Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 5 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 -44 1,837 1,440 397 1,881 1,510 371 December -59 1,927 1,536 391 1,986 1,568 418 1993 March -426 1,755 1,280 475 2,181 1,722 459 June 1,170 2,636 2,093 543 1,466 1,116 350 September 73 1,910 1,507 403 1,837 1,488 349 December 65 2,031 1,641 390 1,966 1,555 411 1994 March -414 1,798 1,356 442 2,212 1,747 465 June 1,197 2,741 2,163 578 1,544 1,154 390 September 154 2,051 1,611 440 1,897 1,542 355 December 21 2,098 1,702 396 2,077 1,627 450 1995 March -355 1,921 1,449 472 2,276 1,815 461 June 1,088 2,733 2,152 581 1,645 1,276 369 September 5 2,028 1,623 405 2,023 1,625 398 December -22 2,151 1,732 419 2,173 1,708 465 1996 March -434 1,946 1,455 491 2,380 1,876 504 June 1,112 2,821 2,223 598 1,709 1,323 386 September -45 2,053 1,617 436 2,098 1,702 396 December 111 2,275 1,826 449 2,164 1,704 460 1997 March -344 2,030 1,531 499 2,374 1,882 492 June 1,143 2,832 2,244 588 1,689 1,310 379 September -20 2,124 1,702 422 2,144 1,701 443 December 97 2,349 1,887 462 2,252 1,740 512 1998 March -478 2,054 1,516 538 2,532 1,941 591 June 1,249 2,996 2,303 693 1,747 1,342 405 September -104 2,124 1,690 434 2,228 1,783 445 December 110 2,341 1,919 422 2,231 1,728 503 1999 March -501 2,111 1,559 552 2,612 2,037 575 June 1,194 3,031 2,397 634 1,837 1,421 416 September -117 2,212 1,753 459 2,329 1,866 463 December 183 2,444 1,994 450 2,261 1,766 495 2000 March -397 2,233 1,660 573 2,630 2,087 543 June 1,154 3,028 2,413 615 1,874 1,471 403 September -181 2,197 1,749 448 2,378 1,918 460 December -47 2,343 1,918 425 2,390 1,900 490 2001 March -587 2,113 1,576 537 2,700 2,134 566 June 827 2,840 2,235 605 2,013 1,589 424 September -578 1,933 1,507 426 2,511 2,035 476 December -351 2,123 1,697 426 2,474 1,981 493 2002 March -644 1,963 1,414 549 2,607 2,076 531 June 914 2,765 2,143 622 1,851 1,437 414 September -311 1,925 1,511 414 2,236 1,825 411 December -154 2,120 1,695 425 2,274 1,806 468 2003 March -761 1,826 1,338 488 2,587 2,073 514 June 923 2,715 2,145 570 1,792 1,380 412 September -195 1,902 1,507 395 2,097 1,716 381 December -3 2,147 1,729 418 2,150 1,701 449 2004 March -481 1,956 1,457 499 2,437 1,929 508 June 1,102 2,836 2,241 595 1,734 1,293 441 September -199 1,997 1,560 437 2,196 1,749 447 December 177 2,306 1,840 466 2,129 1,668 461 2005 March -541 1,968 1,459 509 2,509 1,977 532 June 1,143 2,906 2,266 640 1,763 1,333 430 September -78 2,108 1,656 452 2,186 1,758 428 December 77 2,300 1,850 450 2,223 1,768 455 2006 March -329 2,083 1,581 502 2,412 1,917 495 June 1,098 2,924 2,315 609 1,826 1,403 423 September -251 2,002 1,591 411 2,253 1,844 409 December 83 2,296 1,869 427 2,213 1,759 454 2007 March -472 2,021 1,531 490 2,493 2,002 491 June 1,016 2,849 2,282 567 1,833 1,395 438 September -366 1,929 1,523 406 2,295 1,877 418 December -18 2,228 1,829 399 2,246 1,789 457 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.