Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March Indiana Gross job gains Gross job losses Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 94,685 320,531 215,992 104,539 225,846 150,353 75,493 March 1995 94,902 338,581 225,756 112,825 243,679 157,200 86,479 March 1996 9,615 281,731 196,810 84,921 272,116 192,045 80,071 March 1997 58,695 316,825 208,756 108,069 258,130 182,847 75,283 March 1998 41,005 298,013 207,728 90,285 257,008 179,959 77,049 March 1999 49,654 316,081 221,569 94,512 266,427 178,660 87,767 March 2000 55,810 315,243 222,824 92,419 259,433 177,769 81,664 March 2001 -60,452 266,533 185,163 81,370 326,985 231,823 95,162 March 2002 -69,400 253,699 167,443 86,256 323,099 232,923 90,176 March 2003 -11,380 261,647 177,571 84,076 273,027 188,821 84,206 March 2004 11,962 257,581 179,947 77,634 245,619 171,787 73,832 March 2005 30,128 258,052 186,640 71,412 227,924 158,658 69,266 March 2006 35,381 264,097 190,972 73,125 228,716 158,968 69,748 March 2007 4,268 245,074 174,827 70,247 240,806 175,856 64,950 March 2008 -23,923 231,790 165,631 66,159 255,713 185,136 70,577 March 2009 -159,391 197,563 131,991 65,572 356,954 275,489 81,465 March 2010 -36,800 209,650 157,819 51,831 246,450 178,610 67,840 March 2011 63,001 249,720 188,368 61,352 186,719 131,667 55,052 March 2012 63,944 251,116 191,069 60,047 187,172 128,494 58,678 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.