Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 3 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 28 443 361 82 415 345 70 December 16 437 356 81 421 348 73 1993 March 18 439 359 80 421 348 73 June 54 460 378 82 406 335 71 September 57 467 383 84 410 344 66 December 36 459 380 79 423 352 71 1994 March 22 454 378 76 432 359 73 June 53 477 391 86 424 350 74 September 63 490 403 87 427 359 68 December 26 472 392 80 446 370 76 1995 March 36 478 397 81 442 371 71 June 29 477 393 84 448 373 75 September 41 487 403 84 446 370 76 December 22 478 393 85 456 379 77 1996 March 35 485 401 84 450 374 76 June 33 490 402 88 457 380 77 September 41 496 406 90 455 380 75 December 37 500 410 90 463 384 79 1997 March 49 504 417 87 455 379 76 June 31 497 411 86 466 388 78 September 43 509 423 86 466 386 80 December 37 513 422 91 476 393 83 1998 March 31 503 413 90 472 389 83 June 52 513 419 94 461 387 74 September 26 507 420 87 481 401 80 December 52 518 434 84 466 388 78 1999 March 30 510 423 87 480 400 80 June 33 518 428 90 485 405 80 September 31 521 431 90 490 407 83 December 53 533 442 91 480 400 80 2000 March 40 532 438 94 492 414 78 June 11 515 429 86 504 425 79 September 22 526 433 93 504 420 84 December 23 521 432 89 498 417 81 2001 March 21 517 428 89 496 412 84 June -12 501 415 86 513 432 81 September -40 484 399 85 524 435 89 December -24 484 398 86 508 429 79 2002 March -2 489 402 87 491 412 79 June -2 491 404 87 493 415 78 September 6 492 406 86 486 410 76 December -2 490 405 85 492 413 79 2003 March -24 475 388 87 499 420 79 June 5 489 405 84 484 405 79 September 17 490 406 84 473 399 74 December 15 492 407 85 477 400 77 2004 March 28 506 417 89 478 401 77 June 26 505 419 86 479 400 79 September 16 504 414 90 488 406 82 December 43 522 429 93 479 402 77 2005 March 10 511 420 91 501 418 83 June 34 522 429 93 488 410 78 September 39 531 436 95 492 412 80 December 27 528 434 94 501 423 78 2006 March 53 544 449 95 491 411 80 June 18 526 437 89 508 428 80 September 0 517 428 89 517 434 83 December 21 528 435 93 507 425 82 2007 March 27 536 443 93 509 428 81 June 1 524 437 87 523 436 87 September -12 517 425 92 529 445 84 December 0 521 433 88 521 437 84 2008 March -23 505 419 86 528 442 86 June -56 490 406 84 546 457 89 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.