Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March North Carolina Gross job gains Gross job losses Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 111,563 367,592 262,987 104,605 256,029 176,635 79,394 March 1995 109,114 380,597 265,967 114,630 271,483 191,682 79,801 March 1996 70,730 389,331 264,254 125,077 318,601 228,768 89,833 March 1997 93,606 420,632 280,868 139,764 327,026 236,849 90,177 March 1998 49,762 425,809 297,904 127,905 376,047 245,013 131,034 March 1999 101,816 495,345 299,046 196,299 393,529 264,444 129,085 March 2000 62,035 449,252 300,431 148,821 387,217 258,960 128,257 March 2001 -17,921 433,166 287,322 145,844 451,087 302,242 148,845 March 2002 -125,460 386,403 249,273 137,130 511,863 354,684 157,179 March 2003 -15,106 402,096 242,052 160,044 417,202 282,630 134,572 March 2004 21,011 394,545 267,233 127,312 373,534 247,979 125,555 March 2005 72,258 407,969 287,307 120,662 335,711 220,295 115,416 March 2006 81,074 427,812 294,585 133,227 346,738 232,629 114,109 March 2007 118,527 472,826 293,540 179,286 354,299 242,049 112,250 March 2008 17,601 410,561 267,937 142,624 392,960 272,548 120,412 March 2009 -222,946 304,546 191,709 112,837 527,492 390,148 137,344 March 2010 -94,432 306,223 206,731 99,492 400,655 283,740 116,915 March 2011 61,464 368,867 260,727 108,140 307,403 203,759 103,644 March 2012 67,415 365,737 258,903 106,834 298,322 201,412 96,910 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.