Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 4 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 -17 320 258 62 337 283 54 December -3 331 270 61 334 270 64 1993 March -58 311 243 68 369 296 73 June 176 436 349 87 260 207 53 September 2 335 272 63 333 282 51 December 16 346 288 58 330 268 62 1994 March -56 318 254 64 374 302 72 June 185 455 364 91 270 215 55 September 9 352 287 65 343 291 52 December 9 358 298 60 349 283 66 1995 March -41 341 273 68 382 312 70 June 164 451 362 89 287 233 54 September -13 351 289 62 364 305 59 December 2 363 301 62 361 294 67 1996 March -53 343 271 72 396 319 77 June 167 461 369 92 294 238 56 September -20 354 287 67 374 315 59 December 18 381 314 67 363 295 68 1997 March -39 359 286 73 398 322 76 June 169 469 379 90 300 243 57 September -14 368 303 65 382 319 63 December 18 392 324 68 374 301 73 1998 March -57 358 281 77 415 329 86 June 190 488 386 102 298 242 56 September -28 366 301 65 394 331 63 December 23 394 331 63 371 301 70 1999 March -57 370 293 77 427 343 84 June 177 495 399 96 318 258 60 September -25 381 310 71 406 340 66 December 34 412 345 67 378 307 71 2000 March -47 386 305 81 433 353 80 June 167 495 403 92 328 270 58 September -36 381 312 69 417 350 67 December 1 397 331 66 396 325 71 2001 March -76 367 293 74 443 358 85 June 140 474 383 91 334 274 60 September -90 346 281 65 436 366 70 December -34 367 304 63 401 332 69 2002 March -86 345 270 75 431 350 81 June 149 465 372 93 316 258 58 September -48 348 285 63 396 337 59 December -19 367 304 63 386 317 69 2003 March -105 332 259 73 437 357 80 June 151 461 372 89 310 251 59 September -37 347 285 62 384 326 58 December 4 373 309 64 369 302 67 2004 March -63 355 281 74 418 338 80 June 173 477 386 91 304 245 59 September -37 361 293 68 398 332 66 December 26 398 328 70 372 304 68 2005 March -78 357 281 76 435 351 84 June 179 491 393 98 312 252 60 September -25 376 305 71 401 337 64 December 9 398 329 69 389 320 69 2006 March -42 381 304 77 423 343 80 June 172 497 402 95 325 265 60 September -56 365 299 66 421 356 65 December 8 401 334 67 393 322 71 2007 March -66 374 298 76 440 359 81 June 158 489 398 91 331 268 63 September -67 361 294 67 428 363 65 December -10 393 329 64 403 330 73 2008 March -103 354 281 73 457 371 86 June 106 453 365 88 347 281 66 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.