Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not 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 43,889 313,908 251,388 62,520 270,019 216,074 53,945 December -447 297,859 237,757 60,102 298,306 245,389 52,917 1993 March -95,407 283,386 210,124 73,262 378,793 294,148 84,645 June 149,717 401,538 328,730 72,808 251,821 183,299 68,522 September 40,821 321,859 248,837 73,022 281,038 223,525 57,513 December 27,630 334,966 268,125 66,841 307,336 241,133 66,203 1994 March -96,738 305,711 217,718 87,993 402,449 316,075 86,374 June 182,309 428,906 335,089 93,817 246,597 182,794 63,803 September 32,431 332,573 264,924 67,649 300,142 247,277 52,865 December -6,548 297,825 256,622 41,203 304,373 244,966 59,407 1995 March -62,898 338,442 234,061 104,381 401,340 308,461 92,879 June 139,609 409,507 323,995 85,512 269,898 201,921 67,977 September 25,031 318,155 255,392 62,763 293,124 235,053 58,071 December 4,912 331,393 259,045 72,348 326,481 256,341 70,140 1996 March -133,662 291,640 225,939 65,701 425,302 338,857 86,445 June 173,261 418,410 327,350 91,060 245,149 211,536 33,613 September 10,924 315,876 253,012 62,864 304,952 244,428 60,524 December 33,169 346,652 288,176 58,476 313,483 260,070 53,413 1997 March -109,347 301,093 225,392 75,701 410,440 324,266 86,174 June 152,936 417,575 333,613 83,962 264,639 212,441 52,198 September 14,572 320,263 259,810 60,453 305,691 249,363 56,328 December 49,750 370,363 303,517 66,846 320,613 261,926 58,687 1998 March -126,403 309,313 238,879 70,434 435,716 355,093 80,623 June 174,648 456,277 350,881 105,396 281,629 223,640 57,989 September 25,421 341,102 280,043 61,059 315,681 251,862 63,819 December 28,711 342,515 281,580 60,935 313,804 261,712 52,092 1999 March -144,999 284,086 212,855 71,231 429,085 347,753 81,332 June 173,504 427,146 344,980 82,166 253,642 200,792 52,850 September -8,717 289,035 239,722 49,313 297,752 246,078 51,674 December 39,328 335,466 278,132 57,334 296,138 245,411 50,727 2000 March -108,324 295,503 233,921 61,582 403,827 324,676 79,151 June 160,103 415,837 341,913 73,924 255,734 210,798 44,936 September -7,757 299,730 246,609 53,121 307,487 255,839 51,648 December -15,311 312,022 259,584 52,438 327,333 278,563 48,770 2001 March -141,671 284,610 230,670 53,940 426,281 339,980 86,301 June 122,437 399,543 323,570 75,973 277,106 227,295 49,811 September -76,920 258,727 215,533 43,194 335,647 279,427 56,220 December -51,231 292,869 242,684 50,185 344,100 292,911 51,189 2002 March -166,273 239,992 188,408 51,584 406,265 330,763 75,502 June 139,514 397,737 323,356 74,381 258,223 208,921 49,302 September -18,415 264,409 218,611 45,798 282,824 239,924 42,900 December -20,729 294,152 246,225 47,927 314,881 264,320 50,561 2003 March -167,926 233,968 183,605 50,363 401,894 330,832 71,062 June 136,715 378,480 313,499 64,981 241,765 195,379 46,386 September -12,459 267,580 220,436 47,144 280,039 236,095 43,944 December -6,711 291,748 240,731 51,017 298,459 250,220 48,239 2004 March -130,349 252,509 195,749 56,760 382,858 303,850 79,008 June 166,631 395,148 328,078 67,070 228,517 183,164 45,353 September -11,731 263,384 220,449 42,935 275,115 224,954 50,161 December 10,182 294,031 240,539 53,492 283,849 230,711 53,138 2005 March -130,125 230,822 178,978 51,844 360,947 291,491 69,456 June 166,248 392,527 316,866 75,661 226,279 179,432 46,847 September 17,234 275,788 228,272 47,516 258,554 217,117 41,437 December 1,670 285,368 238,359 47,009 283,698 237,960 45,738 2006 March -100,586 237,171 193,144 44,027 337,757 271,871 65,886 June 176,421 388,819 325,698 63,121 212,398 176,442 35,956 September -16,687 252,995 213,916 39,079 269,682 226,644 43,038 December 10,567 287,998 240,391 47,607 277,431 234,146 43,285 2007 March -105,605 236,387 189,429 46,958 341,992 276,899 65,093 June 163,749 382,275 323,600 58,675 218,526 180,566 37,960 September -24,480 244,376 206,681 37,695 268,856 229,104 39,752 December 8,505 285,838 239,738 46,100 277,333 234,727 42,606 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.