Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Arizona 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 290 106,866 82,647 24,219 106,576 80,394 26,182 December 38,416 133,938 107,836 26,102 95,522 71,797 23,725 1993 March 1,053 113,268 82,593 30,675 112,215 92,925 19,290 June 16,676 123,265 98,441 24,824 106,589 84,892 21,697 September 5,213 112,566 89,588 22,978 107,353 84,601 22,752 December 66,337 153,315 124,218 29,097 86,978 69,207 17,771 1994 March -4,262 123,368 94,398 28,970 127,630 99,559 28,071 June 26,559 139,019 113,918 25,101 112,460 89,694 22,766 September 9,665 118,531 97,302 21,229 108,866 86,620 22,246 December 68,737 162,347 126,939 35,408 93,610 75,361 18,249 1995 March 3,838 148,873 110,238 38,635 145,035 103,448 41,587 June 18,887 146,395 115,336 31,059 127,508 99,913 27,595 September 2,069 124,629 99,936 24,693 122,560 98,879 23,681 December 75,057 177,412 142,736 34,676 102,355 84,347 18,008 1996 March -1,214 152,365 115,326 37,039 153,579 111,193 42,386 June 9,610 143,671 114,779 28,892 134,061 107,273 26,788 September 2,630 129,810 104,267 25,543 127,180 100,407 26,773 December 71,932 178,791 146,351 32,440 106,859 86,771 20,088 1997 March -12,334 149,528 118,158 31,370 161,862 124,371 37,491 June 15,708 151,316 118,837 32,479 135,608 104,215 31,393 September 10,272 137,412 113,788 23,624 127,140 100,730 26,410 December 79,522 186,138 151,356 34,782 106,616 86,627 19,989 1998 March -9,913 145,246 112,024 33,222 155,159 114,543 40,616 June 14,387 154,838 128,514 26,324 140,451 108,998 31,453 September -206 134,167 111,357 22,810 134,373 105,266 29,107 December 68,009 186,894 154,884 32,010 118,885 93,822 25,063 1999 March -21,588 150,814 119,638 31,176 172,402 124,217 48,185 June 23,292 163,007 129,156 33,851 139,715 110,910 28,805 September -6,112 138,249 112,744 25,505 144,361 113,400 30,961 December 71,362 192,837 155,563 37,274 121,475 97,378 24,097 2000 March -16,929 174,154 137,173 36,981 191,083 144,255 46,828 June 19,410 164,193 138,639 25,554 144,783 115,930 28,853 September -9,095 139,245 115,066 24,179 148,340 113,830 34,510 December 66,151 191,629 153,728 37,901 125,478 99,583 25,895 2001 March -42,707 159,299 125,084 34,215 202,006 144,622 57,384 June -19,935 146,330 120,397 25,933 166,265 131,840 34,425 September -23,323 131,375 103,680 27,695 154,698 123,278 31,420 December 31,895 175,601 137,663 37,938 143,706 115,999 27,707 2002 March -28,243 145,508 107,246 38,262 173,751 126,108 47,643 June 3,491 152,831 115,141 37,690 149,340 116,989 32,351 September -16,284 124,803 98,433 26,370 141,087 109,409 31,678 December 58,628 173,968 141,206 32,762 115,340 95,498 19,842 2003 March -25,344 144,059 111,584 32,475 169,403 125,599 43,804 June -8,752 134,015 111,317 22,698 142,767 112,255 30,512 September 8,145 134,052 101,424 32,628 125,907 97,345 28,562 December 72,875 180,645 144,064 36,581 107,770 87,214 20,556 2004 March -14,606 142,806 114,855 27,951 157,412 117,107 40,305 June 10,966 149,770 123,182 26,588 138,804 102,804 36,000 September 10,631 139,969 107,503 32,466 129,338 101,656 27,682 December 92,339 199,937 152,735 47,202 107,598 89,923 17,675 2005 March -3,030 169,985 124,498 45,487 173,015 129,952 43,063 June 28,341 172,708 132,364 40,344 144,367 114,084 30,283 September 32,523 158,228 124,476 33,752 125,705 101,351 24,354 December 74,022 194,041 152,230 41,811 120,019 96,934 23,085 2006 March 18,476 170,091 127,481 42,610 151,615 120,832 30,783 June 8,400 167,059 129,961 37,098 158,659 126,607 32,052 September 4,402 150,887 121,714 29,173 146,485 118,829 27,656 December 54,115 190,036 154,197 35,839 135,921 111,637 24,284 2007 March -22,948 157,211 117,810 39,401 180,159 141,550 38,609 June -12,045 151,363 119,497 31,866 163,408 128,034 35,374 September -16,466 136,631 110,757 25,874 153,097 123,257 29,840 December 40,836 185,152 143,998 41,154 144,316 120,496 23,820 2008 March -57,309 128,201 98,506 29,695 185,510 144,904 40,606 June -41,832 131,997 103,978 28,019 173,829 136,373 37,456 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.