Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Puerto Rico 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 -2,293 46,719 39,834 6,885 49,012 33,962 15,050 December 24,416 63,772 53,806 9,966 39,356 31,988 7,368 1993 March -15,666 46,322 34,727 11,595 61,988 54,275 7,713 June 9,096 49,233 40,051 9,182 40,137 34,320 5,817 September 5,298 48,717 41,495 7,222 43,419 34,564 8,855 December 23,479 65,142 57,926 7,216 41,663 29,938 11,725 1994 March -19,725 49,495 33,834 15,661 69,220 55,580 13,640 June 6,088 48,867 40,052 8,815 42,779 34,407 8,372 September 774 47,199 39,605 7,594 46,425 35,730 10,695 December 36,743 73,980 60,919 13,061 37,237 27,253 9,984 1995 March -22,021 45,346 35,327 10,019 67,367 58,596 8,771 June 4,879 50,859 41,733 9,126 45,980 36,507 9,473 September 1,919 50,220 40,589 9,631 48,301 39,263 9,038 December 46,154 81,031 69,047 11,984 34,877 26,964 7,913 1996 March -18,610 56,717 36,515 20,202 75,327 65,194 10,133 June 3,874 49,904 41,797 8,107 46,030 37,667 8,363 September -5,482 47,007 38,298 8,709 52,489 42,122 10,367 December 52,034 86,906 73,594 13,312 34,872 27,283 7,589 1997 March -25,718 52,983 38,175 14,808 78,701 67,285 11,416 June -412 52,662 41,488 11,174 53,074 38,515 14,559 September -12,454 49,526 38,731 10,795 61,980 41,481 20,499 December 43,099 84,297 66,824 17,473 41,198 32,575 8,623 1998 March -25,334 50,232 37,173 13,059 75,566 67,958 7,608 June 3,650 48,591 42,872 5,719 44,941 35,835 9,106 September 2,708 52,355 42,439 9,916 49,647 40,987 8,660 December 33,796 75,145 65,264 9,881 41,349 32,943 8,406 1999 March -18,441 51,524 40,017 11,507 69,965 62,712 7,253 June 17,325 66,185 47,635 18,550 48,860 39,643 9,217 September 66 55,063 43,044 12,019 54,997 40,133 14,864 December 37,116 73,829 64,693 9,136 36,713 29,621 7,092 2000 March -31,415 49,029 37,090 11,939 80,444 71,013 9,431 June 5,791 55,121 42,667 12,454 49,330 41,298 8,032 September -7,232 45,110 38,329 6,781 52,342 43,094 9,248 December 53,154 87,763 75,335 12,428 34,609 27,896 6,713 2001 March -50,982 40,405 31,692 8,713 91,387 77,328 14,059 June -14,269 41,677 35,463 6,214 55,946 44,149 11,797 September -7,466 48,366 38,795 9,571 55,832 41,957 13,875 December 34,773 72,582 66,626 5,956 37,809 27,745 10,064 2002 March -45,567 38,984 30,889 8,095 84,551 72,044 12,507 June -7,101 40,600 35,140 5,460 47,701 39,375 8,326 September -6,933 40,640 37,256 3,384 47,573 34,735 12,838 December 46,080 74,385 67,255 7,130 28,305 22,031 6,274 2003 March -50,407 34,823 28,598 6,225 85,230 70,310 14,920 June -5,709 41,426 38,170 3,256 47,135 38,988 8,147 September -5,219 39,241 36,594 2,647 44,460 34,630 9,830 December 96,047 121,733 63,804 57,929 25,686 21,523 4,163 2004 March -38,903 40,744 31,830 8,914 79,647 69,373 10,274 June 7,642 50,955 39,555 11,400 43,313 37,432 5,881 September -878 46,067 37,296 8,771 46,945 38,865 8,080 December 50,807 82,767 75,360 7,407 31,960 23,752 8,208 2005 March -39,623 45,649 30,368 15,281 85,272 72,963 12,309 June -3,280 46,672 35,942 10,730 49,952 39,602 10,350 September -2,764 44,931 36,638 8,293 47,695 37,824 9,871 December 48,774 75,995 68,774 7,221 27,221 22,418 4,803 2006 March -42,023 39,450 30,611 8,839 81,473 70,504 10,969 June -8,699 41,391 33,319 8,072 50,090 42,292 7,798 September -11,214 42,929 36,398 6,531 54,143 40,280 13,863 December 50,401 81,134 71,880 9,254 30,733 22,660 8,073 2007 March -46,850 37,831 27,611 10,220 84,681 74,364 10,317 June -2,620 43,409 32,590 10,819 46,029 36,554 9,475 September -3,541 44,821 35,870 8,951 48,362 38,027 10,335 December 40,745 72,830 66,178 6,652 32,085 23,503 8,582 2008 March -48,009 36,579 24,101 12,478 84,588 72,925 11,663 June -8,296 38,756 29,270 9,486 47,052 37,691 9,361 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.