Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Arkansas 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 -78 53,219 42,949 10,270 53,297 42,544 10,753 December 5,831 56,344 46,206 10,138 50,513 41,465 9,048 1993 March 6,064 58,291 46,476 11,815 52,227 41,829 10,398 June 13,888 59,982 48,885 11,097 46,094 38,025 8,069 September 10,786 59,817 46,773 13,044 49,031 40,480 8,551 December 6,140 55,877 47,669 8,208 49,737 42,125 7,612 1994 March 5,190 56,659 43,656 13,003 51,469 42,666 8,803 June 17,234 64,595 53,931 10,664 47,361 38,911 8,450 September 14,312 64,652 52,639 12,013 50,340 41,284 9,056 December 753 58,181 46,196 11,985 57,428 45,908 11,520 1995 March 8,403 64,051 49,875 14,176 55,648 46,527 9,121 June 5,666 62,918 50,129 12,789 57,252 46,304 10,948 September 9,179 65,431 51,077 14,354 56,252 47,120 9,132 December 2,612 63,498 50,238 13,260 60,886 50,219 10,667 1996 March -429 59,001 47,361 11,640 59,430 50,479 8,951 June 7,282 64,135 52,531 11,604 56,853 47,427 9,426 September 235 60,078 49,103 10,975 59,843 50,368 9,475 December 800 60,022 49,691 10,331 59,222 49,848 9,374 1997 March 1,834 61,728 49,310 12,418 59,894 48,495 11,399 June 7,722 61,549 50,568 10,981 53,827 44,142 9,685 September 7,223 64,600 53,589 11,011 57,377 46,051 11,326 December 7,694 65,723 52,655 13,068 58,029 46,876 11,153 1998 March -4,057 56,724 47,505 9,219 60,781 51,774 9,007 June 6,592 64,964 51,384 13,580 58,372 48,519 9,853 September -287 63,243 51,328 11,915 63,530 53,024 10,506 December 5,124 65,451 53,174 12,277 60,327 50,061 10,266 1999 March 3,719 64,119 51,126 12,993 60,400 50,321 10,079 June 3,824 62,661 51,629 11,032 58,837 48,444 10,393 September 4,960 63,160 51,407 11,753 58,200 47,960 10,240 December 11,214 68,854 55,819 13,035 57,640 47,763 9,877 2000 March 2,632 62,232 50,714 11,518 59,600 49,164 10,436 June -732 61,211 49,560 11,651 61,943 50,746 11,197 September -211 62,817 50,888 11,929 63,028 52,139 10,889 December -1,422 62,043 50,180 11,863 63,465 53,072 10,393 2001 March 275 65,083 52,627 12,456 64,808 50,747 14,061 June -4,124 64,671 50,095 14,576 68,795 56,215 12,580 September -6,310 62,098 50,009 12,089 68,408 56,355 12,053 December -7,579 58,851 46,351 12,500 66,430 54,388 12,042 2002 March 2,195 60,433 50,048 10,385 58,238 48,524 9,714 June 3,244 63,839 50,964 12,875 60,595 51,185 9,410 September -1,977 58,826 46,741 12,085 60,803 48,207 12,596 December -3,006 56,152 45,607 10,545 59,158 49,848 9,310 2003 March -6,395 53,478 44,331 9,147 59,873 50,050 9,823 June -4,057 56,208 45,858 10,350 60,265 49,900 10,365 September 6,982 60,734 50,336 10,398 53,752 44,294 9,458 December 5,029 58,132 46,415 11,717 53,103 43,714 9,389 2004 March 3,210 61,931 52,136 9,795 58,721 49,561 9,160 June 1,910 58,076 47,767 10,309 56,166 46,489 9,677 September 3,145 56,569 45,859 10,710 53,424 44,857 8,567 December 6,139 60,400 48,971 11,429 54,261 44,585 9,676 2005 March 5,176 61,770 50,485 11,285 56,594 44,895 11,699 June -638 59,578 47,111 12,467 60,216 48,307 11,909 September 6,845 62,356 50,671 11,685 55,511 45,341 10,170 December 4,521 59,795 48,337 11,458 55,274 45,267 10,007 2006 March 10,458 63,659 49,867 13,792 53,201 43,930 9,271 June -230 59,958 46,883 13,075 60,188 51,098 9,090 September -5,480 58,266 46,304 11,962 63,746 53,145 10,601 December 3,004 61,777 49,732 12,045 58,773 48,990 9,783 2007 March 7,184 61,217 50,893 10,324 54,033 44,851 9,182 June -6,866 55,197 45,471 9,726 62,063 52,992 9,071 September -1,363 56,555 46,356 10,199 57,918 48,169 9,749 December 3,071 60,518 48,903 11,615 57,447 47,253 10,194 2008 March 1,886 57,573 46,385 11,188 55,687 46,008 9,679 June -6,091 55,808 44,951 10,857 61,899 51,687 10,212 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.