Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Massachusetts 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 26,076 176,689 134,545 42,144 150,613 119,130 31,483 December 13,490 168,001 130,740 37,261 154,511 126,882 27,629 1993 March 13,589 175,834 138,636 37,198 162,245 133,959 28,286 June 2,456 165,940 132,297 33,643 163,484 132,805 30,679 September 34,180 185,853 144,953 40,900 151,673 124,809 26,864 December 17,143 175,590 134,439 41,151 158,447 128,424 30,023 1994 March 10,844 165,328 131,691 33,637 154,484 126,628 27,856 June 9,296 168,254 135,267 32,987 158,958 129,974 28,984 September 33,510 187,618 149,097 38,521 154,108 126,354 27,754 December 16,842 187,946 148,764 39,182 171,104 142,406 28,698 1995 March 22,062 192,868 151,516 41,352 170,806 140,227 30,579 June 683 175,728 137,580 38,148 175,045 140,835 34,210 September 23,054 186,342 153,224 33,118 163,288 132,924 30,364 December 11,795 187,228 150,126 37,102 175,433 140,041 35,392 1996 March 7,307 186,915 147,045 39,870 179,608 140,650 38,958 June 13,130 190,243 147,472 42,771 177,113 140,203 36,910 September 29,282 199,772 152,929 46,843 170,490 135,963 34,527 December 10,551 190,939 151,169 39,770 180,388 145,404 34,984 1997 March 35,465 198,152 159,513 38,639 162,687 131,716 30,971 June -6,352 180,479 143,574 36,905 186,831 150,859 35,972 September 9,890 201,323 157,175 44,148 191,433 147,572 43,861 December 39,683 210,957 164,930 46,027 171,274 135,749 35,525 1998 March 9,332 195,409 153,055 42,354 186,077 147,315 38,762 June 14,436 203,082 142,368 60,714 188,646 146,889 41,757 September 19,020 191,529 151,224 40,305 172,509 139,620 32,889 December 7,133 185,256 154,510 30,746 178,123 143,801 34,322 1999 March 14,843 203,752 161,248 42,504 188,909 148,642 40,267 June 11,175 200,115 150,545 49,570 188,940 142,458 46,482 September 14,223 189,665 154,288 35,377 175,442 140,442 35,000 December 31,198 198,115 162,182 35,933 166,917 133,680 33,237 2000 March 21,116 214,311 176,849 37,462 193,195 156,683 36,512 June 4,869 194,996 158,328 36,668 190,127 150,934 39,193 September 28,013 212,918 166,196 46,722 184,905 147,716 37,189 December 27,975 209,974 169,645 40,329 181,999 148,030 33,969 2001 March 946 207,438 170,000 37,438 206,492 164,944 41,548 June -33,018 181,324 147,417 33,907 214,342 175,269 39,073 September -40,174 167,352 130,543 36,809 207,526 169,478 38,048 December -25,840 170,382 136,286 34,096 196,222 162,430 33,792 2002 March 2,775 192,902 150,933 41,969 190,127 153,511 36,616 June -14,520 175,064 137,910 37,154 189,584 152,530 37,054 September -16,955 160,626 128,447 32,179 177,581 145,420 32,161 December -9,486 173,998 140,415 33,583 183,484 144,049 39,435 2003 March -20,186 172,856 134,180 38,676 193,042 154,907 38,135 June -12,397 165,438 133,757 31,681 177,835 143,331 34,504 September -3,729 164,288 129,773 34,515 168,017 137,045 30,972 December -6,453 160,794 129,983 30,811 167,247 135,219 32,028 2004 March 10,429 172,611 140,409 32,202 162,182 129,909 32,273 June 3,944 169,387 138,240 31,147 165,443 134,296 31,147 September -644 174,653 141,039 33,614 175,297 139,417 35,880 December -497 168,657 133,218 35,439 169,154 136,890 32,264 2005 March -4,545 164,700 130,266 34,434 169,245 139,238 30,007 June 16,677 178,614 144,298 34,316 161,937 128,827 33,110 September 3,143 169,934 140,709 29,225 166,791 135,350 31,441 December 2,493 169,252 135,306 33,946 166,759 133,964 32,795 2006 March 4,665 163,279 134,238 29,041 158,614 129,035 29,579 June 15,196 178,883 142,970 35,913 163,687 130,108 33,579 September 1,111 168,971 139,030 29,941 167,860 138,085 29,775 December 8,023 167,525 138,446 29,079 159,502 128,876 30,626 2007 March 3,691 162,620 131,317 31,303 158,929 130,462 28,467 June 21,841 176,854 146,008 30,846 155,013 127,604 27,409 September -7,474 167,602 133,339 34,263 175,076 142,349 32,727 December -1,744 164,498 134,870 29,628 166,242 133,155 33,087 2008 March 10,736 165,040 132,792 32,248 154,304 127,055 27,249 June 6,168 169,018 138,795 30,223 162,850 135,070 27,780 September -18,876 154,502 126,557 27,945 173,378 143,749 29,629 December -42,792 148,809 119,979 28,830 191,601 158,166 33,435 2009 March -56,947 125,258 101,275 23,983 182,205 153,243 28,962 June -19,894 149,968 121,192 28,776 169,862 141,939 27,923 September -11,284 147,129 119,798 27,331 158,413 130,793 27,620 December -12,970 146,819 119,245 27,574 159,789 131,117 28,672 2010 March 10,984 159,986 125,886 34,100 149,002 120,751 28,251 June 21,489 158,135 129,554 28,581 136,646 114,990 21,656 September 3,315 156,158 129,173 26,985 152,843 124,257 28,586 December 8,163 157,256 128,112 29,144 149,093 119,491 29,602 2011 March -290 140,586 116,082 24,504 140,876 114,731 26,145 June 17,022 159,052 130,158 28,894 142,030 116,517 25,513 September 21,108 167,845 133,916 33,929 146,737 118,626 28,111 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.