Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Information (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 3 160 126 34 157 115 42 December 19 152 123 29 133 106 27 1993 March -34 179 124 55 213 156 57 June 30 161 131 30 131 104 27 September 8 151 117 34 143 116 27 December 26 148 121 27 122 102 20 1994 March -19 178 125 53 197 142 55 June 58 185 133 52 127 102 25 September 6 164 131 33 158 130 28 December 47 184 152 32 137 115 22 1995 March 13 215 166 49 202 149 53 June 44 209 166 43 165 141 24 September 1 172 143 29 171 141 30 December 26 188 145 43 162 129 33 1996 March -3 213 154 59 216 164 52 June 67 222 166 56 155 122 33 September 18 198 152 46 180 138 42 December 70 215 169 46 145 117 28 1997 March 18 237 166 71 219 155 64 June 56 238 176 62 182 137 45 September -5 185 151 34 190 146 44 December 58 230 179 51 172 133 39 1998 March 9 288 202 86 279 157 122 June 20 237 181 56 217 133 84 September 0 194 147 47 194 153 41 December 78 226 184 42 148 114 34 1999 March -9 274 192 82 283 202 81 June 83 270 196 74 187 140 47 September 32 227 172 55 195 147 48 December 94 263 205 58 169 134 35 2000 March 54 321 227 94 267 194 73 June 100 299 244 55 199 150 49 September 31 251 201 50 220 163 57 December 48 251 205 46 203 153 50 2001 March -61 298 221 77 359 253 106 June -53 250 179 71 303 225 78 September -126 165 123 42 291 226 65 December -42 188 144 44 230 184 46 2002 March -74 229 171 58 303 236 67 June -46 179 137 42 225 177 48 September -96 139 106 33 235 193 42 December -1 164 130 34 165 133 32 2003 March -65 186 145 41 251 183 68 June -24 156 127 29 180 148 32 September -48 128 105 23 176 146 30 December 28 157 132 25 129 105 24 2004 March -36 169 137 32 205 155 50 June -8 159 131 28 167 137 30 September -52 131 108 23 183 146 37 December 38 165 138 27 127 104 23 2005 March -39 159 128 31 198 135 63 June 26 158 127 31 132 104 28 September -16 138 115 23 154 131 23 December 21 151 129 22 130 106 24 2006 March -30 156 130 26 186 141 45 June 23 156 129 27 133 109 24 September -34 128 108 20 162 137 25 December 35 156 131 25 121 98 23 2007 March -15 154 127 27 169 131 38 June 42 170 144 26 128 106 22 September -23 134 112 22 157 135 22 December 15 144 119 25 129 108 21 2008 March -28 163 133 30 191 145 46 June 20 168 144 24 148 119 29 September -59 114 95 19 173 148 25 December -26 131 109 22 157 133 24 2009 March -89 125 96 29 214 172 42 June -29 116 95 21 145 125 20 September -64 98 84 14 162 136 26 December 1 121 98 23 120 104 16 2010 March -46 116 94 22 162 131 31 June 14 133 112 21 119 102 17 September -22 118 102 16 140 120 20 December 10 127 106 21 117 99 18 2011 March -40 119 99 20 159 128 31 June 13 131 112 19 118 95 23 September -16 108 91 17 124 107 17 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.