Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted New Mexico (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 1.7 9.8 8.0 1.8 8.1 6.5 1.6 December -0.6 8.8 6.8 2.0 9.4 7.7 1.7 1993 March -1.4 8.3 6.1 2.2 9.7 7.6 2.1 June 4.9 11.8 9.3 2.5 6.9 5.4 1.5 September 1.9 10.2 7.8 2.4 8.3 6.6 1.7 December 0.3 9.3 7.2 2.1 9.0 7.2 1.8 1994 March -1.8 8.8 6.5 2.3 10.6 7.9 2.7 June 5.0 12.0 8.7 3.3 7.0 5.4 1.6 September 2.3 10.0 7.6 2.4 7.7 6.1 1.6 December -0.2 8.8 7.3 1.5 9.0 7.4 1.6 1995 March -0.1 9.2 6.8 2.4 9.3 8.1 1.2 June 4.3 11.4 9.2 2.2 7.1 5.8 1.3 September 0.3 9.0 7.3 1.7 8.7 6.9 1.8 December -2.2 8.4 7.1 1.3 10.6 7.2 3.4 1996 March -1.9 8.4 6.4 2.0 10.3 7.8 2.5 June 3.9 11.0 8.3 2.7 7.1 5.4 1.7 September 0.2 9.0 6.9 2.1 8.8 6.9 1.9 December -0.2 9.0 7.0 2.0 9.2 7.3 1.9 1997 March -2.4 8.3 5.8 2.5 10.7 7.9 2.8 June 4.2 11.0 8.3 2.7 6.8 5.4 1.4 September 0.2 8.9 7.4 1.5 8.7 6.7 2.0 December 0.0 9.4 7.2 2.2 9.4 7.5 1.9 1998 March -2.0 8.0 6.1 1.9 10.0 7.5 2.5 June 3.9 11.2 8.4 2.8 7.3 5.8 1.5 September -0.4 8.4 6.8 1.6 8.8 7.3 1.5 December -0.1 8.7 6.9 1.8 8.8 7.1 1.7 1999 March -2.4 8.0 6.2 1.8 10.4 7.7 2.7 June 4.3 10.9 8.6 2.3 6.6 5.2 1.4 September 0.1 8.2 6.7 1.5 8.1 6.7 1.4 December -0.5 8.2 6.9 1.3 8.7 6.8 1.9 2000 March -1.3 8.0 6.3 1.7 9.3 7.3 2.0 June 4.0 10.7 8.6 2.1 6.7 5.2 1.5 September 0.3 8.3 6.8 1.5 8.0 6.5 1.5 December 0.2 8.1 6.7 1.4 7.9 6.7 1.2 2001 March -2.8 7.6 6.1 1.5 10.4 7.4 3.0 June 3.2 10.5 8.2 2.3 7.3 5.4 1.9 September -1.2 7.5 6.2 1.3 8.7 7.3 1.4 December -0.6 7.7 6.3 1.4 8.3 6.9 1.4 2002 March -1.4 7.3 5.6 1.7 8.7 6.8 1.9 June 3.0 9.7 7.5 2.2 6.7 5.4 1.3 September -0.2 7.9 6.4 1.5 8.1 6.5 1.6 December 0.1 8.1 6.1 2.0 8.0 6.3 1.7 2003 March -2.2 6.8 5.5 1.3 9.0 6.8 2.2 June 3.2 9.6 7.7 1.9 6.4 5.2 1.2 September -0.1 7.6 6.0 1.6 7.7 6.1 1.6 December 0.1 7.6 6.0 1.6 7.5 6.1 1.4 2004 March -1.5 7.5 6.0 1.5 9.0 6.4 2.6 June 3.6 9.6 7.7 1.9 6.0 4.7 1.3 September -0.2 7.1 5.7 1.4 7.3 6.0 1.3 December 0.6 7.7 6.3 1.4 7.1 5.7 1.4 2005 March -1.5 6.7 5.2 1.5 8.2 6.2 2.0 June 3.4 9.5 7.6 1.9 6.1 4.9 1.2 September 0.6 7.6 6.0 1.6 7.0 5.7 1.3 December 0.5 7.4 6.0 1.4 6.9 5.7 1.2 2006 March -0.1 7.5 5.9 1.6 7.6 6.0 1.6 June 4.9 11.0 7.4 3.6 6.1 5.0 1.1 September -0.2 7.1 5.8 1.3 7.3 6.0 1.3 December -0.1 7.4 5.8 1.6 7.5 6.4 1.1 2007 March -0.7 6.6 5.2 1.4 7.3 5.7 1.6 June 2.3 8.6 6.9 1.7 6.3 5.0 1.3 September -0.4 7.1 5.8 1.3 7.5 6.1 1.4 December 0.0 7.1 5.8 1.3 7.1 5.9 1.2 2008 March -1.3 6.1 4.9 1.2 7.4 6.0 1.4 June 2.0 8.2 6.7 1.5 6.2 5.1 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.