Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 6 Jobs (In thousands) 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 -8 216 171 45 224 183 41 December -4 226 182 44 230 182 48 1993 March -46 208 156 52 254 201 53 June 132 306 240 66 174 133 41 September 3 224 177 47 221 182 39 December 9 237 194 43 228 181 47 1994 March -42 214 166 48 256 203 53 June 131 315 248 67 184 140 44 September 10 240 191 49 230 190 40 December 0 242 198 44 242 191 51 1995 March -38 228 176 52 266 213 53 June 123 317 251 66 194 152 42 September -6 237 192 45 243 198 45 December -3 249 202 47 252 200 52 1996 March -45 231 177 54 276 218 58 June 126 327 256 71 201 157 44 September -13 239 190 49 252 207 45 December 11 263 214 49 252 200 52 1997 March -32 242 186 56 274 218 56 June 131 332 264 68 201 158 43 September -9 250 202 48 259 208 51 December 10 272 220 52 262 205 57 1998 March -48 244 185 59 292 225 67 June 140 346 268 78 206 160 46 September -17 251 202 49 268 217 51 December 8 271 224 47 263 205 58 1999 March -40 257 195 62 297 233 64 June 134 355 281 74 221 174 47 September -20 261 209 52 281 228 53 December 16 284 233 51 268 213 55 2000 March -39 268 204 64 307 245 62 June 126 353 282 71 227 181 46 September -28 262 211 51 290 237 53 December -8 273 225 48 281 226 55 2001 March -61 250 193 57 311 247 64 June 97 330 261 69 233 185 48 September -69 232 184 48 301 247 54 December -38 250 203 47 288 233 55 2002 March -65 235 175 60 300 239 61 June 104 323 251 72 219 172 47 September -39 233 185 48 272 225 47 December -17 250 203 47 267 212 55 2003 March -81 223 168 55 304 243 61 June 108 323 257 66 215 168 47 September -26 230 184 46 256 212 44 December -1 255 208 47 256 203 53 2004 March -49 239 183 56 288 228 60 June 130 335 266 69 205 157 48 September -25 243 193 50 268 216 52 December 15 273 220 53 258 204 54 2005 March -58 241 181 60 299 235 64 June 131 344 270 74 213 164 49 September -14 255 201 54 269 219 50 December 4 271 219 52 267 213 54 2006 March -31 259 199 60 290 231 59 June 126 347 275 72 221 173 48 September -40 243 195 48 283 232 51 December 10 276 225 51 266 211 55 2007 March -50 249 192 57 299 240 59 June 116 340 272 68 224 174 50 September -43 243 193 50 286 236 50 December -7 267 219 48 274 219 55 2008 March -76 232 178 54 308 246 62 June 80 316 250 66 236 183 53 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.