Table 1. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Seasonally Adjusted: Dynamic method 5 to 9 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 41 731 570 161 690 550 140 December 31 731 563 168 700 550 150 1993 March 2 702 550 152 700 553 147 June 54 732 576 156 678 527 151 September 77 751 584 167 674 538 136 December 60 751 585 166 691 546 145 1994 March 18 723 571 152 705 555 150 June 46 756 589 167 710 542 168 September 100 787 605 182 687 551 136 December 24 747 585 162 723 564 159 1995 March 43 752 589 163 709 561 148 June 20 744 577 167 724 566 158 September 38 765 598 167 727 566 161 December 34 768 590 178 734 570 164 1996 March 29 753 587 166 724 563 161 June 33 763 592 171 730 568 162 September 43 775 596 179 732 578 154 December 50 784 604 180 734 573 161 1997 March 57 778 607 171 721 563 158 June 25 757 592 165 732 570 162 September 36 781 615 166 745 575 170 December 27 796 607 189 769 585 184 1998 March 22 785 594 191 763 569 194 June 65 797 601 196 732 564 168 September 9 770 599 171 761 585 176 December 50 787 615 172 737 564 173 1999 March 37 804 612 192 767 585 182 June 21 792 613 179 771 598 173 September 26 805 623 182 779 600 179 December 68 816 634 182 748 575 173 2000 March 63 827 635 192 764 590 174 June 1 782 609 173 781 615 166 September 9 802 621 181 793 614 179 December -3 774 603 171 777 607 170 2001 March 7 773 603 170 766 591 175 June -12 753 586 167 765 599 166 September -50 739 570 169 789 610 179 December -17 739 571 168 756 590 166 2002 March 21 756 583 173 735 574 161 June 16 748 575 173 732 578 154 September 8 742 578 164 734 581 153 December 3 735 574 161 732 576 156 2003 March -25 727 561 166 752 593 159 June 30 748 585 163 718 566 152 September 26 741 578 163 715 568 147 December 22 740 579 161 718 567 151 2004 March 26 754 586 168 728 572 156 June 20 751 583 168 731 569 162 September 16 754 578 176 738 571 167 December 48 774 592 182 726 569 157 2005 March 6 763 580 183 757 592 165 June 35 772 591 181 737 578 159 September 42 780 599 181 738 574 164 December 22 767 594 173 745 592 153 2006 March 55 782 607 175 727 575 152 June 13 760 591 169 747 594 153 September -3 741 578 163 744 593 151 December 12 746 583 163 734 583 151 2007 March 39 767 599 168 728 579 149 June -19 732 572 160 751 594 157 September -25 722 558 164 747 595 152 December -12 725 571 154 737 585 152 2008 March -31 718 559 159 749 594 155 June -64 699 541 158 763 602 161 September -66 671 520 151 737 584 153 December -142 634 492 142 776 616 160 2009 March -173 610 473 137 783 625 158 June -94 643 495 148 737 583 154 September -66 619 484 135 685 531 154 December -43 632 485 147 675 531 144 2010 March -38 627 483 144 665 528 137 June 28 666 520 146 638 505 133 September 3 642 502 140 639 499 140 December 8 658 503 155 650 511 139 2011 March 18 652 504 148 634 502 132 June 35 670 520 150 635 490 145 September 53 685 526 159 632 499 133 December -4 639 497 142 643 501 142 2012 March 76 683 535 148 607 478 129 June 14 649 510 139 635 499 136 September 3 635 500 135 632 495 137 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.