Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted District of Columbia Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 2000 March 5,420 33,716 25,985 7,731 28,296 24,159 4,137 June 7,309 33,827 26,844 6,983 26,518 20,138 6,380 September 2,641 34,273 25,753 8,520 31,632 21,559 10,073 December 7,639 35,196 29,015 6,181 27,557 20,199 7,358 2001 March -8,710 31,891 25,145 6,746 40,601 34,647 5,954 June -1,671 27,797 22,785 5,012 29,468 23,498 5,970 September -930 30,099 23,179 6,920 31,029 23,535 7,494 December 1,441 31,526 24,978 6,548 30,085 22,912 7,173 2002 March 807 29,816 23,701 6,115 29,009 22,724 6,285 June 1,843 28,189 21,671 6,518 26,346 20,950 5,396 September 1,064 25,769 21,074 4,695 24,705 19,444 5,261 December 1,958 26,569 20,122 6,447 24,611 19,984 4,627 2003 March -1,785 26,698 20,606 6,092 28,483 22,808 5,675 June -2,539 24,767 20,133 4,634 27,306 21,657 5,649 September 2,468 26,263 20,443 5,820 23,795 19,816 3,979 December 2,312 26,243 21,322 4,921 23,931 18,402 5,529 2004 March 3,787 28,912 23,133 5,779 25,125 20,572 4,553 June 3,022 28,092 23,543 4,549 25,070 19,765 5,305 September -423 25,473 20,762 4,711 25,896 21,118 4,778 December -69 26,119 21,459 4,660 26,188 21,148 5,040 2005 March 3,043 27,312 23,088 4,224 24,269 19,827 4,442 June 3,786 28,197 23,843 4,354 24,411 19,185 5,226 September -422 26,282 21,014 5,268 26,704 21,635 5,069 December -461 25,177 20,477 4,700 25,638 21,691 3,947 2006 March 2,235 25,721 21,301 4,420 23,486 19,816 3,670 June 2,889 29,086 23,968 5,118 26,197 20,862 5,335 September 1,853 27,061 21,247 5,814 25,208 20,668 4,540 December -1,466 25,650 20,988 4,662 27,116 20,573 6,543 2007 March 5,399 28,832 23,260 5,572 23,433 18,773 4,660 June 1,339 27,860 22,644 5,216 26,521 21,125 5,396 September -1,532 26,552 22,593 3,959 28,084 21,706 6,378 December 3 26,858 20,984 5,874 26,855 21,198 5,657 2008 March 2,700 27,668 22,926 4,742 24,968 20,100 4,868 June 3,021 29,566 23,169 6,397 26,545 22,047 4,498 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.