Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted District of Columbia Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 2000 March 185 32,488 23,055 9,433 32,303 26,754 5,549 June 13,476 36,532 30,093 6,439 23,056 17,923 5,133 September 135 32,603 24,785 7,818 32,468 22,321 10,147 December 9,906 35,676 29,865 5,811 25,770 19,538 6,232 2001 March -15,812 30,542 22,310 8,232 46,354 38,369 7,985 June 4,449 30,165 25,543 4,622 25,716 20,913 4,803 September -3,258 28,658 22,308 6,350 31,916 24,367 7,549 December 3,629 31,866 25,710 6,156 28,237 22,162 6,075 2002 March -5,104 28,491 21,029 7,462 33,595 25,165 8,430 June 7,318 30,304 24,294 6,010 22,986 18,645 4,341 September -841 24,590 20,282 4,308 25,431 20,131 5,300 December 3,524 26,773 20,712 6,061 23,249 19,330 3,919 2003 March -7,167 25,792 18,334 7,458 32,959 25,197 7,762 June 2,810 26,824 22,534 4,290 24,014 19,290 4,724 September 318 25,000 19,741 5,259 24,682 20,563 4,119 December 4,519 26,519 21,863 4,656 22,000 17,793 4,207 2004 March -1,297 27,657 20,582 7,075 28,954 22,726 6,228 June 8,522 30,563 26,351 4,212 22,041 17,605 4,436 September -2,554 24,306 20,049 4,257 26,860 21,914 4,946 December 2,129 26,412 22,003 4,409 24,283 20,448 3,835 2005 March -2,265 25,714 20,542 5,172 27,979 21,903 6,076 June 9,260 30,718 26,687 4,031 21,458 17,088 4,370 September -2,644 25,053 20,292 4,761 27,697 22,450 5,247 December 1,467 25,443 20,996 4,447 23,976 20,973 3,003 2006 March -2,548 24,363 18,952 5,411 26,911 21,891 5,020 June 8,522 31,565 26,826 4,739 23,043 18,582 4,461 September -376 25,771 20,517 5,254 26,147 21,447 4,700 December 1,061 25,931 21,520 4,411 24,870 19,892 4,978 2007 March 139 26,910 20,712 6,198 26,771 20,661 6,110 June 6,474 29,802 25,099 4,703 23,328 18,799 4,529 September -4,789 25,111 21,686 3,425 29,900 23,037 6,863 December 2,365 27,176 21,502 5,674 24,811 20,431 4,380 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.