Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not 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 -4,631 16,553 13,767 2,786 21,184 15,824 5,360 December -282 21,705 17,550 4,155 21,987 17,396 4,591 1993 March -9,073 16,668 11,681 4,987 25,741 20,012 5,729 June 16,626 30,210 23,826 6,384 13,584 11,608 1,976 September -52 18,757 15,351 3,406 18,809 16,094 2,715 December -2,223 20,455 16,627 3,828 22,678 17,535 5,143 1994 March -8,626 15,688 11,994 3,694 24,314 19,632 4,682 June 16,613 30,962 23,974 6,988 14,349 11,164 3,185 September 2,020 20,069 15,605 4,464 18,049 15,222 2,827 December 195 22,156 19,047 3,109 21,961 17,488 4,473 1995 March -6,279 19,066 15,114 3,952 25,345 20,611 4,734 June 11,799 29,826 22,714 7,112 18,027 14,751 3,276 September 2,228 21,885 17,896 3,989 19,657 16,473 3,184 December 494 23,436 19,996 3,440 22,942 18,453 4,489 1996 March -10,841 19,670 15,921 3,749 30,511 25,295 5,216 June 21,226 36,369 28,384 7,985 15,143 12,093 3,050 September -3,458 24,587 18,429 6,158 28,045 23,633 4,412 December 390 26,034 20,828 5,206 25,644 19,970 5,674 1997 March -5,890 23,726 18,034 5,692 29,616 22,341 7,275 June 15,550 32,989 24,947 8,042 17,439 14,370 3,069 September 1,813 23,192 18,570 4,622 21,379 16,550 4,829 December 2,256 25,397 20,688 4,709 23,141 17,656 5,485 1998 March -10,103 19,429 15,849 3,580 29,532 23,852 5,680 June 17,030 33,069 24,462 8,607 16,039 12,278 3,761 September 1,469 22,672 17,931 4,741 21,203 17,277 3,926 December 1,124 24,953 21,089 3,864 23,829 18,494 5,335 1999 March -7,273 21,070 15,866 5,204 28,343 21,632 6,711 June 15,058 34,061 26,134 7,927 19,003 15,586 3,417 September -499 22,673 17,933 4,740 23,172 18,672 4,500 December 5,106 29,324 23,582 5,742 24,218 19,128 5,090 2000 March -12,693 24,124 15,880 8,244 36,817 24,133 12,684 June 12,251 35,445 24,792 10,653 23,194 16,809 6,385 September -3,172 23,821 18,230 5,591 26,993 20,482 6,511 December 4,034 29,603 20,366 9,237 25,569 19,652 5,917 2001 March -7,013 23,860 17,217 6,643 30,873 23,837 7,036 June 7,926 30,350 22,661 7,689 22,424 17,403 5,021 September -5,212 20,324 15,794 4,530 25,536 20,327 5,209 December -3,336 24,600 19,148 5,452 27,936 21,257 6,679 2002 March -11,364 20,510 14,536 5,974 31,874 24,472 7,402 June 11,840 32,662 23,319 9,343 20,822 16,459 4,363 September -300 21,480 16,492 4,988 21,780 17,231 4,549 December -2,355 22,737 19,132 3,605 25,092 19,978 5,114 2003 March -14,134 20,010 13,896 6,114 34,144 28,024 6,120 June 17,816 34,405 27,025 7,380 16,589 13,077 3,512 September -2,097 19,731 15,851 3,880 21,828 17,652 4,176 December 1,507 25,120 20,248 4,872 23,613 18,713 4,900 2004 March -7,344 23,426 16,535 6,891 30,770 24,653 6,117 June 16,598 34,776 26,583 8,193 18,178 14,002 4,176 September -3,285 22,269 17,483 4,786 25,554 20,891 4,663 December 2,370 28,729 23,353 5,376 26,359 18,878 7,481 2005 March -10,437 18,722 13,788 4,934 29,159 23,085 6,074 June 14,016 33,700 25,956 7,744 19,684 14,855 4,829 September -2,166 22,730 17,524 5,206 24,896 19,940 4,956 December 2,294 27,729 21,830 5,899 25,435 20,434 5,001 2006 March -9,169 21,098 14,200 6,898 30,267 23,115 7,152 June 16,899 37,389 28,544 8,845 20,490 14,864 5,626 September -6,098 20,130 15,208 4,922 26,228 20,256 5,972 December 2,264 26,300 21,333 4,967 24,036 19,418 4,618 2007 March -11,869 23,772 19,606 4,166 35,641 28,483 7,158 June 15,201 33,465 26,370 7,095 18,264 14,442 3,822 September -6,325 20,170 15,750 4,420 26,495 22,416 4,079 December 2,963 26,728 22,634 4,094 23,765 19,138 4,627 2008 March -10,892 18,336 12,431 5,905 29,228 24,092 5,136 June 9,952 30,499 24,007 6,492 20,547 16,023 4,524 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.