Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 2 Jobs (In thousands) 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 -35 568 471 97 603 517 86 December 34 597 489 108 563 471 92 1993 March -88 564 458 106 652 525 127 June 225 707 581 126 482 402 80 September -2 594 494 100 596 516 80 December 55 621 517 104 566 476 90 1994 March -90 579 478 101 669 541 128 June 238 737 605 132 499 416 83 September 1 619 517 102 618 535 83 December 47 639 531 108 592 497 95 1995 March -78 604 499 105 682 554 128 June 209 734 604 130 525 443 82 September -34 613 515 98 647 556 91 December 41 650 537 113 609 511 98 1996 March -84 612 503 109 696 560 136 June 216 749 615 134 533 446 87 September -29 627 523 104 656 566 90 December 60 673 555 118 613 514 99 1997 March -70 634 521 113 704 568 136 June 220 765 632 133 545 457 88 September -23 643 539 104 666 572 94 December 49 682 563 119 633 525 108 1998 March -87 638 520 118 725 579 146 June 247 788 643 145 541 457 84 September -42 644 539 105 686 590 96 December 64 693 577 116 629 527 102 1999 March -96 643 530 113 739 593 146 June 222 788 650 138 566 471 95 September -47 655 546 109 702 598 104 December 78 716 589 127 638 533 105 2000 March -88 668 545 123 756 607 149 June 212 795 659 136 583 489 94 September -54 665 554 111 719 613 106 December 38 702 577 125 664 556 108 2001 March -112 652 536 116 764 608 156 June 188 777 643 134 589 494 95 September -119 626 521 105 745 633 112 December -4 668 544 124 672 565 107 2002 March -136 627 512 115 763 608 155 June 188 768 628 140 580 485 95 September -70 640 532 108 710 609 101 December 12 676 551 125 664 557 107 2003 March -167 617 502 115 784 626 158 June 193 769 633 136 576 481 95 September -55 646 540 106 701 601 100 December 40 691 563 128 651 547 104 2004 March -115 649 531 118 764 608 156 June 218 792 653 139 574 478 96 September -60 657 544 113 717 610 107 December 63 720 583 137 657 553 104 2005 March -136 660 537 123 796 630 166 June 225 817 667 150 592 494 98 September -35 689 568 121 724 617 107 December 42 730 588 142 688 579 109 2006 March -94 695 566 129 789 624 165 June 212 825 678 147 613 511 102 September -83 675 561 114 758 644 114 December 40 740 595 145 700 583 117 2007 March -127 694 565 129 821 646 175 June 191 824 678 146 633 523 110 September -101 679 559 120 780 664 116 December 23 739 597 142 716 595 121 2008 March -184 661 541 120 845 664 181 June 127 784 643 141 657 540 117 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.