Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Louisiana Total private Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change (1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 5,603 110,440 81,969 28,471 104,837 82,902 21,935 December 9,552 104,629 88,284 16,345 95,077 81,189 13,888 1993 March -2,151 102,514 77,708 24,806 104,665 82,367 22,298 June 19,012 112,100 88,269 23,831 93,088 71,752 21,336 September 13,822 110,431 90,095 20,336 96,609 77,884 18,725 December 11,162 105,972 87,844 18,128 94,810 78,887 15,923 1994 March 11,287 114,442 89,778 24,664 103,155 80,950 22,205 June 8,751 112,575 90,050 22,525 103,824 82,496 21,328 September 30,192 123,348 100,392 22,956 93,156 76,425 16,731 December 7,258 110,061 89,592 20,469 102,803 82,724 20,079 1995 March 1,769 111,924 87,999 23,925 110,155 90,212 19,943 June 11,134 118,176 97,796 20,380 107,042 85,841 21,201 September 23,797 117,568 100,985 16,583 93,771 78,899 14,872 December -6,597 101,741 84,506 17,235 108,338 90,528 17,810 1996 March 3,450 106,900 86,513 20,387 103,450 85,118 18,332 June 19,617 115,326 94,033 21,293 95,709 79,763 15,946 September 16,462 117,478 96,380 21,098 101,016 82,513 18,503 December 835 108,205 89,550 18,655 107,370 90,688 16,682 1997 March 644 110,446 90,490 19,956 109,802 91,276 18,526 June 17,702 114,560 96,416 18,144 96,858 82,281 14,577 September 18,524 121,041 101,691 19,350 102,517 85,075 17,442 December 12,704 119,655 95,759 23,896 106,951 88,341 18,610 1998 March -3,930 108,597 90,711 17,886 112,527 92,576 19,951 June 19,924 129,341 103,799 25,542 109,417 88,663 20,754 September 2,596 120,150 96,686 23,464 117,554 98,181 19,373 December -3,235 113,318 92,735 20,583 116,553 95,678 20,875 1999 March -3,434 116,765 93,603 23,162 120,199 98,234 21,965 June -1,188 121,495 97,855 23,640 122,683 98,646 24,037 September 9,192 130,415 103,821 26,594 121,223 98,126 23,097 December 5,804 128,894 104,837 24,057 123,090 99,651 23,439 2000 March 7,317 126,979 101,677 25,302 119,662 97,721 21,941 June 7,128 129,229 104,583 24,646 122,101 95,763 26,338 September -753 117,180 95,963 21,217 117,933 94,438 23,495 December -1,130 121,653 95,642 26,011 122,783 97,529 25,254 2001 March 3,631 126,441 104,899 21,542 122,810 94,388 28,422 June -320 122,105 97,461 24,644 122,425 98,535 23,890 September -8,113 111,040 88,743 22,297 119,153 96,508 22,645 December -18,237 106,785 85,278 21,507 125,022 103,186 21,836 2002 March -5,986 111,320 87,860 23,460 117,306 94,315 22,991 June 48 110,742 88,946 21,796 110,694 88,478 22,216 September -2,141 106,806 84,807 21,999 108,947 89,771 19,176 December -6,087 104,226 80,472 23,754 110,313 88,340 21,973 2003 March 7,576 110,056 92,305 17,751 102,480 83,639 18,841 June 873 110,025 88,968 21,057 109,152 89,879 19,273 September 2,892 112,815 91,959 20,856 109,923 92,814 17,109 December 2,955 106,685 86,916 19,769 103,730 85,940 17,790 2004 March 8,214 113,336 94,781 18,555 105,122 88,151 16,971 June -2,265 103,586 84,695 18,891 105,851 88,316 17,535 September -6,428 103,194 82,874 20,320 109,622 90,540 19,082 December 10,445 114,747 93,093 21,654 104,302 86,262 