Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Tennessee 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 8,454 132,275 107,620 24,655 123,821 102,547 21,274 December 21,552 136,681 112,210 24,471 115,129 100,761 14,368 1993 March -26,654 134,390 99,283 35,107 161,044 123,678 37,366 June 70,895 163,664 142,985 20,679 92,769 78,329 14,440 September 15,073 132,096 112,191 19,905 117,023 101,790 15,233 December 21,819 137,748 116,640 21,108 115,929 100,782 15,147 1994 March -16,282 142,781 116,853 25,928 159,063 123,685 35,378 June 73,163 173,922 151,750 22,172 100,759 85,517 15,242 September 17,718 143,674 121,314 22,360 125,956 111,798 14,158 December 18,330 144,728 126,781 17,947 126,398 112,049 14,349 1995 March -21,958 145,264 119,474 25,790 167,222 137,100 30,122 June 53,706 175,430 145,292 30,138 121,724 102,660 19,064 September 7,709 147,691 125,189 22,502 139,982 123,361 16,621 December 18,722 159,281 130,197 29,084 140,559 122,832 17,727 1996 March -48,241 146,425 109,118 37,307 194,666 161,363 33,303 June 37,224 171,834 144,103 27,731 134,610 106,251 28,359 September 22,821 157,853 127,760 30,093 135,032 118,005 17,027 December 8,610 152,273 131,156 21,117 143,663 121,154 22,509 1997 March -30,983 150,245 116,031 34,214 181,228 151,140 30,088 June 58,362 180,713 149,796 30,917 122,351 103,734 18,617 September 18,213 160,503 133,802 26,701 142,290 123,776 18,514 December 12,335 164,659 140,180 24,479 152,324 126,931 25,393 1998 March -44,278 153,582 122,705 30,877 197,860 156,181 41,679 June 70,194 202,877 165,219 37,658 132,683 110,803 21,880 September 3,239 157,253 128,857 28,396 154,014 129,267 24,747 December 23,893 163,571 137,912 25,659 139,678 121,695 17,983 1999 March -48,804 168,764 128,372 40,392 217,568 163,839 53,729 June 58,905 186,721 153,645 33,076 127,816 107,864 19,952 September 18,496 164,044 140,307 23,737 145,548 125,006 20,542 December 18,807 169,248 144,036 25,212 150,441 123,923 26,518 2000 March -38,826 167,700 129,606 38,094 206,526 161,789 44,737 June 49,081 183,856 159,622 24,234 134,775 108,359 26,416 September -2,914 147,872 126,566 21,306 150,786 133,688 17,098 December -9,997 144,898 125,200 19,698 154,895 134,835 20,060 2001 March -55,507 149,727 121,680 28,047 205,234 169,614 35,620 June 23,054 165,330 139,740 25,590 142,276 120,390 21,886 September -26,677 128,871 110,028 18,843 155,548 134,907 20,641 December -17,172 136,096 115,128 20,968 153,268 132,613 20,655 2002 March -46,035 146,055 116,815 29,240 192,090 150,019 42,071 June 44,957 174,551 146,927 27,624 129,594 104,381 25,213 September 5,890 141,520 122,551 18,969 135,630 116,837 18,793 December 986 144,206 120,809 23,397 143,220 124,833 18,387 2003 March -53,366 135,571 100,891 34,680 188,937 152,909 36,028 June 39,423 156,544 133,735 22,809 117,121 98,942 18,179 September 512 129,252 108,836 20,416 128,740 112,287 16,453 December 14,940 141,005 120,498 20,507 126,065 105,271 20,794 2004 March -20,582 140,259 111,734 28,525 160,841 130,822 30,019 June 48,193 163,581 141,344 22,237 115,388 98,499 16,889 September 4,133 135,988 116,999 18,989 131,855 114,002 17,853 December 18,690 147,678 127,355 20,323 128,988 112,932 16,056 2005 March -28,634 143,606 114,638 28,968 172,240 141,106 31,134 June 48,176 164,099 140,939 23,160 115,923 96,898 19,025 September 11,930 142,700 120,844 21,856 130,770 112,253 18,517 December 12,002 142,905 122,786 20,119 130,903 115,180 15,723 2006 March -18,547 140,447 112,844 27,603 158,994 131,624 27,370 June 38,790 167,543 142,578 24,965 128,753 105,953 22,800 September -1,343 135,031 116,687 18,344 136,374 120,951 15,423 December 4,397 152,478 132,354 20,124 148,081 120,639 27,442 2007 March -35,690 144,473 113,357 31,116 180,163 157,494 22,669 June 40,702 162,884 139,941 22,943 122,182 105,720 16,462 September -923 134,159 113,229 20,930 135,082 119,422 15,660 December 11,670 138,593 120,866 17,727 126,923 113,984 12,939 2008 March -45,172 127,409 104,198 23,211 172,581 146,194 26,387 June 19,745 147,726 127,258 20,468 127,981 108,042 19,939 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.