Table 1. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Seasonally Adjusted: Dynamic method 1 to 4 employees (In thousands) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change (1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing firms firms firms firms 1992 September 72 916 381 535 844 383 461 December 17 886 378 508 869 381 488 1993 March 46 895 376 519 849 380 469 June 63 917 387 530 854 370 484 September 120 940 390 550 820 378 442 December 37 886 389 497 849 376 473 1994 March 33 886 379 507 853 381 472 June 61 948 391 557 887 376 511 September 131 967 397 570 836 382 454 December -9 889 386 503 898 387 511 1995 March 74 926 389 537 852 385 467 June 44 930 383 547 886 387 499 September 33 934 394 540 901 390 511 December 16 927 387 540 911 390 521 1996 March 52 937 388 549 885 383 502 June 57 955 393 562 898 387 511 September 80 972 395 577 892 394 498 December 28 944 395 549 916 393 523 1997 March 87 971 400 571 884 386 498 June 38 946 394 552 908 391 517 September 29 954 401 553 925 394 531 December -3 964 400 564 967 398 569 1998 March 57 996 393 603 939 386 553 June 121 1,011 396 615 890 386 504 September 20 959 396 563 939 398 541 December 16 939 401 538 923 386 537 1999 March 69 996 406 590 927 394 533 June 14 978 400 578 964 409 555 September 17 987 402 585 970 406 564 December 43 975 403 572 932 387 545 2000 March 87 1,016 406 610 929 397 532 June 12 953 397 556 941 413 528 September 8 988 400 588 980 412 568 December -2 948 390 558 950 405 545 2001 March 13 946 386 560 933 393 540 June 4 926 380 546 922 394 528 September -56 923 370 553 979 402 577 December 10 928 373 555 918 388 530 2002 March 29 938 378 560 909 381 528 June 51 941 373 568 890 383 507 September 35 934 376 558 899 386 513 December 23 931 376 555 908 384 524 2003 March -7 925 368 557 932 395 537 June 41 931 381 550 890 379 511 September 45 933 378 555 888 379 509 December 52 943 378 565 891 379 512 2004 March 46 961 383 578 915 384 531 June 35 944 379 565 909 378 531 September 27 964 375 589 937 379 558 December 93 995 385 610 902 382 520 2005 March 12 983 377 606 971 402 569 June 64 991 385 606 927 389 538 September 71 1,009 389 620 938 386 552 December 84 1,011 391 620 927 400 527 2006 March 63 1,012 395 617 949 394 555 June 20 972 387 585 952 404 548 September -7 956 381 575 963 401 562 December 52 1,001 386 615 949 398 551 2007 March 27 995 390 605 968 398 570 June -42 944 379 565 986 407 579 September -17 962 371 591 979 407 572 December 11 978 383 595 967 407 560 2008 March -70 943 375 568 1,013 412 601 June -108 923 365 558 1,031 415 616 September -92 906 353 553 998 404 594 December -144 906 340 566 1,050 426 624 2009 March -232 843 331 512 1,075 427 648 June -114 893 343 550 1,007 403 604 September -130 863 340 523 993 374 619 December -5 939 339 600 944 377 567 2010 March -89 876 335 541 965 379 586 June 24 912 356 556 888 361 527 September -8 892 347 545 900 352 548 December 53 953 350 603 900 362 538 2011 March -16 902 348 554 918 362 556 June -5 904 348 556 909 345 564 September 74 945 365 580 871 348 523 December 30 922 343 579 892 354 538 2012 March 39 917 362 555 878 342 536 June 7 868 343 525 861 348 513 September -6 860 339 521 866 342 524 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.