Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 10 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 17 148 113 35 131 102 29 December 3 141 107 34 138 107 31 1993 March 9 143 108 35 134 104 30 June 27 152 118 34 125 97 28 September 23 152 116 36 129 100 29 December 8 149 116 33 141 110 31 1994 March 9 148 115 33 139 108 31 June 24 160 123 37 136 102 34 September 30 165 125 40 135 105 30 December 12 157 122 35 145 111 34 1995 March 13 157 123 34 144 112 32 June 14 159 123 36 145 114 31 September 19 163 127 36 144 111 33 December 3 155 119 36 152 118 34 1996 March 8 158 122 36 150 115 35 June 11 163 127 36 152 119 33 September 16 165 127 38 149 117 32 December 13 165 126 39 152 118 34 1997 March 15 164 128 36 149 116 33 June 11 161 125 36 150 118 32 September 18 170 132 38 152 115 37 December 18 174 133 41 156 117 39 1998 March 9 167 128 39 158 117 41 June 19 171 128 43 152 118 34 September 11 171 132 39 160 121 39 December 13 170 133 37 157 119 38 1999 March 9 174 132 42 165 125 40 June 12 174 136 38 162 125 37 September 16 183 142 41 167 128 39 December 21 182 141 41 161 123 38 2000 March 24 188 146 42 164 127 37 June 8 174 137 37 166 131 35 September 9 179 140 39 170 131 39 December 3 172 136 36 169 132 37 2001 March 4 175 136 39 171 131 40 June -19 163 125 38 182 144 38 September -24 157 120 37 181 140 41 December -16 158 121 37 174 137 37 2002 March -3 161 120 41 164 128 36 June -8 158 120 38 166 129 37 September -4 154 119 35 158 125 33 December -4 155 119 36 159 124 35 2003 March -14 151 117 34 165 130 35 June -8 156 122 34 164 128 36 September 0 151 117 34 151 119 32 December 3 155 120 35 152 118 34 2004 March 9 164 128 36 155 121 34 June 6 162 126 36 156 117 39 September -1 159 122 37 160 122 38 December 22 171 130 41 149 115 34 2005 March 3 162 126 36 159 123 36 June 9 166 128 38 157 120 37 September 14 172 134 38 158 122 36 December 13 171 133 38 158 124 34 2006 March 18 172 136 36 154 121 33 June 4 166 130 36 162 125 37 September -1 159 126 33 160 126 34 December 11 166 130 36 155 121 34 2007 March 14 167 132 35 153 121 32 June 1 163 127 36 162 124 38 September -8 156 120 36 164 130 34 December 7 167 131 36 160 125 35 2008 March -8 154 120 34 162 126 36 June -21 151 117 34 172 133 39 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.