Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted California 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 22,695 953,421 760,793 192,628 930,726 760,031 170,695 December -237,762 858,411 704,384 154,027 1,096,173 908,737 187,436 1993 March -242,284 878,446 619,244 259,202 1,120,730 850,039 270,691 June 268,618 1,008,847 811,550 197,297 740,229 577,248 162,981 September 107,132 932,475 736,431 196,044 825,343 662,128 163,215 December -136,730 859,800 690,980 168,820 996,530 818,261 178,269 1994 March -136,788 902,860 660,501 242,359 1,039,648 786,120 253,528 June 276,215 1,043,639 829,722 213,917 767,424 559,095 208,329 September 171,180 965,116 772,017 193,099 793,936 656,497 137,439 December -106,603 903,482 739,241 164,241 1,010,085 801,439 208,646 1995 March -153,077 906,748 682,653 224,095 1,059,825 842,211 217,614 June 374,772 1,118,610 893,051 225,559 743,838 587,433 156,405 September 173,517 1,092,660 893,674 198,986 919,143 665,199 253,944 December -109,913 1,000,464 789,312 211,152 1,110,377 888,510 221,867 1996 March -105,740 1,028,905 771,084 257,821 1,134,645 868,093 266,552 June 406,905 1,239,444 975,259 264,185 832,539 636,281 196,258 September 68,957 1,087,166 839,929 247,237 1,018,209 770,408 247,801 December -8,012 1,033,356 829,198 204,158 1,041,368 828,743 212,625 1997 March -95,957 1,072,401 767,509 304,892 1,168,358 884,631 283,727 June 394,624 1,202,158 975,188 226,970 807,534 607,709 199,825 September 120,623 1,134,706 920,596 214,110 1,014,083 715,440 298,643 December -115,990 1,065,975 823,932 242,043 1,181,965 925,566 256,399 1998 March 18,359 1,229,284 813,324 415,960 1,210,925 849,500 361,425 June 314,210 1,285,245 964,574 320,671 971,035 687,721 283,314 September 227,845 1,113,947 856,207 257,740 886,102 689,213 196,889 December -27,632 1,012,195 834,767 177,428 1,039,827 835,065 204,762 1999 March -253,743 1,014,960 729,331 285,629 1,268,703 968,240 300,463 June 410,564 1,200,788 956,994 243,794 790,224 599,327 190,897 September 176,059 1,100,103 875,323 224,780 924,044 706,554 217,490 December 29,503 1,079,210 856,217 222,993 1,049,707 845,145 204,562 2000 March -136,373 1,086,063 802,188 283,875 1,222,436 921,699 300,737 June 430,716 1,270,890 1,034,637 236,253 840,174 652,449 187,725 September 126,955 1,080,566 879,879 200,687 953,611 721,345 232,266 December -11,038 1,051,722 863,211 188,511 1,062,760 857,689 205,071 2001 March -231,771 1,088,398 810,381 278,017 1,320,169 993,047 327,122 June 173,249 1,180,771 944,990 235,781 1,007,522 790,749 216,773 September -165,356 959,272 758,186 201,086 1,124,628 854,583 270,045 December -176,480 973,814 747,438 226,376 1,150,294 953,916 196,378 2002 March -197,673 1,053,148 757,686 295,462 1,250,821 931,208 319,613 June 282,030 1,157,757 920,612 237,145 875,727 667,431 208,296 September -35,696 969,373 772,333 197,040 1,005,069 788,483 216,586 December -78,479 949,839 770,013 179,826 1,028,318 840,715 187,603 2003 March -241,364 925,811 710,194 215,617 1,167,175 921,147 246,028 June 290,704 1,099,982 897,711 202,271 809,278 638,744 170,534 September -17,840 902,783 738,440 164,343 920,623 735,150 185,473 December -35,762 966,417 775,262 191,155 1,002,179 806,753 195,426 2004 March -123,536 975,997 772,535 203,462 1,099,533 855,991 243,542 June 279,780 1,045,121 872,806 172,315 765,341 586,229 179,112 September 54,155 971,101 765,589 205,512 916,946 699,538 217,408 December -1,286 997,840 794,354 203,486 999,126 788,998 210,128 2005 March -153,536 904,770 687,086 217,684 1,058,306 833,348 224,958 June 315,855 1,066,622 885,077 181,545 750,767 592,360 158,407 September 128,696 966,050 792,284 173,766 837,354 667,033 170,321 December 43,360 966,981 787,931 179,050 923,621 767,141 156,480 2006 March -181,315 886,785 702,598 184,187 1,068,100 867,715 200,385 June 300,673 1,061,591 887,287 174,304 760,918 603,575 157,343 September 11,396 888,895 739,420 149,475 877,499 709,260 168,239 December -21,700 943,648 765,816 177,832 965,348 810,067 155,281 2007 March -169,412 897,583 715,533 182,050 1,066,995 856,770 210,225 June 241,109 1,037,550 881,795 155,755 796,441 628,773 167,668 September 10,261 883,686 719,986 163,700 873,425 714,585 158,840 December -17,816 953,706 781,744 171,962 971,522 814,198 157,324 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.