Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted California Total private 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 -6,104 980,584 772,477 208,107 986,688 813,748 172,940 December -145,603 890,440 724,383 166,057 1,036,043 833,827 202,216 1993 March -23,269 937,104 701,184 235,920 960,373 737,147 223,226 June -16,269 890,912 703,057 187,855 907,181 716,680 190,501 September 87,644 960,465 748,569 211,896 872,821 707,622 165,199 December -36,136 892,044 712,156 179,888 928,180 737,912 190,268 1994 March 82,507 966,532 750,463 216,069 884,025 676,482 207,543 June -12,917 923,007 718,006 205,001 935,924 695,234 240,690 September 156,355 995,104 785,351 209,753 838,749 699,818 138,931 December -9,664 936,224 761,116 175,108 945,888 721,736 224,152 1995 March 64,041 972,034 769,544 202,490 907,993 729,906 178,087 June 86,232 999,294 783,634 215,660 913,062 728,328 184,734 September 155,653 1,122,726 905,945 216,781 967,073 711,998 255,075 December 3,172 1,043,142 816,328 226,814 1,039,970 804,530 235,440 1996 March 130,493 1,106,813 870,932 235,881 976,320 755,972 220,348 June 89,873 1,107,401 851,979 255,422 1,017,528 791,053 226,475 September 51,384 1,121,243 851,046 270,197 1,069,859 820,418 249,441 December 104,756 1,078,105 860,603 217,502 973,349 747,324 226,025 1997 March 139,811 1,141,886 867,777 274,109 1,002,075 767,874 234,201 June 68,670 1,069,632 850,611 219,021 1,000,962 764,492 236,470 September 103,558 1,165,814 933,108 232,706 1,062,256 762,238 300,018 December -14,058 1,104,227 845,409 258,818 1,118,285 841,782 276,503 1998 March 248,923 1,281,456 909,465 371,991 1,032,533 733,479 299,054 June -26,924 1,160,829 849,583 311,246 1,187,753 860,692 327,061 September 222,757 1,157,385 870,973 286,412 934,628 736,945 197,683 December 65,855 1,044,021 854,766 189,255 978,166 756,923 221,243 1999 March -13,902 1,075,837 820,774 255,063 1,089,739 842,957 246,782 June 111,959 1,070,808 835,630 235,178 958,849 738,010 220,839 September 160,807 1,134,285 888,462 245,823 973,478 754,116 219,362 December 126,282 1,116,165 877,176 238,989 989,883 767,144 222,739 2000 March 109,083 1,152,745 901,132 251,613 1,043,662 799,653 244,009 June 123,544 1,147,127 915,781 231,346 1,023,583 807,482 216,101 September 106,290 1,113,322 895,255 218,067 1,007,032 772,375 234,657 December 71,520 1,079,405 880,262 199,143 1,007,885 785,130 222,755 2001 March 32,546 1,150,564 905,091 245,473 1,118,018 854,433 263,585 June -141,836 1,062,993 827,523 235,470 1,204,829 954,712 250,117 September -196,405 990,106 772,902 217,204 1,186,511 921,824 264,687 December -107,540 990,292 760,485 229,807 1,097,832 882,096 215,736 2002 March 48,216 1,088,192 859,363 228,829 1,039,976 812,229 227,747 June -12,730 1,040,688 804,110 236,578 1,053,418 814,416 239,002 September -64,120 1,000,378 785,043 215,335 1,064,498 845,627 218,871 December 518 970,101 779,193 190,908 969,583 768,039 201,544 2003 March 1,394 993,957 797,830 196,127 992,563 791,251 201,312 June 1,913 980,555 779,607 200,948 978,642 782,235 196,407 September -44,875 924,951 749,217 175,734 969,826 783,096 186,730 December 26,715 982,898 780,631 202,267 956,183 742,070 214,113 2004 March 129,531 1,060,731 877,292 183,439 931,200 731,015 200,185 June 19,749 949,176 773,220 175,956 929,427 723,469 205,958 September 25,837 995,581 777,578 218,003 969,744 750,514 219,230 December 60,513 1,017,554 803,777 213,777 957,041 724,572 232,469 2005 March 79,419 977,552 780,178 197,374 898,133 714,541 183,592 June 34,807 958,792 775,976 182,816 923,985 743,229 180,756 September 109,565 992,955 806,900 186,055 883,390 712,036 171,354 December 100,474 983,334 795,475 187,859 882,860 711,229 171,631 2006 March 48,613 956,399 790,072 166,327 907,786 742,455 165,331 June 31,415 946,457 771,902 174,555 915,042 735,679 179,363 September -12,520 916,744 755,756 160,988 929,264 760,884 168,380 December 39,073 960,216 776,378 183,838 921,143 748,823 172,320 2007 March 47,447 981,410 815,041 166,369 933,963 760,667 173,296 June -20,153 940,379 775,049 165,330 960,532 777,539 182,993 September -27,671 921,724 738,649 183,075 949,395 783,427 165,968 December 33,037 981,352 794,252 187,100 948,315 774,201 174,114 2008 March -94,845 894,547 736,449 158,098 989,392 810,933 178,459 June -59,137 919,536 748,185 171,351 978,673 799,899 178,774 September -147,199 833,258 678,437 154,821 980,457 809,658 170,799 December -243,250 811,466 649,953 161,513 1,054,716 870,100 184,616 2009 March -376,875 699,816 571,197 128,619 1,076,691 893,626 183,065 June -195,129 762,554 618,088 144,466 957,683 778,085 179,598 September -174,043 760,680 616,687 143,993 934,723 725,279 209,444 December 10,182 835,893 647,416 188,477 825,711 675,415 150,296 2010 March -64,682 782,878 633,696 149,182 847,560 670,116 177,444 June 110,270 879,738 711,219 168,519 769,468 636,728 132,740 September -24,167 786,424 650,473 135,951 810,591 663,636 146,955 December 101,651 869,765 702,014 167,751 768,114 630,768 137,346 2011 March 8,254 752,097 627,900 124,197 743,843 616,188 127,655 June 50,468 829,483 687,941 141,542 779,015 581,037 197,978 September 83,825 891,979 732,857 159,122 808,154 661,603 146,551 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.