Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 15 to 19 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 42 400 307 93 358 277 81 December 5 376 284 92 371 292 79 1993 March 26 388 295 93 362 281 81 June 58 395 313 82 337 263 74 September 59 406 316 90 347 273 74 December 34 395 305 90 361 285 76 1994 March 32 393 310 83 361 282 79 June 60 415 325 90 355 270 85 September 93 439 338 101 346 273 73 December 22 404 314 90 382 298 84 1995 March 44 415 326 89 371 294 77 June 29 413 320 93 384 304 80 September 63 440 348 92 377 293 84 December 14 417 323 94 403 314 89 1996 March 36 427 336 91 391 306 85 June 26 428 335 93 402 319 83 September 47 444 344 100 397 312 85 December 56 452 348 104 396 309 87 1997 March 51 443 350 93 392 307 85 June 43 431 336 95 388 307 81 September 63 461 367 94 398 306 92 December 39 459 355 104 420 321 99 1998 March 26 449 346 103 423 320 103 June 51 458 344 114 407 319 88 September 35 450 353 97 415 325 90 December 41 454 362 92 413 318 95 1999 March 16 452 348 104 436 335 101 June 32 450 353 97 418 332 86 September 36 467 366 101 431 336 95 December 60 470 372 98 410 319 91 2000 March 54 484 376 108 430 338 92 June 25 456 357 99 431 344 87 September 25 466 364 102 441 344 97 December 18 456 364 92 438 346 92 2001 March 7 461 358 103 454 358 96 June -56 428 332 96 484 395 89 September -69 409 311 98 478 381 97 December -62 405 309 96 467 374 93 2002 March -9 425 321 104 434 344 90 June -9 415 316 99 424 338 86 September -12 402 311 91 414 331 83 December -6 405 308 97 411 327 84 2003 March -29 387 298 89 416 332 84 June -5 399 310 89 404 319 85 September 17 397 308 89 380 304 76 December 16 400 309 91 384 302 82 2004 March 13 401 311 90 388 306 82 June 22 418 325 93 396 300 96 September 9 405 310 95 396 309 87 December 59 431 334 97 372 291 81 2005 March 20 407 317 90 387 307 80 June 31 420 323 97 389 303 86 September 42 433 339 94 391 307 84 December 38 425 332 93 387 308 79 2006 March 61 430 343 87 369 294 75 June 18 425 332 93 407 321 86 September 1 400 315 85 399 321 78 December 42 429 340 89 387 310 77 2007 March 27 420 335 85 393 318 75 June 19 423 333 90 404 319 85 September -26 390 302 88 416 339 77 December 21 415 331 84 394 315 79 2008 March -8 392 306 86 400 321 79 June -42 386 303 83 428 341 87 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.