Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Delaware 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 -3,258 19,195 15,772 3,423 22,453 16,283 6,170 December 219 21,601 16,699 4,902 21,382 17,069 4,313 1993 March -197 20,327 14,987 5,340 20,524 16,058 4,466 June 5,179 22,918 18,373 4,545 17,739 15,218 2,521 September 2,086 21,772 17,587 4,185 19,686 16,561 3,125 December -1,700 20,337 15,821 4,516 22,037 17,205 4,832 1994 March -58 19,344 15,389 3,955 19,402 15,753 3,649 June 4,764 23,463 18,487 4,976 18,699 14,636 4,063 September 4,445 23,363 17,878 5,485 18,918 15,664 3,254 December 431 21,792 18,124 3,668 21,361 17,159 4,202 1995 March 3,395 23,623 19,392 4,231 20,228 16,538 3,690 June -938 22,580 17,516 5,064 23,518 19,339 4,179 September 4,787 25,403 20,502 4,901 20,616 16,951 3,665 December 761 23,085 19,027 4,058 22,324 18,106 4,218 1996 March 78 24,441 20,427 4,014 24,363 20,297 4,066 June 7,828 27,573 21,888 5,685 19,745 15,854 3,891 September -719 28,679 21,113 7,566 29,398 24,319 5,079 December 1,034 25,960 19,818 6,142 24,926 19,595 5,331 1997 March 5,635 29,232 23,138 6,094 23,597 17,926 5,671 June 2,210 24,964 19,238 5,726 22,754 18,839 3,915 September 4,364 26,953 21,274 5,679 22,589 17,030 5,559 December 2,764 25,241 19,685 5,556 22,477 17,324 5,153 1998 March 602 24,168 20,335 3,833 23,566 19,139 4,427 June 4,099 24,992 18,864 6,128 20,893 16,096 4,797 September 4,070 26,367 20,542 5,825 22,297 17,778 4,519 December 1,468 24,626 20,067 4,559 23,158 18,146 5,012 1999 March 3,339 25,928 20,356 5,572 22,589 17,358 5,231 June 1,005 25,797 20,153 5,644 24,792 20,433 4,359 September 1,975 26,369 20,545 5,824 24,394 19,214 5,180 December 5,663 29,213 22,439 6,774 23,550 18,768 4,782 2000 March -50 29,201 20,374 8,827 29,251 19,364 9,887 June -3,479 26,703 19,118 7,585 30,182 22,037 8,145 September -817 27,754 20,885 6,869 28,571 21,076 7,495 December 5,435 30,277 19,379 10,898 24,842 19,283 5,559 2001 March 4,592 29,203 22,090 7,113 24,611 19,127 5,484 June -6,270 22,950 17,475 5,475 29,220 22,815 6,405 September -3,253 23,660 18,094 5,566 26,913 20,917 5,996 December -2,480 24,652 18,220 6,432 27,132 20,857 6,275 2002 March -360 25,046 18,650 6,396 25,406 19,636 5,770 June -2,509 24,634 17,982 6,652 27,143 21,578 5,565 September 2,055 25,022 18,894 6,128 22,967 17,731 5,236 December -1,949 22,458 18,205 4,253 24,407 19,602 4,805 2003 March -2,420 25,018 18,509 6,509 27,438 22,651 4,787 June 4,389 25,836 20,564 5,272 21,447 16,962 4,485 September 244 23,018 18,267 4,751 22,774 17,969 4,805 December 1,624 24,744 18,972 5,772 23,120 18,538 4,582 2004 March 4,650 29,360 22,024 7,336 24,710 19,926 4,784 June 2,586 26,081 20,228 5,853 23,495 18,162 5,333 September -625 26,007 20,147 5,860 26,632 21,266 5,366 December 2,553 28,250 21,881 6,369 25,697 18,701 6,996 2005 March 208 23,618 18,365 5,253 23,410 18,659 4,751 June -153 25,283 19,751 5,532 25,436 19,269 6,167 September 568 26,569 20,195 6,374 26,001 20,298 5,703 December 2,523 27,443 20,454 6,989 24,920 20,243 4,677 2006 March 1,979 26,256 18,913 7,343 24,277 18,683 5,594 June 1,573 28,038 21,720 6,318 26,465 19,280 7,185 September -3,938 23,553 17,526 6,027 27,491 20,619 6,872 December 2,318 25,873 19,988 5,885 23,555 19,236 4,319 2007 March 1,929 30,549 26,114 4,435 28,620 23,022 5,598 June 1,520 25,134 20,066 5,068 23,614 18,733 4,881 September -3,950 23,562 18,150 5,412 27,512 22,818 4,694 December 2,771 26,057 21,207 4,850 23,286 18,959 4,327 2008 March -647 22,843 16,557 6,286 23,490 19,473 4,017 June -3,484 22,931 18,286 4,645 26,415 20,730 5,685 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.