Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 100 or more 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 85 1,309 945 364 1,224 913 311 December -25 1,202 891 311 1,227 934 293 1993 March 6 1,186 819 367 1,180 883 297 June 68 1,216 913 303 1,148 859 289 September 112 1,314 977 337 1,202 917 285 December 97 1,295 956 339 1,198 897 301 1994 March 148 1,289 948 341 1,141 851 290 June 193 1,346 968 378 1,153 856 297 September 196 1,368 1,034 334 1,172 933 239 December 108 1,281 970 311 1,173 916 257 1995 March 178 1,375 1,015 360 1,197 935 262 June 46 1,345 968 377 1,299 986 313 September 209 1,434 1,095 339 1,225 922 303 December 56 1,387 1,021 366 1,331 1,013 318 1996 March 66 1,415 1,030 385 1,349 1,069 280 June 264 1,507 1,058 449 1,243 941 302 September 76 1,498 1,098 400 1,422 1,072 350 December 99 1,407 1,029 378 1,308 987 321 1997 March 161 1,479 1,063 416 1,318 1,004 314 June 173 1,473 1,043 430 1,300 980 320 September 186 1,641 1,203 438 1,455 1,054 401 December 126 1,642 1,173 469 1,516 1,006 510 1998 March 319 1,787 1,262 525 1,468 1,057 411 June -41 1,618 1,092 526 1,659 1,139 520 September 259 1,578 1,113 465 1,319 958 361 December 132 1,482 1,095 387 1,350 999 351 1999 March 77 1,616 1,164 452 1,539 1,132 407 June 201 1,509 1,064 445 1,308 958 350 September 152 1,465 1,110 355 1,313 960 353 December 253 1,526 1,156 370 1,273 950 323 2000 March 188 1,544 1,188 356 1,356 1,037 319 June 119 1,420 1,132 288 1,301 972 329 September 6 1,392 1,081 311 1,386 1,025 361 December 128 1,434 1,119 315 1,306 979 327 2001 March -101 1,472 1,181 291 1,573 1,165 408 June -274 1,302 1,000 302 1,576 1,200 376 September -286 1,235 945 290 1,521 1,171 350 December -262 1,210 919 291 1,472 1,126 346 2002 March 50 1,443 1,106 337 1,393 1,063 330 June -12 1,295 983 312 1,307 967 340 September -33 1,222 968 254 1,255 969 286 December -87 1,104 888 216 1,191 922 269 2003 March 70 1,277 1,064 213 1,207 946 261 June -59 1,063 871 192 1,122 900 222 September 43 1,073 880 193 1,030 820 210 December 57 1,110 902 208 1,053 829 224 2004 March 139 1,170 982 188 1,031 816 215 June 188 1,170 972 198 982 772 210 September 78 1,133 923 210 1,055 816 239 December 111 1,109 908 201 998 782 216 2005 March 198 1,125 948 177 927 729 198 June 106 1,089 922 167 983 794 189 September 184 1,126 936 190 942 745 197 December 100 1,075 896 179 975 816 159 2006 March 67 867 744 123 800 696 104 June 145 1,040 880 160 895 755 140 September 46 969 825 144 923 794 129 December 105 1,023 859 164 918 794 124 2007 March 44 867 736 131 823 718 105 June 92 983 867 116 891 773 118 September 70 897 756 141 827 718 109 December 136 1,011 876 135 875 780 95 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.