Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Texas 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 -18,557 429,475 325,295 104,180 448,032 337,544 110,488 December 90,876 494,617 357,038 137,579 403,741 318,513 85,228 1993 March -54,814 503,292 335,140 168,152 558,106 394,498 163,608 June 145,931 518,395 410,345 108,050 372,464 287,808 84,656 September 45,517 463,797 348,769 115,028 418,280 340,039 78,241 December 67,234 467,478 373,363 94,115 400,244 324,353 75,891 1994 March -88,551 463,098 349,193 113,905 551,649 414,978 136,671 June 197,257 580,498 439,434 141,064 383,241 292,667 90,574 September 53,642 502,086 359,527 142,559 448,444 363,633 84,811 December 104,627 513,413 387,196 126,217 408,786 340,117 68,669 1995 March -64,249 494,656 379,789 114,867 558,905 433,693 125,212 June 154,627 550,331 438,592 111,739 395,704 325,147 70,557 September 20,590 463,804 361,098 102,706 443,214 364,166 79,048 December 89,365 508,507 415,695 92,812 419,142 347,186 71,956 1996 March -75,657 474,104 365,802 108,302 549,761 426,942 122,819 June 163,385 553,404 437,337 116,067 390,019 310,511 79,508 September 16,103 468,517 362,251 106,266 452,414 377,271 75,143 December 135,816 549,936 408,961 140,975 414,120 351,272 62,848 1997 March -16,377 541,417 399,083 142,334 557,794 439,629 118,165 June 196,867 596,667 482,790 113,877 399,800 329,178 70,622 September 47,849 524,878 418,083 106,795 477,029 390,358 86,671 December 132,884 582,968 460,382 122,586 450,084 373,686 76,398 1998 March -49,106 564,103 442,547 121,556 613,209 475,883 137,326 June 182,209 626,975 502,200 124,775 444,766 342,952 101,814 September 42,112 529,101 419,348 109,753 486,989 399,779 87,210 December 93,315 565,727 475,025 90,702 472,412 394,525 77,887 1999 March -80,708 547,543 434,250 113,293 628,251 495,196 133,055 June 113,924 622,657 510,864 111,793 508,733 412,254 96,479 September 14,646 500,218 408,742 91,476 485,572 400,845 84,727 December 108,247 580,025 475,809 104,216 471,778 391,632 80,146 2000 March -25,051 566,910 444,417 122,493 591,961 468,407 123,554 June 179,852 624,307 521,126 103,181 444,455 353,449 91,006 September 14,797 529,121 425,322 103,799 514,324 427,914 86,410 December 62,643 549,133 461,553 87,580 486,490 404,211 82,279 2001 March -91,928 546,470 430,171 116,299 638,398 504,801 133,597 June 86,975 593,648 477,253 116,395 506,673 410,776 95,897 September -103,469 473,849 370,982 102,867 577,318 475,813 101,505 December -38,967 515,576 404,795 110,781 554,543 460,153 94,390 2002 March -112,890 538,142 406,685 131,457 651,032 502,178 148,854 June 96,995 574,318 458,912 115,406 477,323 374,198 103,125 September -43,078 480,704 370,721 109,983 523,782 435,323 88,459 December -7,563 499,804 392,179 107,625 507,367 418,790 88,577 2003 March -139,326 486,963 384,985 101,978 626,289 486,731 139,558 June 84,609 535,474 430,317 105,157 450,865 357,476 93,389 September -11,187 453,535 363,238 90,297 464,722 388,665 76,057 December 53,723 522,999 416,303 106,696 469,276 380,468 88,808 2004 March -64,737 495,027 386,279 108,748 559,764 432,964 126,800 June 126,072 550,649 451,935 98,714 424,577 333,972 90,605 September 13,035 470,943 376,784 94,159 457,908 373,545 84,363 December 89,375 518,555 427,100 91,455 429,180 354,040 75,140 2005 March -36,040 522,797 408,156 114,641 558,837 438,161 120,676 June 155,675 580,836 472,988 107,848 425,161 333,642 91,519 September 62,574 517,796 418,899 98,897 455,222 374,407 80,815 December 122,195 560,388 462,606 97,782 438,193 365,631 72,562 2006 March 1,020 542,802 439,798 103,004 541,782 430,074 111,708 June 158,628 609,385 502,721 106,664 450,757 365,066 85,691 September 30,239 503,121 411,922 91,199 472,882 400,017 72,865 December 124,946 569,044 464,172 104,872 444,098 373,849 70,249 2007 March -22,030 547,009 441,578 105,431 569,039 462,766 106,273 June 174,904 608,206 512,836 95,370 433,302 353,843 79,459 September -1,312 496,377 409,365 87,012 497,689 421,828 75,861 December 118,724 572,014 475,439 96,575 453,290 380,721 72,569 2008 March -58,145 523,083 417,410 105,673 581,228 460,468 120,760 June 119,010 580,596 482,083 98,513 461,586 379,875 81,711 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.