Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted New Jersey 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 -13,385 195,016 141,550 53,466 208,401 158,439 49,962 December 807 208,185 163,527 44,658 207,378 159,716 47,662 1993 March -66,990 195,878 137,359 58,519 262,868 207,794 55,074 June 125,098 280,875 211,882 68,993 155,777 121,187 34,590 September -16,614 186,063 148,564 37,499 202,677 158,672 44,005 December 8,778 218,643 174,843 43,800 209,865 157,593 52,272 1994 March -83,443 183,352 136,018 47,334 266,795 204,825 61,970 June 143,108 305,256 219,401 85,855 162,148 122,760 39,388 September 2,988 209,866 155,990 53,876 206,878 164,438 42,440 December 5,051 230,307 181,863 48,444 225,256 173,549 51,707 1995 March -65,372 204,100 146,145 57,955 269,472 208,488 60,984 June 101,342 283,432 209,614 73,818 182,090 136,930 45,160 September -46,673 197,879 157,212 40,667 244,552 171,070 73,482 December 37,944 247,720 179,329 68,391 209,776 170,160 39,616 1996 March -77,180 214,379 143,867 70,512 291,559 224,204 67,355 June 120,264 291,270 222,909 68,361 171,006 130,640 40,366 September -11,848 210,196 166,605 43,591 222,044 177,154 44,890 December 21,389 243,522 195,171 48,351 222,133 170,289 51,844 1997 March -61,532 226,374 167,622 58,752 287,906 212,295 75,611 June 119,831 300,109 220,439 79,670 180,278 139,930 40,348 September -4,620 206,367 165,342 41,025 210,987 169,734 41,253 December 23,653 263,841 209,480 54,361 240,188 173,951 66,237 1998 March -60,219 287,711 176,796 110,915 347,930 230,156 117,774 June 122,088 289,086 218,492 70,594 166,998 126,486 40,512 September -15,392 236,782 163,416 73,366 252,174 176,735 75,439 December 41,515 282,020 212,367 69,653 240,505 171,178 69,327 1999 March -59,606 305,312 174,948 130,364 364,918 238,582 126,336 June 133,922 323,832 238,402 85,430 189,910 141,345 48,565 September -23,802 243,472 179,436 64,036 267,274 192,651 74,623 December 18,886 265,819 210,831 54,988 246,933 181,743 65,190 2000 March -40,256 304,417 196,024 108,393 344,673 248,541 96,132 June 121,289 337,830 255,363 82,467 216,541 160,407 56,134 September -43,729 231,275 179,845 51,430 275,004 213,703 61,301 December 42,165 287,773 223,499 64,274 245,608 182,553 63,055 2001 March -98,089 241,578 175,635 65,943 339,667 257,234 82,433 June 118,054 329,636 250,086 79,550 211,582 163,337 48,245 September -78,123 214,194 155,823 58,371 292,317 229,098 63,219 December -9,058 237,354 209,853 27,501 246,412 202,200 44,212 2002 March -69,660 258,585 177,074 81,511 328,245 253,178 75,067 June 91,561 297,828 232,222 65,606 206,267 155,494 50,773 September -42,960 204,430 162,481 41,949 247,390 201,356 46,034 December 7,672 238,292 196,963 41,329 230,620 192,079 38,541 2003 March -100,257 224,963 156,782 68,181 325,220 249,210 76,010 June 115,993 290,395 228,394 62,001 174,402 140,985 33,417 September -26,805 199,872 156,912 42,960 226,677 185,721 40,956 December 14,793 228,653 186,238 42,415 213,860 182,643 31,217 2004 March -92,559 196,219 147,945 48,274 288,778 219,596 69,182 June 124,915 299,488 236,013 63,475 174,573 135,046 39,527 September -32,564 206,806 157,812 48,994 239,370 191,530 47,840 December 25,318 234,999 195,234 39,765 209,681 179,966 29,715 2005 March -99,032 194,083 144,906 49,177 293,115 230,782 62,333 June 143,336 311,258 246,821 64,437 167,922 131,913 36,009 September -31,762 195,335 152,191 43,144 227,097 193,673 33,424 December 8,165 226,691 190,485 36,206 218,526 182,492 36,034 2006 March -58,082 198,835 153,348 45,487 256,917 210,304 46,613 June 119,269 294,450 234,125 60,325 175,181 135,200 39,981 September -46,358 184,758 146,638 38,120 231,116 193,570 37,546 December 15,474 228,030 189,432 38,598 212,556 177,958 34,598 2007 March -97,145 181,167 141,709 39,458 278,312 224,003 54,309 June 136,357 302,201 242,629 59,572 165,844 131,754 34,090 September -53,336 182,488 140,586 41,902 235,824 197,365 38,459 December 20,530 230,264 193,812 36,452 209,734 177,104 32,630 2008 March -90,453 180,927 141,219 39,708 271,380 224,212 47,168 June 115,681 287,373 226,568 60,805 171,692 142,113 29,579 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.