Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 2 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 30 605 496 109 575 479 96 December 18 597 491 106 579 481 98 1993 March 27 606 495 111 579 484 95 June 60 625 514 111 565 469 96 September 66 634 521 113 568 478 90 December 39 622 520 102 583 487 96 1994 March 29 623 517 106 594 498 96 June 64 650 534 116 586 486 100 September 71 660 545 115 589 496 93 December 30 640 534 106 610 508 102 1995 March 44 649 539 110 605 510 95 June 32 648 534 114 616 517 99 September 37 654 543 111 617 515 102 December 25 651 540 111 626 522 104 1996 March 41 658 544 114 617 516 101 June 37 661 544 117 624 520 104 September 45 670 552 118 625 524 101 December 43 674 558 116 631 526 105 1997 March 56 682 563 119 626 524 102 June 36 676 559 117 640 534 106 September 50 685 568 117 635 530 105 December 31 683 566 117 652 537 115 1998 March 42 685 562 123 643 534 109 June 61 695 568 127 634 533 101 September 32 687 568 119 655 547 108 December 47 694 580 114 647 538 109 1999 March 35 691 573 118 656 547 109 June 32 697 575 122 665 550 115 September 28 699 576 123 671 554 117 December 59 716 592 124 657 545 112 2000 March 46 717 589 128 671 560 111 June 19 703 583 120 684 571 113 September 21 708 583 125 687 568 119 December 20 703 580 123 683 568 115 2001 March 24 701 580 121 677 561 116 June -5 686 568 118 691 577 114 September -44 667 549 118 711 586 125 December -22 669 547 122 691 577 114 2002 March -2 675 554 121 677 561 116 June -2 678 555 123 680 566 114 September 5 682 561 121 677 564 113 December -6 677 554 123 683 569 114 2003 March -30 665 544 121 695 577 118 June 3 678 559 119 675 561 114 September 20 689 569 120 669 557 112 December 21 691 566 125 670 559 111 2004 March 22 700 575 125 678 561 117 June 26 699 577 122 673 558 115 September 17 701 573 128 684 565 119 December 43 719 585 134 676 565 111 2005 March 5 710 581 129 705 581 124 June 29 722 590 132 693 576 117 September 42 734 598 136 692 572 120 December 21 729 590 139 708 592 116 2006 March 49 748 613 135 699 575 124 June 10 729 600 129 719 596 123 September -4 720 591 129 724 596 128 December 19 740 598 142 721 596 125 2007 March 22 748 612 136 726 595 131 June -14 728 600 128 742 610 132 September -22 724 589 135 746 615 131 December 1 738 599 139 737 608 129 2008 March -35 712 586 126 747 612 135 June -77 693 569 124 770 630 140 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.