Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Alabama 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 10,105 88,828 73,421 15,407 78,723 64,462 14,261 December 10,822 96,278 74,952 21,326 85,456 65,993 19,463 1993 March 3,477 96,853 74,968 21,885 93,376 70,721 22,655 June 17,298 95,937 75,504 20,433 78,639 64,207 14,432 September 3,567 97,343 75,164 22,179 93,776 70,780 22,996 December 8,256 100,853 77,041 23,812 92,597 72,822 19,775 1994 March 727 97,028 69,665 27,363 96,301 73,328 22,973 June 14,741 102,365 77,982 24,383 87,624 68,587 19,037 September 24,652 107,595 82,821 24,774 82,943 66,212 16,731 December 8,135 99,547 77,598 21,949 91,412 71,526 19,886 1995 March 9,787 104,067 79,294 24,773 94,280 74,142 20,138 June 9,086 109,634 83,047 26,587 100,548 79,080 21,468 September 10,498 105,733 83,422 22,311 95,235 78,021 17,214 December 3,191 100,375 80,148 20,227 97,184 76,546 20,638 1996 March -452 97,958 76,534 21,424 98,410 83,099 15,311 June 6,468 101,620 80,295 21,325 95,152 77,450 17,702 September 11,593 109,345 82,589 26,756 97,752 79,601 18,151 December 11,690 104,983 82,401 22,582 93,293 78,272 15,021 1997 March 5,411 96,955 78,149 18,806 91,544 76,880 14,664 June 4,903 101,745 81,044 20,701 96,842 82,835 14,007 September 6,616 106,686 82,644 24,042 100,070 79,615 20,455 December 4,274 109,474 85,829 23,645 105,200 84,683 20,517 1998 March 8,672 107,163 82,616 24,547 98,491 85,093 13,398 June 19,742 124,339 92,919 31,420 104,597 79,107 25,490 September -4,163 110,485 86,726 23,759 114,648 89,887 24,761 December -342 107,204 84,933 22,271 107,546 88,260 19,286 1999 March 5,677 109,547 81,902 27,645 103,870 85,659 18,211 June 5,647 109,326 86,897 22,429 103,679 80,224 23,455 September 3,126 101,050 83,828 17,222 97,924 81,880 16,044 December 1,240 106,088 85,042 21,046 104,848 85,633 19,215 2000 March -2,856 104,850 86,739 18,111 107,706 90,930 16,776 June 4,123 109,338 88,303 21,035 105,215 86,011 19,204 September -1,528 111,887 88,093 23,794 113,415 90,937 22,478 December -4,822 104,246 84,087 20,159 109,068 90,137 18,931 2001 March -6,963 106,491 86,468 20,023 113,454 93,558 19,896 June -9,618 112,462 84,889 27,573 122,080 98,397 23,683 September -11,145 102,374 80,719 21,655 113,519 96,001 17,518 December -12,164 100,934 80,124 20,810 113,098 91,970 21,128 2002 March -2,005 106,647 85,310 21,337 108,652 88,748 19,904 June -7,716 97,668 79,585 18,083 105,384 88,186 17,198 September 939 101,445 80,528 20,917 100,506 84,756 15,750 December -1,595 101,564 81,638 19,926 103,159 88,396 14,763 2003 March -754 103,917 83,537 20,380 104,671 85,484 19,187 June -7,389 93,005 75,861 17,144 100,394 84,921 15,473 September 1,094 98,427 80,255 18,172 97,333 80,061 17,272 December 8,466 100,861 82,269 18,592 92,395 77,504 14,891 2004 March 12,590 106,531 86,638 19,893 93,941 76,639 17,302 June 9,212 102,130 84,097 18,033 92,918 78,332 14,586 September 180 100,126 83,457 16,669 99,946 84,100 15,846 December 16,666 109,183 89,624 19,559 92,517 78,153 14,364 2005 March 10,805 109,089 90,737 18,352 98,284 81,608 16,676 June 7,351 107,273 87,899 19,374 99,922 85,371 14,551 September 13,024 111,926 91,722 20,204 98,902 83,145 15,757 December 11,590 111,270 92,238 19,032 99,680 82,386 17,294 2006 March 10,294 103,830 88,029 15,801 93,536 80,258 13,278 June 967 100,981 85,167 15,814 100,014 86,550 13,464 September -3,170 100,622 84,581 16,041 103,792 90,070 13,722 December 1,931 106,296 86,498 19,798 104,365 89,243 15,122 2007 March 20,748 112,149 95,090 17,059 91,401 77,281 14,120 June -7,413 100,808 82,890 17,918 108,221 93,607 14,614 September -1,707 101,828 83,556 18,272 103,535 87,547 15,988 December 3,327 107,871 87,117 20,754 104,544 88,351 16,193 2008 March -5,785 96,431 81,664 14,767 102,216 85,491 16,725 June -10,892 92,858 77,013 15,845 103,750 89,676 14,074 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.