Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 50 to 74 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 45 365 278 87 320 243 77 December 43 408 323 85 365 294 71 1993 March -140 348 225 123 488 377 111 June 200 484 382 102 284 215 69 September 61 366 284 82 305 239 66 December 71 427 346 81 356 288 68 1994 March -123 353 249 104 476 377 99 June 227 519 406 113 292 218 74 September 75 398 303 95 323 255 68 December 65 447 363 84 382 304 78 1995 March -122 378 267 111 500 402 98 June 186 504 394 110 318 246 72 September 48 392 306 86 344 263 81 December 76 473 381 92 397 317 80 1996 March -157 387 267 120 544 427 117 June 213 530 419 111 317 242 75 September 35 397 305 92 362 282 80 December 107 491 393 98 384 308 76 1997 March -162 384 268 116 546 425 121 June 217 530 429 101 313 233 80 September 62 416 328 88 354 268 86 December 102 512 411 101 410 311 99 1998 March -167 414 279 135 581 439 142 June 229 575 439 136 346 254 92 September 36 416 318 98 380 289 91 December 88 495 407 88 407 325 82 1999 March -186 416 277 139 602 457 145 June 220 572 449 123 352 257 95 September 30 428 326 102 398 299 99 December 105 521 428 93 416 327 89 2000 March -153 434 306 128 587 458 129 June 223 574 455 119 351 265 86 September 22 422 328 94 400 308 92 December 46 492 401 91 446 359 87 2001 March -255 410 282 128 665 515 150 June 122 543 425 118 421 325 96 September -91 359 267 92 450 349 101 December -51 429 340 89 480 395 85 2002 March -199 391 262 129 590 460 130 June 188 533 419 114 345 259 86 September -15 359 279 80 374 292 82 December 27 438 361 77 411 332 79 2003 March -223 342 236 106 565 449 116 June 174 485 388 97 311 243 68 September 5 335 261 74 330 261 69 December 61 427 350 77 366 294 72 2004 March -168 343 247 96 511 404 107 June 224 504 408 96 280 212 68 September 12 350 275 75 338 258 80 December 72 420 350 70 348 283 65 2005 March -146 319 238 81 465 379 86 June 206 485 405 80 279 219 60 September 22 356 288 68 334 262 72 December 58 404 335 69 346 291 55 2006 March -120 335 252 83 455 364 91 June 193 490 403 87 297 237 60 September 11 330 265 65 319 259 60 December 54 408 338 70 354 300 54 2007 March -124 340 256 84 464 375 89 June 212 500 419 81 288 228 60 September -8 311 252 59 319 263 56 December 38 388 325 63 350 295 55 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.