Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted South Carolina 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 -5,335 80,347 64,272 16,075 85,682 70,671 15,011 December -2,430 80,958 65,004 15,954 83,388 69,356 14,032 1993 March -8,428 85,868 65,725 20,143 94,296 74,733 19,563 June 52,072 116,188 95,172 21,016 64,116 51,135 12,981 September -3,889 84,164 66,404 17,760 88,053 72,943 15,110 December 2,221 91,495 72,018 19,477 89,274 74,040 15,234 1994 March -4,708 88,928 67,832 21,096 93,636 77,298 16,338 June 47,467 118,405 97,190 21,215 70,938 55,708 15,230 September 482 89,319 71,255 18,064 88,837 74,577 14,260 December 4,776 95,881 77,182 18,699 91,105 76,968 14,137 1995 March -2,288 98,241 75,892 22,349 100,529 82,602 17,927 June 42,842 123,518 98,291 25,227 80,676 64,989 15,687 September -7,851 94,744 72,492 22,252 102,595 84,891 17,704 December 2,840 99,587 77,572 22,015 96,747 81,333 15,414 1996 March -11,453 102,023 78,302 23,721 113,476 90,891 22,585 June 51,166 133,389 107,817 25,572 82,223 62,476 19,747 September -4,851 97,347 78,179 19,168 102,198 86,258 15,940 December 3,935 103,472 85,326 18,146 99,537 82,756 16,781 1997 March 815 109,516 82,370 27,146 108,701 87,505 21,196 June 40,887 126,737 102,387 24,350 85,850 65,622 20,228 September -9,154 105,809 84,981 20,828 114,963 87,317 27,646 December 11,463 113,601 89,081 24,520 102,138 83,671 18,467 1998 March -12,253 111,339 85,747 25,592 123,592 92,020 31,572 June 48,202 149,270 108,570 40,700 101,068 75,563 25,505 September -4,131 112,627 86,949 25,678 116,758 91,381 25,377 December 8,106 120,552 90,501 30,051 112,446 90,295 22,151 1999 March -9,173 125,884 90,384 35,500 135,057 101,902 33,155 June 45,284 139,253 111,508 27,745 93,969 70,793 23,176 September -18,180 105,030 83,271 21,759 123,210 101,246 21,964 December 17,336 121,574 99,668 21,906 104,238 87,407 16,831 2000 March -10,772 109,378 87,121 22,257 120,150 95,649 24,501 June 49,286 141,085 114,659 26,426 91,799 70,797 21,002 September -47,861 96,846 77,959 18,887 144,707 102,440 42,267 December 10,268 119,065 84,546 34,519 108,797 90,988 17,809 2001 March -30,522 108,594 81,115 27,479 139,116 104,482 34,634 June 13,862 100,388 85,476 14,912 86,526 72,747 13,779 September -20,175 108,795 79,827 28,968 128,970 107,521 21,449 December -24,834 92,693 74,560 18,133 117,527 96,886 20,641 2002 March -14,694 110,713 81,573 29,140 125,407 94,268 31,139 June 44,462 137,124 106,091 31,033 92,662 71,965 20,697 September -20,026 92,343 72,121 20,222 112,369 92,810 19,559 December -3,875 100,078 79,002 21,076 103,953 88,890 15,063 2003 March -12,230 103,738 79,588 24,150 115,968 96,299 19,669 June 31,305 116,630 98,136 18,494 85,325 71,737 13,588 September -15,808 90,263 73,277 16,986 106,071 89,291 16,780 December 1,065 99,129 79,128 20,001 98,064 83,029 15,035 2004 March -9,030 100,243 81,752 18,491 109,273 84,214 25,059 June 48,366 131,157 106,536 24,621 82,791 66,426 16,365 September -13,890 93,571 75,962 17,609 107,461 87,530 19,931 December 2,591 103,231 83,441 19,790 100,640 84,377 16,263 2005 March -13,062 101,212 81,183 20,029 114,274 92,341 21,933 June 36,956 127,156 105,842 21,314 90,200 68,862 21,338 September -4,775 99,517 78,955 20,562 104,292 84,307 19,985 December -4,007 107,449 85,772 21,677 111,456 87,012 24,444 2006 March 201 108,479 82,917 25,562 108,278 82,595 25,683 June 40,630 133,821 103,206 30,615 93,191 68,963 24,228 September 1,346 110,780 74,195 36,585 109,434 87,611 21,823 December 7,863 104,777 85,021 19,756 96,914 84,294 12,620 2007 March -645 108,939 86,388 22,551 109,584 90,661 18,923 June 36,027 126,414 108,634 17,780 90,387 71,069 19,318 September -17,938 88,252 71,219 17,033 106,190 90,716 15,474 December -7,026 98,412 81,122 17,290 105,438 90,167 15,271 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.