Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted California (Percent) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 0.2 9.0 7.2 1.8 8.8 7.2 1.6 December -2.3 8.2 6.7 1.5 10.5 8.7 1.8 1993 March -2.4 8.6 6.1 2.5 11.0 8.3 2.7 June 2.6 9.8 7.9 1.9 7.2 5.6 1.6 September 1.0 9.0 7.1 1.9 8.0 6.4 1.6 December -1.4 8.2 6.6 1.6 9.6 7.9 1.7 1994 March -1.4 8.8 6.4 2.4 10.2 7.7 2.5 June 2.7 10.1 8.0 2.1 7.4 5.4 2.0 September 1.6 9.1 7.3 1.8 7.5 6.2 1.3 December -1.0 8.6 7.0 1.6 9.6 7.6 2.0 1995 March -1.6 8.6 6.5 2.1 10.2 8.1 2.1 June 3.5 10.6 8.5 2.1 7.1 5.6 1.5 September 1.6 10.0 8.2 1.8 8.4 6.1 2.3 December -1.0 9.2 7.3 1.9 10.2 8.2 2.0 1996 March -1.0 9.6 7.2 2.4 10.6 8.1 2.5 June 3.7 11.3 8.9 2.4 7.6 5.8 1.8 September 0.6 9.7 7.5 2.2 9.1 6.9 2.2 December -0.1 9.2 7.4 1.8 9.3 7.4 1.9 1997 March -0.8 9.6 6.9 2.7 10.4 7.9 2.5 June 3.4 10.6 8.6 2.0 7.2 5.4 1.8 September 1.1 9.9 8.0 1.9 8.8 6.2 2.6 December -1.0 9.2 7.1 2.1 10.2 8.0 2.2 1998 March 0.2 10.7 7.1 3.6 10.5 7.4 3.1 June 2.8 11.1 8.3 2.8 8.3 5.9 2.4 September 1.9 9.4 7.2 2.2 7.5 5.8 1.7 December -0.2 8.4 6.9 1.5 8.6 6.9 1.7 1999 March -2.1 8.5 6.1 2.4 10.6 8.1 2.5 June 3.4 10.0 8.0 2.0 6.6 5.0 1.6 September 1.3 8.9 7.1 1.8 7.6 5.8 1.8 December 0.2 8.7 6.9 1.8 8.5 6.8 1.7 2000 March -1.1 8.8 6.5 2.3 9.9 7.5 2.4 June 3.5 10.2 8.3 1.9 6.7 5.2 1.5 September 1.0 8.5 6.9 1.6 7.5 5.7 1.8 December -0.1 8.2 6.7 1.5 8.3 6.7 1.6 2001 March -1.8 8.6 6.4 2.2 10.4 7.8 2.6 June 1.4 9.4 7.5 1.9 8.0 6.3 1.7 September -1.3 7.6 6.0 1.6 8.9 6.8 2.1 December -1.4 7.8 6.0 1.8 9.2 7.6 1.6 2002 March -1.6 8.6 6.2 2.4 10.2 7.6 2.6 June 2.3 9.4 7.5 1.9 7.1 5.4 1.7 September -0.2 7.8 6.2 1.6 8.0 6.3 1.7 December -0.6 7.7 6.2 1.5 8.3 6.8 1.5 2003 March -1.9 7.6 5.8 1.8 9.5 7.5 2.0 June 2.3 8.9 7.3 1.6 6.6 5.2 1.4 September -0.1 7.3 6.0 1.3 7.4 5.9 1.5 December -0.3 7.8 6.3 1.5 8.1 6.5 1.6 2004 March -1.0 8.0 6.3 1.7 9.0 7.0 2.0 June 2.4 8.5 7.1 1.4 6.1 4.7 1.4 September 0.4 7.7 6.1 1.6 7.3 5.6 1.7 December -0.1 7.9 6.3 1.6 8.0 6.3 1.7 2005 March -1.3 7.2 5.5 1.7 8.5 6.7 1.8 June 2.4 8.4 7.0 1.4 6.0 4.7 1.3 September 1.1 7.6 6.2 1.4 6.5 5.2 1.3 December 0.3 7.5 6.1 1.4 7.2 6.0 1.2 2006 March -1.5 6.9 5.5 1.4 8.4 6.8 1.6 June 2.4 8.3 6.9 1.4 5.9 4.7 1.2 September 0.1 6.8 5.7 1.1 6.7 5.4 1.3 December -0.1 7.3 5.9 1.4 7.4 6.2 1.2 2007 March -1.3 6.9 5.5 1.4 8.2 6.6 1.6 June 1.8 8.0 6.8 1.2 6.2 4.9 1.3 September 0.1 6.8 5.5 1.3 6.7 5.5 1.2 December -0.1 7.3 6.0 1.3 7.4 6.2 1.2 (1) The rates measure gross job gains and gross job losses as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter employment levels. (2) See footnote 1, table 1.