Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 50 to 74 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 56 417 318 99 361 277 84 December 22 394 297 97 372 290 82 1993 March 33 400 292 108 367 283 84 June 40 395 303 92 355 277 78 September 73 417 324 93 344 272 72 December 47 410 318 92 363 285 78 1994 March 57 414 322 92 357 283 74 June 60 424 322 102 364 280 84 September 91 455 346 109 364 290 74 December 40 429 333 96 389 300 89 1995 March 68 443 345 98 375 301 74 June 13 411 312 99 398 316 82 September 59 447 349 98 388 299 89 December 50 454 350 104 404 313 91 1996 March 42 451 345 106 409 321 88 June 37 432 332 100 395 311 84 September 45 454 349 105 409 321 88 December 82 473 362 111 391 304 87 1997 March 38 449 347 102 411 319 92 June 41 431 340 91 390 300 90 September 75 475 375 100 400 306 94 December 71 492 377 115 421 307 114 1998 March 42 480 361 119 438 330 108 June 40 471 348 123 431 327 104 September 45 473 362 111 428 329 99 December 59 474 374 100 415 321 94 1999 March 30 482 359 123 452 343 109 June 29 467 356 111 438 331 107 September 38 488 372 116 450 341 109 December 74 499 393 106 425 323 102 2000 March 69 509 396 113 440 343 97 June 30 468 361 107 438 341 97 September 31 481 374 107 450 350 100 December 17 472 369 103 455 355 100 2001 March -22 478 365 113 500 387 113 June -85 443 336 107 528 419 109 September -98 410 305 105 508 398 110 December -74 413 312 101 487 390 97 2002 March 8 449 339 110 441 346 95 June 3 434 331 103 431 334 97 September -13 409 318 91 422 333 89 December 1 419 332 87 418 328 90 2003 March -26 398 305 93 424 337 87 June 4 394 307 87 390 313 77 September 10 383 298 85 373 297 76 December 36 408 321 87 372 290 82 2004 March 21 405 320 85 384 303 81 June 61 409 323 86 348 272 76 September 20 400 314 86 380 293 87 December 47 402 322 80 355 280 75 2005 March 31 381 309 72 350 285 65 June 45 393 321 72 348 281 67 September 29 406 328 78 377 299 78 December 35 385 307 78 350 288 62 2006 March 57 400 327 73 343 274 69 June 23 396 318 78 373 305 68 September 16 376 302 74 360 295 65 December 32 389 310 79 357 296 61 2007 March 56 408 333 75 352 285 67 June 36 403 329 74 367 296 71 September -8 361 290 71 369 307 62 December 17 375 302 73 358 293 65 2008 March 17 372 300 72 355 291 64 June 1 375 302 73 374 304 70 September -42 344 274 70 386 320 66 December -123 311 243 68 434 370 64 2009 March -144 293 234 59 437 358 79 June -79 331 267 64 410 346 64 September -31 324 262 62 355 296 59 December -13 311 253 58 324 268 56 2010 March 44 318 261 57 274 224 50 June 67 348 288 60 281 236 45 September 44 331 274 57 287 238 49 December 40 339 279 60 299 245 54 2011 March 54 327 276 51 273 224 49 June 47 343 282 61 296 247 49 September 70 356 293 63 286 236 50 December 24 329 267 62 305 254 51 2012 March 60 333 278 55 273 219 54 June 50 342 283 59 292 244 48 September 30 335 274 61 305 255 50 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.