Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Pennsylvania 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 -4,405 278,775 211,823 66,952 283,180 219,746 63,434 December -6,230 278,250 224,936 53,314 284,480 225,549 58,931 1993 March -101,228 246,648 182,419 64,229 347,876 272,961 74,915 June 136,771 369,829 289,615 80,214 233,058 175,950 57,108 September 6,284 271,364 213,055 58,309 265,080 211,334 53,746 December 7,059 288,299 234,031 54,268 281,240 217,539 63,701 1994 March -108,373 251,545 177,589 73,956 359,918 275,539 84,379 June 163,478 402,021 308,150 93,871 238,543 170,428 68,115 September 12,968 279,674 219,191 60,483 266,706 218,752 47,954 December 13,975 288,942 241,993 46,949 274,967 218,887 56,080 1995 March -109,593 238,995 179,489 59,506 348,588 285,497 63,091 June 141,947 378,258 287,356 90,902 236,311 182,999 53,312 September -9,818 259,839 203,792 56,047 269,657 225,295 44,362 December 4,711 289,054 240,161 48,893 284,343 223,882 60,461 1996 March -105,866 244,952 184,694 60,258 350,818 286,779 64,039 June 166,754 400,745 307,813 92,932 233,991 186,275 47,716 September -10,301 268,453 213,746 54,707 278,754 223,344 55,410 December 26,089 311,733 249,546 62,187 285,644 227,973 57,671 1997 March -82,307 261,870 194,470 67,400 344,177 277,402 66,775 June 161,384 385,772 302,167 83,605 224,388 176,022 48,366 September 3,528 288,519 211,884 76,635 284,991 234,354 50,637 December 34,473 320,020 258,569 61,451 285,547 219,523 66,024 1998 March -87,685 281,696 202,194 79,502 369,381 282,935 86,446 June 160,011 410,641 311,633 99,008 250,630 193,717 56,913 September -29,217 266,326 212,249 54,077 295,543 240,235 55,308 December 43,018 321,782 262,632 59,150 278,764 224,911 53,853 1999 March -95,311 276,492 206,264 70,228 371,803 294,191 77,612 June 167,872 422,049 331,079 90,970 254,177 196,080 58,097 September -30,131 293,396 227,079 66,317 323,527 261,043 62,484 December 38,555 342,676 280,881 61,795 304,121 238,810 65,311 2000 March -74,938 298,076 215,357 82,719 373,014 297,352 75,662 June 154,058 399,848 317,364 82,484 245,790 204,697 41,093 September -18,075 292,451 226,562 65,889 310,526 257,441 53,085 December 21,410 331,319 270,727 60,592 309,909 245,247 64,662 2001 March -111,940 276,065 216,394 59,671 388,005 316,316 71,689 June 119,860 417,888 324,194 93,694 298,028 233,691 64,337 September -72,753 271,992 211,886 60,106 344,745 281,472 63,273 December -24,233 310,472 247,617 62,855 334,705 266,037 68,668 2002 March -97,141 284,756 205,489 79,267 381,897 310,180 71,717 June 131,256 396,038 315,073 80,965 264,782 204,073 60,709 September -46,360 266,162 217,144 49,018 312,522 259,298 53,224 December -21,185 304,551 249,966 54,585 325,736 255,186 70,550 2003 March -116,079 258,772 193,078 65,694 374,851 310,528 64,323 June 129,838 384,541 314,050 70,491 254,703 200,506 54,197 September -39,413 258,329 207,232 51,097 297,742 249,338 48,404 December 6,673 298,865 244,029 54,836 292,192 235,361 56,831 2004 March -87,864 254,779 195,881 58,898 342,643 279,515 63,128 June 149,897 386,959 315,572 71,387 237,062 184,957 52,105 September -27,422 260,076 211,121 48,955 287,498 239,575 47,923 December 20,764 301,450 250,986 50,464 280,686 227,474 53,212 2005 March -95,739 243,096 182,912 60,184 338,835 277,543 61,292 June 152,088 398,497 325,811 72,686 246,409 191,351 55,058 September -12,303 269,941 215,810 54,131 282,244 241,135 41,109 December 4,129 292,032 245,390 46,642 287,903 237,652 50,251 2006 March -72,051 248,313 193,867 54,446 320,364 260,919 59,445 June 146,097 374,879 311,099 63,780 228,782 187,519 41,263 September -28,837 246,743 204,208 42,535 275,580 237,710 37,870 December 13,000 286,767 245,133 41,634 273,767 228,914 44,853 2007 March -84,389 236,685 191,036 45,649 321,074 270,782 50,292 June 165,972 388,997 324,219 64,778 223,025 182,895 40,130 September -49,694 233,251 193,406 39,845 282,945 242,309 40,636 December 18,672 289,323 247,528 41,795 270,651 225,513 45,138 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.