Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 25 to 29 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 4 202 157 45 198 153 45 December -2 221 177 44 223 176 47 1993 March -66 191 129 62 257 203 54 June 133 288 233 55 155 115 40 September 16 206 162 44 190 148 42 December 15 230 185 45 215 171 44 1994 March -65 196 140 56 261 210 51 June 134 299 238 61 165 122 43 September 36 229 177 52 193 152 41 December 10 238 192 46 228 177 51 1995 March -68 202 148 54 270 216 54 June 117 295 233 62 178 136 42 September 13 222 175 47 209 162 47 December 3 244 197 47 241 189 52 1996 March -78 205 145 60 283 225 58 June 133 319 255 64 186 141 45 September 7 224 172 52 217 168 49 December 33 274 218 56 241 188 53 1997 March -67 219 156 63 286 225 61 June 127 308 245 63 181 136 45 September 7 228 180 48 221 166 55 December 30 280 223 57 250 186 64 1998 March -83 227 158 69 310 235 75 June 140 341 263 78 201 149 52 September 3 239 186 53 236 179 57 December 24 278 227 51 254 194 60 1999 March -91 226 158 68 317 244 73 June 132 333 262 71 201 152 49 September -1 243 187 56 244 187 57 December 30 282 231 51 252 196 56 2000 March -70 241 175 66 311 244 67 June 145 342 274 68 197 149 48 September -13 243 188 55 256 198 58 December 3 275 225 50 272 213 59 2001 March -103 236 167 69 339 268 71 June 88 319 249 70 231 179 52 September -66 211 158 53 277 218 59 December -49 238 188 50 287 229 58 2002 March -96 219 152 67 315 248 67 June 111 312 242 70 201 151 50 September -29 207 158 49 236 186 50 December -16 237 190 47 253 202 51 2003 March -118 192 135 57 310 247 63 June 109 296 235 61 187 142 45 September -10 203 158 45 213 170 43 December -3 231 189 42 234 186 48 2004 March -71 198 141 57 269 214 55 June 125 301 241 60 176 129 47 September -11 201 154 47 212 165 47 December 25 249 204 45 224 175 49 2005 March -86 192 138 54 278 221 57 June 134 301 238 63 167 126 41 September 7 218 172 46 211 166 45 December 20 248 206 42 228 182 46 2006 March -56 202 151 51 258 209 49 June 124 304 244 60 180 139 41 September -18 194 154 40 212 171 41 December 27 252 210 42 225 184 41 2007 March -85 201 151 50 286 235 51 June 121 299 241 58 178 137 41 September -28 191 148 43 219 177 42 December 16 243 203 40 227 185 42 2008 March -88 187 136 51 275 224 51 June 94 279 226 53 185 144 41 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.