Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted South Carolina 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 9,352 90,452 72,310 18,142 81,100 65,826 15,274 December 492 84,664 67,789 16,875 84,172 68,004 16,168 1993 March 4,416 89,216 70,054 19,162 84,800 68,405 16,395 June 20,805 97,202 78,393 18,809 76,397 62,820 13,577 September 11,435 94,752 74,708 20,044 83,317 67,942 15,375 December 5,555 95,705 75,104 20,601 90,150 72,597 17,553 1994 March 7,925 92,369 72,300 20,069 84,444 70,752 13,692 June 14,674 99,042 80,055 18,987 84,368 68,438 15,930 September 16,579 100,553 80,166 20,387 83,974 69,464 14,510 December 8,511 100,268 80,489 19,779 91,757 75,468 16,289 1995 March 11,521 102,152 80,891 21,261 90,631 75,607 15,024 June 7,292 103,539 80,962 22,577 96,247 79,839 16,408 September 9,587 106,672 81,558 25,114 97,085 79,071 18,014 December 6,674 104,182 80,896 23,286 97,508 79,748 17,760 1996 March 3,905 106,026 83,460 22,566 102,121 83,194 18,927 June 14,288 111,694 88,808 22,886 97,406 76,752 20,654 September 13,026 109,589 87,956 21,633 96,563 80,344 16,219 December 7,698 108,176 88,982 19,194 100,478 81,143 19,335 1997 March 15,763 113,621 87,796 25,825 97,858 80,095 17,763 June 4,355 106,129 84,336 21,793 101,774 80,617 21,157 September 9,653 119,114 95,608 23,506 109,461 81,330 28,131 December 15,516 118,834 92,898 25,936 103,318 82,040 21,278 1998 March 5,054 115,741 91,395 24,346 110,687 84,228 26,459 June 6,346 125,853 89,428 36,425 119,507 92,830 26,677 September 15,865 126,803 97,823 28,980 110,938 85,116 25,822 December 12,108 126,165 94,379 31,786 114,057 88,535 25,522 1999 March 9,051 130,110 96,338 33,772 121,059 93,273 27,786 June 5,468 116,679 91,848 24,831 111,211 86,970 24,241 September 1,589 118,242 93,685 24,557 116,653 94,304 22,349 December 22,012 127,109 103,938 23,171 105,097 85,704 19,393 2000 March 5,952 114,034 92,860 21,174 108,082 87,549 20,533 June 9,152 118,094 94,444 23,650 108,942 86,975 21,967 September -29,400 109,024 87,708 21,316 138,424 95,416 43,008 December 14,946 124,681 88,169 36,512 109,735 89,215 20,520 2001 March -12,060 112,599 86,458 26,141 124,659 95,634 29,025 June -20,030 83,752 70,406 13,346 103,782 89,370 14,412 September 529 122,503 89,810 32,693 121,974 100,149 21,825 December -21,846 96,935 77,755 19,180 118,781 94,998 23,783 2002 March 2,286 114,667 86,946 27,721 112,381 86,285 26,096 June 5,103 115,160 87,386 27,774 110,057 88,409 21,648 September -2,386 103,963 81,140 22,823 106,349 86,447 19,902 December 166 104,680 82,387 22,293 104,514 87,158 17,356 2003 March 2,757 107,676 84,902 22,774 104,919 88,420 16,499 June -4,378 97,661 80,594 17,067 102,039 87,904 14,135 September 1,166 101,677 82,667 19,010 100,511 83,225 17,286 December 4,921 103,335 82,553 20,782 98,414 81,248 17,166 2004 March 6,305 104,648 87,211 17,437 98,343 77,323 21,020 June 11,794 110,214 87,492 22,722 98,420 81,396 17,024 September 3,287 105,403 85,696 19,707 102,116 81,584 20,532 December 6,479 107,614 87,052 20,562 101,135 82,567 18,568 2005 March 2,309 105,492 86,604 18,888 103,183 84,785 18,398 June 13 106,592 86,922 19,670 106,579 84,381 22,198 September 12,917 112,084 89,072 23,012 99,167 78,580 20,587 December -1,048 112,007 89,484 22,523 113,055 85,146 27,909 2006 March 15,178 112,559 88,453 24,106 97,381 75,837 21,544 June 3,302 113,011 84,758 28,253 109,709 84,505 25,204 September 20,506 124,646 83,702 40,944 104,140 81,659 22,481 December 12,333 109,228 88,701 20,527 96,895 82,486 14,409 2007 March 15,490 115,876 93,130 22,746 100,386 83,993 16,393 June -2,481 103,434 88,162 15,272 105,915 86,778 19,137 September -1,518 99,461 80,189 19,272 100,979 85,373 15,606 December -2,751 103,048 84,742 18,306 105,799 88,190 17,609 2008 March -1,893 99,070 81,789 17,281 100,963 83,802 17,161 June -15,537 92,276 76,399 15,877 107,813 91,661 16,152 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.