Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 9 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 -4 140 110 30 144 115 29 December -6 148 117 31 154 122 32 1993 March -30 136 100 36 166 132 34 June 91 205 162 43 114 87 27 September 6 147 116 31 141 113 28 December 3 155 124 31 152 119 33 1994 March -33 140 105 35 173 135 38 June 92 212 167 45 120 89 31 September 11 161 126 35 150 121 29 December 1 163 132 31 162 126 36 1995 March -29 148 111 37 177 141 36 June 80 210 164 46 130 100 30 September 1 157 125 32 156 126 30 December -3 166 134 32 169 132 37 1996 March -33 150 112 38 183 143 40 June 84 218 171 47 134 104 30 September -5 158 123 35 163 132 31 December 7 174 139 35 167 130 37 1997 March -27 157 118 39 184 146 38 June 86 219 173 46 133 102 31 September -2 166 132 34 168 132 36 December 9 180 145 35 171 133 38 1998 March -35 160 118 42 195 149 46 June 96 233 179 54 137 105 32 September -12 164 129 35 176 140 36 December 8 182 146 36 174 134 40 1999 March -39 162 119 43 201 156 45 June 95 237 186 51 142 109 33 September -7 174 136 38 181 145 36 December 15 191 155 36 176 136 40 2000 March -32 173 128 45 205 162 43 June 90 237 188 49 147 115 32 September -12 171 136 35 183 148 35 December -5 180 145 35 185 147 38 2001 March -39 167 124 43 206 164 42 June 63 220 173 47 157 123 34 September -49 146 113 33 195 159 36 December -25 165 131 34 190 151 39 2002 March -52 151 108 43 203 162 41 June 71 215 166 49 144 111 33 September -23 151 118 33 174 141 33 December -12 166 132 34 178 140 38 2003 March -57 144 105 39 201 160 41 June 70 212 167 45 142 109 33 September -15 149 118 31 164 134 30 December 0 168 135 33 168 134 34 2004 March -35 154 114 40 189 150 39 June 87 223 175 48 136 101 35 September -13 157 122 35 170 134 36 December 14 181 143 38 167 130 37 2005 March -40 155 115 40 195 152 43 June 86 224 174 50 138 104 34 September -6 164 126 38 170 135 35 December 5 179 143 36 174 138 36 2006 March -28 161 122 39 189 150 39 June 88 230 181 49 142 109 33 September -19 156 122 34 175 143 32 December 5 179 144 35 174 137 37 2007 March -36 158 119 39 194 154 40 June 79 222 177 45 143 108 35 September -27 151 118 33 178 145 33 December 2 175 142 33 173 137 36 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.