Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Georgia 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 39,261 203,909 158,662 45,247 164,648 131,269 33,379 December 21,896 203,126 153,163 49,963 181,230 145,896 35,334 1993 March 9,621 196,462 147,287 49,175 186,841 155,875 30,966 June 43,589 211,527 170,397 41,130 167,938 132,394 35,544 September 40,737 217,659 173,809 43,850 176,922 147,471 29,451 December 43,867 227,051 178,437 48,614 183,184 151,595 31,589 1994 March 21,518 214,065 172,433 41,632 192,547 155,411 37,136 June 41,028 224,216 182,404 41,812 183,188 143,225 39,963 September 48,817 232,320 184,933 47,387 183,503 151,835 31,668 December 34,279 230,240 185,716 44,524 195,961 162,238 33,723 1995 March 21,942 229,199 181,682 47,517 207,257 171,644 35,613 June 27,549 233,063 181,441 51,622 205,514 164,982 40,532 September 37,230 241,266 192,509 48,757 204,036 167,616 36,420 December 30,070 244,374 191,712 52,662 214,304 176,259 38,045 1996 March 24,030 245,024 186,962 58,062 220,994 180,284 40,710 June 43,000 264,205 205,068 59,137 221,205 177,521 43,684 September 10,304 242,603 194,828 47,775 232,299 189,335 42,964 December 20,501 255,066 196,207 58,859 234,565 188,746 45,819 1997 March 16,881 241,878 193,780 48,098 224,997 180,739 44,258 June 5,749 250,833 189,733 61,100 245,084 187,277 57,807 September 34,826 272,576 207,606 64,970 237,750 181,904 55,846 December 38,352 278,398 203,484 74,914 240,046 177,835 62,211 1998 March 25,309 291,192 216,040 75,152 265,883 184,213 81,670 June 25,937 296,521 213,132 83,389 270,584 197,328 73,256 September 29,401 278,191 212,280 65,911 248,790 191,279 57,511 December 30,319 270,867 204,487 66,380 240,548 186,533 54,015 1999 March 29,204 279,054 202,680 76,374 249,850 185,888 63,962 June 56,315 296,551 214,348 82,203 240,236 184,734 55,502 September 3,231 287,235 211,016 76,219 284,004 208,591 75,413 December 31,988 292,782 219,606 73,176 260,794 193,253 67,541 2000 March 29,825 294,134 217,630 76,504 264,309 200,085 64,224 June 14,231 278,087 207,211 70,876 263,856 198,784 65,072 September 13,418 285,829 206,299 79,530 272,411 204,444 67,967 December 4,904 275,183 207,974 67,209 270,279 204,423 65,856 2001 March -16,663 263,687 199,019 64,668 280,350 207,842 72,508 June -25,046 243,586 182,489 61,097 268,632 214,779 53,853 September -15,845 273,779 197,028 76,751 289,624 218,482 71,142 December -65,148 256,258 182,670 73,588 321,406 228,376 93,030 2002 March -2,061 247,945 185,781 62,164 250,006 195,638 54,368 June 3,643 244,082 188,845 55,237 240,439 195,274 45,165 September -14,495 230,567 174,698 55,869 245,062 185,119 59,943 December -15,017 220,722 169,683 51,039 235,739 179,621 56,118 2003 March -15,886 231,284 176,148 55,136 247,170 195,728 51,442 June -29,157 215,138 167,825 47,313 244,295 179,542 64,753 September 25,886 226,837 179,319 47,518 200,951 167,029 33,922 December 8,672 220,597 174,468 46,129 211,925 167,290 44,635 2004 March 22,886 244,586 184,397 60,189 221,700 173,093 48,607 June 12,230 250,205 188,538 61,667 237,975 171,471 66,504 September -25,338 242,251 177,541 64,710 267,589 187,223 80,366 December 56,452 273,660 198,602 75,058 217,208 161,454 55,754 2005 March 16,309 265,890 206,552 59,338 249,581 173,882 75,699 June 25,953 261,130 194,003 67,127 235,177 180,583 54,594 September 26,157 261,082 196,747 64,335 234,925 177,167 57,758 December 13,229 249,150 192,068 57,082 235,921 177,884 58,037 2006 March 30,014 252,674 194,943 57,731 222,660 166,856 55,804 June 24,009 257,404 196,174 61,230 233,395 184,443 48,952 September -3,974 247,388 183,947 63,441 251,362 183,101 68,261 December 11,640 263,872 194,602 69,270 252,232 186,415 65,817 2007 March 21,612 249,091 189,848 59,243 227,479 172,758 54,721 June -6,736 243,732 188,650 55,082 250,468 188,260 62,208 September 2,594 242,926 178,485 64,441 240,332 190,205 50,127 December -10,971 246,373 186,186 60,187 257,344 187,387 69,957 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.