Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted Maryland (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 -0.6 6.5 4.8 1.7 7.1 5.9 1.2 December 0.0 7.2 5.8 1.4 7.2 5.9 1.3 1993 March -3.0 6.2 4.6 1.6 9.2 7.5 1.7 June 4.7 10.0 8.0 2.0 5.3 4.2 1.1 September -0.5 6.3 5.1 1.2 6.8 5.7 1.1 December 0.9 7.6 6.1 1.5 6.7 5.4 1.3 1994 March -2.6 6.4 4.9 1.5 9.0 7.2 1.8 June 4.7 9.9 8.1 1.8 5.2 4.2 1.0 September -0.2 6.6 5.2 1.4 6.8 5.7 1.1 December 0.2 7.3 6.0 1.3 7.1 5.8 1.3 1995 March -2.0 7.0 5.1 1.9 9.0 7.3 1.7 June 3.6 9.4 7.4 2.0 5.8 4.6 1.2 September -0.6 6.6 5.2 1.4 7.2 5.9 1.3 December 0.4 7.7 6.3 1.4 7.3 5.9 1.4 1996 March -2.6 6.8 5.2 1.6 9.4 7.1 2.3 June 4.4 10.1 8.0 2.1 5.7 4.5 1.2 September -0.3 6.5 5.2 1.3 6.8 5.6 1.2 December 0.6 7.8 6.3 1.5 7.2 5.8 1.4 1997 March -1.6 7.3 5.3 2.0 8.9 7.0 1.9 June 4.0 9.7 7.7 2.0 5.7 4.5 1.2 September -0.6 6.8 5.3 1.5 7.4 6.0 1.4 December 1.3 8.6 6.7 1.9 7.3 5.6 1.7 1998 March -2.4 7.0 5.1 1.9 9.4 7.3 2.1 June 3.9 9.7 7.6 2.1 5.8 4.5 1.3 September -0.2 6.8 5.3 1.5 7.0 5.7 1.3 December 1.3 8.2 6.5 1.7 6.9 5.6 1.3 1999 March -1.9 7.3 5.1 2.2 9.2 7.1 2.1 June 4.0 9.6 7.7 1.9 5.6 4.2 1.4 September -0.3 7.0 5.5 1.5 7.3 5.8 1.5 December 1.5 8.3 6.8 1.5 6.8 5.4 1.4 2000 March -1.9 7.4 5.5 1.9 9.3 7.1 2.2 June 3.8 9.5 7.7 1.8 5.7 4.4 1.3 September -0.1 7.0 5.6 1.4 7.1 5.5 1.6 December 0.6 7.6 6.3 1.3 7.0 5.6 1.4 2001 March -2.9 6.6 5.1 1.5 9.5 7.6 1.9 June 3.3 9.1 6.9 2.2 5.8 4.5 1.3 September -1.5 5.8 4.7 1.1 7.3 5.8 1.5 December 0.5 7.3 5.7 1.6 6.8 5.5 1.3 2002 March -2.2 6.6 4.8 1.8 8.8 6.9 1.9 June 3.0 8.7 6.9 1.8 5.7 4.5 1.2 September -1.1 5.8 4.7 1.1 6.9 5.6 1.3 December 0.2 6.9 5.3 1.6 6.7 5.6 1.1 2003 March -2.5 6.3 4.7 1.6 8.8 6.8 2.0 June 3.8 8.8 7.3 1.5 5.0 4.0 1.0 September -0.6 5.8 4.5 1.3 6.4 5.2 1.2 December 0.5 7.0 5.8 1.2 6.5 5.3 1.2 2004 March -1.8 6.4 4.9 1.5 8.2 6.4 1.8 June 3.6 8.9 7.1 1.8 5.3 4.1 1.2 September -0.6 6.0 4.7 1.3 6.6 5.4 1.2 December 0.7 7.2 5.8 1.4 6.5 5.2 1.3 2005 March -2.1 6.1 4.6 1.5 8.2 6.4 1.8 June 3.7 8.8 7.1 1.7 5.1 4.0 1.1 September -0.3 6.0 4.8 1.2 6.3 5.3 1.0 December 0.1 6.6 5.4 1.2 6.5 5.4 1.1 2006 March -1.4 6.1 4.8 1.3 7.5 6.1 1.4 June 3.0 8.2 6.6 1.6 5.2 4.2 1.0 September -1.1 5.4 4.5 0.9 6.5 5.5 1.0 December 0.6 6.7 5.5 1.2 6.1 5.0 1.1 2007 March -2.0 5.5 4.3 1.2 7.5 6.1 1.4 June 2.8 7.7 6.6 1.1 4.9 4.0 0.9 September -1.0 5.6 4.4 1.2 6.6 5.4 1.2 December 0.1 6.5 5.3 1.2 6.4 5.2 1.2 2008 March -2.4 5.5 4.2 1.3 7.9 6.4 1.5 June 2.4 7.9 6.5 1.4 5.5 4.4 1.1 (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.