Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Maryland 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 8,743 126,204 92,451 33,753 117,461 96,043 21,418 December -2,967 118,400 92,658 25,742 121,367 98,491 22,876 1993 March -6,724 113,477 88,585 24,892 120,201 99,110 21,091 June 23,136 132,756 105,121 27,635 109,620 88,929 20,691 September 6,836 122,340 97,947 24,393 115,504 95,221 20,283 December 10,905 126,861 99,287 27,574 115,956 92,184 23,772 1994 March 126 120,812 97,107 23,705 120,686 97,308 23,378 June 22,328 134,206 108,565 25,641 111,878 91,593 20,285 September 15,834 133,114 104,175 28,939 117,280 96,854 20,426 December -3 125,291 100,800 24,491 125,294 101,154 24,140 1995 March 10,657 134,212 103,954 30,258 123,555 101,876 21,679 June 3,883 131,412 102,337 29,075 127,529 103,572 23,957 September 7,042 134,348 105,724 28,624 127,306 101,346 25,960 December 3,131 133,162 106,525 26,637 130,031 104,606 25,425 1996 March 3,152 133,288 106,583 26,705 130,136 100,226 29,910 June 15,051 143,217 112,048 31,169 128,166 102,928 25,238 September 13,129 136,389 107,867 28,522 123,260 99,555 23,705 December 6,965 137,948 109,584 28,364 130,983 104,731 26,252 1997 March 17,825 145,370 112,213 33,157 127,545 101,592 25,953 June 10,047 140,929 110,179 30,750 130,882 104,631 26,251 September 8,916 144,955 112,851 32,104 136,039 108,306 27,733 December 19,531 156,658 119,589 37,069 137,127 104,124 33,003 1998 March 5,784 143,272 110,877 32,395 137,488 108,079 29,409 June 6,881 144,411 112,105 32,306 137,530 108,611 28,919 September 15,281 148,947 115,350 33,597 133,666 106,138 27,528 December 18,468 151,539 117,724 33,815 133,071 106,559 26,512 1999 March 14,040 152,253 113,500 38,753 138,213 108,119 30,094 June 10,214 145,987 116,073 29,914 135,773 104,396 31,377 September 14,810 157,508 123,582 33,926 142,698 110,159 32,539 December 25,290 160,682 128,165 32,517 135,392 107,130 28,262 2000 March 15,252 159,990 125,663 34,327 144,738 112,549 32,189 June 4,144 148,389 119,364 29,025 144,245 113,178 31,067 September 17,608 161,999 127,716 34,283 144,391 108,901 35,490 December 6,592 147,853 120,596 27,257 141,261 112,516 28,745 2001 March -4,548 145,886 118,385 27,501 150,434 121,617 28,817 June -3,452 144,699 107,662 37,037 148,151 116,681 31,470 September -11,940 135,459 108,642 26,817 147,399 115,033 32,366 December 5,175 143,769 109,518 34,251 138,594 110,261 28,333 2002 March 6,910 145,579 111,478 34,101 138,669 110,436 28,233 June -5,042 139,282 108,825 30,457 144,324 115,703 28,621 September -7,656 132,192 106,918 25,274 139,848 110,445 29,403 December -1,843 134,510 101,186 33,324 136,353 112,854 23,499 2003 March 2,251 139,682 110,127 29,555 137,431 108,192 29,239 June 12,205 139,121 114,178 24,943 126,916 103,241 23,675 September 5,213 135,025 103,394 31,631 129,812 102,904 26,908 December 4,871 137,272 111,592 25,680 132,401 106,867 25,534 2004 March 12,604 143,168 115,445 27,723 130,564 103,251 27,313 June 7,601 144,005 113,191 30,814 136,404 107,311 29,093 September 6,858 142,429 110,397 32,032 135,571 108,223 27,348 December 9,293 144,303 113,890 30,413 135,010 107,546 27,464 2005 March 5,692 138,741 109,755 28,986 133,049 105,298 27,751 June 11,545 143,273 114,419 28,854 131,728 105,378 26,350 September 12,490 143,589 115,051 28,538 131,099 109,051 22,048 December -1,240 135,472 108,800 26,672 136,712 112,596 24,116 2006 March 17,877 142,555 117,655 24,900 124,678 102,386 22,292 June 288 136,710 109,293 27,417 136,422 112,401 24,021 September -4,700 131,708 108,291 23,417 136,408 112,961 23,447 December 6,408 136,491 110,287 26,204 130,083 106,073 24,010 2007 March 4,879 130,873 106,789 24,084 125,994 103,826 22,168 June 405 129,262 109,757 19,505 128,857 107,334 21,523 September -2,174 136,177 106,575 29,602 138,351 111,389 26,962 December -3,378 134,499 107,171 27,328 137,877 110,766 27,111 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.