Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted Illinois (Percent) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 1.0 7.1 5.7 1.4 6.1 4.9 1.2 December -0.1 6.6 5.3 1.3 6.7 5.5 1.2 1993 March -2.1 6.5 4.8 1.7 8.6 6.7 1.9 June 3.4 9.0 7.4 1.6 5.6 4.1 1.5 September 0.9 7.1 5.5 1.6 6.2 4.9 1.3 December 0.6 7.4 5.9 1.5 6.8 5.3 1.5 1994 March -2.2 6.7 4.8 1.9 8.9 7.0 1.9 June 4.0 9.4 7.3 2.1 5.4 4.0 1.4 September 0.7 7.1 5.7 1.4 6.4 5.3 1.1 December -0.1 6.4 5.5 0.9 6.5 5.2 1.3 1995 March -1.4 7.2 5.0 2.2 8.6 6.6 2.0 June 3.0 8.7 6.9 1.8 5.7 4.3 1.4 September 0.5 6.6 5.3 1.3 6.1 4.9 1.2 December 0.1 6.9 5.4 1.5 6.8 5.3 1.5 1996 March -2.8 6.2 4.8 1.4 9.0 7.2 1.8 June 3.6 8.8 6.9 1.9 5.2 4.5 0.7 September 0.1 6.5 5.2 1.3 6.4 5.1 1.3 December 0.7 7.1 5.9 1.2 6.4 5.3 1.1 1997 March -2.2 6.3 4.7 1.6 8.5 6.7 1.8 June 3.1 8.6 6.9 1.7 5.5 4.4 1.1 September 0.3 6.5 5.3 1.2 6.2 5.1 1.1 December 0.9 7.4 6.1 1.3 6.5 5.3 1.2 1998 March -2.5 6.3 4.9 1.4 8.8 7.2 1.6 June 3.5 9.2 7.1 2.1 5.7 4.5 1.2 September 0.4 6.7 5.5 1.2 6.3 5.0 1.3 December 0.5 6.7 5.5 1.2 6.2 5.2 1.0 1999 March -2.9 5.6 4.2 1.4 8.5 6.9 1.6 June 3.4 8.5 6.9 1.6 5.1 4.0 1.1 September -0.1 5.7 4.7 1.0 5.8 4.8 1.0 December 0.7 6.5 5.4 1.1 5.8 4.8 1.0 2000 March -2.2 5.8 4.6 1.2 8.0 6.4 1.6 June 3.1 8.1 6.7 1.4 5.0 4.1 0.9 September -0.2 5.7 4.7 1.0 5.9 4.9 1.0 December -0.3 6.0 5.0 1.0 6.3 5.4 0.9 2001 March -2.8 5.6 4.5 1.1 8.4 6.7 1.7 June 2.4 7.9 6.4 1.5 5.5 4.5 1.0 September -1.6 5.0 4.2 0.8 6.6 5.5 1.1 December -1.0 5.8 4.8 1.0 6.8 5.8 1.0 2002 March -3.4 4.8 3.8 1.0 8.2 6.7 1.5 June 2.9 8.1 6.6 1.5 5.2 4.2 1.0 September -0.4 5.3 4.4 0.9 5.7 4.8 0.9 December -0.3 6.0 5.0 1.0 6.3 5.3 1.0 2003 March -3.5 4.8 3.8 1.0 8.3 6.8 1.5 June 2.7 7.7 6.4 1.3 5.0 4.0 1.0 September -0.2 5.5 4.5 1.0 5.7 4.8 0.9 December -0.2 5.9 4.9 1.0 6.1 5.1 1.0 2004 March -2.7 5.2 4.0 1.2 7.9 6.3 1.6 June 3.4 8.1 6.7 1.4 4.7 3.8 0.9 September -0.2 5.4 4.5 0.9 5.6 4.6 1.0 December 0.2 6.0 4.9 1.1 5.8 4.7 1.1 2005 March -2.6 4.8 3.7 1.1 7.4 6.0 1.4 June 3.3 8.0 6.5 1.5 4.7 3.7 1.0 September 0.5 5.6 4.6 1.0 5.1 4.3 0.8 December 0.0 5.7 4.8 0.9 5.7 4.8 0.9 2006 March -2.0 4.8 3.9 0.9 6.8 5.5 1.3 June 3.6 7.8 6.5 1.3 4.2 3.5 0.7 September -0.3 5.0 4.2 0.8 5.3 4.5 0.8 December 0.1 5.6 4.7 0.9 5.5 4.6 0.9 2007 March -2.2 4.7 3.8 0.9 6.9 5.6 1.3 June 3.2 7.6 6.4 1.2 4.4 3.5 0.9 September -0.5 4.8 4.0 0.8 5.3 4.5 0.8 December 0.1 5.6 4.7 0.9 5.5 4.6 0.9 2008 March -2.8 4.2 3.4 0.8 7.0 5.7 1.3 June 2.7 7.1 5.8 1.3 4.4 3.7 0.7 (1) The rates measure gross job gains and gross job losses as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter employment levels. (2) See footnote 1, table 1.