Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Missouri 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 18,691 148,120 113,870 34,250 129,429 105,909 23,520 December -4,096 139,585 109,319 30,266 143,681 114,355 29,326 1993 March 4,234 143,499 114,009 29,490 139,265 113,015 26,250 June 33,981 154,851 122,407 32,444 120,870 96,455 24,415 September 15,423 157,597 123,800 33,797 142,174 114,605 27,569 December 17,413 153,919 121,563 32,356 136,506 111,251 25,255 1994 March 10,938 148,170 120,464 27,706 137,232 109,911 27,321 June 23,107 159,271 129,669 29,602 136,164 108,558 27,606 September 23,820 171,294 132,202 39,092 147,474 114,207 33,267 December 16,340 160,726 122,695 38,031 144,386 117,434 26,952 1995 March 9,759 164,502 132,278 32,224 154,743 126,606 28,137 June -436 155,909 122,722 33,187 156,345 126,035 30,310 September 18,791 167,495 131,805 35,690 148,704 116,194 32,510 December -1,181 162,335 127,260 35,075 163,516 126,191 37,325 1996 March 8,490 162,356 123,152 39,204 153,866 121,786 32,080 June 5,839 161,769 121,512 40,257 155,930 120,727 35,203 September 17,065 172,991 129,060 43,931 155,926 117,241 38,685 December 13,927 167,593 128,985 38,608 153,666 122,982 30,684 1997 March 25,994 169,418 126,643 42,775 143,424 119,685 23,739 June 5,468 147,478 123,168 24,310 142,010 118,015 23,995 September 10,837 155,139 126,483 28,656 144,302 122,171 22,131 December 17,312 170,690 134,703 35,987 153,378 124,318 29,060 1998 March 12,268 173,622 136,260 37,362 161,354 132,967 28,387 June 4,161 176,080 134,487 41,593 171,919 132,607 39,312 September 1,047 157,668 127,818 29,850 156,621 124,550 32,071 December 16,981 167,958 135,675 32,283 150,977 120,692 30,285 1999 March 3,868 166,272 125,286 40,986 162,404 125,900 36,504 June 13,449 162,204 130,658 31,546 148,755 122,179 26,576 September 7,039 159,501 130,753 28,748 152,462 125,099 27,363 December 12,599 164,061 134,880 29,181 151,462 125,502 25,960 2000 March 4,262 159,413 133,207 26,206 155,151 126,021 29,130 June 4,432 158,342 131,132 27,210 153,910 127,714 26,196 September -10,139 165,131 134,198 30,933 175,270 140,840 34,430 December -7,166 157,058 128,698 28,360 164,224 135,700 28,524 2001 March 4,375 155,277 125,752 29,525 150,902 122,749 28,153 June -17,168 150,098 121,789 28,309 167,266 136,139 31,127 September -24,300 142,404 114,987 27,417 166,704 135,716 30,988 December -14,835 144,384 118,463 25,921 159,219 126,199 33,020 2002 March 3,605 154,746 117,070 37,676 151,141 123,290 27,851 June -3,034 157,345 124,181 33,164 160,379 128,396 31,983 September 200 146,901 117,192 29,709 146,701 123,339 23,362 December -5,798 142,424 114,997 27,427 148,222 120,001 28,221 2003 March -14,037 137,169 110,506 26,663 151,206 123,201 28,005 June -5,907 145,040 116,449 28,591 150,947 121,926 29,021 September 1,193 144,037 118,126 25,911 142,844 115,306 27,538 December -280 142,283 115,816 26,467 142,563 118,575 23,988 2004 March 9,155 153,753 126,632 27,121 144,598 114,453 30,145 June 11,522 148,549 119,094 29,455 137,027 109,247 27,780 September -276 145,269 117,655 27,614 145,545 116,340 29,205 December 15,373 144,556 118,285 26,271 129,183 108,863 20,320 2005 March 11,786 151,581 122,955 28,626 139,795 111,728 28,067 June 4,397 141,184 115,988 25,196 136,787 110,901 25,886 September 9,655 144,577 117,496 27,081 134,922 113,457 21,465 December 6,258 145,699 118,399 27,300 139,441 115,771 23,670 2006 March 13,806 147,042 122,846 24,196 133,236 106,452 26,784 June 6,473 150,269 117,254 33,015 143,796 122,010 21,786 September -4,720 137,786 113,014 24,772 142,506 120,235 22,271 December 7,595 151,637 121,290 30,347 144,042 115,693 28,349 2007 March 14,565 148,426 121,465 26,961 133,861 110,157 23,704 June -1,988 142,012 116,951 25,061 144,000 121,974 22,026 September 738 144,851 117,153 27,698 144,113 122,137 21,976 December -2,526 138,731 117,391 21,340 141,257 119,034 22,223 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.