Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted Building Material and Garden Equipment and Suppies Dealers (Percent) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September -3.4 5.6 4.5 1.1 9.0 7.9 1.1 December -1.0 6.5 5.3 1.2 7.5 6.4 1.1 1993 March -2.1 7.1 5.2 1.9 9.2 7.0 2.2 June 9.0 12.9 11.4 1.5 3.9 3.0 0.9 September -3.1 5.5 4.5 1.0 8.6 7.7 0.9 December -0.7 6.9 5.5 1.4 7.6 6.3 1.3 1994 March -0.4 7.5 6.1 1.4 7.9 6.3 1.6 June 9.5 13.4 11.8 1.6 3.9 3.0 0.9 September -2.4 5.9 4.6 1.3 8.3 7.5 0.8 December -0.6 7.1 5.4 1.7 7.7 6.4 1.3 1995 March -1.2 7.0 5.8 1.2 8.2 6.8 1.4 June 6.8 11.2 9.8 1.4 4.4 3.5 0.9 September -3.9 5.2 4.2 1.0 9.1 8.0 1.1 December -0.3 6.6 5.3 1.3 6.9 6.0 0.9 1996 March -1.4 6.9 5.4 1.5 8.3 6.6 1.7 June 8.9 12.9 11.3 1.6 4.0 3.0 1.0 September -3.6 5.2 4.2 1.0 8.8 7.8 1.0 December -0.1 6.7 5.4 1.3 6.8 5.9 0.9 1997 March -0.3 7.4 6.1 1.3 7.7 6.1 1.6 June 7.4 11.3 9.9 1.4 3.9 3.1 0.8 September -4.5 4.9 4.0 0.9 9.4 8.4 1.0 December -0.5 7.0 5.6 1.4 7.5 6.2 1.3 1998 March -1.3 6.8 5.6 1.2 8.1 6.3 1.8 June 8.1 12.0 10.5 1.5 3.9 2.8 1.1 September -3.7 5.0 4.0 1.0 8.7 7.6 1.1 December 0.4 6.9 5.6 1.3 6.5 5.5 1.0 1999 March -0.5 6.8 5.7 1.1 7.3 5.9 1.4 June 8.5 12.1 10.5 1.6 3.6 2.8 0.8 September -3.9 5.1 4.0 1.1 9.0 7.8 1.2 December 0.1 6.7 5.6 1.1 6.6 5.3 1.3 2000 March 0.4 7.7 6.3 1.4 7.3 5.3 2.0 June 6.1 10.1 8.7 1.4 4.0 3.2 0.8 September -5.0 4.0 3.2 0.8 9.0 8.1 0.9 December -0.9 5.6 4.5 1.1 6.5 5.6 0.9 2001 March -1.1 6.7 5.4 1.3 7.8 6.2 1.6 June 6.2 10.3 9.0 1.3 4.1 3.2 0.9 September -4.5 4.1 3.3 0.8 8.6 7.8 0.8 December -1.1 5.4 4.4 1.0 6.5 5.5 1.0 2002 March 1.9 8.5 7.0 1.5 6.6 5.4 1.2 June 9.2 12.4 10.8 1.6 3.2 2.6 0.6 September -3.5 4.7 3.2 1.5 8.2 7.5 0.7 December -1.3 5.0 4.0 1.0 6.3 5.6 0.7 2003 March -3.5 5.2 3.8 1.4 8.7 7.7 1.0 June 8.7 11.6 10.3 1.3 2.9 2.3 0.6 September -3.3 3.7 3.0 0.7 7.0 6.4 0.6 December -0.2 5.3 4.3 1.0 5.5 4.9 0.6 2004 March -0.1 6.2 4.8 1.4 6.3 5.3 1.0 June 8.3 11.4 9.8 1.6 3.1 2.6 0.5 September -4.0 4.1 3.2 0.9 8.1 7.3 0.8 December -0.3 5.3 4.3 1.0 5.6 4.9 0.7 2005 March 0.8 6.5 5.5 1.0 5.7 4.7 1.0 June 7.2 10.1 8.8 1.3 2.9 2.4 0.5 September -4.3 3.9 3.1 0.8 8.2 7.4 0.8 December -0.1 5.3 4.3 1.0 5.4 4.8 0.6 2006 March 2.0 6.9 6.1 0.8 4.9 4.0 0.9 June 6.2 9.5 8.1 1.4 3.3 2.8 0.5 September -4.4 3.7 2.8 0.9 8.1 7.5 0.6 December -2.0 4.3 3.1 1.2 6.3 5.7 0.6 2007 March 0.2 5.8 4.9 0.9 5.6 4.7 0.9 June 6.3 9.3 8.1 1.2 3.0 2.6 0.4 September -6.0 3.1 2.2 0.9 9.1 8.5 0.6 December -3.0 3.9 3.0 0.9 6.9 6.2 0.7 2008 March -1.0 5.1 4.2 0.9 6.1 5.1 1.0 June 5.7 9.1 8.0 1.1 3.4 2.7 0.7 September -5.8 2.8 2.0 0.8 8.6 7.9 0.7 December -4.0 3.2 2.5 0.7 7.2 6.4 0.8 2009 March -3.0 4.1 3.2 0.9 7.1 6.0 1.1 June 5.6 9.0 8.0 1.0 3.4 2.8 0.6 September -6.3 2.3 1.8 0.5 8.6 7.9 0.7 December -2.3 3.3 2.8 0.5 5.6 4.9 0.7 2010 March 1.1 5.9 5.3 0.6 4.8 3.8 1.0 June 6.1 8.6 7.6 1.0 2.5 2.0 0.5 September -6.0 2.3 1.9 0.4 8.3 7.7 0.6 December -2.1 3.1 2.5 0.6 5.2 4.5 0.7 2011 March 2.0 6.0 5.5 0.5 4.0 3.2 0.8 June 6.2 8.7 7.8 0.9 2.5 2.0 0.5 September -5.0 2.6 2.1 0.5 7.6 7.0 0.6 (1) The rates measure gross job gains and gross job losses as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter employment levels. (2) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.