Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 10 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 0 132 102 30 132 105 27 December -6 138 108 30 144 111 33 1993 March -29 125 89 36 154 120 34 June 89 191 149 42 102 77 25 September 6 136 105 31 130 103 27 December 1 146 117 29 145 113 32 1994 March -30 129 95 34 159 124 35 June 90 201 156 45 111 80 31 September 11 147 113 34 136 108 28 December 4 154 123 31 150 115 35 1995 March -28 137 102 35 165 129 36 June 81 199 155 44 118 90 28 September 1 146 115 31 145 115 30 December -5 153 121 32 158 122 36 1996 March -34 137 100 37 171 132 39 June 80 204 160 44 124 94 30 September -2 148 115 33 150 120 30 December 5 162 128 34 157 122 35 1997 March -27 143 106 37 170 133 37 June 79 201 158 43 122 93 29 September -1 152 119 33 153 119 34 December 9 171 135 36 162 121 41 1998 March -35 145 105 40 180 135 45 June 90 214 161 53 124 93 31 September -7 154 120 34 161 125 36 December 4 167 134 33 163 123 40 1999 March -37 152 109 43 189 144 45 June 86 219 172 47 133 99 34 September -5 163 128 35 168 132 36 December 11 178 142 36 167 127 40 2000 March -25 163 120 43 188 146 42 June 83 218 173 45 135 103 32 September -11 160 126 34 171 135 36 December -6 169 137 32 175 136 39 2001 March -43 152 112 40 195 150 45 June 56 203 157 46 147 113 34 September -42 141 109 32 183 145 38 December -25 154 122 32 179 141 38 2002 March -46 141 99 42 187 147 40 June 63 198 152 46 135 102 33 September -21 139 108 31 160 129 31 December -11 153 121 32 164 128 36 2003 March -57 131 96 35 188 149 39 June 63 196 154 42 133 101 32 September -18 134 105 29 152 122 30 December -6 151 121 30 157 122 35 2004 March -36 141 105 36 177 139 38 June 77 204 160 44 127 92 35 September -18 142 110 32 160 125 35 December 13 167 131 36 154 118 36 2005 March -42 139 103 36 181 141 40 June 80 208 161 47 128 95 33 September -4 154 121 33 158 125 33 December 5 168 134 34 163 128 35 2006 March -27 149 112 37 176 139 37 June 76 209 165 44 133 99 34 September -18 143 114 29 161 130 31 December 3 164 132 32 161 125 36 2007 March -31 144 108 36 175 139 36 June 72 202 160 42 130 96 34 September -27 137 107 30 164 132 32 December -3 162 132 30 165 128 37 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.