Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 4 Jobs (In thousands) 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 -17 320 258 62 337 283 54 December -3 331 270 61 334 270 64 1993 March -58 311 243 68 369 296 73 June 176 436 349 87 260 207 53 September 2 335 272 63 333 282 51 December 16 346 288 58 330 268 62 1994 March -56 318 254 64 374 302 72 June 185 455 364 91 270 215 55 September 9 352 287 65 343 291 52 December 9 358 298 60 349 283 66 1995 March -41 341 273 68 382 312 70 June 164 451 362 89 287 233 54 September -13 351 289 62 364 305 59 December 2 363 301 62 361 294 67 1996 March -53 343 271 72 396 319 77 June 167 461 369 92 294 238 56 September -20 354 287 67 374 315 59 December 18 381 314 67 363 295 68 1997 March -39 359 286 73 398 322 76 June 169 469 379 90 300 243 57 September -14 368 303 65 382 319 63 December 18 392 324 68 374 301 73 1998 March -57 358 281 77 415 329 86 June 190 488 386 102 298 242 56 September -28 366 301 65 394 331 63 December 23 394 331 63 371 301 70 1999 March -57 370 293 77 427 343 84 June 177 495 399 96 318 258 60 September -25 381 310 71 406 340 66 December 34 412 345 67 378 307 71 2000 March -47 386 305 81 433 353 80 June 167 495 403 92 328 270 58 September -36 381 312 69 417 350 67 December 1 397 331 66 396 325 71 2001 March -76 367 293 74 443 358 85 June 140 474 383 91 334 274 60 September -90 346 281 65 436 366 70 December -34 367 304 63 401 332 69 2002 March -86 345 270 75 431 350 81 June 149 465 372 93 316 258 58 September -48 348 285 63 396 337 59 December -19 367 304 63 386 317 69 2003 March -105 332 259 73 437 357 80 June 151 461 372 89 310 251 59 September -37 347 285 62 384 326 58 December 4 373 309 64 369 302 67 2004 March -63 355 281 74 418 338 80 June 173 477 386 91 304 245 59 September -37 361 293 68 398 332 66 December 26 398 328 70 372 304 68 2005 March -78 357 281 76 435 351 84 June 179 491 393 98 312 252 60 September -25 376 305 71 401 337 64 December 9 398 329 69 389 320 69 2006 March -42 381 304 77 423 343 80 June 172 497 402 95 325 265 60 September -56 365 299 66 421 356 65 December 8 401 334 67 393 322 71 2007 March -66 374 298 76 440 359 81 June 157 485 397 88 328 266 62 September -66 359 294 65 425 360 65 December -9 391 328 63 400 327 73 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.