Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Washington Total private 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 611 181,708 142,125 39,583 181,097 145,092 36,005 December -8,047 163,374 129,875 33,499 171,421 137,373 34,048 1993 March 5,390 172,972 137,647 35,325 167,582 133,159 34,423 June 19,473 182,860 147,740 35,120 163,387 132,651 30,736 September 4,651 175,967 141,848 34,119 171,316 141,171 30,145 December 13,552 178,284 144,315 33,969 164,732 132,942 31,790 1994 March 1,987 171,677 136,923 34,754 169,690 137,615 32,075 June 31,757 193,468 152,888 40,580 161,711 132,436 29,275 September 16,385 192,782 154,941 37,841 176,397 141,044 35,353 December -2,078 181,642 146,864 34,778 183,720 147,190 36,530 1995 March 13,047 191,365 151,548 39,817 178,318 143,061 35,257 June -2,855 192,563 147,294 45,269 195,418 157,814 37,604 September 15,420 195,708 148,692 47,016 180,288 148,721 31,567 December 251 183,160 147,656 35,504 182,909 143,170 39,739 1996 March 4,582 180,999 145,899 35,100 176,417 142,094 34,323 June 10,622 189,273 144,786 44,487 178,651 143,260 35,391 September 35,115 199,341 157,705 41,636 164,226 129,703 34,523 December 32,764 206,228 166,944 39,284 173,464 136,180 37,284 1997 March 21,623 204,965 165,938 39,027 183,342 142,480 40,862 June 28,196 205,944 158,358 47,586 177,748 140,742 37,006 September 6,519 190,998 152,327 38,671 184,479 146,549 37,930 December 40,392 208,912 165,284 43,628 168,520 133,532 34,988 1998 March 7,341 195,297 152,822 42,475 187,956 145,046 42,910 June 17,714 196,957 157,285 39,672 179,243 139,748 39,495 September 10,393 200,491 159,977 40,514 190,098 150,185 39,913 December 18,943 211,972 171,547 40,425 193,029 149,564 43,465 1999 March 4,178 215,059 171,557 43,502 210,881 161,077 49,804 June -18,544 197,064 156,286 40,778 215,608 166,074 49,534 September 25,055 222,474 172,936 49,538 197,419 153,006 44,413 December 31,015 222,065 175,033 47,032 191,050 148,863 42,187 2000 March 17,545 216,491 169,956 46,535 198,946 153,956 44,990 June 3,845 209,982 161,798 48,184 206,137 160,851 45,286 September 318 209,315 167,083 42,232 208,997 153,664 55,333 December 9,395 203,033 162,255 40,778 193,638 146,032 47,606 2001 March -20,897 197,762 155,323 42,439 218,659 165,269 53,390 June -32,535 183,965 142,629 41,336 216,500 171,990 44,510 September -26,157 177,368 139,712 37,656 203,525 159,427 44,098 December -32,762 172,168 131,928 40,240 204,930 163,035 41,895 2002 March -17,359 180,416 142,688 37,728 197,775 154,540 43,235 June -810 183,455 142,698 40,757 184,265 152,028 32,237 September 8,869 181,250 146,419 34,831 172,381 139,320 33,061 December -3,618 169,981 136,657 33,324 173,599 138,408 35,191 2003 March -5,673 175,807 137,518 38,289 181,480 147,687 33,793 June -569 171,806 136,732 35,074 172,375 138,811 33,564 September 15,180 175,980 144,151 31,829 160,800 131,192 29,608 December 5,914 172,265 143,095 29,170 166,351 133,012 33,339 2004 March 14,153 179,006 147,903 31,103 164,853 132,900 31,953 June 21,557 186,031 157,251 28,780 164,474 131,697 32,777 September -470 168,725 140,445 28,280 169,195 140,137 29,058 December 23,962 179,235 150,183 29,052 155,273 128,922 26,351 2005 March 15,870 178,967 150,776 28,191 163,097 132,667 30,430 June 23,107 182,302 153,101 29,201 159,195 130,447 28,748 September 488 183,639 153,697 29,942 183,151 153,448 29,703 December 41,957 202,848 172,528 30,320 160,891 133,286 27,605 2006 March 17,409 176,970 149,843 27,127 159,561 133,356 26,205 June 27,645 190,287 160,573 29,714 162,642 134,556 28,086 September 4,928 176,322 147,785 28,537 171,394 141,530 29,864 December 13,055 178,879 149,149 29,730 165,824 139,972 25,852 2007 March 33,442 190,394 162,061 28,333 156,952 129,465 27,487 June 17,566 184,449 158,631 25,818 166,883 137,484 29,399 September -8,292 168,807 142,305 26,502 177,099 147,705 29,394 December 16,268 180,416 149,197 31,219 164,148 138,845 25,303 2008 March 17,403 185,918 154,230 31,688 168,515 142,504 26,011 June -28,113 165,220 142,519 22,701 193,333 155,818 37,515 September 1,492 171,512 144,974 26,538 170,020 143,138 26,882 December -50,290 158,904 132,194 26,710 209,194 174,912 34,282 2009 March -55,053 149,947 124,103 25,844 205,000 175,267 29,733 June -27,767 156,053 130,893 25,160 183,820 156,054 27,766 September -15,059 157,803 133,917 23,886 172,862 144,296 28,566 December -29,385 146,952 121,741 25,211 176,337 147,327 29,010 2010 March -3,385 154,795 131,801 22,994 158,180 131,429 26,751 June 12,133 158,081 135,985 22,096 145,948 122,249 23,699 September 14,210 162,186 137,017 25,169 147,976 122,504 25,472 December 6,909 165,022 137,236 27,786 158,113 131,482 26,631 2011 March 6,718 152,331 129,180 23,151 145,613 122,481 23,132 June 6,988 156,143 132,406 23,737 149,155 119,915 29,240 September 39,386 172,347 145,789 26,558 132,961 112,521 20,440 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.