Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 2 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 -35 568 471 97 603 517 86 December 34 597 489 108 563 471 92 1993 March -88 564 458 106 652 525 127 June 225 707 581 126 482 402 80 September -2 594 494 100 596 516 80 December 55 621 517 104 566 476 90 1994 March -90 579 478 101 669 541 128 June 238 737 605 132 499 416 83 September 1 619 517 102 618 535 83 December 47 639 531 108 592 497 95 1995 March -78 604 499 105 682 554 128 June 209 734 604 130 525 443 82 September -34 613 515 98 647 556 91 December 41 650 537 113 609 511 98 1996 March -84 612 503 109 696 560 136 June 216 749 615 134 533 446 87 September -29 627 523 104 656 566 90 December 60 673 555 118 613 514 99 1997 March -70 634 521 113 704 568 136 June 220 765 632 133 545 457 88 September -23 643 539 104 666 572 94 December 49 682 563 119 633 525 108 1998 March -87 638 520 118 725 579 146 June 247 788 643 145 541 457 84 September -42 644 539 105 686 590 96 December 64 693 577 116 629 527 102 1999 March -96 643 530 113 739 593 146 June 222 788 650 138 566 471 95 September -47 655 546 109 702 598 104 December 78 716 589 127 638 533 105 2000 March -88 668 545 123 756 607 149 June 212 795 659 136 583 489 94 September -54 665 554 111 719 613 106 December 38 702 577 125 664 556 108 2001 March -112 652 536 116 764 608 156 June 188 777 643 134 589 494 95 September -119 626 521 105 745 633 112 December -4 668 544 124 672 565 107 2002 March -136 627 512 115 763 608 155 June 188 768 628 140 580 485 95 September -70 640 532 108 710 609 101 December 12 676 551 125 664 557 107 2003 March -167 617 502 115 784 626 158 June 193 769 633 136 576 481 95 September -55 646 540 106 701 601 100 December 40 691 563 128 651 547 104 2004 March -115 649 531 118 764 608 156 June 218 792 653 139 574 478 96 September -60 657 544 113 717 610 107 December 63 720 583 137 657 553 104 2005 March -136 660 537 123 796 630 166 June 225 817 667 150 592 494 98 September -35 689 568 121 724 617 107 December 42 730 588 142 688 579 109 2006 March -94 695 566 129 789 624 165 June 212 825 678 147 613 511 102 September -83 675 561 114 758 644 114 December 40 740 595 145 700 583 117 2007 March -127 694 565 129 821 646 175 June 191 824 678 146 633 523 110 September -101 679 559 120 780 664 116 December 23 739 597 142 716 595 121 2008 March -188 665 543 122 853 668 185 June 126 789 645 144 663 544 119 September -152 637 525 112 789 665 124 December -123 652 517 135 775 636 139 2009 March -355 559 446 113 914 709 205 June 66 718 574 144 652 532 120 September -174 588 481 107 762 631 131 December -26 661 518 143 687 561 126 2010 March -214 594 478 116 808 623 185 June 201 771 625 146 570 467 103 September -79 628 515 113 707 593 114 December 39 691 549 142 652 534 118 2011 March -136 625 510 115 761 594 167 June 205 774 632 142 569 462 107 September -40 653 541 112 693 585 108 December 33 687 553 134 654 538 116 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.