Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not 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 -40 381 284 97 421 305 116 December 31 374 286 88 343 274 69 1993 March -44 464 310 154 508 341 167 June 126 447 352 95 321 236 85 September 13 376 291 85 363 279 84 December 63 395 309 86 332 265 67 1994 March -24 464 314 150 488 342 146 June 101 469 343 126 368 265 103 September -37 378 278 100 415 327 88 December -30 365 277 88 395 311 84 1995 March -68 455 306 149 523 381 142 June 85 471 353 118 386 279 107 September -10 387 290 97 397 300 97 December 42 404 310 94 362 291 71 1996 March -28 474 332 142 502 353 149 June 147 504 375 129 357 259 98 September -11 400 308 92 411 313 98 December 72 429 331 98 357 285 72 1997 March -22 509 381 128 531 367 164 June 143 508 386 122 365 268 97 September 29 443 334 109 414 313 101 December 88 483 370 113 395 292 103 1998 March 3 565 400 165 562 373 189 June 161 593 429 164 432 303 129 September 13 461 340 121 448 326 122 December 89 519 405 114 430 301 129 1999 March -35 540 380 160 575 394 181 June 132 537 407 130 405 299 106 September -41 431 318 113 472 356 116 December 60 475 367 108 415 318 97 2000 March -71 539 376 163 610 429 181 June 135 537 429 108 402 304 98 September -72 419 331 88 491 375 116 December 71 478 369 109 407 315 92 2001 March -47 533 394 139 580 389 191 June 120 519 415 104 399 299 100 September -60 407 313 94 467 363 104 December 28 455 349 106 427 328 99 2002 March -73 512 364 148 585 407 178 June 91 506 389 117 415 308 107 September -40 398 312 86 438 337 101 December 66 449 348 101 383 297 86 2003 March -51 474 348 126 525 371 154 June 131 492 396 96 361 280 81 September -30 381 299 82 411 326 85 December 10 409 320 89 399 322 77 2004 March -56 474 347 127 530 374 156 June 107 507 406 101 400 286 114 September -30 412 323 89 442 343 99 December 63 457 353 104 394 307 87 2005 March -49 495 357 138 544 383 161 June 140 510 409 101 370 270 100 September 12 421 330 91 409 322 87 December 65 453 349 104 388 309 79 2006 March -67 450 344 106 517 379 138 June 114 503 397 106 389 299 90 September -48 395 314 81 443 352 91 December 41 439 338 101 398 316 82 2007 March -63 456 344 112 519 376 143 June 69 477 389 88 408 311 97 September -108 367 287 80 475 371 104 December -16 419 325 94 435 343 92 2008 March -105 438 327 111 543 379 164 June 35 439 351 88 404 305 99 September -127 335 263 72 462 364 98 December -68 378 288 90 446 353 93 2009 March -200 356 267 89 556 413 143 June -19 376 299 77 395 311 84 September -132 287 226 61 419 330 89 December -15 346 261 85 361 287 74 2010 March -100 350 271 79 450 323 127 June 51 381 308 73 330 254 76 September -60 307 246 61 367 282 85 December 47 360 277 83 313 248 65 2011 March -77 329 258 71 406 294 112 June 72 383 313 70 311 240 71 September -8 327 263 64 335 265 70 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.