Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not 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 -2,741 103,229 78,893 24,336 105,970 83,566 22,404 December 16,254 106,065 90,474 15,591 89,811 78,037 11,774 1993 March -20,766 102,035 73,033 29,002 122,801 94,930 27,871 June 36,369 118,836 95,181 23,655 82,467 63,213 19,254 September 6,991 104,335 86,207 18,128 97,344 78,479 18,865 December 18,046 106,833 89,414 17,419 88,787 75,316 13,471 1994 March -8,129 112,903 84,460 28,443 121,032 93,267 27,765 June 27,960 120,659 98,343 22,316 92,699 73,344 19,355 September 21,086 114,936 94,154 20,782 93,850 77,314 16,536 December 14,624 111,061 91,698 19,363 96,437 79,451 16,986 1995 March -18,537 109,912 82,061 27,851 128,449 103,471 24,978 June 32,740 127,385 107,316 20,069 94,645 75,959 18,686 September 15,268 110,585 95,469 15,116 95,317 80,443 14,874 December 105 103,490 87,055 16,435 103,385 88,343 15,042 1996 March -16,055 104,923 81,426 23,497 120,978 98,219 22,759 June 37,529 122,655 101,552 21,103 85,126 70,681 14,445 September 7,954 110,375 91,641 18,734 102,421 83,812 18,609 December 8,326 109,630 91,910 17,720 101,304 87,104 14,200 1997 March -19,037 108,067 84,969 23,098 127,104 103,898 23,206 June 36,572 122,403 104,387 18,016 85,831 72,666 13,165 September 10,043 114,030 96,561 17,469 103,987 86,416 17,571 December 20,280 121,278 98,318 22,960 100,998 85,112 15,886 1998 March -24,256 106,401 85,655 20,746 130,657 105,842 24,815 June 39,985 137,066 111,756 25,310 97,081 78,285 18,796 September -6,296 112,783 91,682 21,101 119,079 99,510 19,569 December 5,148 114,892 95,194 19,698 109,744 92,113 17,631 1999 March -24,051 114,850 88,270 26,580 138,901 111,796 27,105 June 19,952 128,958 105,729 23,229 109,006 87,303 21,703 September -1,052 121,806 97,885 23,921 122,858 99,793 23,065 December 14,926 130,246 107,194 23,052 115,320 95,445 19,875 2000 March -12,771 125,528 96,061 29,467 138,299 110,959 27,340 June 29,447 137,803 113,404 24,399 108,356 84,588 23,768 September -9,722 110,097 90,977 19,120 119,819 96,095 23,724 December 8,312 122,915 98,141 24,774 114,603 93,126 21,477 2001 March -18,097 123,173 98,213 24,960 141,270 107,715 33,555 June 21,032 129,687 105,337 24,350 108,655 87,167 21,488 September -16,830 104,350 84,239 20,111 121,180 98,374 22,806 December -9,100 107,959 87,378 20,581 117,059 98,781 18,278 2002 March -25,452 109,738 82,771 26,967 135,190 106,673 28,517 June 18,779 117,337 95,952 21,385 98,558 78,306 20,252 September -10,912 100,043 80,323 19,720 110,955 91,655 19,300 December 2,794 105,949 82,978 22,971 103,155 84,504 18,651 2003 March -11,235 107,684 87,275 20,409 118,919 95,629 23,290 June 19,602 116,900 95,944 20,956 97,298 79,713 17,585 September -6,485 105,739 87,007 18,732 112,224 94,999 17,225 December 11,630 108,796 89,576 19,220 97,166 82,294 14,872 2004 March -9,440 111,071 89,808 21,263 120,511 99,447 21,064 June 15,711 110,511 91,757 18,754 94,800 78,490 16,310 September -15,019 96,625 78,609 18,016 111,644 92,370 19,274 December 18,446 116,294 95,352 20,942 97,848 82,248 15,600 2005 March -11,321 104,883 84,194 20,689 116,204 97,506 18,698 June 34,803 124,446 104,718 19,728 89,643 73,541 16,102 September -129,052 103,638 86,132 17,506 232,690 132,788 99,902 December 22,354 182,752 121,729 61,023 160,398 129,266 31,132 2006 March 22,941 149,657 115,437 34,220 126,716 107,253 19,463 June 34,812 133,817 110,097 23,720 99,005 84,535 14,470 September 4,234 113,407 93,601 19,806 109,173 90,946 18,227 December 23,052 121,309 99,201 22,108 98,257 83,776 14,481 2007 March 2,969 119,287 96,165 23,122 116,318 94,612 21,706 June 17,378 117,474 97,989 19,485 100,096 83,634 16,462 September -4,256 100,640 81,019 19,621 104,896 88,266 16,630 December 18,359 114,289 92,385 21,904 95,930 80,850 15,080 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.