Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Financial activities (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 9 436 320 116 427 297 130 December 7 386 293 93 379 289 90 1993 March 21 433 308 125 412 296 116 June 41 406 312 94 365 270 95 September 64 430 327 103 366 272 94 December 43 409 317 92 366 279 87 1994 March 37 437 313 124 400 298 102 June 12 428 303 125 416 303 113 September 15 433 314 119 418 320 98 December -62 378 284 94 440 330 110 1995 March -4 426 305 121 430 331 99 June -4 431 313 118 435 317 118 September 41 442 326 116 401 292 109 December 19 417 317 100 398 307 91 1996 March 37 447 330 117 410 306 104 June 55 460 332 128 405 296 109 September 43 457 347 110 414 305 109 December 48 443 339 104 395 301 94 1997 March 49 482 376 106 433 319 114 June 50 465 344 121 415 307 108 September 87 505 376 129 418 305 113 December 56 499 379 120 443 309 134 1998 March 76 532 397 135 456 324 132 June 57 547 384 163 490 346 144 September 71 526 382 144 455 319 136 December 45 536 414 122 491 320 171 1999 March 42 509 377 132 467 341 126 June 33 492 362 130 459 341 118 September 15 493 358 135 478 349 129 December 25 491 375 116 466 339 127 2000 March 9 507 374 133 498 372 126 June 36 491 383 108 455 346 109 September -18 476 372 104 494 365 129 December 38 494 377 117 456 336 120 2001 March 28 500 387 113 472 339 133 June 23 475 371 104 452 340 112 September -7 464 352 112 471 355 116 December -6 470 356 114 476 347 129 2002 March 5 482 360 122 477 353 124 June -6 463 347 116 469 349 120 September 10 451 349 102 441 329 112 December 36 463 356 107 427 314 113 2003 March 17 448 344 104 431 323 108 June 42 449 354 95 407 317 90 September 23 436 337 99 413 318 95 December -23 422 327 95 445 345 100 2004 March 16 448 344 104 432 324 108 June 10 462 362 100 452 325 127 September 25 469 363 106 444 334 110 December 30 471 360 111 441 327 114 2005 March 20 465 353 112 445 332 113 June 45 464 364 100 419 308 111 September 70 480 371 109 410 313 97 December 36 467 357 110 431 328 103 2006 March 8 432 343 89 424 328 96 June 18 458 353 105 440 339 101 September 5 449 352 97 444 343 101 December 9 451 345 106 442 336 106 2007 March 9 436 342 94 427 327 100 June -27 434 347 87 461 352 109 September -60 418 322 96 478 362 116 December -55 431 332 99 486 367 119 2008 March -25 419 326 93 444 330 114 June -58 399 312 87 457 346 111 September -81 382 296 86 463 355 108 December -107 389 294 95 496 376 120 2009 March -121 338 265 73 459 360 99 June -105 340 264 76 445 351 94 September -94 326 253 73 420 322 98 December -45 355 266 89 400 305 95 2010 March -36 335 269 66 371 282 89 June -28 345 273 72 373 288 85 September -20 350 277 73 370 275 95 December 23 369 282 87 346 263 83 2011 March -17 317 257 60 334 255 79 June -6 346 277 69 352 272 80 September 34 370 294 76 336 258 78 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.