Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 1 Job (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 7 764 633 131 757 630 127 December 1 759 634 125 758 628 130 1993 March 12 771 637 134 759 633 126 June 32 787 652 135 755 626 129 September 38 798 661 137 760 638 122 December 17 788 664 124 771 643 128 1994 March 6 786 655 131 780 651 129 June 41 815 672 143 774 642 132 September 38 820 681 139 782 651 131 December 2 802 673 129 800 663 137 1995 March 22 816 677 139 794 665 129 June 12 816 673 143 804 669 135 September 15 824 685 139 809 671 138 December 6 820 682 138 814 673 141 1996 March 21 833 687 146 812 673 139 June 15 837 689 148 822 679 143 September 27 847 696 151 820 681 139 December 18 844 699 145 826 681 145 1997 March 35 860 707 153 825 684 141 June 21 860 708 152 839 693 146 September 30 866 713 153 836 692 144 December 6 858 710 148 852 695 157 1998 March 24 866 708 158 842 695 147 June 46 879 714 165 833 694 139 September 18 872 717 155 854 705 149 December 27 879 728 151 852 701 151 1999 March 16 870 717 153 854 706 148 June 5 873 716 157 868 704 164 September 11 879 720 159 868 708 160 December 32 890 731 159 858 702 156 2000 March 19 889 724 165 870 715 155 June 8 888 728 160 880 722 158 September 0 889 723 166 889 723 166 December -4 886 725 161 890 726 164 2001 March 9 889 726 163 880 719 161 June -17 878 720 158 895 729 166 September -46 864 705 159 910 737 173 December -29 869 707 162 898 734 164 2002 March -16 873 715 158 889 726 163 June -13 883 720 163 896 734 162 September -10 884 723 161 894 733 161 December -7 892 724 168 899 737 162 2003 March -43 870 711 159 913 746 167 June -11 885 727 158 896 734 162 September -1 897 735 162 898 738 160 December 12 907 736 171 895 738 157 2004 March 7 911 745 166 904 739 165 June 8 910 746 164 902 741 161 September 0 910 742 168 910 743 167 December 29 933 752 181 904 747 157 2005 March -17 917 747 170 934 759 175 June 10 931 754 177 921 754 167 September 30 947 766 181 917 750 167 December 16 954 762 192 938 770 168 2006 March 13 959 778 181 946 767 179 June -3 951 770 181 954 778 176 September -20 943 765 178 963 779 184 December 9 972 769 203 963 783 180 2007 March -4 970 783 187 974 781 193 June -33 949 771 178 982 794 188 September -27 952 764 188 979 792 187 December -4 976 774 202 980 795 185 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.