Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Arkansas 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 -642 51,235 41,735 9,500 51,877 42,734 9,143 December -648 51,144 41,895 9,249 51,792 43,730 8,062 1993 March -2,522 56,860 44,018 12,842 59,382 45,754 13,628 June 29,491 69,351 57,413 11,938 39,860 32,210 7,650 September 9,586 57,517 45,451 12,066 47,931 40,661 7,270 December -498 50,710 43,222 7,488 51,208 44,426 6,782 1994 March -2,726 55,481 41,347 14,134 58,207 46,669 11,538 June 33,840 74,811 63,339 11,472 40,971 32,960 8,011 September 13,094 62,263 51,151 11,112 49,169 41,469 7,700 December -5,860 52,820 41,886 10,934 58,680 48,416 10,264 1995 March -203 62,645 47,237 15,408 62,848 50,893 11,955 June 23,030 72,632 58,874 13,758 49,602 39,222 10,380 September 7,816 62,911 49,633 13,278 55,095 47,331 7,764 December -4,819 57,648 45,551 12,097 62,467 52,963 9,504 1996 March -9,439 57,508 44,856 12,652 66,947 55,215 11,732 June 25,067 74,178 61,695 12,483 49,111 40,174 8,937 September -782 57,867 47,715 10,152 58,649 50,593 8,056 December -6,443 54,480 45,055 9,425 60,923 52,571 8,352 1997 March -7,785 60,200 46,702 13,498 67,985 53,045 14,940 June 24,629 71,202 59,389 11,813 46,573 37,391 9,182 September 6,372 62,259 52,074 10,185 55,887 46,257 9,630 December 291 59,665 47,743 11,922 59,374 49,437 9,937 1998 March -13,423 55,014 44,993 10,021 68,437 56,632 11,805 June 24,516 74,957 60,348 14,609 50,441 41,099 9,342 September -1,295 60,899 49,877 11,022 62,194 53,261 8,933 December -2,530 59,413 48,213 11,200 61,943 52,796 9,147 1999 March -5,708 62,545 48,422 14,123 68,253 55,043 13,210 June 21,614 72,503 60,635 11,868 50,889 41,035 9,854 September 3,945 60,826 49,954 10,872 56,881 48,175 8,706 December 3,330 62,503 50,612 11,891 59,173 50,373 8,800 2000 March -6,904 60,551 48,032 12,519 67,455 53,777 13,678 June 17,139 70,740 58,206 12,534 53,601 42,985 10,616 September -1,146 60,484 49,449 11,035 61,630 52,372 9,258 December -8,911 56,321 45,499 10,822 65,232 55,972 9,260 2001 March -10,555 63,383 49,844 13,539 73,938 55,509 18,429 June 14,969 74,514 58,834 15,680 59,545 47,618 11,927 September -7,077 59,778 48,595 11,183 66,855 56,607 10,248 December -14,658 53,430 42,027 11,403 68,088 57,359 10,729 2002 March -7,120 58,689 47,401 11,288 65,809 53,077 12,732 June 21,426 73,705 59,854 13,851 52,279 43,357 8,922 September -2,534 56,599 45,420 11,179 59,133 48,423 10,710 December -9,894 50,972 41,352 9,620 60,866 52,571 8,295 2003 March -15,483 51,930 41,983 9,947 67,413 54,518 12,895 June 12,417 64,680 53,656 11,024 52,263 42,484 9,779 September 5,857 58,423 48,816 9,607 52,566 44,531 8,035 December -1,269 53,201 42,381 10,820 54,470 46,074 8,396 2004 March -5,983 60,027 49,375 10,652 66,010 53,985 12,025 June 18,161 66,871 55,890 10,981 48,710 39,580 9,130 September 1,994 54,369 44,474 9,895 52,375 45,097 7,278 December -376 55,269 44,715 10,554 55,645 46,992 8,653 2005 March -4,177 60,083 47,811 12,272 64,260 48,903 15,357 June 16,038 68,402 55,123 13,279 52,364 41,128 11,236 September 5,713 59,937 49,141 10,796 54,224 45,584 8,640 December -1,943 54,717 44,136 10,581 56,660 47,711 8,949 2006 March 2,203 62,225 47,226 14,999 60,022 47,852 12,170 June 16,703 68,783 54,856 13,927 52,080 43,504 8,576 September -6,478 55,958 44,906 11,052 62,436 53,430 9,006 December -3,850 56,533 45,410 11,123 60,383 51,635 8,748 2007 March -1,484 59,425 48,198 11,227 60,909 48,855 12,054 June 9,889 63,564 53,204 10,360 53,675 45,117 8,558 September -2,330 54,379 44,956 9,423 56,709 48,427 8,282 December -3,541 55,379 44,653 10,726 58,920 49,804 9,116 2008 March -6,726 56,095 43,928 12,167 62,821 50,115 12,706 June 10,216 64,058 52,508 11,550 53,842 44,185 9,657 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.