Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Puerto Rico 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 4,602 54,715 46,164 8,551 50,113 37,348 12,765 December -17,741 44,807 35,432 9,375 62,548 53,047 9,501 1993 March 15,047 56,244 46,537 9,707 41,197 34,319 6,878 June 11,542 55,710 45,914 9,796 44,168 37,874 6,294 September 11,538 57,059 48,089 8,970 45,521 38,010 7,511 December -19,833 44,933 38,145 6,788 64,766 49,647 15,119 1994 March 11,143 58,451 45,340 13,111 47,308 35,144 12,164 June 8,291 55,320 45,915 9,405 47,029 37,970 9,059 September 6,967 55,331 45,899 9,432 48,364 39,293 9,071 December -5,667 52,402 40,116 12,286 58,069 45,195 12,874 1995 March 10,855 55,728 47,341 8,387 44,873 37,051 7,822 June 7,041 57,579 47,842 9,737 50,538 40,288 10,250 September 8,157 59,001 47,039 11,962 50,844 43,178 7,666 December 1,822 56,741 45,468 11,273 54,919 44,715 10,204 1996 March 15,586 65,845 48,933 16,912 50,259 41,223 9,036 June 5,948 56,565 47,916 8,649 50,617 41,568 9,049 September 86 55,201 44,384 10,817 55,115 46,322 8,793 December 5,954 60,984 48,462 12,522 55,030 45,244 9,786 1997 March 10,828 63,554 51,157 12,397 52,726 42,545 10,181 June 1,225 59,483 47,561 11,922 58,258 42,504 15,754 September -4,710 58,294 44,886 13,408 63,004 45,617 17,387 December -4,698 60,441 44,004 16,437 65,139 54,020 11,119 1998 March 10,991 60,747 49,815 10,932 49,756 42,971 6,785 June 5,851 55,250 49,148 6,102 49,399 39,546 9,853 September 9,080 61,499 49,183 12,316 52,419 45,074 7,345 December -13,198 52,272 42,977 9,295 65,470 54,631 10,839 1999 March 17,137 63,259 53,626 9,633 46,122 39,654 6,468 June 20,677 74,399 54,608 19,791 53,722 43,749 9,973 September 8,070 64,812 49,884 14,928 56,742 44,135 12,607 December -7,072 51,195 42,601 8,594 58,267 49,122 9,145 2000 March 6,386 59,698 49,703 9,995 53,312 44,902 8,410 June 7,934 62,200 48,913 13,287 54,266 45,575 8,691 September -2,393 52,842 44,420 8,422 55,235 47,391 7,844 December 6,383 61,300 49,609 11,691 54,917 46,261 8,656 2001 March -11,669 49,764 42,470 7,294 61,433 48,895 12,538 June -14,202 47,284 40,654 6,630 61,486 48,721 12,765 September -1,062 56,847 44,960 11,887 57,909 46,140 11,769 December -9,511 49,477 43,874 5,603 58,988 46,011 12,977 2002 March -8,537 48,170 41,393 6,777 56,707 45,554 11,153 June -6,353 46,109 40,284 5,825 52,462 43,453 9,009 September -1,708 47,379 43,176 4,203 49,087 38,198 10,889 December 6,370 50,995 44,288 6,707 44,625 36,535 8,090 2003 March -14,229 43,534 38,323 5,211 57,763 44,458 13,305 June -4,610 47,232 43,758 3,474 51,842 43,026 8,816 September -724 45,697 42,409 3,288 46,421 38,083 8,338 December 55,448 96,508 42,015 54,493 41,060 35,692 5,368 2004 March -2,911 50,116 42,654 7,462 53,027 43,865 9,162 June 9,835 57,508 45,345 12,163 47,673 41,309 6,364 September 4,524 54,117 43,223 10,894 49,593 42,740 6,853 December 6,620 56,593 49,625 6,968 49,973 39,389 10,584 2005 March -3,624 53,488 40,695 12,793 57,112 46,135 10,977 June -2,250 52,652 41,204 11,448 54,902 43,703 11,199 September 2,793 52,760 42,460 10,300 49,967 41,595 8,372 December 8,711 52,081 45,288 6,793 43,370 37,177 6,193 2006 March -5,942 48,421 41,021 7,400 54,363 44,581 9,782 June -8,301 46,809 38,197 8,612 55,110 46,672 8,438 September -5,760 50,294 42,182 8,112 56,054 44,296 11,758 December 8,051 56,039 47,334 8,705 47,988 37,578 10,410 2007 March -11,900 43,159 34,954 8,205 55,059 45,146 9,913 June -2,977 47,784 37,230 10,554 50,761 40,758 10,003 September 714 51,566 40,658 10,908 50,852 41,573 9,279 December 395 49,868 43,477 6,391 49,473 38,579 10,894 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.