Table 1. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Seasonally Adjusted: Dynamic method 20 to 49 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 98 922 818 104 824 729 95 December 43 891 786 105 848 744 104 1993 March 29 860 762 98 831 732 99 June 76 875 781 94 799 700 99 September 134 933 833 100 799 705 94 December 116 933 830 103 817 721 96 1994 March 65 903 804 99 838 737 101 June 89 919 817 102 830 720 110 September 183 993 879 114 810 721 89 December 80 938 839 99 858 751 107 1995 March 102 953 849 104 851 750 101 June 20 908 803 105 888 781 107 September 117 982 875 107 865 752 113 December 78 972 859 113 894 780 114 1996 March 76 959 855 104 883 775 108 June 22 932 826 106 910 797 113 September 88 981 866 115 893 785 108 December 112 994 880 114 882 774 108 1997 March 116 995 888 107 879 768 111 June 24 927 828 99 903 792 111 September 116 1,007 900 107 891 777 114 December 80 1,018 899 119 938 798 140 1998 March 49 999 865 134 950 807 143 June 56 986 858 128 930 803 127 September 53 981 871 110 928 805 123 December 124 1,013 911 102 889 776 113 1999 March 32 991 872 119 959 828 131 June 60 983 871 112 923 811 112 September 80 1,021 909 112 941 815 126 December 137 1,041 931 110 904 788 116 2000 March 94 1,043 923 120 949 825 124 June 23 981 874 107 958 845 113 September 39 1,004 893 111 965 846 119 December 29 983 883 100 954 840 114 2001 March -6 978 873 105 984 857 127 June -79 932 830 102 1,011 895 116 September -106 903 799 104 1,009 890 119 December -77 898 798 100 975 866 109 2002 March -5 928 821 107 933 831 102 June -2 918 814 104 920 821 99 September -21 895 800 95 916 820 96 December -22 881 789 92 903 808 95 2003 March -63 865 767 98 928 831 97 June 21 899 807 92 878 785 93 September 22 888 795 93 866 778 88 December 39 894 801 93 855 768 87 2004 March 55 910 816 94 855 767 88 June 75 918 823 95 843 753 90 September 28 896 800 96 868 776 92 December 77 925 833 92 848 763 85 2005 March 35 901 805 96 866 783 83 June 89 925 834 91 836 757 79 September 59 929 839 90 870 779 91 December 34 904 819 85 870 790 80 2006 March 138 950 865 85 812 738 74 June 61 924 837 87 863 785 78 September 0 882 800 82 882 805 77 December 34 890 809 81 856 782 74 2007 March 72 910 831 79 838 766 72 June 29 904 823 81 875 797 78 September -48 847 769 78 895 820 75 December 10 873 795 78 863 790 73 2008 March -16 850 774 76 866 794 72 June -58 843 763 80 901 823 78 September -121 786 712 74 907 832 75 December -240 732 660 72 972 895 77 2009 March -346 671 606 65 1,017 942 75 June -161 760 683 77 921 848 73 September -115 713 646 67 828 759 69 December -59 736 665 71 795 726 69 2010 March -26 730 661 69 756 695 61 June 121 827 752 75 706 651 55 September 12 756 689 67 744 683 61 December 20 774 701 73 754 688 66 2011 March 67 765 697 68 698 641 57 June 104 816 740 76 712 654 58 September 73 803 727 76 730 672 58 December 13 759 690 69 746 678 68 2012 March 144 819 752 67 675 617 58 June 92 813 743 70 721 663 58 September 1 754 689 65 753 693 60 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.