Table 1.  Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March

Financial activities                         

(In thousands)

                                         Gross job gains                       Gross job losses
Year ended    Net change(1)  Total     Expanding     Opening        Total    Contracting    Closing
                                   establishments  establishments          establishments  establishments

March 1994         175         977         625          352            802        500          302
March 1995         -40         923         551          372            963        622          341
March 1996          88         976         608          368            888        541          347
March 1997         184       1,061         688          373            877        522          355
March 1998         263       1,176         768          408            913        528          385
March 1999         228       1,251         788          463          1,023        569          454
March 2000          79       1,119         709          410          1,040        641          399
March 2001          86       1,105         756          349          1,019        612          407
March 2002          21       1,062         693          369          1,041        657          384
March 2003          73       1,044         700          344            971        612          359
March 2004          68         962         637          325            894        580          314
March 2005         101       1,040         705          335            939        592          347
March 2006         164       1,008         698          310            844        552          292
March 2007          58         965         662          303            907        608          299
March 2008        -154         882         610          272          1,036        659          377
March 2009        -356         719         492          227          1,075        733          342
March 2010        -260         661         459          202            921        645          276
March 2011         -29         704         511          193            733        482          251
March 2012          64         754         551          203            690        450          240

(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.