Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Massachusetts 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 23,023 175,984 134,433 41,551 152,961 120,193 32,768 December 13,949 168,415 130,876 37,539 154,466 125,626 28,840 1993 March 11,408 172,345 136,215 36,130 160,937 132,515 28,422 June 624 166,269 132,277 33,992 165,645 137,532 28,113 September 31,584 185,961 144,371 41,590 154,377 126,196 28,181 December 16,747 174,889 134,535 40,354 158,142 127,679 30,463 1994 March 6,672 161,006 128,569 32,437 154,334 126,432 27,902 June 14,758 169,384 136,410 32,974 154,626 128,410 26,216 September 30,539 186,482 148,343 38,139 155,943 127,806 28,137 December 18,029 188,099 148,493 39,606 170,070 140,509 29,561 1995 March 19,432 189,279 148,509 40,770 169,847 139,470 30,377 June 6,586 175,897 137,973 37,924 169,311 137,497 31,814 September 20,882 186,222 153,607 32,615 165,340 134,126 31,214 December 12,899 188,367 149,878 38,489 175,468 139,565 35,903 1996 March 5,007 182,620 144,227 38,393 177,613 139,200 38,413 June 14,058 188,488 147,280 41,208 174,430 140,042 34,388 September 26,093 199,940 152,631 47,309 173,847 137,859 35,988 December 12,167 191,004 151,859 39,145 178,837 144,798 34,039 1997 March 32,942 194,462 157,014 37,448 161,520 130,803 30,717 June -2,264 180,839 144,478 36,361 183,103 149,312 33,791 September 3,733 199,553 156,262 43,291 195,820 150,308 45,512 December 42,351 212,216 164,742 47,474 169,865 134,629 35,236 1998 March 9,933 196,081 153,543 42,538 186,148 147,212 38,936 June 9,353 194,876 142,957 51,919 185,523 146,150 39,373 September 14,581 190,374 150,135 40,239 175,793 141,463 34,330 December 8,415 185,848 153,779 32,069 177,433 142,906 34,527 1999 March 14,478 201,651 159,660 41,991 187,173 146,961 40,212 June 13,980 197,859 152,230 45,629 183,879 140,360 43,519 September 10,635 189,122 153,797 35,325 178,487 142,025 36,462 December 32,455 199,185 161,981 37,204 166,730 133,848 32,882 2000 March 23,376 215,597 177,441 38,156 192,221 155,405 36,816 June 6,259 192,894 157,568 35,326 186,635 149,072 37,563 September 24,858 213,476 166,645 46,831 188,618 149,385 39,233 December 31,084 211,594 169,483 42,111 180,510 147,011 33,499 2001 March 3,598 208,963 171,513 37,450 205,365 163,251 42,114 June -30,046 182,054 148,188 33,866 212,100 174,185 37,915 September -43,491 167,048 130,961 36,087 210,539 171,011 39,528 December -25,765 171,008 136,686 34,322 196,773 163,243 33,530 2002 March 919 189,923 149,238 40,685 189,004 152,463 36,541 June -9,979 177,546 141,282 36,264 187,525 151,522 36,003 September -20,012 159,960 128,351 31,609 179,972 146,914 33,058 December -10,637 172,927 139,014 33,913 183,564 145,738 37,826 2003 March -23,186 170,084 132,152 37,932 193,270 154,456 38,814 June -5,015 170,141 137,392 32,749 175,156 141,289 33,867 September -5,456 163,818 129,983 33,835 169,274 137,491 31,783 December -10,605 159,332 128,005 31,327 169,937 137,527 32,410 2004 March 6,474 168,172 137,307 30,865 161,698 129,051 32,647 June 11,791 174,514 141,956 32,558 162,723 132,881 29,842 September -1,378 174,289 141,514 32,775 175,667 139,180 36,487 December -972 169,763 133,196 36,567 170,735 138,249 32,486 2005 March -6,765 161,989 127,349 34,640 168,754 138,489 30,265 June 22,343 182,384 147,019 35,365 160,041 128,356 31,685 September 2,371 169,478 140,880 28,598 167,107 135,445 31,662 December -517 168,455 133,639 34,816 168,972 136,500 32,472 2006 March 1,382 159,257 131,403 27,854 157,875 128,412 29,463 June 21,568 180,592 145,217 35,375 159,024 126,945 32,079 September -953 167,687 138,494 29,193 168,640 138,000 30,640 December 3,745 166,772 137,177 29,595 163,027 131,522 31,505 2007 March 1,133 159,703 129,563 30,140 158,570 129,537 29,033 June 28,827 180,726 148,349 32,377 151,899 125,885 26,014 September -7,691 167,840 133,660 34,180 175,531 142,564 32,967 December -5,866 163,903 133,231 30,672 169,769 136,558 33,211 2008 March 3,439 156,011 126,460 29,551 152,572 125,328 27,244 June 9,166 170,476 139,324 31,152 161,310 134,099 27,211 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.