Table 1. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Seasonally Adjusted: Dynamic method 10 to 19 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 61 766 647 119 705 597 108 December 27 747 621 126 720 606 114 1993 March 7 719 607 112 712 601 111 June 59 746 635 111 687 573 114 September 96 781 660 121 685 580 105 December 71 776 652 124 705 597 108 1994 March 38 753 640 113 715 603 112 June 55 775 656 119 720 592 128 September 126 827 692 135 701 599 102 December 45 778 659 119 733 614 119 1995 March 57 785 665 120 728 615 113 June 21 770 648 122 749 629 120 September 65 810 686 124 745 620 125 December 42 800 667 133 758 633 125 1996 March 43 787 667 120 744 623 121 June 29 789 665 124 760 634 126 September 60 815 681 134 755 636 119 December 70 825 690 135 755 633 122 1997 March 72 816 693 123 744 621 123 June 25 783 665 118 758 634 124 September 63 825 703 122 762 633 129 December 46 836 694 142 790 645 145 1998 March 30 821 676 145 791 637 154 June 63 826 680 146 763 632 131 September 30 813 688 125 783 649 134 December 68 825 701 124 757 627 130 1999 March 26 823 685 138 797 655 142 June 36 818 689 129 782 654 128 September 50 845 713 132 795 658 137 December 96 859 727 132 763 634 129 2000 March 64 859 721 138 795 661 134 June 7 812 686 126 805 679 126 September 20 833 701 132 813 678 135 December 9 807 685 122 798 670 128 2001 March 9 811 686 125 802 667 135 June -36 782 661 121 818 690 128 September -59 768 645 123 827 693 134 December -34 760 638 122 794 670 124 2002 March 9 780 654 126 771 652 119 June 4 772 648 124 768 654 114 September -2 764 646 118 766 653 113 December -7 752 636 116 759 647 112 2003 March -40 740 622 118 780 665 115 June 20 768 654 114 748 635 113 September 27 765 648 117 738 633 105 December 33 763 648 115 730 624 106 2004 March 26 767 651 116 741 632 109 June 39 774 656 118 735 623 112 September 17 765 643 122 748 634 114 December 56 786 662 124 730 621 109 2005 March 13 769 645 124 756 647 109 June 55 788 665 123 733 628 105 September 46 792 670 122 746 632 114 December 29 780 664 116 751 646 105 2006 March 78 803 687 116 725 626 99 June 23 778 664 114 755 654 101 September -4 750 642 108 754 653 101 December 19 756 649 107 737 639 98 2007 March 51 779 670 109 728 631 97 June 1 757 648 109 756 654 102 September -42 721 615 106 763 663 100 December -1 739 638 101 740 641 99 2008 March -21 727 621 106 748 651 97 June -57 714 607 107 771 667 104 September -80 676 576 100 756 656 100 December -167 635 540 95 802 697 105 2009 March -216 600 509 91 816 715 101 June -106 653 552 101 759 659 100 September -77 619 530 89 696 600 96 December -54 630 536 94 684 590 94 2010 March -32 630 534 96 662 575 87 June 60 689 590 99 629 547 82 September 4 643 552 91 639 553 86 December 5 660 559 101 655 564 91 2011 March 39 660 563 97 621 539 82 June 61 688 587 101 627 540 87 September 47 683 581 102 636 553 83 December 0 647 555 92 647 553 94 2012 March 103 700 604 96 597 516 81 June 45 674 580 94 629 545 84 September -1 644 557 87 645 558 87 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.