Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Louisiana 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 4,348 109,874 82,416 27,458 105,526 82,645 22,881 December 12,428 107,395 90,782 16,613 94,967 80,846 14,121 1993 March -2,093 102,488 77,540 24,948 104,581 82,692 21,889 June 16,288 109,553 86,194 23,359 93,265 72,194 21,071 September 13,629 110,509 90,056 20,453 96,880 77,614 19,266 December 14,095 108,279 89,718 18,561 94,184 78,027 16,157 1994 March 11,090 114,139 89,672 24,467 103,049 81,243 21,806 June 6,149 111,094 89,058 22,036 104,945 83,764 21,181 September 28,457 121,806 98,358 23,448 93,349 76,461 16,888 December 9,959 112,642 92,010 20,632 102,683 82,311 20,372 1995 March 1,334 111,083 87,125 23,958 109,749 90,132 19,617 June 9,802 117,002 97,184 19,818 107,200 86,751 20,449 September 22,041 116,787 99,732 17,055 94,746 79,556 15,190 December -4,701 104,863 87,351 17,512 109,564 91,523 18,041 1996 March 3,232 106,663 86,451 20,212 103,431 85,557 17,874 June 16,272 112,803 91,964 20,839 96,531 80,723 15,808 September 14,977 116,870 95,733 21,137 101,893 82,888 19,005 December 3,833 111,103 92,222 18,881 107,270 90,239 17,031 1997 March 1,353 110,082 90,213 19,869 108,729 90,504 18,225 June 14,924 112,321 94,531 17,790 97,397 82,990 14,407 September 17,175 120,583 100,873 19,710 103,408 85,463 17,945 December 15,889 123,117 98,652 24,465 107,228 88,175 19,053 1998 March -2,899 108,787 90,941 17,846 111,686 92,197 19,489 June 16,221 126,198 101,205 24,993 109,977 89,407 20,570 September 1,186 119,584 95,776 23,808 118,398 98,413 19,985 December -67 116,507 95,518 20,989 116,574 95,428 21,146 1999 March -2,091 116,581 93,717 22,864 118,672 97,384 21,288 June -4,773 118,685 95,747 22,938 123,458 99,707 23,751 September 6,996 129,245 102,256 26,989 122,249 98,693 23,556 December 9,404 132,121 107,558 24,563 122,717 98,880 23,837 2000 March 9,210 127,337 101,989 25,348 118,127 96,655 21,472 June 4,173 126,790 102,697 24,093 122,617 96,606 26,011 September -2,653 116,611 95,039 21,572 119,264 95,035 24,229 December 2,636 124,873 98,475 26,398 122,237 96,478 25,759 2001 March 5,563 125,745 104,274 21,471 120,182 93,829 26,353 June -3,630 119,437 95,392 24,045 123,067 99,551 23,516 September -9,888 110,692 88,001 22,691 120,580 97,289 23,291 December -14,653 109,605 87,675 21,930 124,258 102,336 21,922 2002 March -4,241 111,076 87,879 23,197 115,317 92,921 22,396 June -3,584 108,010 86,893 21,117 111,594 89,431 22,163 September -4,196 106,159 83,910 22,249 110,355 90,644 19,711 December -2,177 107,737 83,260 24,477 109,914 87,545 22,369 2003 March 8,625 110,217 92,661 17,556 101,592 83,301 18,291 June -2,704 107,578 86,885 20,693 110,282 91,038 19,244 September 485 112,027 90,892 21,135 111,542 93,951 17,591 December 7,268 110,361 89,881 20,480 103,093 85,256 17,837 2004 March 10,471 113,641 95,350 18,291 103,170 86,627 16,543 June -5,878 101,613 83,094 18,519 107,491 89,642 17,849 September -8,589 102,446 82,119 20,327 111,035 91,351 19,684 December 14,073 117,991 95,676 22,315 103,918 85,208 18,710 2005 March 7,566 107,187 89,390 17,797 99,621 84,936 14,685 June 12,702 114,312 94,831 19,481 101,610 83,989 17,621 September -123,622 109,729 89,978 19,751 233,351 131,324 102,027 December 15,908 187,166 122,143 65,023 171,258 133,919 37,339 2006 March 43,285 151,997 122,561 29,436 108,712 93,426 15,286 June 10,745 123,125 99,702 23,423 112,380 96,545 15,835 September 11,569 120,127 97,781 22,346 108,558 89,943 18,615 December 18,936 123,095 99,538 23,557 104,159 86,791 17,368 2007 March 22,528 121,990 102,100 19,890 99,462 82,415 17,047 June -3,350 109,826 90,487 19,339 113,176 95,310 17,866 September 2,377 107,177 85,122 22,055 104,800 87,613 17,187 December 12,619 114,733 91,501 23,232 102,114 84,093 18,021 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.