Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted Washington (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 0.7 10.1 8.1 2.0 9.4 7.5 1.9 December -5.1 7.5 6.0 1.5 12.6 10.2 2.4 1993 March -1.4 8.4 6.3 2.1 9.8 7.7 2.1 June 6.4 12.9 10.5 2.4 6.5 5.2 1.3 September 0.9 9.7 8.0 1.7 8.8 7.2 1.6 December -3.7 7.9 6.4 1.5 11.6 9.4 2.2 1994 March -1.4 8.2 6.2 2.0 9.6 7.8 1.8 June 7.0 13.3 10.7 2.6 6.3 5.1 1.2 September 1.6 10.4 8.5 1.9 8.8 7.0 1.8 December -4.6 8.0 6.5 1.5 12.6 10.2 2.4 1995 March -1.1 8.8 6.6 2.2 9.9 7.9 2.0 June 5.3 12.8 10.0 2.8 7.5 6.0 1.5 September 1.5 10.3 8.0 2.3 8.8 7.2 1.6 December -4.3 7.8 6.3 1.5 12.1 9.6 2.5 1996 March -1.4 8.2 6.3 1.9 9.6 7.7 1.9 June 5.7 12.3 9.6 2.7 6.6 5.2 1.4 September 2.6 10.3 8.3 2.0 7.7 6.1 1.6 December -2.7 8.5 6.9 1.6 11.2 8.9 2.3 1997 March -0.7 9.0 6.9 2.1 9.7 7.5 2.2 June 6.4 12.7 10.0 2.7 6.3 4.9 1.4 September 1.1 9.4 7.6 1.8 8.3 6.6 1.7 December -2.0 8.3 6.6 1.7 10.3 8.3 2.0 1998 March -1.0 8.3 6.1 2.2 9.3 7.1 2.2 June 5.6 11.8 9.6 2.2 6.2 4.7 1.5 September 1.3 9.5 7.7 1.8 8.2 6.5 1.7 December -3.1 8.3 6.7 1.6 11.4 9.1 2.3 1999 March -1.5 8.9 6.7 2.2 10.4 7.8 2.6 June 4.0 11.4 9.2 2.2 7.4 5.5 1.9 September 1.8 10.3 8.2 2.1 8.5 6.6 1.9 December -2.2 8.7 6.9 1.8 10.9 8.7 2.2 2000 March -1.0 8.8 6.5 2.3 9.8 7.5 2.3 June 4.8 11.8 9.3 2.5 7.0 5.3 1.7 September 0.8 9.5 7.7 1.8 8.7 6.4 2.3 December -3.0 7.8 6.3 1.5 10.8 8.4 2.4 2001 March -2.4 8.0 5.9 2.1 10.4 7.9 2.5 June 3.1 10.4 8.2 2.2 7.3 5.7 1.6 September -0.4 8.2 6.6 1.6 8.6 6.7 1.9 December -5.0 6.8 5.3 1.5 11.8 9.6 2.2 2002 March -2.4 7.6 5.7 1.9 10.0 7.8 2.2 June 4.5 10.9 8.6 2.3 6.4 5.2 1.2 September 1.0 8.6 7.1 1.5 7.6 6.1 1.5 December -3.7 6.7 5.4 1.3 10.4 8.4 2.0 2003 March -1.8 7.3 5.4 1.9 9.1 7.3 1.8 June 4.2 10.3 8.3 2.0 6.1 4.8 1.3 September 1.3 8.4 7.0 1.4 7.1 5.8 1.3 December -3.1 6.8 5.7 1.1 9.9 8.1 1.8 2004 March -0.8 7.3 5.8 1.5 8.1 6.5 1.6 June 5.5 11.1 9.5 1.6 5.6 4.4 1.2 September 0.5 7.9 6.7 1.2 7.4 6.1 1.3 December -2.2 7.0 5.9 1.1 9.2 7.8 1.4 2005 March -0.6 7.1 5.7 1.4 7.7 6.2 1.5 June 5.4 10.6 9.0 1.6 5.2 4.2 1.0 September 0.6 8.3 7.0 1.3 7.7 6.4 1.3 December -1.6 7.6 6.5 1.1 9.2 7.7 1.5 2006 March -0.6 6.8 5.5 1.3 7.4 6.2 1.2 June 5.2 10.4 8.9 1.5 5.2 4.2 1.0 September 0.8 7.7 6.5 1.2 6.9 5.7 1.2 December -2.4 6.6 5.6 1.0 9.0 7.7 1.3 2007 March 0.0 7.0 5.7 1.3 7.0 5.8 1.2 June 4.7 9.9 8.6 1.3 5.2 4.2 1.0 September 0.3 7.2 6.1 1.1 6.9 5.8 1.1 December -2.2 6.4 5.4 1.0 8.6 7.4 1.2 2008 March -0.7 6.7 5.3 1.4 7.4 6.2 1.2 June 2.6 8.4 7.4 1.0 5.8 4.6 1.2 (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.