Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted

District of Columbia

(Percent)

                                                  Gross job gains                       Gross job losses
Year  3 months ended   Net change(2)  Total     Expanding     Opening       Total     Contracting    Closing
                                            establishments  establishments          establishments  establishments

2000    March              0.0         8.0         5.7          2.3          8.0          6.6          1.4
        June               3.3         8.9         7.3          1.6          5.6          4.4          1.2
        September          0.1         7.8         5.9          1.9          7.7          5.3          2.4
        December           2.4         8.5         7.1          1.4          6.1          4.6          1.5
  
2001    March             -3.7         7.3         5.3          2.0         11.0          9.1          1.9
        June               1.1         7.3         6.2          1.1          6.2          5.0          1.2
        September         -0.8         6.9         5.4          1.5          7.7          5.9          1.8
        December           0.9         7.7         6.2          1.5          6.8          5.3          1.5
  
2002    March             -1.2         6.9         5.1          1.8          8.1          6.1          2.0
        June               1.7         7.2         5.8          1.4          5.5          4.5          1.0
        September         -0.3         5.8         4.8          1.0          6.1          4.8          1.3
        December           0.8         6.3         4.9          1.4          5.5          4.6          0.9
  
2003    March             -1.7         6.2         4.4          1.8          7.9          6.0          1.9
        June               0.7         6.4         5.4          1.0          5.7          4.6          1.1
        September          0.1         6.0         4.7          1.3          5.9          4.9          1.0
        December           1.1         6.3         5.2          1.1          5.2          4.2          1.0
  
2004    March             -0.3         6.6         4.9          1.7          6.9          5.4          1.5
        June               2.1         7.2         6.2          1.0          5.1          4.1          1.0
        September         -0.6         5.7         4.7          1.0          6.3          5.1          1.2
        December           0.4         6.1         5.1          1.0          5.7          4.8          0.9
  
2005    March             -0.5         6.0         4.8          1.2          6.5          5.1          1.4
        June               2.1         7.1         6.2          0.9          5.0          4.0          1.0
        September         -0.6         5.8         4.7          1.1          6.4          5.2          1.2
        December           0.3         5.8         4.8          1.0          5.5          4.8          0.7
  
2006    March             -0.6         5.6         4.4          1.2          6.2          5.0          1.2
        June               1.9         7.2         6.1          1.1          5.3          4.3          1.0
        September         -0.1         5.9         4.7          1.2          6.0          4.9          1.1
        December           0.3         5.9         4.9          1.0          5.6          4.5          1.1
  
2007    March              0.0         6.1         4.7          1.4          6.1          4.7          1.4
        June               1.5         6.7         5.6          1.1          5.2          4.2          1.0
        September         -1.0         5.7         4.9          0.8          6.7          5.2          1.5
        December           0.5         6.1         4.8          1.3          5.6          4.6          1.0
  

(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.