Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 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 -202 1,815 1,272 543 2,017 1,576 441 December 137 1,775 1,274 501 1,638 1,332 306 1993 March 274 2,043 1,512 531 1,769 1,287 482 June 387 2,141 1,646 495 1,754 1,261 493 September 81 1,924 1,355 569 1,843 1,574 269 December -123 1,973 1,448 525 2,096 1,719 377 1994 March 1,088 2,830 2,070 760 1,742 1,153 589 June 1,055 2,894 1,884 1,010 1,839 1,075 764 September 275 2,389 1,883 506 2,114 1,465 649 December -18 2,003 1,589 414 2,021 1,656 365 1995 March 611 2,413 2,056 357 1,802 1,144 658 June 988 2,619 2,127 492 1,631 1,162 469 September 47 2,545 2,143 402 2,498 1,961 537 December 259 2,708 2,004 704 2,449 1,952 497 1996 March 13 1,935 1,546 389 1,922 1,408 514 June 90 2,425 2,089 336 2,335 1,714 621 September -734 2,129 1,624 505 2,863 2,336 527 December 1,748 3,787 3,088 699 2,039 1,522 517 1997 March 290 2,197 1,720 477 1,907 1,457 450 June 436 2,100 1,686 414 1,664 1,263 401 September 262 2,079 1,639 440 1,817 1,385 432 December -658 2,124 1,700 424 2,782 1,922 860 1998 March 904 2,677 1,885 792 1,773 1,189 584 June 817 2,959 2,135 824 2,142 1,638 504 September 1,727 3,409 2,283 1,126 1,682 1,313 369 December 1,040 2,772 2,103 669 1,732 1,401 331 1999 March -868 2,501 2,004 497 3,369 2,719 650 June 745 2,564 1,941 623 1,819 1,330 489 September 572 2,590 2,078 512 2,018 1,529 489 December 246 2,067 1,646 421 1,821 1,423 398 2000 March -2,318 2,052 1,324 728 4,370 3,928 442 June 1,889 4,482 3,846 636 2,593 2,144 449 September -38 2,187 1,637 550 2,225 1,308 917 December 1,093 2,625 2,256 369 1,532 1,162 370 2001 March -565 1,848 1,457 391 2,413 1,714 699 June 373 2,241 1,766 475 1,868 1,518 350 September 312 2,423 1,944 479 2,111 1,636 475 December -157 2,147 1,728 419 2,304 1,667 637 2002 March -176 2,128 1,515 613 2,304 1,885 419 June -444 1,973 1,457 516 2,417 1,770 647 September -222 1,699 1,347 352 1,921 1,216 705 December -63 1,666 1,188 478 1,729 1,300 429 2003 March -135 1,425 1,059 366 1,560 1,227 333 June 4 1,376 1,116 260 1,372 1,032 340 September -139 1,395 1,119 276 1,534 1,114 420 December 125 1,619 996 623 1,494 1,025 469 2004 March -115 1,461 912 549 1,576 1,182 394 June 339 1,559 1,239 320 1,220 920 300 September 406 1,660 1,258 402 1,254 898 356 December 350 1,702 1,291 411 1,352 911 441 2005 March -385 1,827 1,231 596 2,212 1,810 402 June 585 1,999 1,448 551 1,414 976 438 September 399 1,729 1,393 336 1,330 961 369 December 114 1,917 1,490 427 1,803 1,060 743 2006 March 266 1,693 1,430 263 1,427 1,037 390 June -20 2,051 1,356 695 2,071 1,694 377 September 438 1,924 1,552 372 1,486 1,114 372 December 74 1,714 1,294 420 1,640 1,178 462 2007 March 209 1,818 1,475 343 1,609 1,245 364 June -185 1,547 1,185 362 1,732 1,187 545 September 204 1,695 1,277 418 1,491 1,033 458 December 390 1,798 1,429 369 1,408 1,045 363 2008 March 195 1,861 1,521 340 1,666 1,216 450 June -470 1,241 983 258 1,711 1,281 430 September -241 1,514 932 582 1,755 1,312 443 December -71 1,775 1,377 398 1,846 1,265 581 2009 March -560 1,275 966 309 1,835 1,335 500 June -914 1,196 881 315 2,110 1,487 623 September -65 1,372 867 505 1,437 1,134 303 December 17 1,474 1,061 413 1,457 1,016 441 2010 March 71 1,466 1,063 403 1,395 996 399 June -164 1,291 1,075 216 1,455 1,124 331 September -281 1,036 806 230 1,317 914 403 December 271 1,498 1,133 365 1,227 843 384 2011 March 123 1,208 920 288 1,085 769 316 June -236 1,165 976 189 1,401 1,032 369 September 373 1,463 1,147 316 1,090 756 334 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.