Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Total private (In thousands) 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 626 7,353 5,712 1,641 6,727 5,307 1,420 December 88 6,957 5,432 1,525 6,869 5,496 1,373 1993 March 325 7,164 5,432 1,732 6,839 5,360 1,479 June 746 7,258 5,767 1,491 6,512 5,141 1,371 September 991 7,567 5,954 1,613 6,576 5,267 1,309 December 570 7,345 5,801 1,544 6,775 5,419 1,356 1994 March 591 7,428 5,830 1,598 6,837 5,400 1,437 June 908 7,686 6,021 1,665 6,778 5,304 1,474 September 1,307 8,023 6,304 1,719 6,716 5,427 1,289 December 424 7,502 5,955 1,547 7,078 5,650 1,428 1995 March 798 7,840 6,159 1,681 7,042 5,652 1,390 June 362 7,647 5,988 1,659 7,285 5,830 1,455 September 881 8,010 6,368 1,642 7,129 5,641 1,488 December 337 7,793 6,117 1,676 7,456 5,937 1,519 1996 March 497 7,987 6,213 1,774 7,490 5,965 1,525 June 633 8,026 6,262 1,764 7,393 5,890 1,503 September 739 8,205 6,400 1,805 7,466 5,941 1,525 December 777 8,167 6,372 1,795 7,390 5,883 1,507 1997 March 822 8,270 6,444 1,826 7,448 5,888 1,560 June 585 8,031 6,311 1,720 7,446 5,920 1,526 September 929 8,543 6,747 1,796 7,614 5,926 1,688 December 665 8,578 6,675 1,903 7,913 6,036 1,877 1998 March 747 8,707 6,637 2,070 7,960 6,078 1,882 June 619 8,606 6,532 2,074 7,987 6,211 1,776 September 773 8,537 6,635 1,902 7,764 6,092 1,672 December 723 8,435 6,711 1,724 7,712 6,038 1,674 1999 March 383 8,635 6,657 1,978 8,252 6,395 1,857 June 647 8,514 6,641 1,873 7,867 6,198 1,669 September 616 8,599 6,763 1,836 7,983 6,251 1,732 December 963 8,707 6,928 1,779 7,744 6,085 1,659 2000 March 827 8,849 6,960 1,889 8,022 6,342 1,680 June 503 8,479 6,794 1,685 7,976 6,373 1,603 September 324 8,525 6,756 1,769 8,201 6,479 1,722 December 251 8,351 6,673 1,678 8,100 6,444 1,656 2001 March -119 8,491 6,728 1,763 8,610 6,717 1,893 June -780 7,991 6,302 1,689 8,771 7,036 1,735 September -1,148 7,630 5,945 1,685 8,778 6,990 1,788 December -1,009 7,547 5,912 1,635 8,556 6,870 1,686 2002 March -10 8,071 6,298 1,773 8,081 6,434 1,647 June -30 7,868 6,145 1,723 7,898 6,274 1,624 September -151 7,630 6,039 1,591 7,781 6,248 1,533 December -241 7,483 5,938 1,545 7,724 6,185 1,539 2003 March -393 7,467 5,928 1,539 7,860 6,307 1,553 June -90 7,398 5,929 1,469 7,488 6,030 1,458 September 204 7,392 5,923 1,469 7,188 5,828 1,360 December 297 7,521 6,005 1,516 7,224 5,800 1,424 2004 March 470 7,715 6,204 1,511 7,245 5,795 1,450 June 644 7,754 6,235 1,519 7,110 5,639 1,471 September 206 7,633 6,060 1,573 7,427 5,888 1,539 December 757 7,844 6,243 1,601 7,087 5,663 1,424 2005 March 384 7,620 6,131 1,489 7,236 5,801 1,435 June 593 7,774 6,231 1,543 7,181 5,776 1,405 September 677 7,965 6,387 1,578 7,288 5,844 1,444 December 494 7,807 6,252 1,555 7,313 5,948 1,365 2006 March 874 7,797 6,354 1,443 6,923 5,636 1,287 June 371 7,758 6,246 1,512 7,387 6,015 1,372 September 52 7,499 6,061 1,438 7,447 6,097 1,350 December 455 7,740 6,223 1,517 7,285 5,941 1,344 2007 March 555 7,723 6,303 1,420 7,168 5,871 1,297 June 155 7,630 6,222 1,408 7,475 6,073 1,402 September -240 7,333 5,858 1,475 7,573 6,219 1,354 December 274 7,642 6,178 1,464 7,368 6,016 1,352 2008 March -215 7,234 5,831 1,403 7,449 6,086 1,363 June -574 7,255 5,851 1,404 7,829 6,351 1,478 September -955 6,893 5,526 1,367 7,848 6,467 1,381 December -1,819 6,698 5,342 1,356 8,517 7,030 1,487 2009 March -2,696 5,830 4,651 1,179 8,526 7,109 1,417 June -1,653 6,395 5,091 1,304 8,048 6,661 1,387 September -893 6,345 5,127 1,218 7,238 5,881 1,357 December -238 6,634 5,306 1,328 6,872 5,586 1,286 2010 March -254 6,246 5,084 1,162 6,500 5,299 1,201 June 721 6,969 5,687 1,282 6,248 5,086 1,162 September 205 6,685 5,427 1,258 6,480 5,255 1,225 December 582 7,009 5,631 1,378 6,427 5,199 1,228 2011 March 252 6,338 5,230 1,108 6,086 4,969 1,117 June 578 6,892 5,627 1,265 6,314 5,083 1,231 September 753 7,058 5,745 1,313 6,305 5,160 1,145 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.