Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 20 to 24 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 3 263 207 56 260 200 60 December -5 283 222 61 288 226 62 1993 March -76 248 170 78 324 255 69 June 170 368 294 74 198 148 50 September 19 268 209 59 249 196 53 December 18 301 242 59 283 224 59 1994 March -80 248 180 68 328 260 68 June 178 390 308 82 212 154 58 September 41 291 226 65 250 198 52 December 4 304 246 58 300 233 67 1995 March -75 267 193 74 342 273 69 June 165 391 307 84 226 172 54 September 9 282 221 61 273 210 63 December 1 310 247 63 309 241 68 1996 March -86 267 195 72 353 280 73 June 162 403 318 85 241 182 59 September 7 294 226 68 287 224 63 December 42 349 277 72 307 240 67 1997 March -75 282 204 78 357 281 76 June 167 403 320 83 236 177 59 September 11 298 233 65 287 217 70 December 22 351 276 75 329 248 81 1998 March -100 286 203 83 386 289 97 June 186 434 333 101 248 181 67 September -6 303 234 69 309 235 74 December 32 353 290 63 321 243 78 1999 March -108 297 208 89 405 310 95 June 174 435 343 92 261 194 67 September -5 310 242 68 315 243 72 December 31 364 296 68 333 256 77 2000 March -81 308 220 88 389 304 85 June 184 445 353 92 261 199 62 September -19 310 240 70 329 257 72 December 6 348 283 65 342 268 74 2001 March -128 297 212 85 425 335 90 June 113 407 322 85 294 226 68 September -86 270 205 65 356 282 74 December -67 302 239 63 369 293 76 2002 March -132 274 189 85 406 318 88 June 146 408 317 91 262 198 64 September -44 264 203 61 308 245 63 December -23 299 239 60 322 256 66 2003 March -136 245 172 73 381 303 78 June 140 382 302 80 242 182 60 September -21 255 198 57 276 221 55 December -2 295 236 59 297 235 62 2004 March -90 254 182 72 344 271 73 June 161 391 310 81 230 167 63 September -26 259 198 61 285 221 64 December 26 318 255 63 292 225 67 2005 March -97 252 182 70 349 278 71 June 170 396 313 83 226 171 55 September 5 281 220 61 276 218 58 December 20 320 261 59 300 239 61 2006 March -74 261 193 68 335 268 67 June 160 395 314 81 235 182 53 September -28 256 199 57 284 228 56 December 15 311 255 56 296 240 56 2007 March -87 263 196 67 350 283 67 June 152 388 313 75 236 181 55 September -42 248 192 56 290 234 56 December 9 304 252 52 295 236 59 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.