Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not 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 -3,804 267,623 207,440 60,183 271,427 213,716 57,711 December 10,312 291,746 239,160 52,586 281,434 223,139 58,295 1993 March -127,420 324,524 185,090 139,434 451,944 292,375 159,569 June 175,732 389,109 316,043 73,066 213,377 157,843 55,534 September 29,726 295,967 237,062 58,905 266,241 217,833 48,408 December 47,957 306,038 251,507 54,531 258,081 225,557 32,524 1994 March -73,302 286,082 202,024 84,058 359,384 276,598 82,786 June 172,151 406,722 333,520 73,202 234,571 175,599 58,972 September 20,396 300,703 244,038 56,665 280,307 219,132 61,175 December 29,291 322,814 264,371 58,443 293,523 235,321 58,202 1995 March -76,295 271,803 208,871 62,932 348,098 282,768 65,330 June 176,510 406,635 323,368 83,267 230,125 181,911 48,214 September 2,926 279,801 230,798 49,003 276,875 233,473 43,402 December -1,679 297,991 253,461 44,530 299,670 246,397 53,273 1996 March -113,871 284,566 207,566 77,000 398,437 325,486 72,951 June 175,902 411,979 332,294 79,685 236,077 192,160 43,917 September -9,555 279,136 228,212 50,924 288,691 239,230 49,461 December 19,287 318,197 266,016 52,181 298,910 245,944 52,966 1997 March -96,472 273,108 205,117 67,991 369,580 296,453 73,127 June 169,269 392,984 323,132 69,852 223,715 186,726 36,989 September 5,635 289,212 241,879 47,333 283,577 239,713 43,864 December 22,963 326,423 271,341 55,082 303,460 243,299 60,161 1998 March -103,126 278,700 211,619 67,081 381,826 302,491 79,335 June 167,951 419,807 334,407 85,400 251,856 199,915 51,941 September -12,067 289,029 231,639 57,390 301,096 248,782 52,314 December 29,931 329,750 278,215 51,535 299,819 247,516 52,303 1999 March -130,269 287,359 214,575 72,784 417,628 344,650 72,978 June 167,761 413,283 335,682 77,601 245,522 197,031 48,491 September 6,794 322,227 263,685 58,542 315,433 267,718 47,715 December 46,702 346,475 296,524 49,951 299,773 247,580 52,193 2000 March -126,814 275,175 222,648 52,527 401,989 330,754 71,235 June 155,181 411,238 342,656 68,582 256,057 213,769 42,288 September -48,747 271,344 228,364 42,980 320,091 274,621 45,470 December 6,325 324,786 282,804 41,982 318,461 263,078 55,383 2001 March -152,950 269,686 210,938 58,748 422,636 356,039 66,597 June 108,779 385,331 314,851 70,480 276,552 231,754 44,798 September -85,538 253,716 203,832 49,884 339,254 285,061 54,193 December -35,106 288,287 245,476 42,811 323,393 269,122 54,271 2002 March -134,351 261,846 194,459 67,387 396,197 326,601 69,596 June 125,616 375,321 306,174 69,147 249,705 200,790 48,915 September -27,211 261,581 217,048 44,533 288,792 245,024 43,768 December -20,544 280,142 236,606 43,536 300,686 250,189 50,497 2003 March -154,947 224,992 175,678 49,314 379,939 310,175 69,764 June 137,903 367,091 301,481 65,610 229,188 188,312 40,876 September -21,331 247,855 205,684 42,171 269,186 232,468 36,718 December -1,525 280,132 236,610 43,522 281,657 238,009 43,648 2004 March -113,458 232,398 186,135 46,263 345,856 284,093 61,763 June 148,655 371,521 308,177 63,344 222,866 183,147 39,719 September -8,032 261,643 218,087 43,556 269,675 228,320 41,355 December 2,240 280,124 238,452 41,672 277,884 232,758 45,126 2005 March -121,758 234,185 179,724 54,461 355,943 296,624 59,319 June 155,035 374,016 309,670 64,346 218,981 178,375 40,606 September -9,657 258,857 215,202 43,655 268,514 231,532 36,982 December -4,823 278,315 239,635 38,680 283,138 237,400 45,738 2006 March -100,394 234,416 178,550 55,866 334,810 278,375 56,435 June 135,801 357,711 302,318 55,393 221,910 183,570 38,340 September -39,354 237,984 201,368 36,616 277,338 241,507 35,831 December -11,836 271,431 234,896 36,535 283,267 238,859 44,408 2007 March -107,759 217,495 172,185 45,310 325,254 275,455 49,799 June 149,647 361,672 304,179 57,493 212,025 175,470 36,555 September -46,203 221,758 186,925 34,833 267,961 231,734 36,227 December -2,515 268,576 232,284 36,292 271,091 228,533 42,558 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.