Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 75 to 99 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 34 260 194 66 226 173 53 December 7 240 184 56 233 183 50 1993 March 22 258 192 66 236 177 59 June 32 245 188 57 213 164 49 September 47 264 201 63 217 168 49 December 38 264 200 64 226 173 53 1994 March 33 253 189 64 220 168 52 June 41 265 201 64 224 170 54 September 51 279 209 70 228 181 47 December 30 267 208 59 237 187 50 1995 March 36 266 203 63 230 183 47 June 9 256 193 63 247 195 52 September 22 272 211 61 250 193 57 December 30 282 211 71 252 193 59 1996 March 25 283 212 71 258 199 59 June 19 278 209 69 259 201 58 September 36 287 221 66 251 194 57 December 44 287 215 72 243 187 56 1997 March 42 281 218 63 239 185 54 June 25 265 201 64 240 186 54 September 44 298 233 65 254 193 61 December 44 316 241 75 272 199 73 1998 March 45 315 233 82 270 196 74 June 32 308 221 87 276 206 70 September 44 309 233 76 265 203 62 December 52 303 232 71 251 192 59 1999 March 12 298 225 73 286 218 68 June 28 301 229 72 273 204 69 September 22 300 227 73 278 212 66 December 54 314 241 73 260 194 66 2000 March 35 312 242 70 277 212 65 June 13 288 220 68 275 212 63 September 20 301 231 70 281 216 65 December 29 303 239 64 274 212 62 2001 March -13 304 232 72 317 248 69 June -46 279 211 68 325 254 71 September -65 262 193 69 327 257 70 December -41 259 193 66 300 239 61 2002 March 8 291 217 74 283 220 63 June 19 283 213 70 264 204 60 September 4 264 204 60 260 203 57 December 4 262 206 56 258 202 56 2003 March -18 245 186 59 263 209 54 June 7 248 193 55 241 188 53 September 27 243 191 52 216 173 43 December 22 247 187 60 225 178 47 2004 March 16 243 190 53 227 180 47 June 34 253 199 54 219 171 48 September 20 244 184 60 224 173 51 December 31 244 194 50 213 172 41 2005 March 17 222 177 45 205 168 37 June 34 242 196 46 208 169 39 September 46 261 214 47 215 172 43 December 26 242 193 49 216 174 42 2006 March 44 249 204 45 205 166 39 June 35 252 201 51 217 177 40 September 21 230 183 47 209 174 35 December 13 234 183 51 221 180 41 2007 March 36 240 196 44 204 164 40 June 29 247 203 44 218 179 39 September 11 221 174 47 210 173 37 December 8 226 178 48 218 178 40 2008 March 22 225 180 45 203 165 38 June 11 234 191 43 223 186 37 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.