Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Illinois 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 56,611 346,480 272,734 73,746 289,869 228,006 61,863 December 1,567 304,522 238,465 66,057 302,955 244,397 58,558 1993 March 35,922 333,086 259,766 73,320 297,164 234,018 63,146 June 7,769 316,932 258,366 58,566 309,163 231,635 77,528 September 54,278 356,101 269,967 86,134 301,823 235,869 65,954 December 28,970 342,388 268,924 73,464 313,418 240,158 73,260 1994 March 41,320 357,217 269,154 88,063 315,897 251,462 64,435 June 35,645 338,830 263,364 75,466 303,185 230,997 72,188 September 45,660 367,216 287,420 79,796 321,556 260,932 60,624 December -7,042 302,673 257,387 45,286 309,715 243,976 65,739 1995 March 79,129 393,822 289,358 104,464 314,693 245,405 69,288 June -8,649 323,429 254,644 68,785 332,078 255,167 76,911 September 36,484 351,111 277,078 74,033 314,627 248,033 66,594 December 6,413 339,334 259,817 79,517 332,921 255,305 77,616 1996 March 10,995 345,070 279,317 65,753 334,075 269,587 64,488 June 25,180 330,529 257,281 73,248 305,349 267,318 38,031 September 21,315 348,648 274,496 74,152 327,333 257,926 69,407 December 35,180 353,305 289,035 64,270 318,125 259,019 59,106 1997 March 32,137 354,402 278,641 75,761 322,265 257,979 64,286 June 2,222 329,742 262,204 67,538 327,520 268,462 59,058 September 25,450 353,180 281,872 71,308 327,730 263,134 64,596 December 52,081 377,891 304,421 73,470 325,810 260,867 64,943 1998 March 23,156 365,805 295,315 70,490 342,649 282,504 60,145 June 12,332 360,556 275,776 84,780 348,224 282,614 65,610 September 36,889 375,846 303,823 72,023 338,957 265,771 73,186 December 31,093 349,392 282,419 66,973 318,299 260,654 57,645 1999 March -2,909 334,430 263,142 71,288 337,339 276,665 60,674 June 23,695 337,232 271,138 66,094 313,537 253,741 59,796 September -679 318,246 260,078 58,168 318,925 259,667 59,258 December 41,423 341,976 278,961 63,015 300,553 244,419 56,134 2000 March 33,464 350,816 289,185 61,631 317,352 258,305 59,047 June 10,964 328,191 268,727 59,464 317,227 266,385 50,842 September 1,013 330,209 267,550 62,659 329,196 269,967 59,229 December -13,414 317,992 260,358 57,634 331,406 277,437 53,969 2001 March 4,287 339,149 285,166 53,983 334,862 270,481 64,381 June -28,168 315,422 254,310 61,112 343,590 287,233 56,357 September -74,545 284,785 233,835 50,950 359,330 294,858 64,472 December -49,807 298,565 243,407 55,158 348,372 291,727 56,645 2002 March -34,928 284,545 232,920 51,625 319,473 263,148 56,325 June -5,822 313,973 254,142 59,831 319,795 264,013 55,782 September -11,174 291,196 237,174 54,022 302,370 253,173 49,197 December -19,567 299,635 246,959 52,676 319,202 263,252 55,950 2003 March -38,831 277,385 226,982 50,403 316,216 263,203 53,013 June -717 298,665 246,395 52,270 299,382 246,900 52,482 September -4,764 294,763 239,154 55,609 299,527 249,133 50,394 December -5,070 297,520 241,448 56,072 302,590 249,209 53,381 2004 March -1,876 298,800 241,995 56,805 300,676 241,736 58,940 June 29,027 311,805 257,854 53,951 282,778 231,464 51,314 September -5,088 289,812 239,168 50,644 294,900 237,377 57,523 December 11,467 300,048 241,256 58,792 288,581 229,779 58,802 2005 March -10,572 273,147 221,262 51,885 283,719 231,904 51,815 June 30,150 309,902 249,041 60,861 279,752 226,748 53,004 September 27,078 303,704 247,656 56,048 276,626 229,107 47,519 December 3,125 290,736 239,069 51,667 287,611 236,998 50,613 2006 March 17,391 282,837 238,775 44,062 265,446 216,295 49,151 June 43,105 306,757 255,983 50,774 263,652 222,970 40,682 September -10,338 278,177 232,081 46,096 288,515 239,160 49,355 December 12,332 293,431 241,107 52,324 281,099 233,200 47,899 2007 March 12,322 281,177 234,182 46,995 268,855 220,295 48,560 June 30,276 301,138 253,852 47,286 270,862 227,756 43,106 September -17,122 269,429 224,888 44,541 286,551 240,971 45,580 December 9,839 290,715 240,278 50,437 280,876 233,863 47,013 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.