Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Professional and business services (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 112 978 778 200 866 696 170 December 22 944 742 202 922 751 171 1993 March 0 1,135 841 294 1,135 864 271 June 426 1,272 1,012 260 846 655 191 September 135 1,044 842 202 909 738 171 December 80 1,025 824 201 945 755 190 1994 March 26 1,242 945 297 1,216 892 324 June 409 1,342 1,057 285 933 729 204 September 201 1,130 902 228 929 761 168 December 64 1,069 856 213 1,005 823 182 1995 March 48 1,329 1,008 321 1,281 957 324 June 333 1,342 1,064 278 1,009 809 200 September 148 1,139 929 210 991 785 206 December 86 1,156 914 242 1,070 879 191 1996 March -107 1,395 1,055 340 1,502 1,141 361 June 462 1,506 1,171 335 1,044 818 226 September 208 1,288 1,021 267 1,080 867 213 December 129 1,256 984 272 1,127 914 213 1997 March 15 1,497 1,105 392 1,482 1,089 393 June 519 1,586 1,263 323 1,067 819 248 September 217 1,330 1,083 247 1,113 877 236 December 168 1,385 1,102 283 1,217 951 266 1998 March -37 1,633 1,194 439 1,670 1,190 480 June 545 1,737 1,336 401 1,192 927 265 September 185 1,390 1,086 304 1,205 952 253 December 213 1,409 1,107 302 1,196 968 228 1999 March -104 1,653 1,218 435 1,757 1,265 492 June 565 1,726 1,372 354 1,161 905 256 September 107 1,376 1,118 258 1,269 993 276 December 241 1,470 1,193 277 1,229 994 235 2000 March -95 1,657 1,269 388 1,752 1,315 437 June 511 1,767 1,435 332 1,256 984 272 September 93 1,412 1,138 274 1,319 1,043 276 December -18 1,391 1,118 273 1,409 1,159 250 2001 March -423 1,571 1,197 374 1,994 1,475 519 June 127 1,592 1,260 332 1,465 1,169 296 September -326 1,195 949 246 1,521 1,207 314 December -269 1,234 971 263 1,503 1,236 267 2002 March -308 1,559 1,137 422 1,867 1,370 497 June 318 1,623 1,267 356 1,305 985 320 September -11 1,303 1,060 243 1,314 1,044 270 December -72 1,275 1,000 275 1,347 1,102 245 2003 March -362 1,460 1,132 328 1,822 1,368 454 June 276 1,485 1,192 293 1,209 917 292 September 72 1,224 1,020 204 1,152 920 232 December 85 1,303 1,033 270 1,218 985 233 2004 March -237 1,454 1,147 307 1,691 1,266 425 June 555 1,687 1,374 313 1,132 839 293 September 23 1,235 1,017 218 1,212 954 258 December 168 1,361 1,079 282 1,193 969 224 2005 March -174 1,430 1,149 281 1,604 1,215 389 June 458 1,617 1,313 304 1,159 889 270 September 195 1,353 1,125 228 1,158 915 243 December 92 1,337 1,071 266 1,245 1,038 207 2006 March -96 1,390 1,105 285 1,486 1,153 333 June 463 1,615 1,319 296 1,152 887 265 September 37 1,206 1,011 195 1,169 958 211 December 77 1,330 1,067 263 1,253 1,051 202 2007 March -187 1,365 1,094 271 1,552 1,198 354 June 375 1,585 1,306 279 1,210 918 292 September -44 1,181 969 212 1,225 1,003 222 December 78 1,360 1,081 279 1,282 1,071 211 2008 March -363 1,304 1,018 286 1,667 1,291 376 June 232 1,517 1,221 296 1,285 983 302 September -188 1,119 914 205 1,307 1,082 225 December -401 1,170 915 255 1,571 1,331 240 2009 March -867 1,037 793 244 1,904 1,523 381 June -45 1,294 1,030 264 1,339 1,048 291 September -150 1,039 859 180 1,189 961 228 December 168 1,276 1,017 259 1,108 901 207 2010 March -221 1,192 941 251 1,413 1,087 326 June 492 1,547 1,267 280 1,055 800 255 September 65 1,154 960 194 1,089 876 213 December 200 1,309 1,048 261 1,109 905 204 2011 March -148 1,249 1,012 237 1,397 1,080 317 June 367 1,473 1,215 258 1,106 845 261 September 171 1,223 1,021 202 1,052 853 199 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.