Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Iowa 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 10,363 75,444 62,259 13,185 65,081 54,212 10,869 December -2,598 68,785 56,338 12,447 71,383 59,486 11,897 1993 March 5,988 72,626 58,684 13,942 66,638 56,640 9,998 June 10,669 76,898 60,585 16,313 66,229 57,200 9,029 September 12,587 79,643 62,776 16,867 67,056 53,340 13,716 December 3,761 74,093 62,455 11,638 70,332 57,718 12,614 1994 March 5,825 80,719 63,893 16,826 74,894 64,037 10,857 June 23,207 85,875 64,392 21,483 62,668 53,197 9,471 September 11,539 82,706 69,320 13,386 71,167 57,040 14,127 December 5,269 78,951 63,965 14,986 73,682 62,427 11,255 1995 March 22,298 90,924 73,601 17,323 68,626 57,043 11,583 June -1,549 76,463 62,280 14,183 78,012 65,010 13,002 September 12,424 81,735 66,762 14,973 69,311 59,508 9,803 December 3,977 81,222 68,249 12,973 77,245 65,096 12,149 1996 March 10,800 85,084 69,191 15,893 74,284 62,873 11,411 June -7,694 77,262 63,367 13,895 84,956 72,517 12,439 September 9,510 83,542 68,070 15,472 74,032 60,778 13,254 December 6,417 80,222 66,782 13,440 73,805 63,128 10,677 1997 March 6,669 84,541 69,463 15,078 77,872 64,994 12,878 June 6,777 83,329 67,774 15,555 76,552 64,667 11,885 September 6,198 84,217 68,321 15,896 78,019 65,574 12,445 December 11,140 85,020 72,183 12,837 73,880 62,407 11,473 1998 March 13,367 94,185 70,828 23,357 80,818 67,354 13,464 June 4,762 92,056 73,024 19,032 87,294 72,023 15,271 September 6,107 90,026 69,944 20,082 83,919 67,547 16,372 December 7,555 88,321 72,686 15,635 80,766 65,414 15,352 1999 March -1,330 90,928 71,372 19,556 92,258 66,623 25,635 June 5,330 87,898 67,865 20,033 82,568 66,602 15,966 September 10,360 101,685 71,543 30,142 91,325 72,449 18,876 December 11,612 91,748 71,750 19,998 80,136 66,232 13,904 2000 March 5,196 89,400 76,251 13,149 84,204 68,961 15,243 June -9,677 74,705 64,232 10,473 84,382 65,172 19,210 September 11,330 105,027 73,779 31,248 93,697 76,457 17,240 December -6,446 81,590 64,969 16,621 88,036 71,366 16,670 2001 March -928 90,071 75,462 14,609 90,999 71,460 19,539 June -12,972 83,721 66,174 17,547 96,693 70,388 26,305 September -8,406 78,798 66,289 12,509 87,204 68,644 18,560 December -14,323 70,338 58,442 11,896 84,661 69,121 15,540 2002 March 812 82,681 64,673 18,008 81,869 69,068 12,801 June 1,306 76,805 63,133 13,672 75,499 62,859 12,640 September -254 74,946 62,695 12,251 75,200 62,784 12,416 December -3,538 73,243 60,035 13,208 76,781 64,295 12,486 2003 March -6,856 73,341 56,946 16,395 80,197 68,801 11,396 June -1,754 74,745 61,604 13,141 76,499 64,072 12,427 September 8,331 75,707 62,326 13,381 67,376 57,629 9,747 December 4,403 77,095 63,776 13,319 72,692 60,450 12,242 2004 March 3,802 75,490 62,545 12,945 71,688 60,234 11,454 June 5,164 76,180 63,883 12,297 71,016 59,028 11,988 September 4,712 76,715 62,393 14,322 72,003 60,010 11,993 December 9,670 79,996 65,139 14,857 70,326 59,750 10,576 2005 March 7,766 78,210 64,633 13,577 70,444 59,260 11,184 June 1 76,775 64,122 12,653 76,774 64,028 12,746 September 8,904 78,978 65,805 13,173 70,074 58,943 11,131 December 4,438 77,930 63,945 13,985 73,492 62,226 11,266 2006 March 11,853 82,911 68,666 14,245 71,058 57,821 13,237 June 2,340 78,898 64,679 14,219 76,558 65,367 11,191 September 1,590 75,864 63,237 12,627 74,274 64,554 9,720 December 6,183 79,229 66,071 13,158 73,046 61,906 11,140 2007 March 755 76,323 63,590 12,733 75,568 63,876 11,692 June 5,541 79,970 67,040 12,930 74,429 62,195 12,234 September -1,112 74,675 61,844 12,831 75,787 66,081 9,706 December 5,982 78,216 65,365 12,851 72,234 61,860 10,374 2008 March 1,178 76,737 65,011 11,726 75,559 61,710 13,849 June -4,487 75,338 63,611 11,727 79,825 65,962 13,863 September -1,121 74,838 61,917 12,921 75,959 64,965 10,994 December -13,015 72,186 60,261 11,925 85,201 72,186 13,015 2009 March -23,901 64,600 52,629 11,971 88,501 76,124 12,377 June -15,540 67,948 56,266 11,682 83,488 72,652 10,836 September -5,860 65,649 55,911 9,738 71,509 61,955 9,554 December -4,554 68,804 56,212 12,592 73,358 62,494 10,864 2010 March -1,533 65,251 55,585 9,666 66,784 56,467 10,317 June 2,158 69,469 60,475 8,994 67,311 58,592 8,719 September 772 69,343 58,918 10,425 68,571 58,242 10,329 December 8,302 76,155 61,465 14,690 67,853 56,228 11,625 2011 March -976 66,167 54,889 11,278 67,143 57,205 9,938 June 6,274 71,914 59,853 12,061 65,640 55,536 10,104 September 9,432 73,955 60,099 13,856 64,523 54,397 10,126 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.