Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not 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 14 220 169 51 206 155 51 December 9 242 191 51 233 188 45 1993 March -82 213 141 72 295 230 65 June 130 297 237 60 167 124 43 September 26 227 180 47 201 156 45 December 29 258 207 51 229 184 45 1994 March -81 211 147 64 292 231 61 June 146 317 250 67 171 124 47 September 33 237 184 53 204 160 44 December 38 271 217 54 233 184 49 1995 March -89 219 155 64 308 248 60 June 122 314 250 64 192 146 46 September 21 237 185 52 216 166 50 December 37 283 228 55 246 196 50 1996 March -99 228 160 68 327 259 68 June 129 325 259 66 196 148 48 September 28 242 185 57 214 163 51 December 60 301 239 62 241 192 49 1997 March -94 234 166 68 328 257 71 June 134 323 260 63 189 141 48 September 26 250 196 54 224 167 57 December 48 314 249 65 266 199 67 1998 March -101 247 171 76 348 266 82 June 157 363 278 85 206 153 53 September 18 255 194 61 237 181 56 December 48 307 250 57 259 202 57 1999 March -108 254 174 80 362 277 85 June 145 350 278 72 205 152 53 September 10 256 196 60 246 187 59 December 57 317 259 58 260 204 56 2000 March -101 255 183 72 356 275 81 June 141 349 280 69 208 155 53 September 10 255 196 59 245 189 56 December 26 305 249 56 279 225 54 2001 March -139 247 170 77 386 306 80 June 77 332 260 72 255 192 63 September -67 218 161 57 285 221 64 December -28 266 213 53 294 239 55 2002 March -120 230 156 74 350 277 73 June 122 330 260 70 208 155 53 September -21 214 165 49 235 188 47 December 6 267 216 51 261 208 53 2003 March -149 199 139 60 348 279 69 June 105 296 239 57 191 147 44 September -10 203 159 44 213 170 43 December 37 270 219 51 233 188 45 2004 March -102 206 148 58 308 246 62 June 143 316 256 60 173 130 43 September -5 208 162 46 213 163 50 December 38 263 216 47 225 183 42 2005 March -90 204 148 56 294 240 54 June 145 312 254 58 167 129 38 September 8 218 173 45 210 165 45 December 23 251 209 42 228 186 42 2006 March -83 205 153 52 288 234 54 June 121 304 248 56 183 142 41 September -2 203 161 42 205 165 40 December 32 263 222 41 231 191 40 2007 March -82 211 158 53 293 238 55 June 131 309 256 53 178 141 37 September -20 193 153 40 213 172 41 December 25 256 215 41 231 192 39 2008 March -103 189 140 49 292 237 55 June 97 286 233 53 189 149 40 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.