Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted Alaska (Percent) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September -0.9 10.7 8.2 2.5 11.6 10.1 1.5 December -12.1 7.4 6.0 1.4 19.5 16.3 3.2 1993 March 1.6 11.9 10.1 1.8 10.3 8.0 2.3 June 13.7 22.9 18.2 4.7 9.2 7.7 1.5 September -0.2 11.4 9.3 2.1 11.6 10.1 1.5 December -10.8 8.7 6.9 1.8 19.5 16.3 3.2 1994 March 1.9 13.3 11.1 2.2 11.4 8.9 2.5 June 13.1 21.7 16.7 5.0 8.6 7.2 1.4 September 0.7 11.1 9.1 2.0 10.4 9.0 1.4 December -13.1 7.3 5.8 1.5 20.4 16.7 3.7 1995 March 0.3 11.5 10.0 1.5 11.2 8.8 2.4 June 14.7 22.8 18.2 4.6 8.1 6.9 1.2 September -0.7 11.0 9.1 1.9 11.7 9.7 2.0 December -13.6 7.5 6.1 1.4 21.1 17.0 4.1 1996 March 0.5 11.6 9.9 1.7 11.1 8.8 2.3 June 13.9 22.3 17.5 4.8 8.4 6.8 1.6 September -0.6 11.0 9.0 2.0 11.6 9.8 1.8 December -12.6 7.8 6.3 1.5 20.4 16.4 4.0 1997 March 1.1 12.3 9.9 2.4 11.2 8.6 2.6 June 15.3 23.0 17.9 5.1 7.7 6.3 1.4 September -1.2 10.6 8.9 1.7 11.8 10.3 1.5 December -12.1 8.0 6.6 1.4 20.1 16.2 3.9 1998 March 2.5 12.8 10.8 2.0 10.3 8.4 1.9 June 12.5 21.2 16.4 4.8 8.7 7.3 1.4 September -0.8 10.0 8.3 1.7 10.8 8.9 1.9 December -11.5 7.5 6.3 1.2 19.0 15.7 3.3 1999 March -0.1 11.4 9.6 1.8 11.5 9.0 2.5 June 13.4 21.9 17.1 4.8 8.5 7.3 1.2 September -0.4 10.5 8.6 1.9 10.9 9.4 1.5 December -12.0 7.9 6.4 1.5 19.9 16.0 3.9 2000 March 0.8 11.2 9.6 1.6 10.4 8.0 2.4 June 14.5 22.9 17.8 5.1 8.4 6.4 2.0 September -0.5 10.8 9.2 1.6 11.3 9.5 1.8 December -11.8 7.5 6.2 1.3 19.3 15.2 4.1 2001 March 1.2 11.8 10.5 1.3 10.6 8.2 2.4 June 13.7 21.2 16.4 4.8 7.5 6.3 1.2 September -0.7 10.2 8.4 1.8 10.9 9.3 1.6 December -12.8 6.7 5.4 1.3 19.5 15.7 3.8 2002 March 1.6 11.3 8.9 2.4 9.7 7.5 2.2 June 12.2 20.9 16.1 4.8 8.7 7.1 1.6 September -0.2 9.9 8.4 1.5 10.1 8.7 1.4 December -11.9 6.3 5.4 0.9 18.2 14.9 3.3 2003 March 1.3 10.8 8.8 2.0 9.5 7.7 1.8 June 12.6 20.2 15.8 4.4 7.6 6.5 1.1 September -0.6 9.1 7.5 1.6 9.7 8.5 1.2 December -11.7 6.5 5.3 1.2 18.2 14.8 3.4 2004 March 1.1 10.2 8.3 1.9 9.1 7.1 2.0 June 14.0 21.2 16.1 5.1 7.2 5.8 1.4 September -0.2 9.3 7.8 1.5 9.5 8.2 1.3 December -12.4 6.3 5.2 1.1 18.7 15.3 3.4 2005 March 1.1 9.9 8.5 1.4 8.8 6.8 2.0 June 14.0 20.8 16.4 4.4 6.8 5.9 0.9 September -0.6 9.5 7.9 1.6 10.1 8.6 1.5 December -13.0 6.2 5.1 1.1 19.2 15.5 3.7 2006 March 2.1 10.2 8.4 1.8 8.1 6.4 1.7 June 15.0 21.5 16.6 4.9 6.5 5.6 0.9 September -2.6 7.6 6.2 1.4 10.2 8.9 1.3 December -12.1 6.3 5.2 1.1 18.4 15.1 3.3 2007 March 1.3 9.2 7.7 1.5 7.9 6.4 1.5 June 13.9 20.6 16.0 4.6 6.7 5.8 0.9 September -2.4 7.5 6.3 1.2 9.9 8.7 1.2 December -12.0 5.9 5.0 0.9 17.9 14.7 3.2 (1) The rates measure gross job gains and gross job losses as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter employment levels. (2) See footnote 1, table 1.