Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 9 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 15 157 122 35 142 111 31 December 1 152 117 35 151 120 31 1993 March 9 154 119 35 145 115 30 June 26 164 129 35 138 108 30 September 27 166 130 36 139 109 30 December 11 158 123 35 147 116 31 1994 March 9 160 126 34 151 118 33 June 24 170 133 37 146 112 34 September 33 181 141 40 148 117 31 December 9 166 131 35 157 123 34 1995 March 14 169 133 36 155 123 32 June 9 167 130 37 158 125 33 September 21 176 139 37 155 122 33 December 5 170 133 37 165 129 36 1996 March 10 171 134 37 161 125 36 June 9 173 135 38 164 130 34 September 15 177 137 40 162 128 34 December 16 178 138 40 162 127 35 1997 March 19 180 142 38 161 127 34 June 13 175 137 38 162 128 34 September 19 186 147 39 167 128 39 December 17 184 144 40 167 130 37 1998 March 11 182 141 41 171 130 41 June 19 186 142 44 167 131 36 September 9 184 144 40 175 136 39 December 16 186 145 41 170 131 39 1999 March 8 184 142 42 176 136 40 June 15 189 147 42 174 137 37 September 15 194 151 43 179 140 39 December 23 194 153 41 171 133 38 2000 March 18 197 154 43 179 141 38 June 10 189 149 40 179 144 35 September 11 192 151 41 181 143 38 December 3 183 144 39 180 143 37 2001 March 8 189 148 41 181 143 38 June -16 176 137 39 192 154 38 September -29 164 126 38 193 154 39 December -15 169 130 39 184 147 37 2002 March -5 172 130 42 177 141 36 June -5 171 131 40 176 140 36 September -3 169 131 38 172 137 35 December -2 170 131 39 172 136 36 2003 March -12 164 126 38 176 140 36 June -3 169 132 37 172 136 36 September 4 166 131 35 162 129 33 December 6 171 134 37 165 132 33 2004 March 12 176 137 39 164 130 34 June 11 177 138 39 166 127 39 September 9 176 136 40 167 129 38 December 22 185 142 43 163 127 36 2005 March 7 177 138 39 170 132 38 June 10 179 138 41 169 131 38 September 16 183 140 43 167 130 37 December 13 183 142 41 170 135 35 2006 March 19 185 147 38 166 131 35 June 11 184 144 40 173 136 37 September 2 175 136 39 173 139 34 December 13 182 143 39 169 134 35 2007 March 11 181 143 38 170 135 35 June 2 178 140 38 176 137 39 September -7 171 132 39 178 143 35 December 10 180 142 38 170 135 35 2008 March -10 168 131 37 178 140 38 June -18 166 129 37 184 143 41 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.