Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Ohio 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 16,744 301,047 230,003 71,044 284,303 216,609 67,694 December 13,159 297,281 232,931 64,350 284,122 224,677 59,445 1993 March 2,431 361,408 234,287 127,121 358,977 235,983 122,994 June 39,714 305,630 246,650 58,980 265,916 202,043 63,873 September 54,817 332,381 262,846 69,535 277,564 220,782 56,782 December 51,409 311,687 244,957 66,730 260,278 227,112 33,166 1994 March 45,298 332,358 255,723 76,635 287,060 223,249 63,811 June 26,781 319,379 260,289 59,090 292,598 224,771 67,827 September 43,616 337,472 270,581 66,891 293,856 222,099 71,757 December 32,710 329,003 257,486 71,517 296,293 236,943 59,350 1995 March 43,179 321,764 264,389 57,375 278,585 228,229 50,356 June 31,276 319,580 252,366 67,214 288,304 232,851 55,453 September 26,203 313,747 255,901 57,846 287,544 236,634 50,910 December -1,067 301,352 246,860 54,492 302,419 248,095 54,324 1996 March 14,001 332,938 262,738 70,200 318,937 262,707 56,230 June 27,174 323,655 259,332 64,323 296,481 245,970 50,511 September 12,662 313,148 253,034 60,114 300,486 242,469 58,017 December 21,292 322,942 259,088 63,854 301,650 247,639 54,011 1997 March 25,985 321,625 259,638 61,987 295,640 239,274 56,366 June 27,011 308,568 252,182 56,386 281,557 239,014 42,543 September 29,652 324,062 268,187 55,875 294,410 242,958 51,452 December 25,354 331,678 264,274 67,404 306,324 244,976 61,348 1998 March 23,726 329,025 267,868 61,157 305,299 244,148 61,151 June 14,281 329,917 260,981 68,936 315,636 255,896 59,740 September 11,068 324,581 256,834 67,747 313,513 252,150 61,363 December 31,476 334,033 270,969 63,064 302,557 249,222 53,335 1999 March 3,541 337,967 271,610 66,357 334,426 278,175 56,251 June 16,640 324,617 261,976 62,641 307,977 252,205 55,772 September 34,161 361,472 292,365 69,107 327,311 271,342 55,969 December 47,418 349,927 288,801 61,126 302,509 249,286 53,223 2000 March 7,850 329,716 281,828 47,888 321,866 266,959 54,907 June 511 322,779 267,419 55,360 322,268 273,630 48,638 September -27,736 303,938 253,202 50,736 331,674 278,339 53,335 December 5,446 326,813 275,439 51,374 321,367 264,891 56,476 2001 March -18,133 320,566 267,006 53,560 338,699 287,367 51,332 June -45,564 302,612 245,719 56,893 348,176 296,651 51,525 September -67,599 284,888 226,002 58,886 352,487 288,920 63,567 December -34,848 291,471 239,083 52,388 326,319 270,977 55,342 2002 March -9,668 307,583 246,147 61,436 317,251 263,607 53,644 June -18,512 294,764 238,947 55,817 313,276 257,016 56,260 September -6,454 293,226 240,656 52,570 299,680 248,341 51,339 December -19,687 283,719 230,444 53,275 303,406 251,913 51,493 2003 March -36,791 267,333 222,374 44,959 304,124 250,350 53,774 June 188 288,246 235,285 52,961 288,058 241,044 47,014 September -847 277,837 228,056 49,781 278,684 235,615 43,069 December -452 283,706 230,448 53,258 284,158 239,649 44,509 2004 March 884 277,788 235,610 42,178 276,904 229,298 47,606 June 11,527 291,643 240,511 51,132 280,116 234,433 45,683 September 13,304 293,224 241,808 51,416 279,920 231,411 48,509 December 2,858 283,236 232,242 50,994 280,378 234,362 46,016 2005 March -7,988 277,147 227,495 49,652 285,135 239,412 45,723 June 18,589 293,617 241,676 51,941 275,028 228,325 46,703 September 12,097 290,142 238,609 51,533 278,045 234,666 43,379 December -4,949 280,727 233,394 47,333 285,676 239,036 46,640 2006 March 8,759 276,942 226,009 50,933 268,183 224,683 43,500 June 1,581 280,652 235,938 44,714 279,071 234,974 44,097 September -20,311 266,494 223,270 43,224 286,805 244,776 42,029 December -12,303 273,486 228,778 44,708 285,789 240,505 45,284 2007 March -1,450 259,261 217,952 41,309 260,711 222,326 38,385 June 16,456 283,177 236,863 46,314 266,721 224,697 42,024 September -27,424 249,393 208,122 41,271 276,817 234,374 42,443 December -3,248 270,264 225,927 44,337 273,512 230,139 43,373 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.