Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Pennsylvania 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 28,719 318,549 241,112 77,437 289,830 217,633 72,197 December -7,926 281,198 217,911 63,287 289,124 230,543 58,581 1993 March 711 289,821 226,710 63,111 289,110 225,823 63,287 June 7,996 288,351 225,451 62,900 280,355 219,058 61,297 September 39,481 309,954 242,514 67,440 270,473 209,302 61,171 December 5,465 291,142 226,722 64,420 285,677 222,355 63,322 1994 March -5,863 293,375 220,707 72,668 299,238 227,956 71,282 June 28,194 313,489 239,880 73,609 285,295 212,183 73,112 September 48,226 319,452 249,498 69,954 271,226 216,648 54,578 December 10,688 290,168 234,436 55,732 279,480 223,733 55,747 1995 March -7,953 281,539 223,069 58,470 289,492 236,194 53,298 June 9,917 294,974 223,693 71,281 285,057 227,834 57,223 September 23,176 296,794 231,970 64,824 273,618 223,128 50,490 December 1,759 290,700 232,661 58,039 288,941 228,839 60,102 1996 March -2,608 288,746 229,537 59,209 291,354 237,255 54,099 June 29,362 312,491 239,618 72,873 283,129 231,913 51,216 September 22,315 306,575 243,301 63,274 284,260 221,196 63,064 December 25,225 315,573 241,753 73,820 290,348 233,020 57,328 1997 March 22,006 307,913 241,687 66,226 285,907 229,497 56,410 June 29,719 300,781 235,222 65,559 271,062 219,148 51,914 September 40,085 329,817 241,181 88,636 289,732 232,100 57,632 December 33,425 323,440 250,494 72,946 290,015 224,383 65,632 1998 March 22,301 329,404 251,286 78,118 307,103 234,075 73,028 June 17,963 320,229 242,591 77,638 302,266 241,178 61,088 September 3,269 304,142 241,597 62,545 300,873 237,925 62,948 December 41,222 324,645 254,430 70,215 283,423 229,890 53,533 1999 March 16,398 325,350 256,345 69,005 308,952 243,387 65,565 June 22,585 329,064 257,729 71,335 306,479 244,120 62,359 September 5,530 335,179 258,477 76,702 329,649 258,533 71,116 December 36,444 345,464 272,109 73,355 309,020 244,097 64,923 2000 March 39,004 348,924 267,645 81,279 309,920 246,002 63,918 June 12,777 311,733 247,053 64,680 298,956 254,848 44,108 September 18,713 334,096 257,889 76,207 315,383 254,965 60,418 December 19,244 334,199 262,272 71,927 314,955 250,677 64,278 2001 March 5,314 327,566 268,934 58,632 322,252 261,691 60,561 June -34,163 325,840 252,369 73,471 360,003 290,946 69,057 September -40,078 310,701 241,183 69,518 350,779 278,765 72,014 December -25,690 314,497 239,884 74,613 340,187 271,927 68,260 2002 March 16,068 333,268 255,381 77,887 317,200 256,615 60,585 June -10,476 308,758 245,269 63,489 319,234 254,071 65,163 September -13,518 303,862 247,168 56,694 317,380 256,804 60,576 December -24,011 306,956 242,160 64,796 330,967 260,836 70,131 2003 March -4,642 306,669 241,924 64,745 311,311 257,165 54,146 June -10,765 297,531 242,340 55,191 308,296 250,000 58,296 September -4,821 296,043 236,940 59,103 300,864 245,893 54,971 December 3,848 301,609 236,604 65,005 297,761 241,034 56,727 2004 March 18,861 303,483 245,436 58,047 284,622 231,482 53,140 June 12,747 299,406 243,514 55,892 286,659 230,613 56,046 September 7,322 298,012 241,387 56,625 290,690 236,265 54,425 December 17,099 303,171 243,349 59,822 286,072 232,957 53,115 2005 March 7,057 288,500 229,186 59,314 281,443 229,848 51,595 June 10,517 308,324 251,415 56,909 297,807 238,585 59,222 September 24,869 309,360 246,748 62,612 284,491 237,804 46,687 December -324 293,216 237,924 55,292 293,540 243,381 50,159 2006 March 30,451 296,572 242,913 53,659 266,121 216,081 50,040 June 11,807 289,998 240,062 49,936 278,191 233,807 44,384 September 5,248 282,682 233,483 49,199 277,434 234,426 43,008 December 7,826 287,029 237,674 49,355 279,203 234,432 44,771 2007 March 14,381 287,665 242,181 45,484 273,284 228,819 44,465 June 25,963 303,250 251,833 51,417 277,287 232,353 44,934 September -18,471 269,675 222,229 47,446 288,146 241,374 46,772 December 13,695 289,282 239,756 49,526 275,587 230,585 45,002 2008 March -6,356 267,831 222,312 45,519 274,187 226,319 47,868 June 5,161 287,681 236,288 51,393 282,520 236,273 46,247 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.