Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Iowa 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 8,940 74,674 61,376 13,298 65,734 55,146 10,588 December -2,009 69,659 56,818 12,841 71,668 59,202 12,466 1993 March 3,536 70,290 56,711 13,579 66,754 56,554 10,200 June 12,029 77,064 61,298 15,766 65,035 56,249 8,786 September 11,359 79,230 62,114 17,116 67,871 54,445 13,426 December 4,474 74,458 62,666 11,792 69,984 57,663 12,321 1994 March 3,580 78,640 62,454 16,186 75,060 63,847 11,213 June 22,624 84,023 65,101 18,922 61,399 52,194 9,205 September 9,780 81,278 67,948 13,330 71,498 57,921 13,577 December 5,756 79,084 63,901 15,183 73,328 61,709 11,619 1995 March 16,765 85,981 70,508 15,473 69,216 57,275 11,941 June 1,943 77,611 63,194 14,417 75,668 63,057 12,611 September 10,474 80,726 65,921 14,805 70,252 60,647 9,605 December 3,211 80,500 67,564 12,936 77,289 64,869 12,420 1996 March 9,506 83,570 68,059 15,511 74,064 62,428 11,636 June -4,613 78,595 64,334 14,261 83,208 70,972 12,236 September 8,524 83,646 67,376 16,270 75,122 61,915 13,207 December 6,822 81,324 67,285 14,039 74,502 63,061 11,441 1997 March 4,543 83,014 68,657 14,357 78,471 65,068 13,403 June 9,162 83,673 68,516 15,157 74,511 63,506 11,005 September 5,420 84,215 67,640 16,575 78,795 66,696 12,099 December 12,195 86,687 73,182 13,505 74,492 62,667 11,825 1998 March 11,953 93,850 70,661 23,189 81,897 67,837 14,060 June 5,359 91,824 72,798 19,026 86,465 71,392 15,073 September 5,490 90,092 68,798 21,294 84,602 68,664 15,938 December 8,788 89,416 73,230 16,186 80,628 65,413 15,215 1999 March -4,928 88,875 70,362 18,513 93,803 66,375 27,428 June 6,942 87,493 68,328 19,165 80,551 65,558 14,993 September 9,494 101,442 70,242 31,200 91,948 73,423 18,525 December 11,821 92,082 71,802 20,280 80,261 66,096 14,165 2000 March 3,157 86,735 74,097 12,638 83,578 68,092 15,486 June -6,704 74,499 64,009 10,490 81,203 63,663 17,540 September 9,955 104,022 72,965 31,057 94,067 77,423 16,644 December -3,800 84,117 66,847 17,270 87,917 71,388 16,529 2001 March 408 90,087 76,197 13,890 89,679 71,555 18,124 June -9,609 84,278 66,945 17,333 93,887 70,825 23,062 September -9,652 78,985 66,114 12,871 88,637 69,829 18,808 December -13,064 71,445 59,069 12,376 84,509 68,794 15,715 2002 March -192 81,695 63,958 17,737 81,887 68,696 13,191 June 2,974 77,770 63,816 13,954 74,796 62,487 12,309 September -849 74,975 62,485 12,490 75,824 63,703 12,121 December -4,095 73,632 60,306 13,326 77,727 64,514 13,213 2003 March -10,422 69,521 55,376 14,145 79,943 68,337 11,606 June 715 76,127 62,985 13,142 75,412 63,579 11,833 September 6,751 75,133 61,829 13,304 68,382 58,793 9,589 December 3,690 76,783 63,276 13,507 73,093 60,421 12,672 2004 March 2,341 73,539 61,254 12,285 71,198 59,639 11,559 June 8,076 77,324 64,605 12,719 69,248 57,232 12,016 September 3,657 76,151 61,822 14,329 72,494 60,899 11,595 December 9,666 80,211 64,671 15,540 70,545 59,654 10,891 2005 March 5,262 75,546 63,255 12,291 70,284 58,662 11,622 June 3,454 77,978 65,154 12,824 74,524 61,998 12,526 September 7,620 78,438 65,504 12,934 70,818 59,926 10,892 December 3,398 77,655 63,357 14,298 74,257 62,943 11,314 2006 March 7,994 78,930 65,260 13,670 70,936 57,303 13,633 June 5,839 79,031 65,412 13,619 73,192 62,587 10,605 September 183 75,093 62,809 12,284 74,910 65,567 9,343 December 5,632 79,518 66,120 13,398 73,886 62,761 11,125 2007 March -871 72,577 61,460 11,117 73,448 62,495 10,953 June 7,610 79,866 67,444 12,422 72,256 60,723 11,533 September -3,129 71,751 60,521 11,230 74,880 65,869 9,011 December 3,715 76,126 63,879 12,247 72,411 62,302 10,109 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.