Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 15 to 19 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 1 351 272 79 350 274 76 December -13 372 292 80 385 304 81 1993 March -91 335 235 100 426 334 92 June 232 504 405 99 272 205 67 September 17 357 280 77 340 271 69 December 16 391 313 78 375 297 78 1994 March -91 335 246 89 426 336 90 June 241 528 420 108 287 210 77 September 46 385 299 86 339 271 68 December 4 400 322 78 396 310 86 1995 March -84 354 259 95 438 350 88 June 216 525 413 112 309 237 72 September 18 387 308 79 369 290 79 December -4 414 332 82 418 327 91 1996 March -96 365 267 98 461 364 97 June 222 545 433 112 323 248 75 September 1 390 305 85 389 309 80 December 38 449 358 91 411 322 89 1997 March -84 379 279 100 463 366 97 June 237 549 434 115 312 239 73 September 15 405 325 80 390 304 86 December 20 455 365 90 435 334 101 1998 March -113 385 275 110 498 381 117 June 255 582 444 138 327 248 79 September -10 396 313 83 406 322 84 December 24 452 372 80 428 331 97 1999 March -125 388 277 111 513 398 115 June 239 574 456 118 335 258 77 September -12 410 324 86 422 333 89 December 43 468 383 85 425 332 93 2000 March -92 415 299 116 507 402 105 June 236 581 461 120 345 267 78 September -22 409 322 87 431 341 90 December 0 454 374 80 454 360 94 2001 March -141 395 285 110 536 427 109 June 156 544 428 116 388 307 81 September -111 358 275 83 469 378 91 December -84 400 317 83 484 389 95 2002 March -146 366 255 111 512 409 103 June 188 529 409 120 341 263 78 September -54 352 275 77 406 328 78 December -26 401 317 84 427 341 86 2003 March -158 333 237 96 491 395 96 June 183 507 401 106 324 248 76 September -24 349 273 76 373 302 71 December 1 398 318 80 397 314 83 2004 March -115 344 247 97 459 365 94 June 212 531 420 111 319 233 86 September -33 355 274 81 388 307 81 December 44 429 344 85 385 302 83 2005 March -108 349 252 97 457 365 92 June 222 534 417 117 312 235 77 September -2 380 300 80 382 304 78 December 22 423 342 81 401 320 81 2006 March -72 365 272 93 437 351 86 June 213 540 429 111 327 249 78 September -39 352 279 73 391 318 73 December 26 427 350 77 401 323 78 2007 March -106 357 266 91 463 377 86 June 207 534 429 105 327 247 80 September -66 338 266 72 404 331 73 December 5 409 339 70 404 324 80 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.