Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 9 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 15 158 123 35 143 112 31 December 0 151 116 35 151 120 31 1993 March 9 154 119 35 145 115 30 June 27 164 129 35 137 108 29 September 27 167 131 36 140 110 30 December 10 158 123 35 148 116 32 1994 March 10 160 126 34 150 117 33 June 23 169 132 37 146 112 34 September 34 182 142 40 148 117 31 December 8 166 131 35 158 123 35 1995 March 15 169 133 36 154 122 32 June 10 167 130 37 157 125 32 September 21 177 140 37 156 123 33 December 4 169 132 37 165 129 36 1996 March 11 171 134 37 160 124 36 June 10 173 135 38 163 130 33 September 15 178 138 40 163 129 34 December 16 178 138 40 162 127 35 1997 March 18 179 141 38 161 127 34 June 15 175 137 38 160 127 33 September 20 187 148 39 167 128 39 December 16 184 144 40 168 131 37 1998 March 12 183 141 42 171 130 41 June 20 186 142 44 166 131 35 September 9 185 145 40 176 137 39 December 15 185 145 40 170 131 39 1999 March 8 184 142 42 176 136 40 June 16 188 147 41 172 136 36 September 15 195 152 43 180 141 39 December 22 194 153 41 172 133 39 2000 March 19 197 153 44 178 140 38 June 10 189 149 40 179 144 35 September 11 193 152 41 182 144 38 December 3 183 144 39 180 143 37 2001 March 10 190 148 42 180 142 38 June -14 176 137 39 190 153 37 September -29 165 127 38 194 155 39 December -17 169 130 39 186 148 38 2002 March -4 172 130 42 176 140 36 June -4 171 131 40 175 139 36 September -3 170 132 38 173 138 35 December -4 169 130 39 173 137 36 2003 March -12 163 125 38 175 139 36 June -3 169 132 37 172 136 36 September 4 167 132 35 163 130 33 December 5 170 133 37 165 132 33 2004 March 12 176 137 39 164 130 34 June 12 177 138 39 165 127 38 September 8 177 137 40 169 130 39 December 21 184 141 43 163 127 36 2005 March 8 178 138 40 170 132 38 June 10 179 138 41 169 131 38 September 15 184 141 43 169 131 38 December 12 182 141 41 170 135 35 2006 March 21 186 147 39 165 130 35 June 11 183 143 40 172 136 36 September 3 176 137 39 173 139 34 December 12 182 143 39 170 135 35 2007 March 12 181 143 38 169 134 35 June 3 178 140 38 175 137 38 September -7 172 133 39 179 144 35 December 9 180 142 38 171 136 35 2008 March -8 170 132 38 178 140 38 June -19 167 129 38 186 145 41 September -28 157 121 36 185 149 36 December -40 156 121 35 196 159 37 2009 March -68 136 102 34 204 166 38 June -44 148 113 35 192 154 38 September -29 141 108 33 170 133 37 December -6 152 117 35 158 124 34 2010 March -4 148 116 32 152 119 33 June 13 159 125 34 146 111 35 September -2 150 117 33 152 117 35 December 18 161 123 38 143 111 32 2011 March 11 155 121 34 144 112 32 June 16 161 126 35 145 109 36 September 15 162 123 39 147 116 31 December 11 159 122 37 148 113 35 2012 March 21 162 128 34 141 111 30 June 8 158 126 32 150 115 35 September -2 151 117 34 153 120 33 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.