Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 5 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 -12 260 206 54 272 225 47 December -2 270 218 52 272 218 54 1993 March -50 250 190 60 300 238 62 June 148 360 286 74 212 165 47 September 6 271 218 53 265 221 44 December 14 283 233 50 269 217 52 1994 March -50 256 202 54 306 245 61 June 155 376 298 78 221 171 50 September 10 287 231 56 277 232 45 December 7 293 242 51 286 229 57 1995 March -38 275 216 59 313 253 60 June 139 372 296 76 233 186 47 September -7 286 233 53 293 243 50 December 0 297 243 54 297 239 58 1996 March -48 277 215 62 325 260 65 June 141 379 301 78 238 189 49 September -12 290 233 57 302 252 50 December 12 310 254 56 298 239 59 1997 March -34 289 227 62 323 259 64 June 147 389 311 78 242 193 49 September -12 300 245 55 312 256 56 December 12 323 264 59 311 247 64 1998 March -49 295 228 67 344 270 74 June 162 408 321 87 246 196 50 September -21 300 243 57 321 265 56 December 15 322 268 54 307 245 62 1999 March -51 303 235 68 354 282 72 June 149 413 329 84 264 211 53 September -26 310 251 59 336 277 59 December 24 336 279 57 312 250 62 2000 March -37 321 249 72 358 290 68 June 145 415 336 79 270 220 50 September -32 314 256 58 346 288 58 December -6 326 271 55 332 271 61 2001 March -64 299 235 64 363 291 72 June 114 391 313 78 277 225 52 September -74 280 225 55 354 295 59 December -38 295 241 54 333 272 61 2002 March -75 278 212 66 353 285 68 June 121 380 301 79 259 208 51 September -47 276 223 53 323 272 51 December -22 296 243 53 318 258 60 2003 March -92 268 203 65 360 291 69 June 124 376 300 76 252 200 52 September -32 277 226 51 309 259 50 December -1 302 249 53 303 244 59 2004 March -52 285 221 64 337 270 67 June 147 392 314 78 245 193 52 September -30 291 234 57 321 264 57 December 17 321 261 60 304 244 60 2005 March -67 288 222 66 355 284 71 June 155 406 321 85 251 199 52 September -17 303 243 60 320 266 54 December 6 322 264 58 316 256 60 2006 March -34 308 242 66 342 275 67 June 148 409 328 81 261 209 52 September -39 297 242 55 336 281 55 December 5 323 267 56 318 257 61 2007 March -55 299 233 66 354 287 67 June 136 403 325 78 267 212 55 September -53 292 235 57 345 290 55 December -8 318 265 53 326 265 61 2008 March -89 282 219 63 371 300 71 June 93 376 300 76 283 225 58 September -90 265 213 52 355 297 58 December -95 271 221 50 366 298 68 2009 March -188 223 169 54 411 337 74 June 49 332 259 73 283 226 57 September -96 234 187 47 330 271 59 December -32 269 217 52 301 241 60 2010 March -85 242 187 55 327 262 65 June 144 365 292 73 221 173 48 September -40 255 205 50 295 241 54 December 7 286 234 52 279 221 58 2011 March -51 258 201 57 309 246 63 June 145 369 296 73 224 172 52 September -17 274 219 55 291 241 50 December 4 283 232 51 279 221 58 2012 March -32 270 213 57 302 242 60 June 139 365 296 69 226 178 48 September -38 257 208 49 295 244 51 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.