Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Tennessee 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 9,164 140,945 112,746 28,199 131,781 104,728 27,053 December 20,300 141,112 112,954 28,158 120,812 103,459 17,353 1993 March 10,726 137,836 109,445 28,391 127,110 102,267 24,843 June 35,258 145,161 124,889 20,272 109,903 93,523 16,380 September 16,974 140,300 117,534 22,766 123,326 103,955 19,371 December 19,927 141,702 117,414 24,288 121,775 103,481 18,294 1994 March 23,986 149,781 128,813 20,968 125,795 102,273 23,522 June 34,887 154,281 132,545 21,736 119,394 102,105 17,289 September 20,486 152,666 127,092 25,574 132,180 114,176 18,004 December 15,893 148,273 127,622 20,651 132,380 115,049 17,331 1995 March 19,166 152,558 131,702 20,856 133,392 113,365 20,027 June 12,251 156,449 126,904 29,545 144,198 122,573 21,625 September 9,766 156,887 131,151 25,736 147,121 125,985 21,136 December 16,996 164,527 131,061 33,466 147,531 126,121 21,410 1996 March -5,114 150,456 120,286 30,170 155,570 133,428 22,142 June -5,978 153,051 125,865 27,186 159,029 126,861 32,168 September 26,096 168,263 133,845 34,418 142,167 120,515 21,652 December 4,741 156,325 132,026 24,299 151,584 124,398 27,186 1997 March 10,597 155,576 127,907 27,669 144,979 124,975 20,004 June 16,173 161,147 130,838 30,309 144,974 123,856 21,118 September 20,762 170,714 140,175 30,539 149,952 126,409 23,543 December 8,278 169,277 141,110 28,167 160,999 130,330 30,669 1998 March 3,380 160,234 135,264 24,970 156,854 129,143 27,711 June 24,112 181,227 144,309 36,918 157,115 132,296 24,819 September 3,986 167,471 134,994 32,477 163,485 132,016 31,469 December 21,678 168,352 138,827 29,525 146,674 124,954 21,720 1999 March 2,979 174,176 141,511 32,665 171,197 135,475 35,722 June 15,207 166,626 134,200 32,426 151,419 128,787 22,632 September 20,351 174,138 146,989 27,149 153,787 127,665 26,122 December 14,733 174,002 144,991 29,011 159,269 127,241 32,028 2000 March 10,154 173,678 142,871 30,807 163,524 133,780 29,744 June 3,836 163,178 139,420 23,758 159,342 129,378 29,964 September -1,312 156,962 132,594 24,368 158,274 136,532 21,742 December -13,978 148,696 126,030 22,666 162,674 138,446 24,228 2001 March -7,116 156,816 134,134 22,682 163,932 140,250 23,682 June -21,426 147,142 122,055 25,087 168,568 143,742 24,826 September -27,205 136,819 115,268 21,551 164,024 137,776 26,248 December -21,092 140,019 115,892 24,127 161,111 136,164 24,947 2002 March 398 152,417 128,771 23,646 152,019 124,048 27,971 June 2,185 155,413 128,332 27,081 153,228 124,628 28,600 September 6,863 150,083 128,388 21,695 143,220 119,322 23,898 December -1,852 148,532 121,610 26,922 150,384 128,176 22,208 2003 March -11,128 139,263 111,217 28,046 150,391 126,437 23,954 June 416 139,171 116,810 22,361 138,755 118,134 20,621 September 1,772 137,369 114,019 23,350 135,597 114,675 20,922 December 11,689 144,894 121,297 23,597 133,205 108,090 25,115 2004 March 18,105 146,238 123,170 23,068 128,133 108,174 19,959 June 8,493 145,256 123,456 21,800 136,763 117,605 19,158 September 5,160 144,289 122,571 21,718 139,129 116,427 22,702 December 16,237 151,585 128,200 23,385 135,348 115,956 19,392 2005 March 12,419 149,797 126,371 23,426 137,378 116,678 20,700 June 8,532 145,807 123,102 22,705 137,275 115,694 21,581 September 13,408 151,596 126,599 24,997 138,188 114,641 23,547 December 9,496 146,750 123,600 23,150 137,254 118,264 18,990 2006 March 19,682 146,716 124,394 22,322 127,034 108,837 18,197 June -3,361 149,007 124,533 24,474 152,368 126,505 25,863 September 89 143,225 122,244 20,981 143,136 123,524 19,612 December -625 156,388 133,232 23,156 157,013 123,869 33,144 2007 March 4,926 148,938 125,269 23,669 144,012 129,188 14,824 June 3,734 142,856 121,625 21,231 139,122 123,607 15,515 September 880 140,708 118,503 22,205 139,828 121,707 18,121 December 8,895 142,406 121,850 20,556 133,511 116,997 16,514 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.