Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 30 to 39 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 15 306 237 69 291 222 69 December 7 336 268 68 329 262 67 1993 March -116 293 197 96 409 310 99 June 193 420 336 84 227 171 56 September 35 305 239 66 270 211 59 December 35 351 283 68 316 250 66 1994 March -114 287 204 83 401 322 79 June 199 446 354 92 247 181 66 September 63 337 261 76 274 214 60 December 25 364 293 71 339 264 75 1995 March -115 302 214 88 417 335 82 June 181 439 346 93 258 196 62 September 20 327 255 72 307 235 72 December 29 384 306 78 355 277 78 1996 March -140 309 219 90 449 358 91 June 192 463 371 92 271 204 67 September 14 335 260 75 321 248 73 December 75 417 326 91 342 268 74 1997 March -117 319 228 91 436 344 92 June 198 461 369 92 263 195 68 September 27 347 275 72 320 239 81 December 44 414 330 84 370 279 91 1998 March -131 338 234 104 469 355 114 June 216 503 389 114 287 211 76 September 10 349 268 81 339 258 81 December 55 424 348 76 369 288 81 1999 March -144 345 240 105 489 375 114 June 214 504 396 108 290 219 71 September 5 356 277 79 351 265 86 December 56 431 353 78 375 293 82 2000 March -125 347 246 101 472 366 106 June 211 507 407 100 296 226 70 September 5 365 286 79 360 282 78 December 14 416 337 79 402 319 83 2001 March -190 342 238 104 532 424 108 June 130 474 372 102 344 264 80 September -101 308 230 78 409 318 91 December -57 369 292 77 426 343 83 2002 March -158 321 225 96 479 379 100 June 182 469 367 102 287 217 70 September -39 300 231 69 339 266 73 December -15 353 283 70 368 295 73 2003 March -190 281 194 87 471 378 93 June 155 430 346 84 275 212 63 September -15 291 225 66 306 245 61 December 21 354 293 61 333 267 66 2004 March -129 295 212 83 424 338 86 June 199 443 355 88 244 183 61 September -22 290 224 66 312 245 67 December 47 367 300 67 320 254 66 2005 March -132 281 203 78 413 334 79 June 204 446 359 87 242 186 56 September 11 315 250 65 304 238 66 December 35 363 301 62 328 268 60 2006 March -98 297 220 77 395 322 73 June 188 443 359 84 255 199 56 September -17 291 232 59 308 248 60 December 44 370 310 60 326 269 57 2007 March -121 293 219 74 414 340 74 June 185 434 355 79 249 194 55 September -38 275 218 57 313 254 59 December 27 358 301 57 331 275 56 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.