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

Delaware

Total private

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

March 1994                 5,727       35,494        24,325       11,169        29,767         20,453       9,314
March 1995                12,552       40,714        28,261       12,453        28,162         17,456      10,706
March 1996                 3,687       39,613        27,324       12,289        35,926         24,954      10,972
March 1997                12,254       48,762        31,645       17,117        36,508         21,717      14,791
March 1998                 9,521       46,978        32,189       14,789        37,457         23,617      13,840
March 1999                12,358       48,013        32,591       15,422        35,655         22,864      12,791
March 2000                 6,971       49,308        31,160       18,148        42,337         23,850      18,487
March 2001                 6,101       54,921        29,338       25,583        48,820         28,222      20,598
March 2002               -11,985       40,642        25,317       15,325        52,627         34,429      18,198
March 2003                -4,917       39,494        23,155       16,339        44,411         30,210      14,201
March 2004                 9,895       46,652        29,214       17,438        36,757         23,894      12,863
March 2005                 5,265       44,909        28,497       16,412        39,644         24,681      14,963
March 2006                 4,993       44,889        27,044       17,845        39,896         25,814      14,082
March 2007                 1,246       46,968        27,525       19,443        45,722         29,122      16,600
March 2008                 3,145       41,707        27,525       14,182        38,562         27,571      10,991
March 2009               -21,711       31,004        17,884       13,120        52,715         38,861      13,854
March 2010               -11,556       30,312        20,179       10,133        41,868         30,000      11,868
March 2011                 8,170       38,858        24,908       13,950        30,688         21,258       9,430
March 2012                 1,709       36,415        24,940       11,475        34,706         23,544      11,162
March 2013                 5,512       35,422        23,555       11,867        29,910         19,488      10,422
March 2014                 7,942       37,311        24,597       12,714        29,369         20,999       8,370
March 2015                 4,322       38,091        27,271       10,820        33,769         23,962       9,807
March 2016                12,759       45,368        31,786       13,582        32,609         21,854      10,755
March 2017                 2,290       36,823        25,337       11,486        34,533         23,900      10,633
March 2018                 6,007       40,986        26,434       14,552        34,979         23,498      11,481
March 2019                 5,053       39,664        27,245       12,419        34,611         22,805      11,806
March 2020                -1,721       38,003        24,538       13,465        39,724         26,289      13,435
March 2021               -16,142       37,292        23,685       13,607        53,434         40,397      13,037
March 2022                17,595       53,093        37,287       15,806        35,498         23,585      11,913
March 2023                13,684       51,009        34,141       16,868        37,325         24,213      13,112
 
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.