Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 40 to 49 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 28 255 197 58 227 173 54 December -3 230 173 57 233 184 49 1993 March 24 247 183 64 223 172 51 June 26 241 187 54 215 166 49 September 40 262 209 53 222 174 48 December 14 244 187 57 230 180 50 1994 March 25 247 190 57 222 174 48 June 37 258 197 61 221 167 54 September 50 274 214 60 224 177 47 December 25 257 197 60 232 179 53 1995 March 23 257 200 57 234 186 48 June 8 256 198 58 248 196 52 September 36 274 215 59 238 185 53 December 22 269 207 62 247 192 55 1996 March 19 268 208 60 249 195 54 June 12 265 205 60 253 198 55 September 45 281 216 65 236 182 54 December 45 285 216 69 240 187 53 1997 March 25 275 215 60 250 193 57 June 18 262 205 57 244 189 55 September 43 289 228 61 246 186 60 December 30 298 225 73 268 195 73 1998 March 25 290 222 68 265 200 65 June 31 297 220 77 266 205 61 September 35 296 226 70 261 201 60 December 32 291 227 64 259 197 62 1999 March 21 296 225 71 275 208 67 June 21 285 220 65 264 204 60 September 28 297 229 68 269 207 62 December 39 299 235 64 260 199 61 2000 March 29 301 237 64 272 207 65 June 15 283 221 62 268 208 60 September 27 296 228 68 269 210 59 December 10 289 226 63 279 220 59 2001 March -4 289 220 69 293 229 64 June -58 271 206 65 329 257 72 September -59 254 188 66 313 245 68 December -41 253 194 59 294 234 60 2002 March 3 269 203 66 266 208 58 June 2 269 206 63 267 207 60 September -11 248 192 56 259 209 50 December -9 252 195 57 261 204 57 2003 March -30 235 181 54 265 210 55 June -8 239 188 51 247 197 50 September 3 236 185 51 233 188 45 December 23 255 198 57 232 183 49 2004 March 9 243 192 51 234 185 49 June 32 256 202 54 224 174 50 September 8 241 189 52 233 181 52 December 25 249 196 53 224 178 46 2005 March 20 243 193 50 223 180 43 June 36 252 200 52 216 172 44 September 21 253 202 51 232 184 48 December 8 236 189 47 228 182 46 2006 March 25 244 198 46 219 176 43 June 9 246 196 50 237 190 47 September 9 235 187 48 226 183 43 December 17 247 201 46 230 186 44 2007 March 30 253 206 47 223 179 44 June 17 250 202 48 233 190 43 September -10 225 179 46 235 191 44 December 12 241 195 46 229 187 42 2008 March 4 226 182 44 222 178 44 June -12 231 184 47 243 198 45 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.