Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 100 or more 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 161 1,166 850 316 1,005 763 242 December 0 1,142 892 250 1,142 942 200 1993 March -383 1,253 777 476 1,636 1,125 511 June 369 1,363 1,051 312 994 758 236 September 182 1,171 878 293 989 766 223 December 118 1,229 957 272 1,111 905 206 1994 March -241 1,341 899 442 1,582 1,083 499 June 508 1,506 1,115 391 998 756 242 September 254 1,220 929 291 966 779 187 December 122 1,221 971 250 1,099 924 175 1995 March -211 1,430 963 467 1,641 1,191 450 June 378 1,504 1,115 389 1,126 870 256 September 273 1,279 984 295 1,006 770 236 December 77 1,316 1,022 294 1,239 1,021 218 1996 March -364 1,477 978 499 1,841 1,360 481 June 603 1,681 1,218 463 1,078 831 247 September 167 1,335 987 348 1,168 895 273 December 120 1,334 1,030 304 1,214 995 219 1997 March -269 1,548 1,009 539 1,817 1,278 539 June 519 1,645 1,201 444 1,126 865 261 September 269 1,462 1,081 381 1,193 880 313 December 189 1,551 1,174 377 1,362 1,014 348 1998 March -174 1,878 1,198 680 2,052 1,345 707 June 370 1,800 1,257 543 1,430 1,006 424 September 321 1,404 1,000 404 1,083 801 282 December 160 1,407 1,096 311 1,247 1,007 240 1999 March -450 1,691 1,105 586 2,141 1,441 700 June 553 1,684 1,225 459 1,131 846 285 September 229 1,307 998 309 1,078 802 276 December 275 1,454 1,157 297 1,179 958 221 2000 March -280 1,589 1,128 461 1,869 1,321 548 June 473 1,601 1,304 297 1,128 859 269 September 102 1,241 971 270 1,139 857 282 December 162 1,373 1,120 253 1,211 988 223 2001 March -687 1,499 1,121 378 2,186 1,484 702 June 97 1,464 1,152 312 1,367 1,060 307 September -152 1,101 849 252 1,253 979 274 December -218 1,153 920 233 1,371 1,135 236 2002 March -434 1,486 1,050 436 1,920 1,353 567 June 322 1,454 1,132 322 1,132 854 278 September 58 1,091 870 221 1,033 810 223 December -52 1,061 888 173 1,113 929 184 2003 March -369 1,286 1,010 276 1,655 1,205 450 June 225 1,201 1,003 198 976 795 181 September 109 959 791 168 850 686 164 December 80 1,069 902 167 989 836 153 2004 March -233 1,175 932 243 1,408 1,039 369 June 472 1,324 1,119 205 852 681 171 September 143 1,012 830 182 869 682 187 December 134 1,070 909 161 936 788 148 2005 March -139 1,129 900 229 1,268 927 341 June 379 1,234 1,062 172 855 701 154 September 230 1,006 841 165 776 622 154 December 110 1,041 897 144 931 822 109 2006 March -200 865 706 159 1,065 886 179 June 398 1,179 1,014 165 781 667 114 September 102 866 741 125 764 663 101 December 107 992 860 132 885 800 85 2007 March -221 859 700 159 1,080 909 171 June 325 1,119 997 122 794 688 106 September 97 801 677 124 704 618 86 December 132 994 879 115 862 792 70 2008 March -403 742 581 161 1,145 971 174 June 314 1,126 982 144 812 685 127 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.