Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Alaska 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 -1,776 19,459 14,963 4,496 21,235 18,442 2,793 December -20,666 12,790 10,346 2,444 33,456 27,946 5,510 1993 March 2,565 19,365 16,473 2,892 16,800 13,042 3,758 June 24,149 40,259 31,915 8,344 16,110 13,550 2,560 September -616 21,304 17,382 3,922 21,920 19,015 2,905 December -19,196 15,370 12,230 3,140 34,566 28,866 5,700 1994 March 3,313 22,651 18,908 3,743 19,338 15,078 4,260 June 24,068 39,856 30,611 9,245 15,788 13,164 2,624 September 1,300 21,825 17,864 3,961 20,525 17,715 2,810 December -24,093 13,509 10,727 2,782 37,602 30,848 6,754 1995 March 361 19,863 17,207 2,656 19,502 15,272 4,230 June 27,592 42,687 34,025 8,662 15,095 12,812 2,283 September -1,381 22,062 18,168 3,894 23,443 19,391 4,052 December -25,463 13,925 11,399 2,526 39,388 31,771 7,617 1996 March 967 20,260 17,241 3,019 19,293 15,314 3,979 June 26,121 41,862 32,936 8,926 15,741 12,690 3,051 September -1,355 21,931 17,925 4,006 23,286 19,612 3,674 December -23,609 14,617 11,845 2,772 38,226 30,754 7,472 1997 March 1,860 21,721 17,539 4,182 19,861 15,184 4,677 June 29,458 44,171 34,441 9,730 14,713 12,048 2,665 September -2,487 21,826 18,271 3,555 24,313 21,271 3,042 December -23,386 15,392 12,665 2,727 38,778 31,280 7,498 1998 March 4,396 23,347 19,737 3,610 18,951 15,486 3,465 June 24,755 41,940 32,495 9,445 17,185 14,430 2,755 September -1,619 20,879 17,320 3,559 22,498 18,572 3,926 December -22,585 14,965 12,515 2,450 37,550 31,075 6,475 1999 March -299 21,140 17,789 3,351 21,439 16,725 4,714 June 26,552 43,579 34,067 9,512 17,027 14,605 2,422 September -815 22,313 18,201 4,112 23,128 19,868 3,260 December -23,904 15,835 12,875 2,960 39,739 32,002 7,737 2000 March 1,625 21,220 18,120 3,100 19,595 15,150 4,445 June 29,567 46,704 36,276 10,428 17,137 12,989 4,148 September -1,063 23,587 20,008 3,579 24,650 20,761 3,889 December -24,162 15,478 12,818 2,660 39,640 31,289 8,351 2001 March 2,377 22,951 20,371 2,580 20,574 15,898 4,676 June 28,755 44,551 34,431 10,120 15,796 13,167 2,629 September -1,530 22,756 18,716 4,040 24,286 20,757 3,529 December -26,954 13,953 11,310 2,643 40,907 33,039 7,868 2002 March 3,241 22,391 17,650 4,741 19,150 14,882 4,268 June 25,988 44,430 34,125 10,305 18,442 15,044 3,398 September -410 22,397 19,031 3,366 22,807 19,548 3,259 December -25,137 13,552 11,563 1,989 38,689 31,670 7,019 2003 March 2,740 21,905 17,805 4,100 19,165 15,477 3,688 June 27,481 43,831 34,242 9,589 16,350 13,972 2,378 September -1,264 20,838 17,156 3,682 22,102 19,443 2,659 December -25,463 13,862 11,358 2,504 39,325 32,050 7,275 2004 March 2,130 20,903 17,016 3,887 18,773 14,600 4,173 June 31,096 46,941 35,656 11,285 15,845 12,789 3,056 September -309 22,145 18,529 3,616 22,454 19,321 3,133 December -27,568 14,194 11,643 2,551 41,762 34,124 7,638 2005 March 2,452 20,830 17,941 2,889 18,378 14,247 4,131 June 31,928 47,360 37,358 10,002 15,432 13,427 2,005 September -1,640 22,865 19,057 3,808 24,505 20,803 3,702 December -29,382 14,178 11,639 2,539 43,560 35,170 8,390 2006 March 4,565 21,850 18,042 3,808 17,285 13,743 3,542 June 35,063 50,313 38,918 11,395 15,250 13,123 2,127 September -6,486 18,930 15,468 3,462 25,416 22,114 3,302 December -28,005 14,530 12,016 2,514 42,535 34,824 7,711 2007 March 2,785 20,253 16,885 3,368 17,468 14,091 3,377 June 33,185 48,867 37,924 10,943 15,682 13,612 2,070 September -6,000 18,909 15,799 3,110 24,909 21,830 3,079 December -27,922 13,755 11,709 2,046 41,677 34,227 7,450 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.