Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Missouri 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 4,518 132,346 102,506 29,840 127,828 107,345 20,483 December -9,920 131,820 104,642 27,178 141,740 114,745 26,995 1993 March -35,417 131,081 100,640 30,441 166,498 132,001 34,497 June 92,646 193,098 154,214 38,884 100,452 78,615 21,837 September 724 140,891 111,445 29,446 140,167 116,158 24,009 December 10,539 145,417 116,362 29,055 134,878 111,630 23,248 1994 March -29,342 134,938 106,338 28,600 164,280 128,375 35,905 June 85,671 198,841 163,362 35,479 113,170 88,479 24,691 September 8,341 153,067 119,008 34,059 144,726 115,755 28,971 December 8,953 151,597 117,446 34,151 142,644 117,834 24,810 1995 March -34,823 150,030 116,767 33,263 184,853 147,875 36,978 June 64,552 194,386 154,611 39,775 129,834 102,724 27,110 September 3,665 149,746 118,651 31,095 146,081 117,769 28,312 December -7,666 153,313 121,816 31,497 160,979 126,621 34,358 1996 March -35,226 149,179 108,711 40,468 184,405 142,246 42,159 June 71,450 201,334 153,086 48,248 129,884 98,398 31,486 September 1,935 154,455 116,180 38,275 152,520 118,830 33,690 December 6,490 158,136 123,467 34,669 151,646 123,401 28,245 1997 March -15,040 155,948 111,793 44,155 170,988 139,791 31,197 June 66,660 184,308 155,172 29,136 117,648 96,187 21,461 September -4,273 138,827 113,860 24,967 143,100 123,827 19,273 December 9,764 161,256 128,940 32,316 151,492 124,742 26,750 1998 March -33,762 158,849 120,282 38,567 192,611 155,305 37,306 June 76,041 219,282 169,432 49,850 143,241 108,080 35,161 September -13,099 141,069 115,062 26,007 154,168 126,238 27,930 December 9,880 158,861 129,871 28,990 148,981 121,103 27,878 1999 March -42,120 152,903 110,595 42,308 195,023 147,050 47,973 June 79,065 202,416 164,608 37,808 123,351 99,581 23,770 September -7,874 142,751 117,704 25,047 150,625 126,795 23,830 December 5,487 155,314 129,110 26,204 149,827 125,930 23,897 2000 March -40,837 144,638 117,587 27,051 185,475 147,192 38,283 June 70,295 197,817 165,206 32,611 127,522 104,092 23,430 September -24,978 147,755 120,805 26,950 172,733 142,749 29,984 December -13,760 148,659 123,192 25,467 162,419 136,162 26,257 2001 March -38,885 141,483 111,006 30,477 180,368 143,370 36,998 June 48,565 187,364 153,435 33,929 138,799 110,959 27,840 September -37,145 127,398 103,511 23,887 164,543 137,556 26,987 December -20,353 136,672 113,395 23,277 157,025 126,629 30,396 2002 March -38,371 142,233 103,342 38,891 180,604 144,002 36,602 June 62,943 196,197 156,449 39,748 133,254 104,648 28,606 September -13,976 131,380 105,496 25,884 145,356 125,011 20,345 December -11,682 134,706 110,077 24,629 146,388 120,410 25,978 2003 March -55,631 125,071 97,548 27,523 180,702 143,898 36,804 June 55,642 180,974 146,707 34,267 125,332 99,375 25,957 September -11,939 128,912 106,337 22,575 140,851 116,869 23,982 December -6,432 134,628 110,861 23,767 141,060 118,979 22,081 2004 March -33,519 139,779 111,783 27,996 173,298 133,681 39,617 June 71,454 185,342 150,040 35,302 113,888 89,041 24,847 September -13,379 129,972 105,913 24,059 143,351 117,917 25,434 December 8,877 136,816 113,225 23,591 127,939 109,234 18,705 2005 March -29,297 138,086 108,537 29,549 167,383 130,498 36,885 June 62,782 176,324 146,126 30,198 113,542 90,389 23,153 September -4,324 129,364 105,770 23,594 133,688 114,995 18,693 December -105 137,849 113,334 24,515 137,954 116,165 21,789 2006 March -26,118 133,417 108,441 24,976 159,535 124,335 35,200 June 68,361 187,290 147,721 39,569 118,929 99,443 19,486 September -17,942 123,318 101,735 21,583 141,260 121,865 19,395 December 1,169 143,352 116,101 27,251 142,183 116,087 26,096 2007 March -26,571 136,806 107,354 29,452 163,377 129,299 34,078 June 56,455 176,994 146,379 30,615 120,539 100,151 20,388 September -12,583 131,148 105,834 25,314 143,731 124,319 19,412 December -8,396 131,378 112,349 19,029 139,774 119,352 20,422 2008 March -40,882 125,601 97,777 27,824 166,483 132,831 33,652 June 54,936 177,831 147,864 29,967 122,895 99,646 23,249 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.