Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted North Carolina 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 26,662 189,231 153,382 35,849 162,569 138,596 23,973 December 13,759 183,493 147,862 35,631 169,734 143,076 26,658 1993 March 8,436 171,751 136,674 35,077 163,315 138,093 25,222 June 48,501 196,930 162,791 34,139 148,429 126,467 21,962 September 30,076 193,219 160,267 32,952 163,143 137,225 25,918 December 21,710 195,234 161,936 33,298 173,524 144,288 29,236 1994 March 13,262 182,627 153,931 28,696 169,365 145,119 24,246 June 43,044 201,598 164,351 37,247 158,554 132,965 25,589 September 36,596 206,652 171,286 35,366 170,056 143,845 26,211 December 14,952 193,421 160,583 32,838 178,469 151,209 27,260 1995 March 16,369 191,856 159,054 32,802 175,487 151,378 24,109 June 11,292 202,946 166,997 35,949 191,654 166,264 25,390 September 33,122 216,277 173,017 43,260 183,155 155,382 27,773 December 18,186 211,316 171,797 39,519 193,130 163,997 29,133 1996 March 10,819 205,654 170,171 35,483 194,835 163,298 31,537 June 19,091 216,652 174,703 41,949 197,561 170,355 27,206 September 20,936 221,904 178,923 42,981 200,968 170,477 30,491 December 32,344 225,160 184,164 40,996 192,816 162,433 30,383 1997 March 23,565 228,975 180,176 48,799 205,410 172,691 32,719 June 19,764 220,322 176,676 43,646 200,558 168,545 32,013 September 38,825 238,052 192,168 45,884 199,227 167,157 32,070 December 4,782 228,763 191,340 37,423 223,981 176,845 47,136 1998 March -3,120 233,109 190,093 43,016 236,229 184,012 52,217 June 27,172 257,126 190,008 67,118 229,954 194,250 35,704 September 31,280 248,845 193,304 55,541 217,565 177,535 40,030 December 25,608 254,590 191,574 63,016 228,982 174,132 54,850 1999 March 15,487 239,264 185,353 53,911 223,777 180,224 43,553 June 4,718 224,025 179,347 44,678 219,307 174,798 44,509 September 15,188 238,113 183,134 54,979 222,925 178,873 44,052 December 31,930 239,930 188,975 50,955 208,000 170,608 37,392 2000 March 14,936 239,906 193,160 46,746 224,970 179,310 45,660 June 9,479 232,214 183,187 49,027 222,735 179,294 43,441 September -10,440 216,907 174,460 42,447 227,347 183,988 43,359 December -5,028 232,052 185,056 46,996 237,080 192,311 44,769 2001 March -7,025 243,147 192,933 50,214 250,172 201,777 48,395 June -42,589 226,894 175,825 51,069 269,483 215,474 54,009 September -49,735 204,285 161,756 42,529 254,020 205,382 48,638 December -45,741 204,385 159,544 44,841 250,126 205,385 44,741 2002 March 2,884 227,446 181,686 45,760 224,562 180,383 44,179 June 20,171 247,265 172,816 74,449 227,094 184,850 42,244 September -9,411 221,219 178,054 43,165 230,630 182,124 48,506 December -18,306 210,397 166,875 43,522 228,703 183,828 44,875 2003 March -12,673 215,421 167,248 48,173 228,094 182,732 45,362 June -8,081 214,683 171,455 43,228 222,764 178,518 44,246 September -4,486 208,138 166,627 41,511 212,624 174,415 38,209 December 11,390 215,729 171,671 44,058 204,339 166,389 37,950 2004 March 19,867 222,524 179,832 42,692 202,657 161,960 40,697 June 22,797 228,078 186,488 41,590 205,281 159,374 45,907 September 3,425 216,841 175,034 41,807 213,416 168,376 45,040 December 23,222 225,746 176,859 48,887 202,524 163,711 38,813 2005 March 21,316 225,215 180,066 45,149 203,899 163,685 40,214 June 3,095 221,554 177,894 43,660 218,459 166,527 51,932 September 29,271 234,300 186,151 48,149 205,029 170,859 34,170 December 10,920 227,972 181,014 46,958 217,052 176,404 40,648 2006 March 35,415 230,967 182,607 48,360 195,552 161,113 34,439 June 13,669 230,531 181,353 49,178 216,862 174,292 42,570 September 5,952 228,819 183,830 44,989 222,867 178,455 44,412 December 61,813 271,718 190,751 80,967 209,905 173,595 36,310 2007 March 35,025 238,694 185,409 53,285 203,669 167,139 36,530 June 6,599 230,301 185,436 44,865 223,702 179,341 44,361 September 1,644 221,288 175,026 46,262 219,644 178,685 40,959 December 13,649 233,494 184,957 48,537 219,845 181,208 38,637 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.