Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not 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 -27 410 337 73 437 373 64 December 7 425 353 72 418 344 74 1993 March -68 404 324 80 472 383 89 June 205 544 443 101 339 278 61 September -2 432 358 74 434 373 61 December 28 448 377 71 420 348 72 1994 March -67 417 341 76 484 395 89 June 211 564 458 106 353 290 63 September 5 455 377 78 450 388 62 December 18 460 388 72 442 366 76 1995 March -55 440 359 81 495 408 87 June 190 564 461 103 374 310 64 September -21 450 376 74 471 401 70 December 12 465 389 76 453 375 78 1996 March -58 446 362 84 504 411 93 June 197 578 471 107 381 315 66 September -22 458 379 79 480 411 69 December 28 487 407 80 459 379 80 1997 March -46 463 376 87 509 417 92 June 198 586 481 105 388 322 66 September -20 471 395 76 491 418 73 December 27 499 418 81 472 389 83 1998 March -67 462 372 90 529 428 101 June 221 606 491 115 385 321 64 September -36 471 393 78 507 434 73 December 42 505 430 75 463 384 79 1999 March -69 468 381 87 537 440 97 June 206 611 501 110 405 336 69 September -35 482 402 80 517 441 76 December 44 520 438 82 476 395 81 2000 March -61 489 395 94 550 455 95 June 189 608 503 105 419 352 67 September -45 487 405 82 532 455 77 December 16 509 429 80 493 412 81 2001 March -81 475 387 88 556 453 103 June 164 592 486 106 428 359 69 September -105 447 372 75 552 471 81 December -31 472 395 77 503 424 79 2002 March -99 450 363 87 549 452 97 June 169 580 473 107 411 344 67 September -59 455 379 76 514 444 70 December -11 477 401 76 488 409 79 2003 March -123 435 349 86 558 462 96 June 174 577 474 103 403 336 67 September -46 454 380 74 500 432 68 December 7 480 404 76 473 395 78 2004 March -71 464 376 88 535 441 94 June 198 597 491 106 399 332 67 September -48 467 387 80 515 440 75 December 35 509 426 83 474 397 77 2005 March -92 468 378 90 560 459 101 June 210 617 503 114 407 340 67 September -29 491 407 84 520 447 73 December 19 515 431 84 496 418 78 2006 March -51 498 404 94 549 451 98 June 198 622 512 110 424 355 69 September -67 479 400 79 546 470 76 December 12 515 432 83 503 420 83 2007 March -78 492 399 93 570 471 99 June 183 619 512 107 436 362 74 September -80 479 397 82 559 482 77 December -7 509 430 79 516 432 84 2008 March -126 464 378 86 590 485 105 June 121 577 475 102 456 380 76 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.