Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 7 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 18 204 159 45 186 147 39 December 4 196 153 43 192 153 39 1993 March 6 198 154 44 192 152 40 June 29 211 166 45 182 142 40 September 32 216 170 46 184 147 37 December 15 206 163 43 191 152 39 1994 March 12 206 164 42 194 154 40 June 28 220 173 47 192 150 42 September 40 228 179 49 188 150 38 December 12 214 170 44 202 159 43 1995 March 19 219 175 44 200 160 40 June 16 218 172 46 202 162 40 September 25 224 179 45 199 158 41 December 10 220 173 47 210 167 43 1996 March 15 222 176 46 207 164 43 June 16 223 175 48 207 166 41 September 21 227 180 47 206 166 40 December 21 231 180 51 210 167 43 1997 March 25 231 184 47 206 165 41 June 15 225 178 47 210 168 42 September 23 236 187 49 213 166 47 December 18 239 187 52 221 172 49 1998 March 14 231 181 50 217 167 50 June 23 238 184 54 215 170 45 September 19 240 190 50 221 173 48 December 25 241 193 48 216 169 47 1999 March 14 242 189 53 228 180 48 June 16 245 193 52 229 183 46 September 19 249 197 52 230 182 48 December 28 249 198 51 221 174 47 2000 March 27 257 201 56 230 184 46 June 10 243 193 50 233 188 45 September 11 247 195 52 236 187 49 December 6 238 188 50 232 186 46 2001 March 9 242 191 51 233 185 48 June -16 228 179 49 244 198 46 September -23 220 171 49 243 195 48 December -18 218 169 49 236 191 45 2002 March -3 224 172 52 227 182 45 June -3 223 172 51 226 181 45 September -6 213 167 46 219 176 43 December -4 219 170 49 223 179 44 2003 March -12 211 163 48 223 180 43 June 1 221 175 46 220 175 45 September 3 214 169 45 211 171 40 December 11 224 176 48 213 169 44 2004 March 11 228 179 49 217 173 44 June 17 231 182 49 214 167 47 September 11 230 179 51 219 171 48 December 26 238 184 54 212 167 45 2005 March 7 228 178 50 221 174 47 June 17 237 184 53 220 173 47 September 20 241 188 53 221 175 46 December 19 241 188 53 222 178 44 2006 March 29 245 195 50 216 172 44 June 13 239 188 51 226 180 46 September 3 230 181 49 227 183 44 December 18 239 190 49 221 177 44 2007 March 18 239 190 49 221 178 43 June 5 233 186 47 228 181 47 September -6 227 176 51 233 188 45 December 8 235 186 49 227 182 45 2008 March -10 221 174 47 231 184 47 June -25 217 171 46 242 193 49 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.