4,495 49,506 31,544 17,962 54,001 36,409 17,592 March 1997 1,194 51,615 31,693 19,922 50,421 32,503 17,918 March 1998 -3,083 47,669 30,430 17,239 50,752 31,130 19,622 March 1999 908 49,300 31,996 17,304 48,392 32,030 16,362 March 2000 13,390 54,660 35,983 18,677 41,270 25,452 15,818 March 2001 10,415 53,938 37,200 16,738 43,523 26,411 17,112 March 2002 -10,543 48,817 31,786 17,031 59,360 40,935 18,425 March 2003 12,050 54,789 39,509 15,280 42,739 25,807 16,932 March 2004 10,585 51,288 35,836 15,452 40,703 27,798 12,905 March 2005 19,286 59,079 43,151 15,928 39,793 26,901 12,892 March 2006 16,664 56,912 42,188 14,724 40,248 28,586 11,662 March 2007 8,665 54,310 39,202 15,108 45,645 33,002 12,643 March 2008 615 51,249 35,247 16,002 50,634 35,446 15,188 March 2009 -31,360 40,783 26,583 14,200 72,143 54,456 17,687 March 2010 -12,016 42,165 28,190 13,975 54,181 38,145 16,036 March 2011 8,261 48,752 35,294 13,458 40,491 26,748 13,743 March 2012 6,214 48,075 35,027 13,048 41,861 29,857 12,004 March 2013 15,687 51,913 37,842 14,071 36,226 24,910 11,316 March 2014 8,341 49,994 36,148 13,846 41,653 28,175 13,478 March 2015 9,573 48,924 35,686 13,238 39,351 27,498 11,853 March 2016 11,354 52,216 38,299 13,917 40,862 28,551 12,311 March 2017 7,475 54,530 37,530 17,000 47,055 33,636 13,419 March 2018 6,266 51,895 34,690 17,205 45,629 32,927 12,702 March 2019 -1,530 49,688 33,956 15,732 51,218 36,348 14,870 March 2020 -3,455 49,291 35,206 14,085 52,746 37,360 15,386 March 2021 -82,012 42,390 27,627 14,763 124,402 100,785 23,617 March 2022 45,468 86,943 66,865 20,078 41,475 30,025 11,450 March 2023 18,256 61,168 43,805 17,363 42,912 30,734 12,178 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.