Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 50 to 74 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 58 418 319 99 360 276 84 December 17 392 295 97 375 293 82 1993 March 33 397 290 107 364 281 83 June 42 398 305 93 356 278 78 September 76 419 325 94 343 271 72 December 42 407 315 92 365 287 78 1994 March 56 411 320 91 355 281 74 June 61 426 324 102 365 281 84 September 93 456 347 109 363 289 74 December 36 427 331 96 391 302 89 1995 March 68 440 343 97 372 299 73 June 14 414 315 99 400 318 82 September 62 449 350 99 387 298 89 December 44 451 347 104 407 316 91 1996 March 41 448 343 105 407 319 88 June 37 434 334 100 397 312 85 September 47 455 350 105 408 320 88 December 76 470 359 111 394 307 87 1997 March 38 446 345 101 408 317 91 June 41 433 342 91 392 301 91 September 78 477 376 101 399 305 94 December 65 489 374 115 424 310 114 1998 March 42 477 359 118 435 328 107 June 41 474 350 124 433 328 105 September 48 476 364 112 428 329 99 December 53 471 371 100 418 324 94 1999 March 28 478 357 121 450 341 109 June 31 470 358 112 439 332 107 September 40 489 373 116 449 340 109 December 68 496 390 106 428 326 102 2000 March 67 505 393 112 438 341 97 June 32 471 363 108 439 342 97 September 33 482 375 107 449 349 100 December 13 470 366 104 457 357 100 2001 March -22 475 363 112 497 384 113 June -83 446 339 107 529 420 109 September -95 411 306 105 506 396 110 December -80 411 310 101 491 394 97 2002 March 9 450 337 113 441 343 98 June 5 437 334 103 432 335 97 September -11 410 319 91 421 332 89 December -4 417 330 87 421 331 90 2003 March -27 396 303 93 423 336 87 June 7 398 310 88 391 314 77 September 13 384 299 85 371 296 75 December 32 407 319 88 375 292 83 2004 March 20 402 318 84 382 302 80 June 63 413 326 87 350 273 77 September 22 401 315 86 379 292 87 December 42 399 319 80 357 282 75 2005 March 29 378 307 71 349 284 65 June 45 395 323 72 350 282 68 September 32 407 329 78 375 297 78 December 32 383 305 78 351 289 62 2006 March 56 396 324 72 340 272 68 June 28 401 322 79 373 306 67 September 18 377 303 74 359 294 65 December 27 387 308 79 360 298 62 2007 March 54 403 330 73 349 282 67 June 38 408 333 75 370 299 71 September -3 364 292 72 367 305 62 December 11 373 299 74 362 297 65 2008 March 29 366 296 70 337 275 62 June 10 375 304 71 365 299 66 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.