Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Washington 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 1,275 184,442 144,870 39,572 183,167 145,898 37,269 December -17,544 164,365 129,653 34,712 181,909 144,606 37,303 1993 March 8,493 173,214 137,328 35,886 164,721 131,282 33,439 June 24,693 184,426 148,544 35,882 159,733 129,395 30,338 September 4,948 177,586 143,284 34,302 172,638 141,753 30,885 December 1,714 173,189 139,178 34,011 171,475 136,485 34,990 1994 March 5,230 171,810 136,699 35,111 166,580 136,471 30,109 June 36,612 195,106 155,356 39,750 158,494 130,039 28,455 September 17,317 194,766 156,598 38,168 177,449 141,110 36,339 December -10,277 180,747 145,668 35,079 191,024 151,356 39,668 1995 March 15,727 191,381 151,110 40,271 175,654 141,789 33,865 June -3,528 191,138 147,577 43,561 194,666 157,057 37,609 September 16,585 196,361 149,294 47,067 179,776 147,690 32,086 December -6,619 179,692 142,871 36,821 186,311 145,123 41,188 1996 March 8,544 180,960 145,289 35,671 172,416 139,681 32,735 June 11,941 186,275 143,651 42,624 174,334 139,150 35,184 September 37,877 200,885 158,769 42,116 163,008 128,398 34,610 December 25,499 202,983 162,115 40,868 177,484 138,984 38,500 1997 March 23,532 205,857 165,325 40,532 182,325 141,954 40,371 June 27,990 202,092 157,407 44,685 174,102 136,624 37,478 September 8,127 191,186 152,411 38,775 183,059 145,489 37,570 December 36,469 207,629 162,465 45,164 171,160 135,430 35,730 1998 March 13,099 197,345 153,926 43,419 184,246 141,861 42,385 June 16,899 195,506 157,313 38,193 178,607 137,949 40,658 September 12,377 201,011 160,041 40,970 188,634 148,548 40,086 December 17,082 212,917 170,067 42,850 195,835 153,127 42,708 1999 March 8,089 216,546 171,898 44,648 208,457 158,609 49,848 June -23,962 190,584 152,396 38,188 214,546 162,922 51,624 September 27,672 221,710 172,271 49,439 194,038 149,916 44,122 December 38,267 228,006 178,314 49,692 189,739 148,883 40,856 2000 March 18,085 218,730 170,815 47,915 200,645 155,812 44,833 June -2,250 204,659 159,296 45,363 206,909 160,123 46,786 September 2,225 208,249 166,125 42,124 206,024 151,242 54,782 December 16,925 209,678 166,081 43,597 192,753 146,906 45,847 2001 March -16,211 200,385 156,697 43,688 216,596 166,562 50,034 June -37,273 179,729 140,313 39,416 217,002 171,184 45,818 September -21,632 178,218 140,391 37,827 199,850 155,686 44,164 December -26,264 176,294 134,317 41,977 202,558 162,195 40,363 2002 March -17,248 182,615 143,728 38,887 199,863 156,969 42,894 June -5,896 178,953 140,045 38,908 184,849 151,869 32,980 September 11,681 181,341 146,520 34,821 169,660 136,290 33,370 December -5,244 169,486 135,336 34,150 174,730 139,374 35,356 2003 March -5,239 174,541 135,802 38,739 179,780 146,233 33,547 June -3,624 169,680 135,883 33,797 173,304 139,593 33,711 September 17,988 177,357 145,258 32,099 159,369 129,599 29,770 December 5,150 173,343 144,356 28,987 168,193 134,377 33,816 2004 March 15,882 178,616 147,348 31,268 162,734 132,342 30,392 June 22,789 186,142 158,058 28,084 163,353 131,014 32,339 September 228 170,009 141,420 28,589 169,781 140,097 29,684 December 21,886 180,980 151,549 29,431 159,094 132,705 26,389 2005 March 19,601 178,713 150,081 28,632 159,112 130,148 28,964 June 25,536 182,269 153,935 28,334 156,733 127,890 28,843 September 2,074 184,590 154,278 30,312 182,516 152,330 30,186 December 38,796 203,203 172,107 31,096 164,407 135,949 28,458 2006 March 18,435 177,232 150,080 27,152 158,797 133,755 25,042 June 26,022 187,663 159,067 28,596 161,641 133,684 27,957 September 7,760 177,664 148,763 28,901 169,904 140,027 29,877 December 16,932 184,238 153,831 30,407 167,306 141,452 25,854 2007 March 34,359 189,869 161,485 28,384 155,510 128,978 26,532 June 16,639 183,218 158,305 24,913 166,579 137,155 29,424 September -5,557 169,948 142,899 27,049 175,505 146,262 29,243 December 20,827 185,367 153,856 31,511 164,540 139,881 24,659 2008 March 17,770 185,681 153,679 32,002 167,911 142,329 25,582 June -28,450 160,249 139,413 20,836 188,699 151,907 36,792 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.