Table 2. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Not seasonally adjusted: Dynamic method 1000 or more 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 161 825 813 12 664 652 12 December 646 1,291 1,289 2 645 640 5 1993 March -917 681 673 8 1,598 1,562 36 June 420 1,045 1,041 4 625 616 9 September 192 873 862 11 681 676 5 December 783 1,427 1,426 1 644 635 9 1994 March -847 770 757 13 1,617 1,594 23 June 525 1,125 1,121 4 600 589 11 September 287 964 957 7 677 675 2 December 837 1,512 1,512 0 675 673 2 1995 March -827 847 836 11 1,674 1,650 24 June 370 1,086 1,080 6 716 712 4 September 270 969 963 6 699 690 9 December 807 1,567 1,561 6 760 745 15 1996 March -949 936 914 22 1,885 1,851 34 June 568 1,270 1,262 8 702 692 10 September 175 992 978 14 817 801 16 December 1,039 1,711 1,700 11 672 671 1 1997 March -853 986 970 16 1,839 1,799 40 June 536 1,249 1,237 12 713 702 11 September 306 1,114 1,091 23 808 785 23 December 1,179 1,932 1,927 5 753 740 13 1998 March -851 1,173 1,161 12 2,024 2,004 20 June 490 1,368 1,344 24 878 868 10 September 379 1,190 1,173 17 811 804 7 December 1,111 1,900 1,893 7 789 772 17 1999 March -1,042 1,101 1,062 39 2,143 2,103 40 June 556 1,375 1,346 29 819 805 14 September 196 1,105 1,096 9 909 904 5 December 1,209 1,977 1,971 6 768 768 0 2000 March -1,025 1,053 1,019 34 2,078 2,062 16 June 506 1,321 1,312 9 815 808 7 September 105 1,050 1,047 3 945 936 9 December 1,123 1,938 1,923 15 815 808 7 2001 March -1,240 1,089 1,086 3 2,329 2,279 50 June -2 1,127 1,126 1 1,129 1,122 7 September -340 825 824 1 1,165 1,161 4 December 458 1,572 1,570 2 1,114 1,111 3 2002 March -1,183 958 935 23 2,141 2,117 24 June 213 1,160 1,155 5 947 944 3 September -75 853 853 0 928 920 8 December 766 1,601 1,599 2 835 830 5 2003 March -1,306 793 789 4 2,099 2,079 20 June 109 990 989 1 881 877 4 September 56 856 854 2 800 799 1 December 946 1,646 1,643 3 700 695 5 2004 March -991 774 769 5 1,765 1,749 16 June 454 1,192 1,182 10 738 735 3 September 0 826 825 1 826 822 4 December 1,142 1,745 1,742 3 603 585 18 2005 March -896 794 789 5 1,690 1,681 9 June 316 1,064 1,064 0 748 746 2 September 250 1,014 1,012 2 764 748 16 December 1,117 1,743 1,742 1 626 623 3 2006 March -915 722 713 9 1,637 1,632 5 June 298 1,044 1,035 9 746 745 1 September 18 812 811 1 794 791 3 December 1,128 1,796 1,795 1 668 663 5 2007 March -953 754 745 9 1,707 1,700 7 June 267 1,060 1,059 1 793 792 1 September -27 776 772 4 803 803 0 December 1,062 1,746 1,745 1 684 684 0 2008 March -1,191 652 639 13 1,843 1,838 5 June 95 968 968 0 873 870 3 September -294 699 699 0 993 990 3 December 379 1,420 1,420 0 1,041 1,040 1 2009 March -1,869 447 444 3 2,316 2,303 13 June -401 743 737 6 1,144 1,144 0 September -262 682 682 0 944 940 4 December 759 1,463 1,462 1 704 704 0 2010 March -995 571 568 3 1,566 1,566 0 June 332 1,012 1,010 2 680 680 0 September 29 768 766 2 739 738 1 December 1,063 1,647 1,647 0 584 584 0 2011 March -888 613 613 0 1,501 1,499 2 June 303 993 993 0 690 689 1 September 230 895 895 0 665 665 0 December 1,003 1,616 1,616 0 613 610 3 2012 March -870 701 700 1 1,571 1,569 2 June 344 1,056 1,055 1 712 704 8 September 80 814 811 3 734 733 1 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.