Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Alabama 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 7,976 84,019 68,933 15,086 76,043 64,030 12,013 December 14,553 94,826 75,442 19,384 80,273 63,621 16,652 1993 March -15,152 94,302 70,370 23,932 109,454 80,897 28,557 June 32,328 105,066 84,257 20,809 72,738 57,707 15,031 September 2,610 92,286 70,569 21,717 89,676 70,305 19,371 December 12,065 99,188 77,544 21,644 87,123 70,204 16,919 1994 March -17,524 95,314 65,392 29,922 112,838 83,880 28,958 June 30,383 111,853 87,022 24,831 81,470 61,643 19,827 September 22,153 102,015 77,758 24,257 79,862 65,768 14,094 December 12,086 98,055 78,105 19,950 85,969 68,955 17,014 1995 March -8,674 101,521 74,431 27,090 110,195 84,811 25,384 June 26,317 119,750 92,674 27,076 93,433 71,074 22,359 September 8,169 100,168 78,322 21,846 91,999 77,498 14,501 December 7,605 99,057 80,672 18,385 91,452 73,794 17,658 1996 March -19,088 95,268 71,840 23,428 114,356 95,056 19,300 June 23,274 111,320 89,603 21,717 88,046 69,609 18,437 September 9,381 103,738 77,540 26,198 94,357 79,067 15,290 December 15,156 103,466 82,940 20,526 88,310 75,458 12,852 1997 March -12,506 93,921 73,356 20,565 106,427 87,943 18,484 June 22,484 111,521 90,439 21,082 89,037 74,449 14,588 September 4,821 101,133 77,592 23,541 96,312 79,081 17,231 December 8,689 107,882 86,390 21,492 99,193 81,639 17,554 1998 March -9,835 104,392 77,549 26,843 114,227 97,338 16,889 June 38,043 135,689 103,691 31,998 97,646 71,098 26,548 September -5,454 104,688 81,424 23,264 110,142 89,284 20,858 December 4,143 105,731 85,488 20,243 101,588 85,087 16,501 1999 March -13,830 107,110 76,879 30,231 120,940 97,985 22,955 June 23,280 119,811 96,970 22,841 96,531 72,102 24,429 September 721 95,567 78,704 16,863 94,846 81,331 13,515 December 5,733 104,728 85,598 19,130 98,995 82,555 16,440 2000 March -23,937 101,224 81,419 19,805 125,161 104,014 21,147 June 22,657 119,961 98,539 21,422 97,304 77,303 20,001 September -3,256 106,006 82,708 23,298 109,262 90,327 18,935 December -134 102,960 84,637 18,323 103,094 86,897 16,197 2001 March -29,040 103,061 81,165 21,896 132,101 107,021 25,080 June 9,709 122,810 94,730 28,080 113,101 88,435 24,666 September -13,126 96,988 75,785 21,203 110,114 95,357 14,757 December -7,178 99,563 80,648 18,915 106,741 88,664 18,077 2002 March -23,196 103,411 80,078 23,333 126,607 101,518 25,089 June 10,056 107,226 88,811 18,415 97,170 79,258 17,912 September -1,369 96,086 75,605 20,481 97,455 84,188 13,267 December 2,435 100,284 82,172 18,112 97,849 85,218 12,631 2003 March -21,250 100,459 78,259 22,200 121,709 97,394 24,315 June 9,264 101,971 84,543 17,428 92,707 76,694 16,013 September -1,015 92,979 75,212 17,767 93,994 79,432 14,562 December 12,708 100,259 83,220 17,039 87,551 74,823 12,728 2004 March -6,409 102,833 81,164 21,669 109,242 87,316 21,926 June 26,215 112,053 93,722 18,331 85,838 70,743 15,095 September -2,288 94,511 78,213 16,298 96,799 83,439 13,360 December 20,857 108,585 90,660 17,925 87,728 75,450 12,278 2005 March -9,117 104,994 85,004 19,990 114,111 92,978 21,133 June 25,495 117,654 97,959 19,695 92,159 77,100 15,059 September 9,936 105,713 85,959 19,754 95,777 82,492 13,285 December 16,429 110,747 93,305 17,442 94,318 79,536 14,782 2006 March -8,586 99,680 82,468 17,212 108,266 91,440 16,826 June 18,891 110,990 94,914 16,076 92,099 78,165 13,934 September -5,981 94,951 79,267 15,684 100,932 89,363 11,569 December 6,560 105,642 87,498 18,144 99,082 86,156 12,926 2007 March 4,624 108,442 90,135 18,307 103,818 86,573 17,245 June 12,074 109,511 92,592 16,919 97,437 82,871 14,566 September -3,722 94,387 77,860 16,527 98,109 84,366 13,743 December 8,087 106,049 88,363 17,686 97,962 84,559 13,403 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.