Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Specialty Trade Contractors 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 42,335 418,165 327,417 90,748 375,830 297,428 78,402 December -115,714 345,383 267,884 77,499 461,097 364,022 97,075 1993 March -158,211 328,336 244,877 83,459 486,547 366,635 119,912 June 315,488 596,073 454,807 141,266 280,585 210,125 70,460 September 88,071 438,545 347,096 91,449 350,474 279,642 70,832 December -74,122 371,241 290,624 80,617 445,363 355,595 89,768 1994 March -123,909 361,917 278,696 83,221 485,826 367,783 118,043 June 350,463 639,345 487,935 151,410 288,882 218,603 70,279 September 92,758 466,330 368,731 97,599 373,572 299,503 74,069 December -94,468 376,451 294,557 81,894 470,919 375,242 95,677 1995 March -127,563 375,586 289,618 85,968 503,149 385,377 117,772 June 299,316 617,454 475,070 142,384 318,138 247,160 70,978 September 59,869 459,663 368,396 91,267 399,794 318,408 81,386 December -101,191 391,002 305,079 85,923 492,193 390,968 101,225 1996 March -115,858 391,132 299,443 91,689 506,990 388,802 118,188 June 359,045 671,430 518,079 153,351 312,385 240,274 72,111 September 61,296 471,058 377,328 93,730 409,762 331,562 78,200 December -100,781 400,219 310,914 89,305 501,000 403,748 97,252 1997 March -100,312 412,325 319,546 92,779 512,637 396,789 115,848 June 333,729 661,113 516,124 144,989 327,384 254,300 73,084 September 74,179 495,049 401,261 93,788 420,870 333,379 87,491 December -124,542 410,802 321,931 88,871 535,344 420,398 114,946 1998 March -131,760 419,547 317,178 102,369 551,307 410,384 140,923 June 397,605 719,455 552,133 167,322 321,850 248,849 73,001 September 67,937 490,545 396,871 93,674 422,608 335,539 87,069 December -53,548 433,434 352,312 81,122 486,982 391,584 95,398 1999 March -128,326 436,854 337,878 98,976 565,180 436,041 129,139 June 367,112 718,037 565,957 152,080 350,925 270,845 80,080 September 42,274 496,186 402,076 94,110 453,912 362,763 91,149 December -82,095 434,211 348,479 85,732 516,306 415,286 101,020 2000 March -82,597 468,326 366,939 101,387 550,923 421,952 128,971 June 333,537 703,573 560,745 142,828 370,036 283,993 86,043 September 22,552 498,064 404,552 93,512 475,512 380,131 95,381 December -147,629 414,083 335,282 78,801 561,712 457,207 104,505 2001 March -112,869 462,102 358,194 103,908 574,971 434,134 140,837 June 317,756 699,943 559,220 140,723 382,187 302,933 79,254 September -42,764 459,204 375,876 83,328 501,968 405,904 96,064 December -198,385 388,835 312,556 76,279 587,220 486,069 101,151 2002 March -193,605 420,055 327,540 92,515 613,660 474,165 139,495 June 294,242 679,052 535,233 143,819 384,810 305,104 79,706 September 8,970 474,277 390,165 84,112 465,307 375,839 89,468 December -176,022 390,158 310,515 79,643 566,180 462,702 103,478 2003 March -199,364 405,584 317,062 88,522 604,948 468,634 136,314 June 344,294 705,194 567,894 137,300 360,900 280,279 80,621 September 42,824 483,863 402,065 81,798 441,039 355,876 85,163 December -135,440 404,599 331,446 73,153 540,039 438,605 101,434 2004 March -122,631 441,001 348,031 92,970 563,632 433,108 130,524 June 355,441 719,053 572,944 146,109 363,612 280,765 82,847 September 34,418 491,685 404,340 87,345 457,267 366,017 91,250 December -108,965 431,484 347,122 84,362 540,449 439,951 100,498 2005 March -150,789 447,391 349,099 98,292 598,180 463,424 134,756 June 391,871 751,102 600,639 150,463 359,231 279,414 79,817 September 82,865 539,209 445,018 94,191 456,344 366,293 90,051 December -123,989 442,390 357,164 85,226 566,379 465,381 100,998 2006 March -73,310 492,460 391,432 101,028 565,770 440,776 124,994 June 338,436 734,157 592,476 141,681 395,721 313,332 82,389 September -31,057 484,765 400,044 84,721 515,822 424,084 91,738 December -204,190 418,356 338,081 80,275 622,546 517,878 104,668 2007 March -159,243 459,220 367,121 92,099 618,463 484,214 134,249 June 321,931 724,401 579,959 144,442 402,470 318,419 84,051 September -50,983 469,578 383,710 85,868 520,561 428,541 92,020 December -246,613 399,052 325,165 73,887 645,665 531,279 114,386 2008 March -256,930 403,245 318,002 85,243 660,175 516,835 143,340 June 219,310 651,706 518,840 132,866 432,396 339,499 92,897 September -96,735 427,207 348,991 78,216 523,942 423,616 100,326 December -394,929 323,271 255,514 67,757 718,200 585,625 132,575 2009 March -445,826 299,958 227,094 72,864 745,784 585,970 159,814 June 101,378 539,522 413,898 125,624 438,144 347,074 91,070 September -116,163 364,878 292,552 72,326 481,041 380,715 100,326 December -245,236 311,035 238,399 72,636 556,271 445,309 110,962 2010 March -237,345 312,349 239,857 72,492 549,694 415,840 133,854 June 279,754 595,593 461,318 134,275 315,839 243,470 72,369 September -4,891 385,050 310,529 74,521 389,941 307,875 82,066 December -165,710 323,884 255,329 68,555 489,594 386,209 103,385 2011 March -154,468 318,161 251,087 67,074 472,629 356,647 115,982 June 295,045 582,119 458,561 123,558 287,074 218,802 68,272 September 39,401 400,530 329,089 71,441 361,129 287,697 73,432 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.