Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 20 to 24 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 31 300 236 64 269 206 63 December 5 282 212 70 277 216 61 1993 March 22 290 217 73 268 209 59 June 41 290 228 62 249 193 56 September 47 305 238 67 258 203 55 December 25 298 231 67 273 215 58 1994 March 20 292 229 63 272 213 59 June 42 308 239 69 266 201 65 September 73 332 258 74 259 204 55 December 12 302 235 67 290 223 67 1995 March 31 315 246 69 284 224 60 June 23 309 238 71 286 225 61 September 37 321 252 69 284 217 67 December 9 308 236 72 299 231 68 1996 March 22 315 248 67 293 229 64 June 13 318 246 72 305 238 67 September 36 334 257 77 298 232 66 December 52 348 265 83 296 230 66 1997 March 37 333 260 73 296 230 66 June 20 318 248 70 298 231 67 September 41 340 266 74 299 225 74 December 31 349 263 86 318 238 80 1998 March 15 336 258 78 321 237 84 June 32 343 258 85 311 236 75 September 25 345 266 79 320 243 77 December 40 350 277 73 310 232 78 1999 March 11 348 265 83 337 254 83 June 17 344 266 78 327 252 75 September 27 354 276 78 327 251 76 December 38 360 282 78 322 245 77 2000 March 39 362 280 82 323 249 74 June 22 351 273 78 329 259 70 September 11 353 274 79 342 266 76 December 15 346 271 75 331 257 74 2001 March -3 350 270 80 353 275 78 June -50 321 249 72 371 295 76 September -61 309 234 75 370 292 78 December -56 300 228 72 356 281 75 2002 March -16 320 241 79 336 260 76 June -8 322 245 77 330 258 72 September -17 302 232 70 319 253 66 December -14 297 228 69 311 245 66 2003 March -28 288 220 68 316 248 68 June -4 301 234 67 305 237 68 September 4 290 226 64 286 228 58 December 6 293 225 68 287 226 61 2004 March 16 301 233 68 285 222 63 June 20 309 240 69 289 218 71 September -1 295 226 69 296 228 68 December 33 315 243 72 282 216 66 2005 March 9 298 232 66 289 228 61 June 28 313 242 71 285 223 62 September 34 320 251 69 286 225 61 December 26 316 249 67 290 229 61 2006 March 33 310 246 64 277 219 58 June 14 311 243 68 297 237 60 September -3 292 227 65 295 236 59 December 21 307 243 64 286 230 56 2007 March 23 313 250 63 290 232 58 June 11 309 243 66 298 237 61 September -19 286 219 67 305 246 59 December 15 303 241 62 288 229 59 2008 March -2 289 224 65 291 234 57 June -23 286 222 64 309 245 64 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.