Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Illinois 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 56,611 346,480 272,734 73,746 289,869 228,006 61,863 December 1,567 304,522 238,465 66,057 302,955 244,397 58,558 1993 March 35,922 333,086 259,766 73,320 297,164 234,018 63,146 June 7,769 316,932 258,366 58,566 309,163 231,635 77,528 September 54,278 356,101 269,967 86,134 301,823 235,869 65,954 December 28,970 342,388 268,924 73,464 313,418 240,158 73,260 1994 March 41,320 357,217 269,154 88,063 315,897 251,462 64,435 June 35,645 338,830 263,364 75,466 303,185 230,997 72,188 September 45,660 367,216 287,420 79,796 321,556 260,932 60,624 December -7,042 302,673 257,387 45,286 309,715 243,976 65,739 1995 March 79,129 393,822 289,358 104,464 314,693 245,405 69,288 June -8,649 323,429 254,644 68,785 332,078 255,167 76,911 September 36,484 351,111 277,078 74,033 314,627 248,033 66,594 December 6,413 339,334 259,817 79,517 332,921 255,305 77,616 1996 March 10,995 345,070 279,317 65,753 334,075 269,587 64,488 June 25,180 330,529 257,281 73,248 305,349 267,318 38,031 September 21,315 348,648 274,496 74,152 327,333 257,926 69,407 December 35,180 353,305 289,035 64,270 318,125 259,019 59,106 1997 March 32,137 354,402 278,641 75,761 322,265 257,979 64,286 June 2,222 329,742 262,204 67,538 327,520 268,462 59,058 September 25,450 353,180 281,872 71,308 327,730 263,134 64,596 December 52,081 377,891 304,421 73,470 325,810 260,867 64,943 1998 March 23,156 365,805 295,315 70,490 342,649 282,504 60,145 June 12,332 360,556 275,776 84,780 348,224 282,614 65,610 September 36,889 375,846 303,823 72,023 338,957 265,771 73,186 December 31,093 349,392 282,419 66,973 318,299 260,654 57,645 1999 March -2,909 334,430 263,142 71,288 337,339 276,665 60,674 June 23,695 337,232 271,138 66,094 313,537 253,741 59,796 September -679 318,246 260,078 58,168 318,925 259,667 59,258 December 41,423 341,976 278,961 63,015 300,553 244,419 56,134 2000 March 33,464 350,816 289,185 61,631 317,352 258,305 59,047 June 10,964 328,191 268,727 59,464 317,227 266,385 50,842 September 1,013 330,209 267,550 62,659 329,196 269,967 59,229 December -13,414 317,992 260,358 57,634 331,406 277,437 53,969 2001 March 4,287 339,149 285,166 53,983 334,862 270,481 64,381 June -28,168 315,422 254,310 61,112 343,590 287,233 56,357 September -74,545 284,785 233,835 50,950 359,330 294,858 64,472 December -49,807 298,565 243,407 55,158 348,372 291,727 56,645 2002 March -34,928 284,545 232,920 51,625 319,473 263,148 56,325 June -5,822 313,973 254,142 59,831 319,795 264,013 55,782 September -11,174 291,196 237,174 54,022 302,370 253,173 49,197 December -19,567 299,635 246,959 52,676 319,202 263,252 55,950 2003 March -36,837 279,579 228,822 50,757 316,416 263,402 53,014 June -2,848 297,121 244,867 52,254 299,969 247,525 52,444 September -3,070 295,815 240,153 55,662 298,885 248,384 50,501 December -6,003 296,491 240,869 55,622 302,494 249,186 53,308 2004 March 299 301,161 243,957 57,204 300,862 241,920 58,942 June 26,861 310,187 256,254 53,933 283,326 232,050 51,276 September -3,449 290,859 240,167 50,692 294,308 236,663 57,645 December 10,517 298,997 240,677 58,320 288,480 229,758 58,722 2005 March -8,592 275,304 223,055 52,249 283,896 232,080 51,816 June 28,052 308,339 247,497 60,842 280,287 227,322 52,965 September 28,753 304,791 248,690 56,101 276,038 228,418 47,620 December 2,227 289,748 238,496 51,252 287,521 236,977 50,544 2006 March 19,470 285,081 240,710 44,371 265,611 216,458 49,153 June 40,967 305,153 254,395 50,758 264,186 223,534 40,652 September -8,711 279,189 233,050 46,139 287,900 238,441 49,459 December 11,421 292,433 240,529 51,904 281,012 233,179 47,833 2007 March 10,481 283,118 236,447 46,671 272,637 222,599 50,038 June 24,539 298,205 251,277 46,928 273,666 225,063 48,603 September -20,288 269,396 223,908 45,488 289,684 242,006 47,678 December 5,722 289,963 239,318 50,645 284,241 234,770 49,471 2008 March -20,131 257,263 215,382 41,881 277,394 230,015 47,379 June 5,297 279,798 228,519 51,279 274,501 232,127 42,374 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.