Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted Oregon (Percent) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September -0.4 9.6 7.4 2.2 10.0 7.8 2.2 December -2.5 7.8 6.4 1.4 10.3 8.6 1.7 1993 March -1.2 7.4 6.0 1.4 8.6 7.0 1.6 June 6.7 12.8 10.3 2.5 6.1 5.0 1.1 September 1.3 9.7 7.9 1.8 8.4 7.1 1.3 December -1.6 8.4 6.9 1.5 10.0 8.3 1.7 1994 March -1.5 8.0 6.3 1.7 9.5 7.5 2.0 June 7.3 13.3 10.7 2.6 6.0 4.7 1.3 September 0.9 9.5 7.9 1.6 8.6 7.2 1.4 December -1.5 8.3 6.8 1.5 9.8 8.3 1.5 1995 March -1.4 7.9 6.3 1.6 9.3 7.5 1.8 June 6.0 12.3 10.2 2.1 6.3 5.0 1.3 September 1.4 9.6 8.0 1.6 8.2 6.8 1.4 December -1.7 8.5 6.9 1.6 10.2 8.4 1.8 1996 March -1.7 7.9 6.1 1.8 9.6 7.3 2.3 June 5.6 12.1 9.7 2.4 6.5 5.1 1.4 September 1.5 9.7 7.7 2.0 8.2 6.7 1.5 December -0.9 8.8 7.1 1.7 9.7 8.2 1.5 1997 March -1.7 8.1 6.1 2.0 9.8 7.5 2.3 June 5.8 11.5 9.4 2.1 5.7 4.7 1.0 September 0.3 8.5 7.2 1.3 8.2 6.9 1.3 December -0.9 8.5 6.7 1.8 9.4 7.8 1.6 1998 March -2.5 7.1 5.6 1.5 9.6 7.5 2.1 June 4.5 11.0 8.8 2.2 6.5 5.1 1.4 September 0.5 8.4 6.9 1.5 7.9 6.5 1.4 December -1.8 8.0 6.8 1.2 9.8 8.0 1.8 1999 March -1.8 8.3 6.5 1.8 10.1 7.5 2.6 June 3.9 10.1 8.3 1.8 6.2 4.8 1.4 September 1.2 8.5 6.9 1.6 7.3 5.8 1.5 December -0.9 8.0 6.6 1.4 8.9 7.5 1.4 2000 March -2.6 7.4 5.7 1.7 10.0 7.5 2.5 June 4.8 10.8 8.4 2.4 6.0 4.7 1.3 September 0.4 8.1 6.7 1.4 7.7 6.2 1.5 December -1.6 7.6 6.3 1.3 9.2 7.8 1.4 2001 March -2.9 7.0 5.5 1.5 9.9 7.6 2.3 June 2.9 9.6 8.0 1.6 6.7 5.4 1.3 September -0.8 7.5 6.1 1.4 8.3 6.9 1.4 December -3.1 6.7 5.4 1.3 9.8 8.3 1.5 2002 March -2.3 7.1 5.4 1.7 9.4 7.2 2.2 June 3.9 9.8 8.1 1.7 5.9 4.7 1.2 September 1.0 7.9 6.6 1.3 6.9 5.8 1.1 December -2.5 6.7 5.5 1.2 9.2 7.9 1.3 2003 March -2.5 6.7 5.2 1.5 9.2 7.2 2.0 June 3.2 9.3 7.6 1.7 6.1 5.0 1.1 September 1.3 7.9 6.5 1.4 6.6 5.5 1.1 December -1.5 7.0 5.8 1.2 8.5 7.1 1.4 2004 March -1.7 6.5 5.2 1.3 8.2 6.5 1.7 June 5.2 10.4 8.8 1.6 5.2 4.1 1.1 September 0.4 7.5 6.3 1.2 7.1 5.9 1.2 December -1.1 7.0 5.9 1.1 8.1 7.0 1.1 2005 March -1.1 6.8 5.5 1.3 7.9 6.1 1.8 June 3.9 8.9 7.6 1.3 5.0 4.1 0.9 September 1.2 7.5 6.4 1.1 6.3 5.4 0.9 December -0.7 7.1 6.0 1.1 7.8 6.6 1.2 2006 March -1.2 6.4 5.1 1.3 7.6 6.2 1.4 June 4.0 9.1 7.7 1.4 5.1 4.2 0.9 September 0.9 7.1 6.0 1.1 6.2 5.3 0.9 December -1.2 6.7 5.6 1.1 7.9 6.8 1.1 2007 March -1.4 6.1 5.0 1.1 7.5 6.2 1.3 June 3.3 8.7 7.5 1.2 5.4 4.3 1.1 September 0.5 6.9 5.8 1.1 6.4 5.4 1.0 December -1.6 6.6 5.4 1.2 8.2 7.0 1.2 (1) The rates measure gross job gains and gross job losses as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter employment levels. (2) See footnote 1, table 1.