Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 6 Jobs (In thousands) 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 23 240 189 51 217 173 44 December 7 233 182 51 226 179 47 1993 March 7 232 181 51 225 179 46 June 33 246 194 52 213 166 47 September 35 249 196 53 214 172 42 December 20 244 194 50 224 179 45 1994 March 14 240 193 47 226 180 46 June 30 255 201 54 225 175 50 September 45 267 211 56 222 179 43 December 12 249 198 51 237 188 49 1995 March 20 255 204 51 235 189 46 June 19 256 203 53 237 190 47 September 29 264 212 52 235 187 48 December 9 257 202 55 248 197 51 1996 March 15 260 207 53 245 194 51 June 17 263 207 56 246 196 50 September 22 265 209 56 243 195 48 December 24 271 214 57 247 197 50 1997 March 30 272 217 55 242 194 48 June 20 267 213 54 247 198 49 September 28 278 223 55 250 196 54 December 23 280 220 60 257 202 55 1998 March 16 274 216 58 258 200 58 June 27 279 217 62 252 200 52 September 21 280 223 57 259 205 54 December 22 280 225 55 258 202 56 1999 March 25 288 227 61 263 207 56 June 15 286 227 59 271 217 54 September 19 290 231 59 271 215 56 December 29 293 233 60 264 210 54 2000 March 28 300 237 63 272 218 54 June 7 284 228 56 277 225 52 September 12 291 233 58 279 223 56 December 5 281 225 56 276 223 53 2001 March 6 281 225 56 275 219 56 June -19 266 211 55 285 231 54 September -32 258 203 55 290 233 57 December -26 257 203 54 283 230 53 2002 March -4 262 203 59 266 213 53 June -6 261 203 58 267 214 53 September -4 259 204 55 263 213 50 December -4 259 204 55 263 210 53 2003 March -20 249 195 54 269 216 53 June -2 261 208 53 263 210 53 September 9 256 203 53 247 200 47 December 11 263 208 55 252 201 51 2004 March 13 268 213 55 255 203 52 June 20 270 215 55 250 196 54 September 11 270 213 57 259 204 55 December 30 283 221 62 253 201 52 2005 March 6 270 211 59 264 209 55 June 17 277 218 59 260 205 55 September 22 282 221 61 260 207 53 December 16 279 219 60 263 211 52 2006 March 33 290 231 59 257 206 51 June 11 281 223 58 270 216 54 September -4 270 215 55 274 219 55 December 23 284 225 59 261 208 53 2007 March 14 279 223 56 265 214 51 June 0 272 219 53 272 215 57 September -6 267 212 55 273 220 53 December 6 273 219 54 267 214 53 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.