Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Utah 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 7,840 50,093 40,941 9,152 42,253 35,025 7,228 December 7,480 52,536 41,746 10,790 45,056 35,786 9,270 1993 March 8,027 53,163 40,815 12,348 45,136 36,734 8,402 June 13,876 57,592 46,301 11,291 43,716 35,110 8,606 September 11,846 57,993 45,684 12,309 46,147 35,467 10,680 December 11,629 57,064 45,907 11,157 45,435 36,430 9,005 1994 March 9,703 56,389 44,921 11,468 46,686 38,634 8,052 June 14,428 61,134 47,914 13,220 46,706 37,333 9,373 September 12,913 64,279 51,033 13,246 51,366 40,315 11,051 December 8,120 60,855 48,329 12,526 52,735 43,085 9,650 1995 March 12,335 64,167 49,990 14,177 51,832 41,810 10,022 June 9,342 63,328 50,043 13,285 53,986 43,358 10,628 September 17,931 69,501 53,811 15,690 51,570 42,254 9,316 December 8,216 65,979 51,685 14,294 57,763 46,861 10,902 1996 March 9,747 68,619 54,683 13,936 58,872 50,413 8,459 June 10,773 69,606 53,362 16,244 58,833 47,686 11,147 September 10,562 71,197 55,710 15,487 60,635 48,945 11,690 December 9,085 70,054 53,875 16,179 60,969 48,810 12,159 1997 March 10,093 71,273 54,131 17,142 61,180 48,464 12,716 June 6,290 68,488 53,506 14,982 62,198 51,051 11,147 September 7,468 70,497 55,885 14,612 63,029 51,630 11,399 December 5,915 69,278 54,366 14,912 63,363 51,481 11,882 1998 March 5,961 70,192 55,688 14,504 64,231 50,776 13,455 June 6,646 70,863 53,628 17,235 64,217 52,180 12,037 September 5,943 70,845 54,902 15,943 64,902 51,084 13,818 December 4,949 72,745 56,625 16,120 67,796 54,476 13,320 1999 March 5,270 73,288 55,443 17,845 68,018 53,405 14,613 June 7,428 70,357 55,395 14,962 62,929 51,356 11,573 September 4,496 71,462 55,131 16,331 66,966 53,937 13,029 December 6,658 74,731 57,984 16,747 68,073 53,060 15,013 2000 March 4,497 72,732 57,589 15,143 68,235 54,319 13,916 June 6,063 71,528 56,979 14,549 65,465 52,505 12,960 September 3,172 70,963 55,444 15,519 67,791 54,653 13,138 December 6,759 72,922 57,801 15,121 66,163 53,414 12,749 2001 March -1,419 69,306 52,664 16,642 70,725 55,939 14,786 June -4,581 69,798 53,758 16,040 74,379 59,448 14,931 September -7,337 66,099 52,763 13,336 73,436 58,060 15,376 December -8,821 68,248 52,718 15,530 77,069 61,396 15,673 2002 March -988 68,963 54,517 14,446 69,951 56,184 13,767 June -3,712 69,263 53,311 15,952 72,975 58,780 14,195 September -2,173 66,461 50,488 15,973 68,634 52,582 16,052 December 3,934 68,067 51,373 16,694 64,133 51,177 12,956 2003 March -4,887 63,859 49,128 14,731 68,746 54,485 14,261 June 2,272 66,562 51,422 15,140 64,290 51,338 12,952 September 3,538 65,437 50,621 14,816 61,899 49,665 12,234 December 10,231 70,609 55,783 14,826 60,378 47,238 13,140 2004 March 6,626 70,195 54,735 15,460 63,569 50,651 12,918 June 9,308 73,763 57,950 15,813 64,455 49,925 14,530 September 4,111 69,271 53,714 15,557 65,160 53,023 12,137 December 11,944 73,576 57,217 16,359 61,632 47,978 13,654 2005 March 11,865 72,573 57,176 15,397 60,708 48,039 12,669 June 5,609 73,612 58,304 15,308 68,003 51,848 16,155 September 17,701 78,919 62,665 16,254 61,218 49,164 12,054 December 10,583 75,474 59,208 16,266 64,891 53,586 11,305 2006 March 19,833 83,821 65,441 18,380 63,988 50,733 13,255 June 12,492 78,264 62,153 16,111 65,772 52,713 13,059 September 8,598 77,218 62,004 15,214 68,620 55,754 12,866 December 14,971 79,960 62,686 17,274 64,989 52,861 12,128 2007 March 17,826 80,804 66,007 14,797 62,978 50,711 12,267 June 7,069 77,611 62,613 14,998 70,542 57,319 13,223 September -414 73,755 60,489 13,266 74,169 59,429 14,740 December 7,013 81,749 65,120 16,629 74,736 61,318 13,418 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.