18,040 2005 March 4,910 106,911 88,673 18,238 102,001 86,865 15,136 June 17,377 117,312 97,268 20,044 99,935 82,618 17,317 September -117,627 110,578 91,146 19,432 228,205 130,291 97,914 December 8,635 181,483 117,670 63,813 172,848 135,446 37,402 2006 March 41,764 153,576 123,272 30,304 111,812 96,080 15,732 June 16,221 126,838 102,747 24,091 110,617 94,887 15,730 September 13,727 120,804 98,983 21,821 107,077 88,960 18,117 December 15,008 120,149 97,218 22,931 105,141 87,830 17,311 2007 March 21,324 122,761 101,583 21,178 101,437 83,769 17,668 June -1,215 111,443 90,682 20,761 112,658 95,003 17,655 September 4,293 110,434 86,853 23,581 106,141 89,432 16,709 December 10,449 114,523 90,701 23,822 104,074 86,119 17,955 2008 March 2,329 106,164 87,719 18,445 103,835 86,212 17,623 June -2,110 107,915 88,347 19,568 110,025 92,164 17,861 September -16,161 104,009 83,370 20,639 120,170 99,749 20,421 December 15,731 121,779 101,668 20,111 106,048 85,993 20,055 2009 March -22,593 95,049 77,070 17,979 117,642 98,872 18,770 June -29,250 93,114 75,400 17,714 122,364 103,059 19,305 September -12,593 98,869 78,890 19,979 111,462 92,060 19,402 December -3,308 100,549 80,655 19,894 103,857 86,059 17,798 2010 March -3,254 95,671 77,446 18,225 98,925 82,266 16,659 June 8,759 105,930 86,536 19,394 97,171 79,539 17,632 September 5,330 103,770 84,026 19,744 98,440 79,572 18,868 December 2,559 104,516 84,773 19,743 101,957 83,819 18,138 2011 March 11,081 103,446 84,614 18,832 92,365 76,697 15,668 June -4,537 98,499 80,216 18,283 103,036 85,261 17,775 September 19,594 111,771 90,284 21,487 92,177 76,319 15,858 December 2,967 100,757 81,208 19,549 97,790 80,644 17,146 2012 March 16,191 116,286 98,902 17,384 100,095 82,220 17,875 June 191 104,350 85,014 19,336 104,159 84,916 19,243 September -1,546 101,879 83,087 18,792 103,425 84,819 18,606 December 14,905 106,875 87,189 19,686 91,970 73,218 18,752 2013 March 13,832 108,332 88,832 19,500 94,500 77,255 17,245 June -3,365 99,244 80,494 18,750 102,609 83,662 18,947 September 12,794 107,721 84,153 23,568 94,927 79,299 15,628 December 8,567 105,518 84,022 21,496 96,951 80,836 16,115 2014 March 14,432 108,421 88,318 20,103 93,989 77,755 16,234 June 3,237 106,060 87,978 18,082 102,823 86,873 15,950 September 12,526 107,740 90,793 16,947 95,214 78,246 16,968 December 15,278 110,038 91,020 19,018 94,760 81,321 13,439 2015 March -10,999 99,899 80,102 19,797 110,898 92,815 18,083 June -4,928 103,686 86,875 16,811 108,614 92,718 15,896 September -1,468 99,347 81,222 18,125 100,815 86,020 14,795 December 3,313 106,633 84,910 21,723 103,320 88,192 15,128 2016 March -9,877 97,906 79,692 18,214 107,783 91,416 16,367 June -14,580 96,125 79,343 16,782 110,705 91,243 19,462 September 3,713 107,420 88,893 18,527 103,707 86,821 16,886 December -9,210 94,259 76,545 17,714 103,469 86,901 16,568 2017 March 9,262 102,536 85,060 17,476 93,274 77,366 15,908 June -5,225 98,856 83,181 15,675 104,081 85,270 18,811 September 1,182 97,543 80,461 17,082 96,361 81,188 15,173 December 2,968 98,516 81,600 16,916 95,548 79,097 16,451 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.