Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 4 Jobs (In thousands) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 27 349 280 69 322 263 59 December 9 341 272 69 332 270 62 1993 March 14 343 274 69 329 267 62 June 45 360 290 70 315 254 61 September 50 367 296 71 317 262 55 December 30 357 290 67 327 267 60 1994 March 18 351 287 64 333 272 61 June 49 376 303 73 327 264 63 September 58 385 312 73 327 271 56 December 22 368 299 69 346 282 64 1995 March 37 378 309 69 341 282 59 June 25 373 302 71 348 286 62 September 35 383 314 69 348 284 64 December 15 375 303 72 360 294 66 1996 March 26 378 306 72 352 287 65 June 27 382 308 74 355 291 64 September 31 388 312 76 357 293 64 December 32 393 316 77 361 295 66 1997 March 42 397 323 74 355 290 65 June 24 388 316 72 364 298 66 September 37 402 329 73 365 297 68 December 32 404 326 78 372 301 71 1998 March 26 395 317 78 369 297 72 June 42 403 322 81 361 297 64 September 24 401 327 74 377 308 69 December 36 405 333 72 369 301 68 1999 March 29 409 332 77 380 309 71 June 24 409 332 77 385 316 69 September 29 417 337 80 388 316 72 December 48 424 347 77 376 307 69 2000 March 40 426 344 82 386 318 68 June 11 409 336 73 398 331 67 September 16 415 338 77 399 326 73 December 14 409 333 76 395 325 70 2001 March 10 405 331 74 395 323 72 June -13 392 319 73 405 336 69 September -37 379 305 74 416 340 76 December -22 377 305 72 399 332 67 2002 March -2 382 306 76 384 316 68 June 0 384 310 74 384 317 67 September 1 380 309 71 379 314 65 December -7 377 305 72 384 317 67 2003 March -24 366 292 74 390 322 68 June 5 381 310 71 376 308 68 September 14 380 310 70 366 303 63 December 18 384 311 73 366 301 65 2004 March 20 392 317 75 372 305 67 June 25 394 321 73 369 301 68 September 15 395 318 77 380 309 71 December 40 410 330 80 370 304 66 2005 March 7 395 318 77 388 317 71 June 27 405 327 78 378 309 69 September 29 411 331 80 382 313 69 December 24 411 331 80 387 320 67 2006 March 47 424 346 78 377 309 68 June 15 410 334 76 395 326 69 September -2 399 325 74 401 331 70 December 21 412 335 77 391 322 69 2007 March 23 414 337 77 391 323 68 June 0 402 330 72 402 330 72 September -12 396 320 76 408 338 70 December 4 405 331 74 401 330 71 2008 March -14 396 321 75 410 337 73 June -49 377 305 72 426 349 77 September -56 364 294 70 420 346 74 December -99 346 278 68 445 366 79 2009 March -135 316 250 66 451 372 79 June -85 336 267 69 421 346 75 September -69 325 261 64 394 317 77 December -29 344 272 72 373 303 70 2010 March -28 336 270 66 364 296 68 June 26 366 297 69 340 274 66 September -3 351 284 67 354 285 69 December 25 369 296 73 344 278 66 2011 March 10 356 289 67 346 281 65 June 28 373 303 70 345 277 68 September 26 376 303 73 350 287 63 December 20 367 297 70 347 281 66 2012 March 40 380 311 69 340 277 63 June 27 370 305 65 343 279 64 September 0 357 293 64 357 292 65 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.