Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 100 or more 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 75 1,297 935 362 1,222 918 304 December -22 1,188 880 308 1,210 927 283 1993 March 22 1,221 843 378 1,199 887 312 June 73 1,205 909 296 1,132 856 276 September 100 1,301 966 335 1,201 922 279 December 98 1,279 944 335 1,181 891 290 1994 March 167 1,327 976 351 1,160 855 305 June 199 1,335 965 370 1,136 853 283 September 183 1,355 1,022 333 1,172 938 234 December 109 1,265 958 307 1,156 909 247 1995 March 201 1,416 1,045 371 1,215 940 275 June 53 1,334 965 369 1,281 982 299 September 197 1,420 1,083 337 1,223 927 296 December 56 1,369 1,008 361 1,313 1,006 307 1996 March 90 1,457 1,061 396 1,367 1,073 294 June 267 1,493 1,054 439 1,226 938 288 September 63 1,483 1,085 398 1,420 1,078 342 December 101 1,390 1,016 374 1,289 980 309 1997 March 185 1,522 1,094 428 1,337 1,008 329 June 179 1,460 1,039 421 1,281 976 305 September 174 1,625 1,189 436 1,451 1,059 392 December 131 1,622 1,158 464 1,491 999 492 1998 March 345 1,839 1,299 540 1,494 1,062 432 June -29 1,602 1,088 514 1,631 1,135 496 September 246 1,563 1,100 463 1,317 964 353 December 135 1,464 1,081 383 1,329 991 338 1999 March 99 1,663 1,198 465 1,564 1,137 427 June 207 1,495 1,060 435 1,288 954 334 September 140 1,451 1,098 353 1,311 966 345 December 252 1,507 1,141 366 1,255 943 312 2000 March 213 1,590 1,224 366 1,377 1,042 335 June 127 1,410 1,128 282 1,283 969 314 September -6 1,375 1,069 306 1,381 1,031 350 December 128 1,408 1,104 304 1,280 973 307 2001 March -83 1,516 1,216 300 1,599 1,171 428 June -262 1,292 996 296 1,554 1,196 358 September -287 1,222 934 288 1,509 1,177 332 December -267 1,184 907 277 1,451 1,118 333 2002 March 69 1,464 1,142 322 1,395 1,069 326 June -4 1,285 980 305 1,289 964 325 September -45 1,210 957 253 1,255 975 280 December -85 1,089 876 213 1,174 915 259 2003 March 87 1,310 1,091 219 1,223 951 272 June -52 1,056 868 188 1,108 896 212 September 32 1,062 870 192 1,030 825 205 December 57 1,092 892 200 1,035 823 212 2004 March 160 1,205 1,012 193 1,045 820 225 June 194 1,163 969 194 969 769 200 September 68 1,122 913 209 1,054 820 234 December 110 1,094 896 198 984 776 208 2005 March 215 1,151 969 182 936 732 204 June 111 1,082 919 163 971 791 180 September 172 1,114 925 189 942 749 193 December 97 1,061 884 177 964 810 154 2006 March 99 911 783 128 812 702 110 June 135 1,023 867 156 888 753 135 September 45 956 814 142 911 787 124 December 95 995 835 160 900 784 116 2007 March 76 906 778 128 830 725 105 June 69 970 854 116 901 775 126 September 25 878 738 140 853 747 106 December 139 990 850 140 851 755 96 2008 March -81 821 690 131 902 791 111 June 58 964 845 119 906 774 132 September -88 860 744 116 948 857 91 December -198 882 778 104 1,080 971 109 2009 March -405 604 532 72 1,009 935 74 June -200 822 720 102 1,022 951 71 September 54 875 780 95 821 745 76 December 50 874 785 89 824 748 76 2010 March -15 667 596 71 682 627 55 June 213 935 842 93 722 669 53 September 121 859 762 97 738 671 67 December 101 899 800 99 798 732 66 2011 March 17 629 567 62 612 571 41 June 99 847 767 80 748 688 60 September 249 922 824 98 673 623 50 December 73 892 781 111 819 716 103 2012 March 119 791 693 98 672 571 101 June 144 952 851 101 808 702 106 September 138 948 834 114 810 706 104 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.