Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Pennsylvania 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 28,719 318,549 241,112 77,437 289,830 217,633 72,197 December -7,926 281,198 217,911 63,287 289,124 230,543 58,581 1993 March 711 289,821 226,710 63,111 289,110 225,823 63,287 June 7,996 288,351 225,451 62,900 280,355 219,058 61,297 September 39,481 309,954 242,514 67,440 270,473 209,302 61,171 December 5,465 291,142 226,722 64,420 285,677 222,355 63,322 1994 March -5,863 293,375 220,707 72,668 299,238 227,956 71,282 June 28,194 313,489 239,880 73,609 285,295 212,183 73,112 September 48,226 319,452 249,498 69,954 271,226 216,648 54,578 December 10,688 290,168 234,436 55,732 279,480 223,733 55,747 1995 March -7,953 281,539 223,069 58,470 289,492 236,194 53,298 June 9,917 294,974 223,693 71,281 285,057 227,834 57,223 September 23,176 296,794 231,970 64,824 273,618 223,128 50,490 December 1,759 290,700 232,661 58,039 288,941 228,839 60,102 1996 March -2,608 288,746 229,537 59,209 291,354 237,255 54,099 June 29,362 312,491 239,618 72,873 283,129 231,913 51,216 September 22,315 306,575 243,301 63,274 284,260 221,196 63,064 December 25,225 315,573 241,753 73,820 290,348 233,020 57,328 1997 March 22,006 307,913 241,687 66,226 285,907 229,497 56,410 June 29,719 300,781 235,222 65,559 271,062 219,148 51,914 September 40,085 329,817 241,181 88,636 289,732 232,100 57,632 December 33,425 323,440 250,494 72,946 290,015 224,383 65,632 1998 March 22,301 329,404 251,286 78,118 307,103 234,075 73,028 June 17,963 320,229 242,591 77,638 302,266 241,178 61,088 September 3,269 304,142 241,597 62,545 300,873 237,925 62,948 December 41,222 324,645 254,430 70,215 283,423 229,890 53,533 1999 March 16,398 325,350 256,345 69,005 308,952 243,387 65,565 June 22,585 329,064 257,729 71,335 306,479 244,120 62,359 September 5,530 335,179 258,477 76,702 329,649 258,533 71,116 December 36,444 345,464 272,109 73,355 309,020 244,097 64,923 2000 March 39,004 348,924 267,645 81,279 309,920 246,002 63,918 June 12,777 311,733 247,053 64,680 298,956 254,848 44,108 September 18,713 334,096 257,889 76,207 315,383 254,965 60,418 December 19,244 334,199 262,272 71,927 314,955 250,677 64,278 2001 March 5,314 327,566 268,934 58,632 322,252 261,691 60,561 June -34,163 325,840 252,369 73,471 360,003 290,946 69,057 September -40,078 310,701 241,183 69,518 350,779 278,765 72,014 December -25,690 314,497 239,884 74,613 340,187 271,927 68,260 2002 March 16,068 333,268 255,381 77,887 317,200 256,615 60,585 June -10,476 308,758 245,269 63,489 319,234 254,071 65,163 September -13,518 303,862 247,168 56,694 317,380 256,804 60,576 December -24,011 306,956 242,160 64,796 330,967 260,836 70,131 2003 March -6,735 304,507 239,957 64,550 311,242 256,903 54,339 June -8,054 299,749 244,473 55,276 307,803 249,630 58,173 September -7,046 294,985 235,886 59,099 302,031 246,940 55,091 December 4,437 301,502 236,408 65,094 297,065 240,572 56,493 2004 March 16,739 301,313 243,441 57,872 284,574 231,245 53,329 June 15,437 301,636 245,658 55,978 286,199 230,272 55,927 September 5,120 296,934 240,313 56,621 291,814 237,271 54,543 December 17,646 303,052 243,148 59,904 285,406 232,510 52,896 2005 March 5,067 286,459 227,323 59,136 281,392 229,614 51,778 June 13,296 310,625 253,628 56,997 297,329 238,232 59,097 September 22,654 308,258 245,650 62,608 285,604 238,816 46,788 December 228 293,094 237,727 55,367 292,866 242,914 49,952 2006 March 28,357 294,436 240,938 53,498 266,079 215,861 50,218 June 14,438 292,189 242,176 50,013 277,751 233,461 44,290 September 3,115 281,640 232,444 49,196 278,525 235,424 43,101 December 8,332 286,900 237,478 49,422 278,568 233,982 44,586 2007 March 15,767 282,273 237,419 44,854 266,506 224,020 42,486 June 31,391 302,265 251,609 50,656 270,874 227,772 43,102 September -18,592 266,822 220,683 46,139 285,414 239,372 46,042 December 13,780 289,362 239,807 49,555 275,582 230,749 44,833 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.