Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Arizona 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 12,719 123,855 94,559 29,296 111,136 82,523 28,613 December -3,550 113,998 90,880 23,118 117,548 84,219 33,329 1993 March 19,516 114,844 87,104 27,740 95,328 81,275 14,053 June 21,657 125,768 99,316 26,452 104,111 82,423 21,688 September 18,591 130,296 102,501 27,795 111,705 86,841 24,864 December 24,311 130,457 104,686 25,771 106,146 81,181 24,965 1994 March 18,225 125,752 99,554 26,198 107,527 87,078 20,449 June 31,835 141,677 114,930 26,747 109,842 87,085 22,757 September 23,781 137,006 111,327 25,679 113,225 88,914 24,311 December 24,304 138,340 106,979 31,361 114,036 88,400 25,636 1995 March 30,423 151,198 116,259 34,939 120,775 90,479 30,296 June 24,866 149,457 116,361 33,096 124,591 97,007 27,584 September 16,832 144,209 114,340 29,869 127,377 101,497 25,880 December 26,765 151,004 120,292 30,712 124,239 98,941 25,298 1996 March 26,989 155,120 121,625 33,495 128,131 97,253 30,878 June 15,657 146,586 115,799 30,787 130,929 104,152 26,777 September 17,868 150,193 119,295 30,898 132,325 103,066 29,259 December 22,067 152,071 123,339 28,732 130,004 101,784 28,220 1997 March 16,890 152,981 124,612 28,369 136,091 108,779 27,312 June 21,939 154,502 119,893 34,609 132,563 101,183 31,380 September 26,506 158,765 130,189 28,576 132,259 103,397 28,862 December 28,667 158,363 127,557 30,806 129,696 101,615 28,081 1998 March 18,416 148,187 118,143 30,044 129,771 100,183 29,588 June 20,440 157,707 129,656 28,051 137,267 105,827 31,440 September 15,136 154,999 127,407 27,592 139,863 108,054 31,809 December 13,617 158,881 130,530 28,351 145,264 110,055 35,209 1999 March 10,620 154,366 126,173 28,193 143,746 108,644 35,102 June 29,898 166,375 130,304 36,071 136,477 107,684 28,793 September 9,608 159,846 128,994 30,852 150,238 116,403 33,835 December 16,037 164,115 131,102 33,013 148,078 114,226 33,852 2000 March 17,824 178,108 144,665 33,443 160,284 126,170 34,114 June 25,702 167,101 139,871 27,230 141,399 112,558 28,841 September 6,341 160,899 131,651 29,248 154,558 116,844 37,714 December 9,935 163,125 129,556 33,569 153,190 116,813 36,377 2001 March -5,437 162,857 131,916 30,941 168,294 126,491 41,803 June -13,315 149,101 121,467 27,634 162,416 128,005 34,411 September -8,755 152,125 118,624 33,501 160,880 126,543 34,337 December -25,373 149,619 116,017 33,602 174,992 136,069 38,923 2002 March 2,700 147,705 113,104 34,601 145,005 110,298 34,707 June 10,402 156,326 116,164 40,162 145,924 113,586 32,338 September -2,406 144,519 112,621 31,898 146,925 112,306 34,619 December 8,125 148,020 119,003 29,017 139,895 112,021 27,874 2003 March 5,283 147,047 117,679 29,368 141,764 109,853 31,911 June -2,997 136,493 112,306 24,187 139,490 108,990 30,500 September 24,374 155,511 116,043 39,468 131,137 99,923 31,214 December 22,631 153,812 121,412 32,400 131,181 102,304 28,877 2004 March 14,617 146,405 121,128 25,277 131,788 102,426 29,362 June 16,810 152,609 124,277 28,332 135,799 99,813 35,986 September 27,670 162,270 122,998 39,272 134,600 104,348 30,252 December 40,214 170,526 128,719 41,807 130,312 105,482 24,830 2005 March 27,402 172,433 131,298 41,135 145,031 113,660 31,371 June 35,494 176,530 133,540 42,990 141,036 110,765 30,271 September 52,594 183,244 142,417 40,827 130,650 104,035 26,615 December 19,190 165,326 128,294 37,032 146,136 113,706 32,430 2006 March 44,868 172,977 134,444 38,533 128,109 105,684 22,425 June 15,684 170,647 131,116 39,531 154,963 122,924 32,039 September 22,346 174,546 139,257 35,289 152,200 121,976 30,224 December -3,374 161,693 129,951 31,742 165,067 130,953 34,114 2007 March 3,671 156,804 123,059 33,745 153,133 123,656 29,477 June -3,901 154,110 120,754 33,356 158,011 123,688 34,323 September -5,699 155,205 125,528 29,677 160,904 126,560 34,344 December -17,577 156,784 121,420 35,364 174,361 140,263 34,098 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.