Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Pennsylvania 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 28,760 319,827 243,280 76,547 291,067 217,689 73,378 December -7,803 279,055 216,891 62,164 286,858 229,237 57,621 1993 March 2,979 291,590 227,685 63,905 288,611 227,680 60,931 June 3,438 284,817 223,106 61,711 281,379 216,741 64,638 September 43,420 312,453 245,322 67,131 269,033 208,025 61,008 December 2,201 288,373 225,297 63,076 286,172 223,708 62,464 1994 March -771 299,519 225,006 74,513 300,290 231,236 69,054 June 22,406 312,036 236,935 75,101 289,630 213,713 75,917 September 49,987 320,624 251,628 68,996 270,637 215,861 54,776 December 8,086 286,847 231,293 55,554 278,761 223,895 54,866 1995 March 664 289,090 228,207 60,883 288,426 235,394 53,032 June 5,966 295,950 221,927 74,023 289,984 230,780 59,204 September 25,218 299,553 234,518 65,035 274,335 223,451 50,884 December -694 285,523 228,730 56,793 286,217 227,955 58,262 1996 March 2,782 295,657 234,759 60,898 292,875 239,350 53,525 June 25,380 311,490 238,380 73,110 286,110 232,112 53,998 September 26,345 308,957 245,294 63,663 282,612 219,386 63,226 December 20,881 311,211 237,553 73,658 290,330 236,377 53,953 1997 March 26,750 313,860 244,064 69,796 287,110 231,232 55,878 June 25,932 299,643 233,179 66,464 273,711 219,354 54,357 September 41,560 330,221 242,703 87,518 288,661 230,856 57,805 December 32,272 321,219 247,532 73,687 288,947 224,467 64,480 1998 March 24,407 330,696 251,822 78,874 306,289 234,415 71,874 June 15,261 319,013 241,717 77,296 303,752 239,591 64,161 September 7,165 305,762 243,021 62,741 298,597 235,575 63,022 December 39,816 322,636 253,110 69,526 282,820 230,436 52,384 1999 March 22,315 331,075 259,984 71,091 308,760 243,783 64,977 June 21,261 329,782 257,192 72,590 308,521 243,060 65,461 September 8,271 336,767 260,379 76,388 328,496 256,956 71,540 December 30,458 341,815 270,264 71,551 311,357 245,615 65,742 2000 March 46,871 357,039 272,791 84,248 310,168 247,292 62,876 June 10,793 311,786 246,669 65,117 300,993 254,608 46,385 September 21,774 336,503 260,695 75,808 314,729 254,141 60,588 December 15,326 329,787 259,781 70,006 314,461 249,811 64,650 2001 March 9,199 332,771 272,350 60,421 323,572 263,864 59,708 June -37,274 324,343 250,270 74,073 361,617 288,562 73,055 September -38,575 311,751 242,578 69,173 350,326 277,620 72,706 December -31,372 312,632 238,159 74,473 344,004 275,237 68,767 2002 March 22,763 341,685 262,079 79,606 318,922 258,879 60,043 June -15,685 306,917 243,994 62,923 322,602 255,276 67,326 September -10,971 305,759 248,695 57,064 316,730 255,823 60,907 December -26,132 305,539 240,984 64,555 331,671 261,503 70,168 2003 March -2,683 311,819 245,476 66,343 314,502 260,782 53,720 June -14,578 296,522 242,181 54,341 311,100 250,961 60,139 September -2,453 298,376 238,707 59,669 300,829 245,431 55,398 December 7,019 302,241 237,522 64,719 295,222 240,114 55,108 2004 March 21,149 308,871 248,800 60,071 287,722 235,048 52,674 June 8,921 296,470 242,353 54,117 287,549 229,298 58,251 September 8,461 299,636 243,042 56,594 291,175 236,331 54,844 December 21,167 301,758 241,393 60,365 280,591 229,052 51,539 2005 March 9,965 294,439 233,652 60,787 284,474 231,902 52,572 June 2,329 302,478 248,053 54,425 300,149 236,343 63,806 September 25,644 310,046 246,875 63,171 284,402 237,303 47,099 December 5,013 293,564 238,383 55,181 288,551 240,768 47,783 2006 March 34,921 302,432 246,817 55,615 267,511 218,080 49,431 June 5,251 286,217 237,809 48,408 280,966 234,439 46,527 September 6,959 283,313 233,750 49,563 276,354 233,199 43,155 December 12,387 287,440 238,419 49,021 275,053 232,636 42,417 2007 March 18,077 294,134 246,989 47,145 276,057 231,427 44,630 June 20,551 297,779 248,483 49,296 277,228 230,438 46,790 September -16,487 270,394 222,767 47,627 286,881 240,267 46,614 December 15,602 291,775 241,105 50,670 276,173 231,969 44,204 2008 March -611 272,874 226,260 46,614 273,485 227,121 46,364 June -3,417 285,456 234,101 51,355 288,873 241,481 47,392 September -24,879 269,853 221,927 47,926 294,732 249,358 45,374 December -57,644 256,747 212,600 44,147 314,391 268,193 46,198 2009 March -92,398 227,196 187,415 39,781 319,594 272,433 47,161 June -54,950 250,318 206,514 43,804 305,268 260,358 44,910 September -27,305 257,241 215,097 42,144 284,546 235,924 48,622 December -753 268,238 222,219 46,019 268,991 226,037 42,954 2010 March 1,586 256,349 215,852 40,497 254,763 212,908 41,855 June 35,589 275,835 230,066 45,769 240,246 206,341 33,905 September 20,455 273,300 228,586 44,714 252,845 214,080 38,765 December 32,013 287,353 235,263 52,090 255,340 213,320 42,020 2011 March 10,919 256,356 219,508 36,848 245,437 202,849 42,588 June 27,164 276,634 228,786 47,848 249,470 205,135 44,335 September -1,393 264,527 228,205 36,322 265,920 213,614 52,306 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.