Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Service-providing (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 562 5,376 4,122 1,254 4,814 3,746 1,068 December 163 5,088 3,914 1,174 4,925 3,919 1,006 1993 March 351 5,312 3,962 1,350 4,961 3,846 1,115 June 628 5,348 4,208 1,140 4,720 3,688 1,032 September 800 5,551 4,309 1,242 4,751 3,774 977 December 459 5,382 4,198 1,184 4,923 3,903 1,020 1994 March 565 5,559 4,305 1,254 4,994 3,903 1,091 June 624 5,626 4,347 1,279 5,002 3,884 1,118 September 979 5,914 4,578 1,336 4,935 3,959 976 December 323 5,529 4,328 1,201 5,206 4,129 1,077 1995 March 699 5,884 4,562 1,322 5,185 4,123 1,062 June 354 5,716 4,429 1,287 5,362 4,254 1,108 September 731 5,947 4,679 1,268 5,216 4,088 1,128 December 313 5,806 4,497 1,309 5,493 4,339 1,154 1996 March 497 6,042 4,641 1,401 5,545 4,360 1,185 June 492 6,017 4,625 1,392 5,525 4,363 1,162 September 613 6,179 4,749 1,430 5,566 4,380 1,186 December 675 6,163 4,734 1,429 5,488 4,338 1,150 1997 March 683 6,259 4,802 1,457 5,576 4,360 1,216 June 469 6,033 4,685 1,348 5,564 4,390 1,174 September 752 6,424 5,029 1,395 5,672 4,377 1,295 December 529 6,478 4,988 1,490 5,949 4,502 1,447 1998 March 619 6,642 5,009 1,633 6,023 4,534 1,489 June 531 6,563 4,916 1,647 6,032 4,635 1,397 September 712 6,539 5,005 1,534 5,827 4,504 1,323 December 652 6,454 5,047 1,407 5,802 4,471 1,331 1999 March 497 6,665 5,062 1,603 6,168 4,706 1,462 June 646 6,537 5,037 1,500 5,891 4,586 1,305 September 562 6,572 5,107 1,465 6,010 4,651 1,359 December 815 6,684 5,263 1,421 5,869 4,557 1,312 2000 March 656 6,780 5,264 1,516 6,124 4,804 1,320 June 518 6,539 5,176 1,363 6,021 4,776 1,245 September 455 6,601 5,166 1,435 6,146 4,803 1,343 December 331 6,455 5,084 1,371 6,124 4,819 1,305 2001 March 51 6,596 5,159 1,437 6,545 5,019 1,526 June -303 6,246 4,851 1,395 6,549 5,167 1,382 September -672 5,933 4,553 1,380 6,605 5,188 1,417 December -523 5,898 4,562 1,336 6,421 5,092 1,329 2002 March 261 6,331 4,857 1,474 6,070 4,778 1,292 June 192 6,146 4,728 1,418 5,954 4,681 1,273 September 32 5,960 4,654 1,306 5,928 4,724 1,204 December 8 5,862 4,600 1,262 5,854 4,642 1,212 2003 March -136 5,804 4,553 1,251 5,940 4,735 1,205 June 117 5,759 4,564 1,195 5,642 4,505 1,137 September 314 5,769 4,569 1,200 5,455 4,391 1,064 December 331 5,875 4,626 1,249 5,544 4,415 1,129 2004 March 382 5,970 4,732 1,238 5,588 4,441 1,147 June 577 6,052 4,797 1,255 5,475 4,309 1,166 September 197 5,957 4,655 1,302 5,760 4,530 1,230 December 674 6,135 4,815 1,320 5,461 4,330 1,131 2005 March 333 5,903 4,697 1,206 5,570 4,442 1,128 June 552 6,076 4,798 1,278 5,524 4,403 1,121 September 604 6,250 4,949 1,301 5,646 4,485 1,161 December 373 6,073 4,793 1,280 5,700 4,601 1,099 2006 March 685 6,041 4,871 1,170 5,356 4,323 1,033 June 365 6,083 4,821 1,262 5,718 4,620 1,098 September 227 5,923 4,729 1,194 5,696 4,623 1,073 December 531 6,103 4,839 1,264 5,572 4,493 1,079 2007 March 573 6,043 4,877 1,166 5,470 4,440 1,030 June 246 6,006 4,844 1,162 5,760 4,637 1,123 September -9 5,827 4,596 1,231 5,836 4,754 1,082 December 398 6,062 4,837 1,225 5,664 4,588 1,076 2008 March 24 5,711 4,550 1,161 5,687 4,605 1,082 June -273 5,756 4,585 1,171 6,029 4,849 1,180 September -576 5,472 4,333 1,139 6,048 4,946 1,102 December -1,063 5,382 4,250 1,132 6,445 5,268 1,177 2009 March -1,493 4,731 3,749 982 6,224 5,110 1,114 June -756 5,132 4,048 1,084 5,888 4,803 1,085 September -558 5,001 3,991 1,010 5,559 4,492 1,067 December 32 5,319 4,223 1,096 5,287 4,269 1,018 2010 March -83 4,946 3,989 957 5,029 4,085 944 June 572 5,501 4,449 1,052 4,929 3,998 931 September 158 5,307 4,265 1,042 5,149 4,163 986 December 624 5,645 4,493 1,152 5,021 4,039 982 2011 March 224 5,042 4,123 919 4,818 3,920 898 June 446 5,496 4,443 1,053 5,050 4,054 996 September 575 5,621 4,523 1,098 5,046 4,111 935 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.