Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted North Carolina 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 24,745 188,055 152,907 35,148 163,310 138,811 24,499 December 13,758 181,577 146,948 34,629 167,819 141,866 25,953 1993 March 10,201 173,746 138,531 35,215 163,545 138,065 25,480 June 48,936 195,551 162,354 33,197 146,615 125,827 20,788 September 30,037 193,757 160,960 32,797 163,720 137,305 26,415 December 20,680 192,164 159,280 32,884 171,484 142,655 28,829 1994 March 15,571 185,397 156,358 29,039 169,826 145,031 24,795 June 42,574 200,619 163,639 36,980 158,045 133,740 24,305 September 35,859 206,955 171,902 35,053 171,096 144,335 26,761 December 15,484 191,013 158,372 32,641 175,529 149,103 26,426 1995 March 19,917 195,183 161,786 33,397 175,266 150,844 24,422 June 12,971 200,981 165,405 35,576 188,010 164,110 23,900 September 32,357 215,994 173,797 42,197 183,637 155,369 28,268 December 19,066 209,501 170,282 39,219 190,435 162,162 28,273 1996 March 14,022 209,171 172,902 36,269 195,149 163,043 32,106 June 19,680 215,848 172,926 42,922 196,168 170,421 25,747 September 19,680 221,747 179,315 42,432 202,067 171,012 31,055 December 33,354 223,444 182,621 40,823 190,090 160,190 29,900 1997 March 27,650 233,355 183,288 50,067 205,705 172,777 32,928 June 18,679 218,919 175,705 43,214 200,240 169,705 30,535 September 37,414 237,619 192,212 45,407 200,205 167,343 32,862 December 6,311 228,246 190,512 37,734 221,935 174,436 47,499 1998 March -1,125 234,716 192,312 42,404 235,841 183,277 52,564 June 28,048 256,664 189,064 67,600 228,616 194,725 33,891 September 30,095 249,174 194,717 54,457 219,079 178,150 40,929 December 24,687 259,254 191,974 67,280 234,567 173,533 61,034 1999 March 16,824 243,470 188,936 54,534 226,646 182,077 44,569 June 6,226 223,085 177,692 45,393 216,859 175,284 41,575 September 15,104 239,279 184,508 54,771 224,175 178,965 45,210 December 33,025 239,960 189,522 50,438 206,935 169,166 37,769 2000 March 17,300 244,238 196,452 47,786 226,938 180,663 46,275 June 9,777 231,607 182,025 49,582 221,830 180,710 41,120 September -10,897 218,071 175,722 42,349 228,968 184,639 44,329 December -9,507 229,811 183,280 46,531 239,318 193,137 46,181 2001 March -3,752 247,720 196,466 51,254 251,472 201,908 49,564 June -40,753 225,969 174,266 51,703 266,722 215,507 51,215 September -51,077 203,625 162,646 40,979 254,702 206,719 47,983 December -48,318 203,746 159,813 43,933 252,064 205,675 46,389 2002 March 4,240 230,835 183,991 46,844 226,595 182,296 44,299 June 23,536 246,746 170,162 76,584 223,210 183,147 40,063 September -9,132 222,833 179,407 43,426 231,965 182,324 49,641 December -20,131 208,577 166,253 42,324 228,708 182,023 46,685 2003 March -12,337 218,760 169,130 49,630 231,097 185,042 46,055 June -6,867 212,284 168,402 43,882 219,151 177,856 41,295 September -4,357 209,103 167,317 41,786 213,460 174,378 39,082 December 10,754 214,378 171,886 42,492 203,624 164,201 39,423 2004 March 20,846 225,859 181,944 43,915 205,013 164,052 40,961 June 23,825 226,323 183,617 42,706 202,498 159,448 43,050 September 1,975 217,464 175,202 42,262 215,489 168,690 46,799 December 22,676 223,602 176,613 46,989 200,926 161,267 39,659 2005 March 23,956 230,183 183,865 46,318 206,227 166,312 39,915 June 5,060 221,194 175,309 45,885 216,134 166,818 49,316 September 28,679 234,839 186,428 48,411 206,160 170,952 35,208 December 6,559 223,480 179,824 43,656 216,921 175,009 41,912 2006 March 37,185 235,037 185,014 50,023 197,852 163,119 34,733 June 16,166 230,401 178,924 51,477 214,235 174,228 40,007 September 6,170 230,343 184,521 45,822 224,173 178,301 45,872 December 56,250 266,437 189,922 76,515 210,187 172,336 37,851 2007 March 40,566 248,140 192,075 56,065 207,574 169,193 38,381 June 1,189 231,377 183,748 47,629 230,188 184,159 46,029 September 1,822 225,607 176,855 48,752 223,785 181,419 42,366 December 14,563 232,324 185,409 46,915 217,761 176,445 41,316 2008 March -3,676 226,833 173,424 53,409 230,509 188,302 42,207 June -40,834 208,780 165,249 43,531 249,614 192,992 56,622 September -24,619 213,899 161,422 52,477 238,518 191,921 46,597 December -71,398 195,073 153,508 41,565 266,471 219,488 46,983 2009 March -89,249 177,439 134,646 42,793 266,688 224,043 42,645 June -58,176 188,123 147,331 40,792 246,299 192,850 53,449 September -21,535 191,478 150,210 41,268 213,013 170,132 42,881 December -17,269 196,095 151,994 44,101 213,364 171,710 41,654 2010 March -8,053 186,390 149,846 36,544 194,443 158,504 35,939 June 10,858 203,334 165,400 37,934 192,476 148,363 44,113 September 10,070 202,561 156,557 46,004 192,491 150,804 41,687 December 15,579 208,892 161,154 47,738 193,313 154,221 39,092 2011 March 21,259 201,177 161,796 39,381 179,918 144,217 35,701 June 14,936 201,804 164,000 37,804 186,868 151,908 34,960 September 8,756 197,920 157,948 39,972 189,164 152,003 37,161 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.