Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted Hawaii (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 -0.4 6.0 4.4 1.6 6.4 5.1 1.3 December 1.1 7.4 5.9 1.5 6.3 5.0 1.3 1993 March -1.9 6.5 4.7 1.8 8.4 6.3 2.1 June -0.1 6.3 4.8 1.5 6.4 5.4 1.0 September -0.7 5.9 4.5 1.4 6.6 5.2 1.4 December 1.0 7.6 5.7 1.9 6.6 5.4 1.2 1994 March -1.7 7.0 5.1 1.9 8.7 5.7 3.0 June 0.6 6.6 4.8 1.8 6.0 5.1 0.9 September 0.0 6.2 4.9 1.3 6.2 5.0 1.2 December 1.3 7.4 5.5 1.9 6.1 4.7 1.4 1995 March -1.7 6.1 4.2 1.9 7.8 5.8 2.0 June -0.1 6.0 4.8 1.2 6.1 4.9 1.2 September -0.7 5.8 4.7 1.1 6.5 5.0 1.5 December 1.0 6.5 5.2 1.3 5.5 4.4 1.1 1996 March -1.2 6.0 4.4 1.6 7.2 6.0 1.2 June 0.1 6.0 4.8 1.2 5.9 4.4 1.5 September 0.0 6.0 4.6 1.4 6.0 5.0 1.0 December 1.4 7.2 5.8 1.4 5.8 4.4 1.4 1997 March -1.3 6.0 4.0 2.0 7.3 5.7 1.6 June 0.1 5.9 4.6 1.3 5.8 4.7 1.1 September -0.3 5.5 4.5 1.0 5.8 4.7 1.1 December 1.3 6.9 5.6 1.3 5.6 4.1 1.5 1998 March -1.7 5.5 4.1 1.4 7.2 5.4 1.8 June 0.6 6.2 4.8 1.4 5.6 4.5 1.1 September 0.1 5.9 4.8 1.1 5.8 4.7 1.1 December 1.0 6.3 5.2 1.1 5.3 4.5 0.8 1999 March -1.4 5.8 4.3 1.5 7.2 5.6 1.6 June 1.0 6.1 4.9 1.2 5.1 4.0 1.1 September 0.4 5.9 4.6 1.3 5.5 4.3 1.2 December 2.2 7.0 5.8 1.2 4.8 3.9 0.9 2000 March -0.5 6.5 4.8 1.7 7.0 5.4 1.6 June 1.6 6.8 5.4 1.4 5.2 4.1 1.1 September 0.8 6.4 5.1 1.3 5.6 4.3 1.3 December 1.5 6.7 5.5 1.2 5.2 4.2 1.0 2001 March -1.4 5.6 4.3 1.3 7.0 5.2 1.8 June 0.5 6.1 4.7 1.4 5.6 4.3 1.3 September -0.4 5.4 4.4 1.0 5.8 4.8 1.0 December -1.9 5.6 4.5 1.1 7.5 6.5 1.0 2002 March -0.6 6.3 5.0 1.3 6.9 5.3 1.6 June 1.9 6.8 5.6 1.2 4.9 3.7 1.2 September 0.5 5.6 4.7 0.9 5.1 4.1 1.0 December 1.9 6.7 5.3 1.4 4.8 4.1 0.7 2003 March -1.4 5.7 4.6 1.1 7.1 5.2 1.9 June 0.6 5.5 4.6 0.9 4.9 4.0 0.9 September 0.8 5.7 4.7 1.0 4.9 4.0 0.9 December 1.8 6.5 5.3 1.2 4.7 3.8 0.9 2004 March -1.0 5.4 4.3 1.1 6.4 5.1 1.3 June 1.5 6.1 5.2 0.9 4.6 3.7 0.9 September 1.0 5.9 4.7 1.2 4.9 4.1 0.8 December 2.4 6.8 5.7 1.1 4.4 3.7 0.7 2005 March -1.0 5.2 4.3 0.9 6.2 5.0 1.2 June 1.7 6.2 5.3 0.9 4.5 3.7 0.8 September 1.0 5.8 4.9 0.9 4.8 4.1 0.7 December 1.7 6.3 5.3 1.0 4.6 4.0 0.6 2006 March -0.8 5.3 4.3 1.0 6.1 5.0 1.1 June 1.4 5.9 4.9 1.0 4.5 3.8 0.7 September 0.3 5.4 4.5 0.9 5.1 4.3 0.8 December 1.3 6.0 5.1 0.9 4.7 3.9 0.8 2007 March -1.2 5.1 4.0 1.1 6.3 5.1 1.2 June 1.1 5.9 4.9 1.0 4.8 3.9 0.9 September -1.1 4.8 4.1 0.7 5.9 4.7 1.2 December 1.3 5.9 4.9 1.0 4.6 3.8 0.8 (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.