Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not 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 -8 183 144 39 191 155 36 December -6 191 153 38 197 156 41 1993 March -42 175 130 45 217 172 45 June 114 262 207 55 148 113 35 September 6 194 154 40 188 154 34 December 6 201 163 38 195 155 40 1994 March -39 182 139 43 221 175 46 June 116 273 215 58 157 120 37 September 12 205 162 43 193 158 35 December 1 208 170 38 207 162 45 1995 March -34 193 148 45 227 181 46 June 107 272 215 57 165 129 36 September -4 201 162 39 205 167 38 December -1 214 173 41 215 171 44 1996 March -38 198 150 48 236 186 50 June 108 277 218 59 169 132 37 September -8 204 163 41 212 175 37 December 10 224 180 44 214 170 44 1997 March -29 204 156 48 233 186 47 June 110 281 222 59 171 134 37 September -7 212 169 43 219 175 44 December 7 232 187 45 225 175 50 1998 March -41 205 153 52 246 189 57 June 120 296 229 67 176 136 40 September -11 215 172 43 226 182 44 December 14 235 193 42 221 172 49 1999 March -42 216 161 55 258 203 55 June 118 305 241 64 187 146 41 September -14 223 178 45 237 192 45 December 17 243 198 45 226 177 49 2000 March -33 228 171 57 261 208 53 June 112 302 240 62 190 150 40 September -21 222 177 45 243 197 46 December -6 232 188 44 238 190 48 2001 March -50 214 162 52 264 209 55 June 85 284 223 61 199 158 41 September -52 198 155 43 250 206 44 December -31 211 169 42 242 195 47 2002 March -59 199 146 53 258 206 52 June 94 278 215 63 184 144 40 September -35 191 151 40 226 186 40 December -15 213 170 43 228 182 46 2003 March -67 187 138 49 254 204 50 June 96 275 218 57 179 139 40 September -24 193 153 40 217 180 37 December 1 218 176 42 217 172 45 2004 March -45 202 152 50 247 196 51 June 113 287 227 60 174 133 41 September -19 206 162 44 225 181 44 December 15 231 184 47 216 170 46 2005 March -49 202 151 51 251 197 54 June 115 295 230 65 180 138 42 September -11 216 170 46 227 185 42 December 9 235 189 46 226 181 45 2006 March -29 216 165 51 245 194 51 June 113 297 234 63 184 143 41 September -27 207 164 43 234 193 41 December 6 232 190 42 226 180 46 2007 March -40 211 161 50 251 201 50 June 104 290 232 58 186 144 42 September -36 203 159 44 239 198 41 December -3 229 186 43 232 185 47 2008 March -67 195 147 48 262 208 54 June 74 272 214 58 198 154 44 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.