Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted Connecticut (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 -0.2 5.9 4.6 1.3 6.1 5.2 0.9 December 0.2 6.7 5.5 1.2 6.5 5.3 1.2 1993 March -2.6 5.8 4.2 1.6 8.4 7.3 1.1 June 3.0 8.6 7.1 1.5 5.6 4.2 1.4 September -0.2 6.0 4.9 1.1 6.2 5.2 1.0 December 1.1 7.4 6.0 1.4 6.3 5.0 1.3 1994 March -3.3 5.4 4.1 1.3 8.7 7.0 1.7 June 3.5 9.0 7.2 1.8 5.5 4.4 1.1 September -0.4 6.1 4.9 1.2 6.5 5.4 1.1 December 1.4 7.4 6.0 1.4 6.0 4.9 1.1 1995 March -2.9 5.6 4.4 1.2 8.5 6.9 1.6 June 3.1 8.4 6.7 1.7 5.3 4.5 0.8 September -0.3 5.9 4.7 1.2 6.2 5.4 0.8 December 0.9 7.3 6.1 1.2 6.4 5.3 1.1 1996 March -2.9 6.0 4.6 1.4 8.9 7.4 1.5 June 3.8 9.1 7.4 1.7 5.3 4.2 1.1 September -0.4 6.4 5.1 1.3 6.8 5.5 1.3 December 2.3 8.3 6.5 1.8 6.0 5.0 1.0 1997 March -2.4 6.4 5.2 1.2 8.8 7.2 1.6 June 3.1 8.4 6.8 1.6 5.3 4.2 1.1 September -0.7 6.1 4.9 1.2 6.8 5.5 1.3 December 1.9 7.7 6.4 1.3 5.8 4.8 1.0 1998 March -2.4 6.0 4.8 1.2 8.4 6.7 1.7 June 3.1 8.6 6.9 1.7 5.5 4.3 1.2 September -0.8 5.7 4.6 1.1 6.5 5.7 0.8 December 1.8 7.3 6.3 1.0 5.5 4.8 0.7 1999 March -2.5 6.0 4.8 1.2 8.5 6.8 1.7 June 3.0 8.4 7.1 1.3 5.4 4.3 1.1 September -0.7 5.5 4.5 1.0 6.2 5.4 0.8 December 1.4 6.9 6.0 0.9 5.5 4.6 0.9 2000 March -2.4 6.2 4.8 1.4 8.6 6.9 1.7 June 3.0 8.3 7.1 1.2 5.3 4.2 1.1 September -0.7 5.6 4.5 1.1 6.3 5.5 0.8 December 0.8 6.6 5.7 0.9 5.8 4.5 1.3 2001 March -4.8 5.3 4.1 1.2 10.1 6.7 3.4 June 2.6 8.1 6.8 1.3 5.5 4.3 1.2 September -1.5 4.9 4.0 0.9 6.4 5.9 0.5 December 0.5 6.3 5.4 0.9 5.8 5.2 0.6 2002 March -3.0 4.9 4.0 0.9 7.9 6.7 1.2 June 2.6 7.4 6.4 1.0 4.8 4.1 0.7 September -1.4 4.7 3.9 0.8 6.1 5.4 0.7 December 0.3 6.0 5.2 0.8 5.7 5.0 0.7 2003 March -3.3 4.4 3.5 0.9 7.7 6.7 1.0 June 2.9 7.8 6.9 0.9 4.9 4.1 0.8 September -1.1 4.8 4.1 0.7 5.9 5.2 0.7 December 0.9 6.2 5.4 0.8 5.3 4.6 0.7 2004 March -2.5 5.0 3.9 1.1 7.5 6.4 1.1 June 3.6 7.9 6.8 1.1 4.3 3.6 0.7 September -0.8 4.9 4.2 0.7 5.7 5.0 0.7 December 0.7 6.3 5.4 0.9 5.6 4.7 0.9 2005 March -2.4 4.9 3.7 1.2 7.3 6.3 1.0 June 3.4 7.9 7.0 0.9 4.5 3.8 0.7 September -1.1 4.8 4.1 0.7 5.9 5.3 0.6 December 0.9 6.1 5.2 0.9 5.2 4.6 0.6 2006 March -2.2 4.6 3.8 0.8 6.8 6.0 0.8 June 3.3 7.9 7.0 0.9 4.6 3.8 0.8 September -1.0 4.8 4.1 0.7 5.8 5.2 0.6 December 1.4 6.3 5.6 0.7 4.9 4.4 0.5 2007 March -2.9 4.4 3.6 0.8 7.3 6.4 0.9 June 3.9 8.1 7.2 0.9 4.2 3.7 0.5 September -1.3 4.5 3.9 0.6 5.8 5.2 0.6 December 1.0 6.2 5.5 0.7 5.2 4.7 0.5 (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.