Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted District of Columbia Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 2000 March 5,420 33,716 25,985 7,731 28,296 24,159 4,137 June 7,309 33,827 26,844 6,983 26,518 20,138 6,380 September 2,641 34,273 25,753 8,520 31,632 21,559 10,073 December 7,639 35,196 29,015 6,181 27,557 20,199 7,358 2001 March -8,710 31,891 25,145 6,746 40,601 34,647 5,954 June -1,671 27,797 22,785 5,012 29,468 23,498 5,970 September -930 30,099 23,179 6,920 31,029 23,535 7,494 December 1,441 31,526 24,978 6,548 30,085 22,912 7,173 2002 March 807 29,816 23,701 6,115 29,009 22,724 6,285 June 1,843 28,189 21,671 6,518 26,346 20,950 5,396 September 1,064 25,769 21,074 4,695 24,705 19,444 5,261 December 1,958 26,569 20,122 6,447 24,611 19,984 4,627 2003 March -1,764 26,776 20,664 6,112 28,540 22,753 5,787 June -2,793 24,753 20,101 4,652 27,546 21,674 5,872 September 2,293 26,243 20,512 5,731 23,950 19,861 4,089 December 2,831 26,193 21,241 4,952 23,362 18,395 4,967 2004 March 3,830 28,996 23,198 5,798 25,166 20,522 4,644 June 2,779 28,074 23,506 4,568 25,295 19,781 5,514 September -605 25,471 20,832 4,639 26,076 21,166 4,910 December 399 26,067 21,377 4,690 25,668 21,140 4,528 2005 March 3,083 27,392 23,153 4,239 24,309 19,779 4,530 June 3,546 28,178 23,806 4,372 24,632 19,200 5,432 September -619 26,274 21,085 5,189 26,893 21,684 5,209 December -101 25,128 20,398 4,730 25,229 21,683 3,546 2006 March 2,284 25,795 21,360 4,435 23,511 19,768 3,743 June 2,645 29,069 23,930 5,139 26,424 20,879 5,545 September 1,663 27,044 21,318 5,726 25,381 20,715 4,666 December -844 25,599 20,907 4,692 26,443 20,565 5,878 2007 March 5,210 28,423 23,344 5,079 23,213 18,657 4,556 June 1,115 27,543 22,463 5,080 26,428 21,089 5,339 September -2,575 26,296 22,496 3,800 28,871 22,182 6,689 December 512 26,904 20,901 6,003 26,392 21,122 5,270 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.