Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted California 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 -5,490 978,640 769,511 209,129 984,130 812,691 171,439 December -139,780 893,134 723,089 170,045 1,032,914 828,493 204,421 1993 March -47,900 907,611 684,284 223,327 955,511 737,331 218,180 June 10,942 911,630 716,761 194,869 900,688 708,209 192,479 September 85,776 957,707 744,870 212,837 871,931 708,005 163,926 December -44,723 895,706 709,329 186,377 940,429 746,006 194,423 1994 March 52,457 938,690 729,875 208,815 886,233 681,887 204,346 June 12,123 944,095 732,811 211,284 931,972 685,937 246,035 September 150,481 990,503 780,863 209,640 840,022 701,984 138,038 December -18,029 940,193 758,871 181,322 958,222 730,669 227,553 1995 March 41,492 947,432 754,353 193,079 905,940 730,541 175,399 June 106,109 1,011,526 788,743 222,783 905,417 720,704 184,713 September 153,607 1,119,945 903,914 216,031 966,338 711,288 255,050 December -8,641 1,043,383 810,272 233,111 1,052,024 810,052 241,972 1996 March 106,375 1,074,210 852,073 222,137 967,835 752,991 214,844 June 109,869 1,122,282 861,349 260,933 1,012,413 780,634 231,779 September 45,300 1,117,968 849,553 268,415 1,072,668 823,787 248,881 December 89,153 1,076,607 851,217 225,390 987,454 755,562 231,892 1997 March 114,792 1,110,815 848,122 262,693 996,023 767,336 228,687 June 103,892 1,085,463 861,287 224,176 981,571 745,580 235,991 September 98,641 1,163,596 931,145 232,451 1,064,955 765,011 299,944 December -10,443 1,113,026 845,811 267,215 1,123,469 843,836 279,633 1998 March 228,961 1,257,137 898,749 358,388 1,028,176 736,863 291,313 June -9,700 1,168,636 851,912 316,724 1,178,336 843,745 334,591 September 211,123 1,145,836 866,018 279,818 934,713 736,966 197,747 December 68,171 1,052,814 856,934 195,880 984,643 761,326 223,317 1999 March -30,005 1,052,030 805,934 246,096 1,082,035 839,859 242,176 June 125,266 1,086,011 845,218 240,793 960,745 735,297 225,448 September 155,441 1,129,388 885,353 244,035 973,947 755,509 218,438 December 131,523 1,125,138 878,954 246,184 993,615 770,516 223,099 2000 March 89,142 1,131,028 886,443 244,585 1,041,886 799,489 242,397 June 124,966 1,147,137 913,792 233,345 1,022,171 800,470 221,701 September 103,236 1,107,839 889,961 217,878 1,004,603 771,325 233,278 December 88,643 1,094,249 886,133 208,116 1,005,606 781,952 223,654 2001 March 9,993 1,135,034 895,497 239,537 1,125,041 861,377 263,664 June -158,659 1,067,495 834,616 232,879 1,226,154 970,147 256,007 September -199,831 985,185 766,874 218,311 1,185,016 913,794 271,222 December -66,650 1,017,205 767,286 249,919 1,083,855 869,682 214,173 2002 March 26,485 1,091,835 837,267 254,568 1,065,350 807,738 257,612 June -17,536 1,047,311 813,085 234,226 1,064,847 818,851 245,996 September -65,542 995,102 781,183 213,919 1,060,644 843,114 217,530 December 17,909 988,989 790,461 198,528 971,080 766,477 204,603 2003 March -21,158 973,803 786,978 186,825 994,961 796,627 198,334 June 9,404 991,744 790,733 201,011 982,340 782,360 199,980 September -48,546 924,551 748,401 176,150 973,097 786,144 186,953 December 53,144 1,005,498 794,661 210,837 952,354 738,700 213,654 2004 March 95,743 1,032,352 856,059 176,293 936,609 740,279 196,330 June 11,961 940,038 768,796 171,242 928,077 718,038 210,039 September 28,989 996,193 775,916 220,277 967,204 748,062 219,142 December 86,498 1,038,668 814,231 224,437 952,170 722,443 229,727 2005 March 47,941 949,987 761,371 188,616 902,046 720,697 181,349 June 48,713 960,019 779,605 180,414 911,306 725,547 185,759 September 104,240 989,222 802,972 186,250 884,982 713,302 171,680 December 131,627 1,005,132 807,647 197,485 873,505 702,430 171,075 2006 March 26,195 938,152 778,560 159,592 911,957 750,418 161,539 June 30,975 954,770 781,552 173,218 923,795 739,284 184,511 September -18,431 909,608 749,394 160,214 928,039 758,458 169,581 December 69,622 981,121 784,979 196,142 911,499 741,735 169,764 2007 March 31,354 963,848 803,281 160,567 932,494 762,294 170,200 June -26,613 945,317 782,873 162,444 971,930 783,149 188,781 September -32,311 914,523 732,128 182,395 946,834 780,537 166,297 December 73,617 991,318 801,767 189,551 917,701 746,784 170,917 2008 March -86,698 883,486 722,743 160,743 970,184 791,727 178,457 June -67,831 924,534 744,809 179,725 992,365 790,593 201,772 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.