Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 4 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 28 349 280 69 321 262 59 December 10 342 272 70 332 270 62 1993 March 15 344 275 69 329 267 62 June 45 360 290 70 315 254 61 September 50 366 295 71 316 261 55 December 30 357 290 67 327 267 60 1994 March 17 351 287 64 334 273 61 June 48 376 303 73 328 265 63 September 59 385 312 73 326 270 56 December 23 369 300 69 346 282 64 1995 March 36 377 309 68 341 282 59 June 24 372 301 71 348 286 62 September 36 383 314 69 347 283 64 December 15 375 303 72 360 294 66 1996 March 26 379 307 72 353 288 65 June 25 381 307 74 356 292 64 September 31 387 311 76 356 292 64 December 32 393 316 77 361 295 66 1997 March 40 396 323 73 356 291 65 June 23 387 315 72 364 298 66 September 36 401 328 73 365 296 69 December 33 404 326 78 371 300 71 1998 March 27 396 318 78 369 297 72 June 40 402 321 81 362 298 64 September 25 401 327 74 376 307 69 December 36 405 333 72 369 301 68 1999 March 28 409 332 77 381 310 71 June 23 409 332 77 386 317 69 September 30 417 337 80 387 315 72 December 48 424 347 77 376 307 69 2000 March 39 426 345 81 387 319 68 June 11 410 336 74 399 332 67 September 17 415 338 77 398 325 73 December 16 410 334 76 394 324 70 2001 March 9 405 331 74 396 324 72 June -14 392 319 73 406 337 69 September -36 379 305 74 415 339 76 December -20 379 306 73 399 332 67 2002 March -4 381 306 75 385 317 68 June -2 383 309 74 385 318 67 September 2 380 309 71 378 313 65 December -5 378 306 72 383 316 67 2003 March -24 367 293 74 391 323 68 June 5 381 309 72 376 308 68 September 14 379 309 70 365 302 63 December 18 384 311 73 366 301 65 2004 March 19 392 318 74 373 306 67 June 25 394 321 73 369 301 68 September 16 395 318 77 379 308 71 December 40 410 330 80 370 304 66 2005 March 8 396 319 77 388 317 71 June 27 405 327 78 378 309 69 September 30 411 331 80 381 312 69 December 24 411 331 80 387 320 67 2006 March 45 422 344 78 377 310 67 June 15 410 334 76 395 326 69 September -1 399 325 74 400 330 70 December 23 413 336 77 390 321 69 2007 March 22 414 337 77 392 324 68 June 3 404 331 73 401 329 72 September -12 396 320 76 408 337 71 December 5 405 331 74 400 329 71 2008 March -14 393 319 74 407 335 72 June -44 376 305 71 420 345 75 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.