Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted District of Columbia Total private Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change (1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 2000 March 5,759 34,285 25,983 8,302 28,526 24,270 4,256 June 7,348 34,145 27,104 7,041 26,797 20,227 6,570 September 3,547 35,310 27,056 8,254 31,763 21,840 9,923 December 7,498 35,347 29,666 5,681 27,849 20,649 7,200 2001 March -9,234 32,552 25,225 7,327 41,786 35,483 6,303 June -2,334 27,761 22,586 5,175 30,095 23,984 6,111 September -708 30,013 23,089 6,924 30,721 23,230 7,491 December 860 31,308 25,386 5,922 30,448 23,534 6,914 2002 March 479 30,286 23,503 6,783 29,807 23,076 6,731 June 1,679 28,212 21,703 6,509 26,533 21,294 5,239 September 2,222 26,527 21,756 4,771 24,305 19,027 5,278 December 1,359 26,241 20,344 5,897 24,882 20,118 4,764 2003 March -1,222 27,357 20,519 6,838 28,579 22,655 5,924 June -1,425 26,453 21,434 5,019 27,878 21,993 5,885 September 2,950 26,714 20,951 5,763 23,764 19,658 4,106 December 2,149 25,601 21,356 4,245 23,452 18,656 4,796 2004 March 4,976 30,147 23,604 6,543 25,171 20,330 4,841 June 2,889 28,551 23,788 4,763 25,662 20,118 5,544 September -152 25,790 21,076 4,714 25,942 21,024 4,918 December 16 25,894 21,864 4,030 25,878 21,262 4,616 2005 March 1,764 27,766 23,049 4,717 26,002 21,312 4,690 June 4,304 29,107 24,615 4,492 24,803 19,432 5,371 September 127 26,944 21,735 5,209 26,817 21,647 5,170 December -99 25,005 20,727 4,278 25,104 21,589 3,515 2006 March 2,584 26,419 21,336 5,083 23,835 19,924 3,911 June 3,286 29,890 24,438 5,452 26,604 21,023 5,581 September 1,585 26,724 20,991 5,733 25,139 20,495 4,644 December -572 25,397 21,313 4,084 25,969 20,436 5,533 2007 March 5,794 29,741 23,291 6,450 23,947 19,070 4,877 June 1,879 28,421 22,953 5,468 26,542 20,917 5,625 September -868 26,991 23,007 3,984 27,859 21,343 6,516 December 453 26,500 21,002 5,498 26,047 21,030 5,017 2008 March 2,217 28,812 23,281 5,531 26,595 21,793 4,802 June 1,138 28,496 23,489 5,007 27,358 22,765 4,593 September 2,846 28,700 23,572 5,128 25,854 21,068 4,786 December -6,286 24,898 19,960 4,938 31,184 25,053 6,131 2009 March -905 26,706 21,459 5,247 27,611 21,724 5,887 June -2,096 25,585 20,881 4,704 27,681 22,557 5,124 September -3,452 23,013 18,377 4,636 26,465 22,701 3,764 December 2,581 26,592 21,375 5,217 24,011 20,011 4,000 2010 March 3,366 24,433 19,619 4,814 21,067 17,328 3,739 June 3,820 27,301 22,719 4,582 23,481 18,774 4,707 September -5,152 25,101 20,068 5,033 30,253 22,874 7,379 December 2,482 27,326 21,056 6,270 24,844 19,683 5,161 2011 March 11,366 32,551 26,950 5,601 21,185 17,516 3,669 June 2,516 28,237 22,599 5,638 25,721 20,554 5,167 September 1,155 25,787 20,533 5,254 24,632 19,208 5,424 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.