Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Mississippi 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 8,632 58,467 43,408 15,059 49,835 41,386 8,449 December 7,601 58,002 46,184 11,818 50,401 41,303 9,098 1993 March -4,047 57,972 42,028 15,944 62,019 44,701 17,318 June 28,567 72,513 59,728 12,785 43,946 34,830 9,116 September 11,029 62,892 49,012 13,880 51,863 42,623 9,240 December 16,844 70,413 58,129 12,284 53,569 43,664 9,905 1994 March -3,398 62,865 51,457 11,408 66,263 53,165 13,098 June 31,221 81,220 68,119 13,101 49,999 38,802 11,197 September 10,817 70,841 57,751 13,090 60,024 51,905 8,119 December -3,353 57,778 46,427 11,351 61,131 51,957 9,174 1995 March -11,691 58,690 46,529 12,161 70,381 55,779 14,602 June 18,448 72,495 59,601 12,894 54,047 43,460 10,587 September 7,053 64,243 50,555 13,688 57,190 49,470 7,720 December -4,217 57,832 47,920 9,912 62,049 53,618 8,431 1996 March -11,092 64,435 49,289 15,146 75,527 56,789 18,738 June 23,637 74,577 61,266 13,311 50,940 42,156 8,784 September 3,370 64,514 50,294 14,220 61,144 51,394 9,750 December -3,927 57,256 47,343 9,913 61,183 52,845 8,338 1997 March -6,632 61,797 46,637 15,160 68,429 53,467 14,962 June 17,861 70,503 58,251 12,252 52,642 42,551 10,091 September 6,502 65,301 50,663 14,638 58,799 49,011 9,788 December 10,253 66,389 55,694 10,695 56,136 47,506 8,630 1998 March -11,339 66,237 50,484 15,753 77,576 57,913 19,663 June 20,472 76,787 63,611 13,176 56,315 44,713 11,602 September 3,512 67,510 51,741 15,769 63,998 51,822 12,176 December 2,714 66,505 54,877 11,628 63,791 52,710 11,081 1999 March -7,766 71,404 55,661 15,743 79,170 60,561 18,609 June 21,884 78,890 65,442 13,448 57,006 47,343 9,663 September 3,340 67,115 51,029 16,086 63,775 53,668 10,107 December -5,996 60,275 50,677 9,598 66,271 56,298 9,973 2000 March -16,730 61,573 48,652 12,921 78,303 61,778 16,525 June 16,041 73,122 61,039 12,083 57,081 46,176 10,905 September -6,702 59,390 45,467 13,923 66,092 57,149 8,943 December -10,519 60,054 49,371 10,683 70,573 59,682 10,891 2001 March -25,188 61,196 47,453 13,743 86,384 63,717 22,667 June 7,385 66,225 54,851 11,374 58,840 48,656 10,184 September -4,845 58,005 45,995 12,010 62,850 53,158 9,692 December -8,719 55,352 44,717 10,635 64,071 55,011 9,060 2002 March -7,730 61,242 48,042 13,200 68,972 53,369 15,603 June 14,496 68,371 56,964 11,407 53,875 42,990 10,885 September -3,513 57,128 44,774 12,354 60,641 51,663 8,978 December -9,212 51,486 42,517 8,969 60,698 52,283 8,415 2003 March -14,999 54,767 42,373 12,394 69,766 55,633 14,133 June 6,647 61,380 50,818 10,562 54,733 46,025 8,708 September 5,505 57,003 45,599 11,404 51,498 43,826 7,672 December 4,096 57,234 47,259 9,975 53,138 45,746 7,392 2004 March -9,094 54,073 42,559 11,514 63,167 51,124 12,043 June 11,537 64,532 54,683 9,849 52,995 42,258 10,737 September 3,159 59,338 47,660 11,678 56,179 48,378 7,801 December 2,353 56,160 47,289 8,871 53,807 44,584 9,223 2005 March -3,408 57,916 45,656 12,260 61,324 49,491 11,833 June 5,614 62,196 52,140 10,056 56,582 45,397 11,185 September -13,257 67,636 52,615 15,021 80,893 60,975 19,918 December 12,014 86,158 67,214 18,944 74,144 62,071 12,073 2006 March 535 66,542 51,876 14,666 66,007 54,359 11,648 June 12,589 70,777 58,408 12,369 58,188 49,383 8,805 September 6,092 68,059 55,209 12,850 61,967 53,685 8,282 December 4,795 62,790 51,612 11,178 57,995 50,979 7,016 2007 March -13,757 57,414 46,877 10,537 71,171 59,099 12,072 June 8,263 66,252 56,643 9,609 57,989 48,523 9,466 September 4,620 61,647 49,175 12,472 57,027 48,668 8,359 December 4,502 60,981 50,081 10,900 56,479 49,114 7,365 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.