Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Washington 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 14,045 189,436 151,861 37,575 175,391 139,989 35,402 December -92,010 137,664 110,128 27,536 229,674 185,644 44,030 1993 March -22,948 149,107 112,295 36,812 172,055 135,698 36,357 June 117,706 235,008 190,823 44,185 117,302 93,562 23,740 September 17,419 182,769 150,198 32,571 165,350 136,012 29,338 December -71,321 145,198 118,218 26,980 216,519 175,218 41,301 1994 March -26,000 147,798 111,781 36,017 173,798 141,062 32,736 June 132,229 248,522 199,574 48,948 116,293 94,027 22,266 September 30,484 200,397 164,155 36,242 169,913 135,395 34,518 December -89,574 151,558 123,731 27,827 241,132 194,310 46,822 1995 March -18,504 164,875 123,565 41,310 183,379 146,559 36,820 June 100,230 243,222 189,581 53,641 142,992 113,563 29,429 September 29,004 201,190 156,498 44,692 172,186 141,708 30,478 December -84,359 150,564 121,355 29,209 234,923 186,307 48,616 1996 March -24,575 155,396 118,805 36,591 179,971 144,380 35,591 June 108,877 237,024 184,537 52,487 128,147 100,615 27,532 September 50,348 206,422 166,431 39,991 156,074 123,198 32,876 December -53,749 170,120 137,701 32,419 223,869 178,426 45,443 1997 March -13,856 176,766 135,189 41,577 190,622 146,729 43,893 June 129,119 257,235 202,209 55,026 128,116 98,789 29,327 September 21,299 196,584 159,766 36,818 175,285 139,597 35,688 December -42,213 173,825 137,998 35,827 216,038 173,864 42,174 1998 March -22,309 170,407 125,868 44,539 192,716 146,633 46,083 June 117,557 249,119 202,088 47,031 131,562 99,747 31,815 September 26,057 206,667 167,764 38,903 180,610 142,532 38,078 December -68,547 178,446 144,455 33,991 246,993 196,583 50,410 1999 March -31,778 186,364 140,564 45,800 218,142 163,945 54,197 June 84,597 242,797 195,772 47,025 158,200 117,804 40,396 September 41,773 227,528 180,584 46,944 185,755 143,844 41,911 December -48,480 190,879 151,460 39,419 239,359 191,135 48,224 2000 March -20,969 188,829 139,678 49,151 209,798 161,053 48,745 June 108,106 260,496 204,636 55,860 152,390 115,780 36,610 September 16,986 214,140 174,142 39,998 197,154 145,117 52,037 December -67,058 175,654 141,070 34,584 242,712 188,596 54,116 2001 March -53,615 172,949 128,134 44,815 226,564 172,165 54,399 June 69,156 228,787 180,250 48,537 159,631 123,778 35,853 September -8,248 183,084 147,166 35,918 191,332 149,381 41,951 December -108,479 147,388 114,089 33,299 255,867 208,224 47,643 2002 March -51,466 157,419 117,529 39,890 208,885 162,249 46,636 June 92,197 227,816 179,905 47,911 135,619 109,812 25,807 September 24,187 186,655 153,591 33,064 162,468 130,770 31,698 December -78,614 142,045 114,955 27,090 220,659 178,927 41,732 2003 March -36,310 151,414 111,197 40,217 187,724 151,336 36,388 June 88,811 216,050 175,003 41,047 127,239 100,654 26,585 September 28,681 181,767 151,318 30,449 153,086 124,600 28,486 December -65,832 146,083 122,930 23,153 211,915 172,355 39,560 2004 March -16,813 153,112 120,651 32,461 169,925 136,960 32,965 June 117,699 237,670 203,561 34,109 119,971 94,468 25,503 September 11,341 174,438 147,319 27,119 163,097 134,693 28,404 December -48,518 152,563 129,055 23,508 201,081 170,210 30,871 2005 March -13,493 152,613 122,889 29,724 166,106 134,690 31,416 June 117,702 232,663 198,251 34,412 114,961 92,215 22,746 September 14,129 189,468 160,714 28,754 175,339 146,455 28,884 December -36,262 171,400 146,562 24,838 207,662 174,371 33,291 2006 March -14,509 151,076 122,888 28,188 165,585 138,423 27,162 June 121,152 239,592 204,861 34,731 118,440 96,393 22,047 September 19,170 182,384 154,969 27,415 163,214 134,626 28,588 December -56,389 155,286 130,999 24,287 211,675 181,430 30,245 2007 March 672 161,890 132,305 29,585 161,218 133,176 28,042 June 112,953 234,517 204,404 30,113 121,564 98,405 23,159 September 6,306 173,569 148,031 25,538 167,263 139,744 27,519 December -52,093 156,181 131,012 25,169 208,274 179,427 28,847 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.