Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 5 to 19 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 -44 1,837 1,440 397 1,881 1,510 371 December -59 1,927 1,536 391 1,986 1,568 418 1993 March -426 1,755 1,280 475 2,181 1,722 459 June 1,170 2,636 2,093 543 1,466 1,116 350 September 73 1,910 1,507 403 1,837 1,488 349 December 65 2,031 1,641 390 1,966 1,555 411 1994 March -414 1,798 1,356 442 2,212 1,747 465 June 1,197 2,741 2,163 578 1,544 1,154 390 September 154 2,051 1,611 440 1,897 1,542 355 December 21 2,098 1,702 396 2,077 1,627 450 1995 March -355 1,921 1,449 472 2,276 1,815 461 June 1,088 2,733 2,152 581 1,645 1,276 369 September 5 2,028 1,623 405 2,023 1,625 398 December -22 2,151 1,732 419 2,173 1,708 465 1996 March -434 1,946 1,455 491 2,380 1,876 504 June 1,112 2,821 2,223 598 1,709 1,323 386 September -45 2,053 1,617 436 2,098 1,702 396 December 111 2,275 1,826 449 2,164 1,704 460 1997 March -344 2,030 1,531 499 2,374 1,882 492 June 1,143 2,832 2,244 588 1,689 1,310 379 September -20 2,124 1,702 422 2,144 1,701 443 December 97 2,349 1,887 462 2,252 1,740 512 1998 March -478 2,054 1,516 538 2,532 1,941 591 June 1,249 2,996 2,303 693 1,747 1,342 405 September -104 2,124 1,690 434 2,228 1,783 445 December 110 2,341 1,919 422 2,231 1,728 503 1999 March -501 2,111 1,559 552 2,612 2,037 575 June 1,194 3,031 2,397 634 1,837 1,421 416 September -117 2,212 1,753 459 2,329 1,866 463 December 183 2,444 1,994 450 2,261 1,766 495 2000 March -397 2,233 1,660 573 2,630 2,087 543 June 1,154 3,028 2,413 615 1,874 1,471 403 September -181 2,197 1,749 448 2,378 1,918 460 December -47 2,343 1,918 425 2,390 1,900 490 2001 March -587 2,113 1,576 537 2,700 2,134 566 June 827 2,840 2,235 605 2,013 1,589 424 September -578 1,933 1,507 426 2,511 2,035 476 December -351 2,123 1,697 426 2,474 1,981 493 2002 March -643 1,962 1,416 546 2,605 2,076 529 June 914 2,765 2,143 622 1,851 1,437 414 September -311 1,925 1,511 414 2,236 1,825 411 December -154 2,120 1,695 425 2,274 1,806 468 2003 March -761 1,826 1,338 488 2,587 2,073 514 June 923 2,715 2,145 570 1,792 1,380 412 September -195 1,902 1,507 395 2,097 1,716 381 December -4 2,146 1,729 417 2,150 1,701 449 2004 March -481 1,956 1,457 499 2,437 1,929 508 June 1,102 2,836 2,241 595 1,734 1,293 441 September -199 1,997 1,560 437 2,196 1,749 447 December 177 2,306 1,840 466 2,129 1,668 461 2005 March -541 1,968 1,459 509 2,509 1,977 532 June 1,143 2,906 2,266 640 1,763 1,333 430 September -78 2,108 1,656 452 2,186 1,758 428 December 77 2,300 1,850 450 2,223 1,768 455 2006 March -329 2,083 1,581 502 2,412 1,917 495 June 1,098 2,924 2,315 609 1,826 1,403 423 September -251 2,002 1,591 411 2,253 1,844 409 December 83 2,296 1,869 427 2,213 1,759 454 2007 March -472 2,022 1,532 490 2,494 2,003 491 June 1,032 2,870 2,288 582 1,838 1,408 430 September -360 1,957 1,535 422 2,317 1,904 413 December -14 2,250 1,837 413 2,264 1,803 461 2008 March -698 1,902 1,420 482 2,600 2,075 525 June 733 2,683 2,106 577 1,950 1,501 449 September -594 1,798 1,409 389 2,392 1,967 425 December -633 1,970 1,582 388 2,603 2,107 496 2009 March -1,484 1,520 1,104 416 3,004 2,466 538 June 353 2,353 1,823 530 2,000 1,562 438 September -588 1,591 1,246 345 2,179 1,760 419 December -181 1,887 1,508 379 2,068 1,636 432 2010 March -610 1,636 1,223 413 2,246 1,782 464 June 1,038 2,564 2,043 521 1,526 1,139 387 September -232 1,708 1,351 357 1,940 1,550 390 December 124 2,026 1,630 396 1,902 1,485 417 2011 March -419 1,702 1,287 415 2,121 1,674 447 June 1,067 2,598 2,062 536 1,531 1,127 404 September -64 1,843 1,439 404 1,907 1,542 365 December 71 1,996 1,610 386 1,925 1,494 431 2012 March -269 1,804 1,380 424 2,073 1,640 433 June 996 2,550 2,047 503 1,554 1,170 384 September -247 1,717 1,356 361 1,964 1,588 376 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.