Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted New Jersey 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 20,871 230,643 164,668 65,975 209,772 155,653 54,119 December -8,307 209,093 155,307 53,786 217,400 163,373 54,027 1993 March 6,890 213,031 161,471 51,560 206,141 166,095 40,046 June 24,604 227,666 171,315 56,351 203,062 160,846 42,216 September 15,553 219,101 172,828 46,273 203,548 155,882 47,666 December -1,646 218,808 166,055 52,753 220,454 161,202 59,252 1994 March -7,182 201,600 159,895 41,705 208,782 163,722 45,060 June 36,512 247,518 177,395 70,123 211,006 162,934 48,072 September 40,429 247,947 181,466 66,481 207,518 161,547 45,971 December -5,067 231,068 172,722 58,346 236,135 177,523 58,612 1995 March 11,869 222,863 171,800 51,063 210,994 166,650 44,344 June -7,086 229,772 169,481 60,291 236,858 181,741 55,117 September -14,587 233,070 182,888 50,182 247,657 168,062 79,595 December 33,723 252,685 170,315 82,370 218,962 174,056 44,906 1996 March 3,061 231,249 169,122 62,127 228,188 179,212 48,976 June 13,406 236,065 180,231 55,834 222,659 173,393 49,266 September 24,941 247,605 193,815 53,790 222,664 174,039 48,625 December 10,640 243,595 185,361 58,234 232,955 174,188 58,767 1997 March 24,141 248,813 197,047 51,766 224,672 169,693 54,979 June 8,338 243,305 178,234 65,071 234,967 185,723 49,244 September 31,535 242,969 192,346 50,623 211,434 166,749 44,685 December 11,407 264,423 198,951 65,472 253,016 177,934 75,082 1998 March 35,950 305,557 207,831 97,726 269,607 183,970 85,637 June 16,995 234,318 176,660 57,658 217,323 167,879 49,444 September 25,294 280,636 190,105 90,531 255,342 173,627 81,715 December 31,899 285,582 201,692 83,890 253,683 175,098 78,585 1999 March 37,953 320,521 205,659 114,862 282,568 190,705 91,863 June 15,661 262,534 192,758 69,776 246,873 187,601 59,272 September 17,666 287,760 208,742 79,018 270,094 189,263 80,831 December 6,661 266,462 200,234 66,228 259,801 185,905 73,896 2000 March 57,373 325,939 230,435 95,504 268,566 198,665 69,901 June -7,584 273,827 206,471 67,356 281,411 212,901 68,510 September -3,665 272,681 209,218 63,463 276,346 209,945 66,401 December 31,469 289,677 212,265 77,412 258,208 186,733 71,475 2001 March -987 264,567 206,466 58,101 265,554 205,614 59,940 June -8,494 267,178 202,205 64,973 275,672 216,790 58,882 September -40,249 253,300 181,272 72,028 293,549 225,070 68,479 December -24,519 232,427 199,305 33,122 256,946 206,830 50,116 2002 March 23,020 279,976 208,158 71,818 256,956 202,372 54,584 June -27,002 241,345 187,761 53,584 268,347 206,380 61,967 September -6,897 240,782 189,018 51,764 247,679 197,815 49,864 December -3,325 236,840 187,063 49,777 240,165 196,477 43,688 2003 March -7,934 246,598 185,770 60,828 254,532 199,221 55,311 June 4,616 233,306 182,926 50,380 228,690 187,925 40,765 September 10,548 236,543 184,152 52,391 225,995 181,834 44,161 December 5,277 227,658 176,461 51,197 222,381 186,850 35,531 2004 March -7,523 218,367 175,299 43,068 225,890 175,548 50,342 June 12,379 240,606 189,028 51,578 228,227 180,009 48,218 September 5,852 244,957 185,208 59,749 239,105 187,522 51,583 December 15,050 232,983 184,985 47,998 217,933 184,111 33,822 2005 March -14,275 215,573 171,699 43,874 229,848 184,490 45,358 June 30,286 250,045 197,685 52,360 219,759 175,832 43,927 September 5,567 231,226 178,611 52,615 225,659 189,620 36,039 December -3,522 224,187 180,485 43,702 227,709 186,695 41,014 2006 March 20,244 222,283 181,701 40,582 202,039 168,120 33,919 June 7,548 236,534 187,516 49,018 228,986 180,214 48,772 September -11,421 218,582 172,094 46,488 230,003 189,519 40,484 December 4,641 226,077 179,488 46,589 221,436 182,057 39,379 2007 March -15,477 203,113 167,910 35,203 218,590 179,071 39,519 June 25,526 242,733 194,327 48,406 217,207 175,621 41,586 September -18,611 216,092 164,992 51,100 234,703 193,235 41,468 December 9,315 227,637 183,638 43,999 218,322 181,183 37,139 2008 March -10,805 202,756 167,330 35,426 213,561 179,238 34,323 June 5,622 230,667 181,661 49,006 225,045 188,809 36,236 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.