Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Louisiana 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 1992 September 6,390 110,636 82,118 28,518 104,246 82,250 21,996 December 10,004 104,506 88,137 16,369 94,502 80,693 13,809 1993 March -1,858 103,047 78,158 24,889 104,905 82,561 22,344 June 17,800 111,614 87,696 23,918 93,814 72,525 21,289 September 14,557 110,653 90,198 20,455 96,096 77,340 18,756 December 11,790 105,933 87,834 18,099 94,143 78,322 15,821 1994 March 11,803 115,190 90,360 24,830 103,387 81,151 22,236 June 7,156 111,768 89,444 22,324 104,612 83,416 21,196 September 30,748 123,425 100,467 22,958 92,677 75,869 16,808 December 7,773 109,970 89,528 20,442 102,197 82,279 19,918 1995 March 2,223 112,530 88,400 24,130 110,307 90,318 19,989 June 9,450 117,379 97,190 20,189 107,929 86,754 21,175 September 24,438 117,602 101,027 16,575 93,164 78,226 14,938 December -6,135 101,480 84,278 17,202 107,615 89,958 17,657 1996 March 3,908 107,608 87,043 20,565 103,700 85,297 18,403 June 17,974 114,623 93,482 21,141 96,649 80,708 15,941 September 17,165 117,651 96,430 21,221 100,486 81,912 18,574 December 1,482 108,083 89,414 18,669 106,601 90,107 16,494 1997 March 1,011 111,095 90,990 20,105 110,084 91,473 18,611 June 16,059 113,854 95,822 18,032 97,795 83,240 14,555 September 19,215 121,177 101,817 19,360 101,962 84,441 17,521 December 13,144 119,383 95,539 23,844 106,239 87,777 18,462 1998 March -3,489 109,359 91,291 18,068 112,848 92,836 20,012 June 18,101 128,502 103,162 25,340 110,401 89,652 20,749 September 3,319 120,257 96,768 23,489 116,938 97,460 19,478 December -2,657 113,080 92,534 20,546 115,737 95,026 20,711 1999 March -3,065 117,545 94,147 23,398 120,610 98,537 22,073 June -2,901 120,750 97,267 23,483 123,651 99,757 23,894 September 9,933 130,506 103,831 26,675 120,573 97,380 23,193 December 6,742 128,968 104,898 24,070 122,226 98,962 23,264 2000 March 7,657 127,806 102,372 25,434 120,149 98,042 22,107 June 5,592 128,611 103,949 24,662 123,019 96,855 26,164 September -75 117,266 96,013 21,253 117,341 93,731 23,610 December -399 121,579 95,620 25,959 121,978 96,923 25,055 2001 March 3,676 126,940 105,342 21,598 123,264 94,699 28,565 June -2,022 121,401 96,859 24,542 123,423 99,555 23,868 September -7,360 111,209 88,830 22,379 118,569 95,767 22,802 December -17,395 106,696 85,208 21,488 124,091 102,446 21,645 2002 March -5,739 111,946 88,304 23,642 117,685 94,602 23,083 June -1,696 110,003 88,377 21,626 111,699 89,528 22,171 September -1,443 106,926 84,883 22,043 108,369 89,104 19,265 December -5,313 104,050 80,353 23,697 109,363 87,681 21,682 2003 March 7,735 110,567 92,738 17,829 102,832 83,880 18,952 June -760 109,393 88,416 20,977 110,153 90,878 19,275 September 3,691 112,958 92,031 20,927 109,267 92,084 17,183 December 3,593 106,639 86,867 19,772 103,046 85,364 17,682 2004 March 8,338 113,940 95,248 18,692 105,602 88,503 17,099 June -3,955 102,995 84,223 18,772 106,950 89,418 17,532 September -5,645 103,416 82,950 20,466 109,061 89,894 19,167 December 11,063 114,554 92,943 21,611 103,491 85,646 17,845 2005 March 5,042 107,377 89,076 18,301 102,335 87,136 15,199 June 15,765 116,672 96,686 19,986 100,907 83,540 17,367 September -117,003 110,611 91,192 19,419 227,614 129,262 98,352 December 9,869 181,052 117,370 63,682 171,183 134,184 36,999 2006 March 41,967 154,216 123,710 30,506 112,249 96,437 15,812 June 14,571 126,056 102,104 23,952 111,485 95,779 15,706 September 14,306 120,828 99,074 21,754 106,522 88,303 18,219 December 15,527 119,942 97,056 22,886 104,415 87,258 17,157 2007 March 21,498 123,234 101,966 21,268 101,736 84,019 17,717 June -2,762 110,800 90,187 20,613 113,562 95,925 17,637 September 5,044 110,654 86,977 23,677 105,610 88,827 16,783 December 11,050 114,318 90,581 23,737 103,268 85,510 17,758 2008 March 2,284 106,497 87,990 18,507 104,213 86,493 17,720 June -3,590 107,359 87,930 19,429 110,949 93,119 17,830 September -15,502 104,067 83,451 20,616 119,569 99,028 20,541 December 16,354 121,563 101,467 20,096 105,209 85,381 19,828 2009 March -22,661 95,463 77,417 18,046 118,124 99,235 18,889 June -30,940 92,608 75,005 17,603 123,548 104,285 19,263 September -11,729 99,060 79,033 20,027 110,789 91,313 19,476 December -2,766 100,368 80,519 19,849 103,134 85,503 17,631 2010 March -3,031 96,182 77,825 18,357 99,213 82,456 16,757 June 7,306 105,395 86,069 19,326 98,089 80,491 17,598 September 6,052 103,912 84,162 19,750 97,860 78,932 18,928 December 3,381 104,538 84,686 19,852 101,157 83,207 17,950 2011 March 9,178 101,107 84,065 17,042 91,929 76,734 15,195 June -7,367 96,036 78,812 17,224 103,403 85,165 18,238 September 16,664 105,596 85,830 19,766 88,932 73,744 15,188 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.