Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Alaska 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 547 22,901 17,019 5,882 22,354 18,679 3,675 December 1,850 22,657 18,050 4,607 20,807 17,526 3,281 1993 March 1,685 23,093 18,986 4,107 21,408 17,388 4,020 June -1,205 23,167 18,997 4,170 24,372 20,281 4,091 September 1,821 24,902 19,771 5,131 23,081 19,259 3,822 December 5,759 27,256 21,337 5,919 21,497 18,103 3,394 1994 March 2,448 27,108 21,793 5,315 24,660 20,103 4,557 June -1,055 22,841 18,221 4,620 23,896 19,703 4,193 September 3,861 25,501 20,319 5,182 21,640 17,943 3,697 December 590 23,958 18,714 5,244 23,368 19,346 4,022 1995 March -1,283 23,604 19,832 3,772 24,887 20,362 4,525 June 1,758 24,582 20,253 4,329 22,824 19,176 3,648 September 788 25,759 20,665 5,094 24,971 19,640 5,331 December 188 24,649 19,887 4,762 24,461 19,925 4,536 1996 March -517 24,158 19,871 4,287 24,675 20,418 4,257 June 198 24,066 19,605 4,461 23,868 18,993 4,875 September 931 25,629 20,388 5,241 24,698 19,864 4,834 December 2,154 25,890 20,665 5,225 23,736 19,287 4,449 1997 March 907 26,154 20,215 5,939 25,247 20,244 5,003 June 3,074 25,364 20,501 4,863 22,290 18,032 4,258 September -113 25,433 20,782 4,651 25,546 21,544 4,002 December 3,155 27,237 22,096 5,141 24,082 19,617 4,465 1998 March 3,520 27,874 22,748 5,126 24,354 20,647 3,707 June -1,938 24,062 19,342 4,720 26,000 21,598 4,402 September 380 24,356 19,700 4,656 23,976 18,811 5,165 December 3,107 26,452 21,834 4,618 23,345 19,489 3,856 1999 March -2,080 25,262 20,503 4,759 27,342 22,299 5,043 June -698 25,032 20,278 4,754 25,730 21,860 3,870 September 1,669 26,081 20,702 5,379 24,412 20,123 4,289 December 3,365 28,042 22,462 5,580 24,677 20,070 4,607 2000 March 332 25,286 20,884 4,402 24,954 20,199 4,755 June 736 26,805 21,593 5,212 26,069 19,441 6,628 September 1,295 27,439 22,757 4,682 26,144 21,028 5,116 December 2,780 27,376 22,362 5,014 24,596 19,623 4,973 2001 March 945 27,143 23,479 3,664 26,198 21,196 5,002 June 1,645 25,553 20,495 5,058 23,908 19,707 4,201 September 906 26,573 21,288 5,285 25,667 21,024 4,643 December -691 24,714 19,732 4,982 25,405 20,720 4,685 2002 March 2,667 27,075 20,343 6,732 24,408 19,842 4,566 June -2,484 25,463 20,313 5,150 27,947 22,517 5,430 September 1,962 26,049 21,646 4,403 24,087 19,799 4,288 December -120 23,922 20,173 3,749 24,042 19,862 4,180 2003 March 1,863 26,604 20,670 5,934 24,741 20,766 3,975 June 136 24,959 20,215 4,744 24,823 20,956 3,867 September 1,477 24,565 19,726 4,839 23,088 19,584 3,504 December 130 24,505 19,753 4,752 24,375 20,092 4,283 2004 March 1,292 25,380 19,754 5,626 24,088 19,590 4,498 June 2,482 26,633 21,050 5,583 24,151 19,181 4,970 September 2,467 26,057 21,305 4,752 23,590 19,461 4,129 December -799 25,090 20,249 4,841 25,889 21,392 4,497 2005 March 1,441 25,010 20,828 4,182 23,569 19,116 4,453 June 3,604 27,003 22,054 4,949 23,399 20,138 3,261 September 1,084 26,916 21,912 5,004 25,832 20,954 4,878 December -1,928 25,060 20,242 4,818 26,988 22,048 4,940 2006 March 4,199 26,457 20,945 5,512 22,258 18,440 3,818 June 5,472 28,613 22,975 5,638 23,141 19,682 3,459 September -4,291 22,334 17,785 4,549 26,625 22,274 4,351 December -702 25,669 20,898 4,771 26,371 21,831 4,540 2007 March 1,724 24,548 19,636 4,912 22,824 19,182 3,642 June 3,834 28,101 22,575 5,526 24,267 20,629 3,638 September -3,721 22,638 18,338 4,300 26,359 22,237 4,122 December -1,334 24,875 20,816 4,059 26,209 21,551 4,658 2008 March 2,733 24,026 20,504 3,522 21,293 17,527 3,766 June 4,174 27,326 21,962 5,364 23,152 19,293 3,859 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.