Table 1.  Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March

Other services (except Public Admin)         

(In thousands)

                                         Gross job gains                       Gross job losses
Year ended    Net change(1)  Total     Expanding     Opening        Total    Contracting    Closing
                                   establishments  establishments          establishments  establishments

March 1994          79         506         323          183            427        271          156
March 1995         113         530         339          191            417        261          156
March 1996          82         534         341          193            452        281          171
March 1997          67         542         342          200            475        310          165
March 1998          53         553         349          204            500        296          204
March 1999          73         567         365          202            494        297          197
March 2000          89         577         382          195            488        299          189
March 2001          43         539         362          177            496        311          185
March 2002           6         516         333          183            510        330          180
March 2003          -3         501         314          187            504        325          179
March 2004          -2         493         313          180            495        317          178
March 2005           5         494         316          178            489        310          179
March 2006          24         507         326          181            483        308          175
March 2007          50         513         339          174            463        291          172
March 2008          23         494         328          166            471        299          172
March 2009        -121         422         266          156            543        363          180
March 2010         -81         400         253          147            481        324          157
March 2011          31         440         295          145            409        260          149

(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.