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 -26,751 970,561 784,787 185,774 997,312 799,011 198,301 June 7,585 992,640 792,859 199,781 985,055 783,656 201,399 September -47,044 925,323 746,902 178,421 972,367 786,086 186,281 December 58,235 1,006,884 795,849 211,035 948,649 735,514 213,135 2004 March 90,185 1,028,977 853,676 175,301 938,792 742,494 196,298 June 10,300 941,057 770,863 170,194 930,757 719,227 211,530 September 31,116 997,478 774,362 223,116 966,362 748,007 218,355 December 91,600 1,040,096 815,448 224,648 948,496 719,327 229,169 2005 March 42,635 946,807 759,252 187,555 904,172 722,853 181,319 June 47,185 961,011 781,701 179,310 913,826 726,749 187,077 September 105,701 990,014 801,363 188,651 884,313 713,250 171,063 December 136,465 1,006,525 808,854 197,671 870,060 699,400 170,660 2006 March 20,911 935,087 776,393 158,694 914,176 752,663 161,513 June 29,482 955,811 783,652 172,159 926,329 740,508 185,821 September -17,202 910,172 747,893 162,279 927,374 758,402 168,972 December 74,590 982,478 786,152 196,326 907,888 738,536 169,352 2007 March 34,927 947,540 790,687 156,853 912,613 743,169 169,444 June -33,863 932,830 778,782 154,048 966,693 769,951 196,742 September -16,670 906,739 730,165 176,574 923,409 763,700 159,709 December 74,929 989,695 800,284 189,411 914,766 743,133 171,633 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.