Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 1 Job (In thousands) 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 -49 742 618 124 791 668 123 December 46 784 632 152 738 617 121 1993 March -112 742 609 133 854 670 184 June 165 849 701 148 684 568 116 September -18 776 645 131 794 677 117 December 65 815 662 153 750 630 120 1994 March -121 756 627 129 877 689 188 June 179 879 723 156 700 582 118 September -17 799 664 135 816 691 125 December 52 832 671 161 780 649 131 1995 March -101 787 648 139 888 703 185 June 148 877 725 152 729 607 122 September -44 803 669 134 847 712 135 December 57 850 680 170 793 660 133 1996 March -101 808 657 151 909 712 197 June 161 903 743 160 742 616 126 September -45 821 680 141 866 725 141 December 82 884 698 186 802 667 135 1997 March -95 833 681 152 928 724 204 June 168 934 762 172 766 634 132 September -29 847 697 150 876 735 141 December 60 889 709 180 829 682 147 1998 March -109 842 677 165 951 737 214 June 202 961 770 191 759 631 128 September -41 853 701 152 894 748 146 December 88 919 727 192 831 688 143 1999 March -122 844 687 157 966 748 218 June 149 948 772 176 799 641 158 September -59 860 704 156 919 752 167 December 119 955 730 225 836 689 147 2000 March -129 863 693 170 992 760 232 June 160 967 784 183 807 655 152 September -55 879 707 172 934 767 167 December 57 933 724 209 876 712 164 2001 March -134 872 696 176 1,006 762 244 June 141 962 775 187 821 663 158 September -103 856 689 167 959 782 177 December 37 921 706 215 884 721 163 2002 March -158 858 684 174 1,016 769 247 June 143 972 775 197 829 667 162 September -64 882 707 175 946 778 168 December 55 946 722 224 891 723 168 2003 March -185 862 682 180 1,047 790 257 June 152 979 783 196 827 668 159 September -63 894 718 176 957 784 173 December 77 966 735 231 889 724 165 2004 March -141 898 713 185 1,039 783 256 June 164 1,003 804 199 839 673 166 September -60 908 725 183 968 789 179 December 88 993 751 242 905 733 172 2005 March -165 911 715 196 1,076 804 272 June 172 1,030 812 218 858 685 173 September -27 948 749 199 975 796 179 December 77 1,013 760 253 936 756 180 2006 March -140 948 744 204 1,088 812 276 June 160 1,047 829 218 887 707 180 September -85 942 748 194 1,027 827 200 December 73 1,036 767 269 963 768 195 2007 March -159 965 750 215 1,124 827 297 June 135 1,055 831 224 920 725 195 September -98 956 748 208 1,054 843 211 December 78 1,058 774 284 980 782 198 2008 March -231 943 730 213 1,174 851 323 June 84 1,041 808 233 957 741 216 September -138 934 721 213 1,072 856 216 December -53 984 706 278 1,037 810 227 2009 March -372 853 642 211 1,225 876 349 June 28 977 745 232 949 733 216 September -158 892 685 207 1,050 824 226 December 18 994 711 283 976 759 217 2010 March -281 881 677 204 1,162 823 339 June 134 1,025 793 232 891 682 209 September -66 942 720 222 1,008 796 212 December 86 1,033 743 290 947 738 209 2011 March -209 926 712 214 1,135 811 324 June 153 1,046 802 244 893 681 212 September -48 957 747 210 1,005 794 211 December 77 1,031 751 280 954 749 205 2012 March -105 998 742 256 1,103 803 300 June 181 1,055 825 230 874 698 176 September -69 941 750 191 1,010 819 191 December 130 1,045 772 273 915 748 167 2013 March -172 944 755 189 1,116 818 298 June 165 1,067 841 226 902 706 196 September -35 977 780 197 1,012 823 189 December 115 1,067 795 272 952 773 179 2014 March -167 974 770 204 1,141 840 301 June 174 1,085 863 222 911 725 186 September -35 995 790 205 1,030 842 188 December 130 1,096 815 281 966 780 186 2015 March -182 993 778 215 1,175 857 318 June 182 1,107 873 234 925 735 190 September -40 1,013 799 214 1,053 855 198 December 137 1,127 823 304 990 795 195 2016 March -159 1,002 788 214 1,161 856 305 June 147 1,106 866 240 959 761 198 September -50 1,023 808 215 1,073 862 211 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.