Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted Arkansas (Percent) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September -0.1 6.5 5.3 1.2 6.6 5.4 1.2 December -0.1 6.5 5.3 1.2 6.6 5.6 1.0 1993 March -0.3 7.2 5.6 1.6 7.5 5.8 1.7 June 3.7 8.7 7.2 1.5 5.0 4.0 1.0 September 1.1 7.0 5.5 1.5 5.9 5.0 0.9 December -0.1 6.1 5.2 0.9 6.2 5.4 0.8 1994 March -0.4 6.7 5.0 1.7 7.1 5.7 1.4 June 4.1 9.0 7.6 1.4 4.9 3.9 1.0 September 1.5 7.2 5.9 1.3 5.7 4.8 0.9 December -0.7 6.1 4.8 1.3 6.8 5.6 1.2 1995 March 0.0 7.3 5.5 1.8 7.3 5.9 1.4 June 2.6 8.3 6.7 1.6 5.7 4.5 1.2 September 0.9 7.1 5.6 1.5 6.2 5.3 0.9 December -0.6 6.5 5.1 1.4 7.1 6.0 1.1 1996 March -1.1 6.5 5.1 1.4 7.6 6.3 1.3 June 2.8 8.3 6.9 1.4 5.5 4.5 1.0 September -0.1 6.4 5.3 1.1 6.5 5.6 0.9 December -0.7 6.0 5.0 1.0 6.7 5.8 0.9 1997 March -0.9 6.7 5.2 1.5 7.6 5.9 1.7 June 2.7 7.9 6.6 1.3 5.2 4.2 1.0 September 0.7 6.8 5.7 1.1 6.1 5.0 1.1 December 0.0 6.5 5.2 1.3 6.5 5.4 1.1 1998 March -1.5 6.0 4.9 1.1 7.5 6.2 1.3 June 2.7 8.2 6.6 1.6 5.5 4.5 1.0 September -0.1 6.6 5.4 1.2 6.7 5.7 1.0 December -0.3 6.4 5.2 1.2 6.7 5.7 1.0 1999 March -0.7 6.7 5.2 1.5 7.4 6.0 1.4 June 2.3 7.8 6.5 1.3 5.5 4.4 1.1 September 0.5 6.5 5.3 1.2 6.0 5.1 0.9 December 0.4 6.6 5.3 1.3 6.2 5.3 0.9 2000 March -0.7 6.4 5.1 1.3 7.1 5.7 1.4 June 1.8 7.4 6.1 1.3 5.6 4.5 1.1 September -0.2 6.3 5.2 1.1 6.5 5.5 1.0 December -1.0 5.9 4.8 1.1 6.9 5.9 1.0 2001 March -1.2 6.7 5.3 1.4 7.9 5.9 2.0 June 1.6 7.9 6.2 1.7 6.3 5.0 1.3 September -0.8 6.3 5.1 1.2 7.1 6.0 1.1 December -1.5 5.7 4.5 1.2 7.2 6.1 1.1 2002 March -0.8 6.3 5.1 1.2 7.1 5.7 1.4 June 2.3 7.9 6.4 1.5 5.6 4.6 1.0 September -0.2 6.0 4.8 1.2 6.2 5.1 1.1 December -1.1 5.4 4.4 1.0 6.5 5.6 0.9 2003 March -1.7 5.6 4.5 1.1 7.3 5.9 1.4 June 1.3 7.0 5.8 1.2 5.7 4.6 1.1 September 0.5 6.2 5.2 1.0 5.7 4.8 0.9 December -0.1 5.7 4.5 1.2 5.8 4.9 0.9 2004 March -0.7 6.4 5.3 1.1 7.1 5.8 1.3 June 1.9 7.1 5.9 1.2 5.2 4.2 1.0 September 0.2 5.7 4.7 1.0 5.5 4.7 0.8 December 0.0 5.8 4.7 1.1 5.8 4.9 0.9 2005 March -0.5 6.3 5.0 1.3 6.8 5.2 1.6 June 1.7 7.2 5.8 1.4 5.5 4.3 1.2 September 0.6 6.2 5.1 1.1 5.6 4.7 0.9 December -0.1 5.7 4.6 1.1 5.8 4.9 0.9 2006 March 0.3 6.5 4.9 1.6 6.2 4.9 1.3 June 1.6 7.0 5.6 1.4 5.4 4.5 0.9 September -0.6 5.7 4.6 1.1 6.3 5.4 0.9 December -0.4 5.8 4.7 1.1 6.2 5.3 0.9 2007 March 0.0 6.2 5.0 1.2 6.2 5.0 1.2 June 1.0 6.5 5.4 1.1 5.5 4.6 0.9 September -0.1 5.6 4.6 1.0 5.7 4.9 0.8 December -0.3 5.7 4.6 1.1 6.0 5.1 0.9 2008 March -0.7 5.7 4.5 1.2 6.4 5.1 1.3 June 1.1 6.6 5.4 1.2 5.5 4.5 1.0 (1) The rates measure gross job gains and gross job losses as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter employment levels. (2) See footnote 1, table 1.