Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 11 to 14 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 43 445 346 99 402 314 88 December 4 423 329 94 419 331 88 1993 March 21 430 331 99 409 322 87 June 71 454 360 94 383 300 83 September 74 464 363 101 390 307 83 December 31 446 348 98 415 327 88 1994 March 34 445 350 95 411 323 88 June 67 469 366 103 402 308 94 September 100 502 390 112 402 319 83 December 21 459 359 100 438 343 95 1995 March 58 482 380 102 424 336 88 June 40 471 366 105 431 343 88 September 61 493 388 105 432 336 96 December 18 476 370 106 458 357 101 1996 March 35 483 378 105 448 351 97 June 39 491 382 109 452 359 93 September 56 501 389 112 445 352 93 December 44 501 388 113 457 359 98 1997 March 58 506 399 107 448 352 96 June 44 484 380 104 440 349 91 September 59 513 407 106 454 351 103 December 47 519 403 116 472 361 111 1998 March 24 504 390 114 480 364 116 June 61 519 392 127 458 361 97 September 38 511 403 108 473 370 103 December 48 512 408 104 464 358 106 1999 March 23 514 400 114 491 379 112 June 43 522 408 114 479 378 101 September 39 536 418 118 497 388 109 December 67 537 424 113 470 364 106 2000 March 51 544 425 119 493 386 107 June 35 520 410 110 485 388 97 September 20 526 414 112 506 398 108 December 14 513 407 106 499 393 106 2001 March 10 519 401 118 509 397 112 June -48 489 379 110 537 432 105 September -85 458 350 108 543 423 120 December -57 467 359 108 524 414 110 2002 March -5 484 365 119 489 385 104 June -22 474 361 113 496 394 102 September -12 466 357 109 478 377 101 December -15 461 354 107 476 375 101 2003 March -46 438 337 101 484 385 99 June -13 465 361 104 478 374 104 September 15 455 354 101 440 349 91 December 26 472 364 108 446 350 96 2004 March 26 480 374 106 454 354 100 June 29 483 375 108 454 340 114 September 8 476 364 112 468 359 109 December 64 506 388 118 442 343 99 2005 March 11 482 375 107 471 367 104 June 35 501 384 117 466 354 112 September 40 506 391 115 466 362 104 December 41 505 389 116 464 364 100 2006 March 64 510 404 106 446 350 96 June 14 497 388 109 483 376 107 September 11 481 375 106 470 374 96 December 42 497 390 107 455 360 95 2007 March 28 489 388 101 461 366 95 June 4 489 384 105 485 377 108 September -28 459 355 104 487 387 100 December 21 487 382 105 466 369 97 2008 March -22 460 358 102 482 378 104 June -48 454 352 102 502 391 111 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.