Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Mississippi 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 7,705 58,686 44,785 13,901 50,981 40,732 10,249 December 10,940 62,391 48,291 14,100 51,451 40,489 10,962 1993 March 6,691 59,812 45,480 14,332 53,121 40,729 12,392 June 15,342 65,160 51,925 13,235 49,818 40,204 9,614 September 10,221 63,380 50,567 12,813 53,159 41,950 11,209 December 20,698 75,436 60,780 14,656 54,738 42,803 11,935 1994 March 8,124 65,937 55,683 10,254 57,813 48,441 9,372 June 16,184 72,782 59,220 13,562 56,598 44,789 11,809 September 10,733 71,667 59,584 12,083 60,934 51,085 9,849 December 101 62,088 48,545 13,543 61,987 50,933 11,054 1995 March 10 61,282 50,351 10,931 61,272 50,823 10,449 June 3,830 65,161 51,814 13,347 61,331 50,166 11,165 September 6,740 64,794 52,159 12,635 58,054 48,689 9,365 December -787 61,932 50,106 11,826 62,719 52,561 10,158 1996 March 1,800 66,951 53,337 13,614 65,151 51,743 13,408 June 9,116 67,041 53,262 13,779 57,925 48,661 9,264 September 2,608 65,017 51,890 13,127 62,409 50,582 11,827 December -520 61,329 49,502 11,827 61,849 51,803 10,046 1997 March 4,672 64,094 50,467 13,627 59,422 48,716 10,706 June 3,565 63,324 50,641 12,683 59,759 49,117 10,642 September 5,672 65,783 52,271 13,512 60,111 48,237 11,874 December 14,027 70,994 58,234 12,760 56,967 46,569 10,398 1998 March 1,953 68,790 54,630 14,160 66,837 52,767 14,070 June 5,092 68,940 55,301 13,639 63,848 51,612 12,236 September 2,165 67,939 53,383 14,556 65,774 51,004 14,770 December 6,231 71,253 57,380 13,873 65,022 51,671 13,351 1999 March 5,888 74,384 60,233 14,151 68,496 55,180 13,316 June 5,974 70,813 56,892 13,921 64,839 54,648 10,191 September 2,416 67,497 52,648 14,849 65,081 52,820 12,261 December -2,765 64,439 52,988 11,451 67,204 55,188 12,016 2000 March -3,852 64,262 52,648 11,614 68,114 56,289 11,825 June 771 65,573 53,065 12,508 64,802 53,301 11,501 September -7,333 59,762 46,910 12,852 67,095 56,246 10,849 December -7,259 64,369 51,623 12,746 71,628 58,505 13,123 2001 March -10,573 63,703 51,350 12,353 74,276 58,056 16,220 June -7,445 59,459 47,685 11,774 66,904 56,164 10,740 September -5,534 58,541 47,455 11,086 64,075 52,318 11,757 December -5,397 59,445 46,757 12,688 64,842 53,926 10,916 2002 March 4,061 63,853 51,988 11,865 59,792 48,627 11,165 June 227 61,330 49,522 11,808 61,103 49,623 11,480 September -4,139 57,599 46,195 11,404 61,738 50,847 10,891 December -6,234 55,157 44,456 10,701 61,391 51,252 10,139 2003 March -3,809 56,994 45,853 11,141 60,803 50,690 10,113 June -7,199 55,112 44,179 10,933 62,311 53,127 9,184 September 5,132 57,573 47,046 10,527 52,441 43,134 9,307 December 7,565 61,316 49,415 11,901 53,751 44,844 8,907 2004 March 1,205 56,405 46,055 10,350 55,200 46,582 8,618 June -2,367 57,734 47,539 10,195 60,101 48,778 11,323 September 2,875 59,952 49,172 10,780 57,077 47,614 9,463 December 5,212 60,030 49,446 10,584 54,818 43,705 11,113 2005 March 6,865 60,426 49,406 11,020 53,561 45,094 8,467 June -8,460 55,738 45,328 10,410 64,198 52,402 11,796 September -16,023 68,151 54,285 13,866 84,174 60,012 24,162 December 17,488 92,882 70,280 22,602 75,394 60,847 14,547 2006 March 11,456 69,320 56,137 13,183 57,864 49,529 8,335 June -2,708 63,581 50,777 12,804 66,289 57,003 9,286 September 5,939 68,823 56,961 11,862 62,884 52,837 10,047 December 8,874 67,302 53,966 13,336 58,428 49,974 8,454 2007 March -2,288 60,198 50,727 9,471 62,486 53,848 8,638 June -6,510 59,332 49,373 9,959 65,842 55,921 9,921 September 3,915 62,205 50,758 11,447 58,290 48,195 10,095 December 8,023 65,130 52,253 12,877 57,107 48,196 8,911 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.