Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted North 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 15,748 176,513 143,480 33,033 160,765 139,945 20,820 December 10,632 177,472 145,580 31,892 166,840 141,633 25,207 1993 March -34,584 160,544 123,921 36,623 195,128 161,452 33,676 June 106,097 229,901 191,003 38,898 123,804 105,119 18,685 September 19,213 180,283 149,920 30,363 161,070 138,561 22,509 December 18,763 189,241 159,437 29,804 170,478 142,833 27,645 1994 March -32,510 169,529 139,568 29,961 202,039 169,666 32,373 June 102,983 235,273 192,833 42,440 132,290 110,520 21,770 September 24,807 192,816 160,228 32,588 168,009 145,245 22,764 December 12,036 187,497 158,105 29,392 175,461 149,684 25,777 1995 March -30,712 178,461 144,213 34,248 209,173 176,983 32,190 June 77,099 236,898 195,938 40,960 159,799 138,198 21,601 September 20,693 201,708 161,847 39,861 181,015 156,895 24,120 December 14,625 204,517 169,145 35,372 189,892 162,344 27,548 1996 March -41,687 191,340 154,293 37,047 233,027 190,920 42,107 June 88,031 252,776 204,979 47,797 164,745 141,599 23,146 September 8,358 206,976 167,372 39,604 198,618 172,137 26,481 December 28,491 218,016 181,322 36,694 189,525 160,795 28,730 1997 March -31,274 214,314 163,364 50,950 245,588 201,902 43,686 June 89,695 257,025 207,294 49,731 167,330 140,094 27,236 September 25,405 222,041 179,762 42,279 196,636 168,784 27,852 December 2,250 221,883 188,387 33,496 219,633 175,062 44,571 1998 March -67,588 217,268 172,356 44,912 284,856 215,138 69,718 June 107,576 299,412 222,937 76,475 191,836 161,460 30,376 September 17,974 232,002 180,824 51,178 214,028 179,263 34,765 December 20,780 245,021 188,617 56,404 224,241 172,376 51,865 1999 March -44,514 224,345 168,058 56,287 268,859 210,709 58,150 June 78,175 261,334 210,428 50,906 183,159 145,292 37,867 September 3,099 221,971 171,311 50,660 218,872 180,614 38,258 December 27,421 231,666 186,058 45,608 204,245 168,888 35,357 2000 March -46,660 223,944 175,137 48,807 270,604 209,640 60,964 June 84,809 270,796 214,934 55,862 185,987 149,029 36,958 September -21,126 202,309 163,197 39,112 223,435 185,779 37,656 December -8,440 224,265 182,200 42,065 232,705 190,372 42,333 2001 March -73,164 227,359 174,931 52,428 300,523 235,907 64,616 June 39,434 264,484 206,296 58,188 225,050 179,101 45,949 September -59,121 190,501 151,313 39,188 249,622 207,381 42,241 December -48,402 197,218 157,082 40,136 245,620 203,314 42,306 2002 March -57,371 212,510 164,733 47,777 269,881 210,895 58,986 June 98,006 287,593 202,765 84,828 189,587 153,647 35,940 September -19,690 206,333 166,559 39,774 226,023 183,897 42,126 December -21,154 203,254 164,299 38,955 224,408 181,975 42,433 2003 March -72,268 201,939 151,642 50,297 274,207 213,641 60,566 June 64,395 250,422 201,168 49,254 186,027 148,384 37,643 September -15,177 194,120 155,870 38,250 209,297 176,113 33,184 December 7,860 208,456 169,021 39,435 200,596 164,711 35,885 2004 March -36,067 207,626 163,052 44,574 243,693 189,355 54,338 June 94,668 266,195 218,807 47,388 171,527 132,471 39,056 September -6,874 202,257 163,734 38,523 209,131 170,015 39,116 December 19,125 217,886 174,129 43,757 198,761 162,060 36,701 2005 March -34,661 210,403 163,264 47,139 245,064 191,372 53,692 June 75,870 258,469 208,723 49,746 182,599 138,417 44,182 September 16,301 218,499 174,133 44,366 202,198 172,522 29,676 December 7,190 220,251 178,220 42,031 213,061 174,625 38,436 2006 March -18,287 216,060 165,568 50,492 234,347 188,365 45,982 June 87,728 268,816 212,782 56,034 181,088 144,871 36,217 September -5,346 213,417 171,962 41,455 218,763 180,192 38,571 December 54,099 260,278 187,807 72,471 206,179 171,845 34,334 2007 March -17,569 228,048 170,845 57,203 245,617 194,592 51,025 June 77,063 270,840 218,306 52,534 193,777 152,652 41,125 September -10,515 208,711 164,379 44,332 219,226 183,554 35,672 December 12,459 226,031 182,505 43,526 213,572 177,067 36,505 2008 March -56,208 208,625 154,166 54,459 264,833 211,013 53,820 June 41,015 241,306 195,664 45,642 200,291 160,999 39,292 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.