Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 5 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 25 286 225 61 261 210 51 December 13 281 220 61 268 216 52 1993 March 11 278 219 59 267 214 53 June 37 294 235 59 257 204 53 September 44 298 238 60 254 206 48 December 27 293 235 58 266 215 51 1994 March 14 286 232 54 272 220 52 June 38 306 244 62 268 212 56 September 50 316 252 64 266 217 49 December 18 302 243 59 284 228 56 1995 March 28 306 248 58 278 227 51 June 17 302 242 60 285 231 54 September 33 314 254 60 281 227 54 December 14 307 245 62 293 237 56 1996 March 20 309 248 61 289 233 56 June 18 308 246 62 290 234 56 September 30 319 254 65 289 235 54 December 27 321 255 66 294 237 57 1997 March 35 323 261 62 288 233 55 June 22 317 255 62 295 239 56 September 30 330 267 63 300 239 61 December 27 334 266 68 307 245 62 1998 March 23 329 262 67 306 243 63 June 32 332 263 69 300 243 57 September 23 330 265 65 307 247 60 December 30 333 270 63 303 243 60 1999 March 22 337 270 67 315 253 62 June 15 337 270 67 322 262 60 September 20 342 274 68 322 258 64 December 39 347 281 66 308 248 60 2000 March 38 358 287 71 320 261 59 June 10 339 276 63 329 272 57 September 14 345 279 66 331 269 62 December 10 337 273 64 327 268 59 2001 March 10 333 270 63 323 261 62 June -19 319 256 63 338 279 59 September -30 308 245 63 338 275 63 December -23 305 242 63 328 269 59 2002 March -5 309 244 65 314 256 58 June -6 310 247 63 316 258 58 September -4 304 243 61 308 253 55 December -8 306 245 61 314 256 58 2003 March -22 298 234 64 320 261 59 June -1 306 246 60 307 247 60 September 9 305 246 59 296 242 54 December 14 313 251 62 299 242 57 2004 March 20 319 255 64 299 242 57 June 21 319 257 62 298 239 59 September 11 320 255 65 309 247 62 December 32 332 262 70 300 242 58 2005 March 5 321 256 65 316 255 61 June 25 331 263 68 306 246 60 September 28 334 265 69 306 248 58 December 21 333 266 67 312 254 58 2006 March 39 344 279 65 305 247 58 June 15 333 268 65 318 259 59 September 5 326 263 63 321 262 59 December 21 335 269 66 314 255 59 2007 March 19 333 268 65 314 257 57 June 3 328 266 62 325 262 63 September -9 321 256 65 330 270 60 December 7 329 267 62 322 263 59 2008 March -14 313 251 62 327 266 61 June -36 304 245 59 340 275 65 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.