Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Puerto Rico 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 4,666 55,287 47,612 7,675 50,621 37,964 12,657 December -18,716 43,386 34,173 9,213 62,102 52,882 9,220 1993 March 15,381 56,751 46,703 10,048 41,370 34,270 7,100 June 14,259 57,832 47,121 10,711 43,573 37,360 6,213 September 10,535 56,824 48,847 7,977 46,289 38,760 7,529 December -20,721 43,608 36,870 6,738 64,329 49,472 14,857 1994 March 11,542 58,938 46,102 12,836 47,396 35,075 12,321 June 10,294 57,420 47,210 10,210 47,126 37,791 9,335 September 6,894 56,415 47,847 8,568 49,521 40,250 9,271 December -7,154 51,148 38,321 12,827 58,302 45,788 12,514 1995 March 11,917 56,910 48,191 8,719 44,993 37,053 7,940 June 8,077 59,820 49,303 10,517 51,743 41,506 10,237 September 7,157 59,172 48,111 11,061 52,015 44,400 7,615 December -175 55,373 43,853 11,520 55,548 45,664 9,884 1996 March 16,783 66,819 49,982 16,837 50,036 40,843 9,193 June 6,467 58,059 48,565 9,494 51,592 42,513 9,079 September 71 56,110 46,052 10,058 56,039 47,069 8,970 December 4,915 59,441 46,725 12,716 54,526 45,043 9,483 1997 March 12,314 64,199 51,955 12,244 51,885 41,972 9,913 June 2,123 61,292 48,411 12,881 59,169 43,500 15,669 September -4,852 59,303 46,632 12,671 64,155 46,753 17,402 December -6,557 59,099 42,607 16,492 65,656 54,919 10,737 1998 March 13,439 62,958 51,738 11,220 49,519 42,318 7,201 June 6,722 56,682 50,071 6,611 49,960 39,997 9,963 September 9,358 62,472 51,143 11,329 53,114 45,861 7,253 December -16,349 50,455 41,352 9,103 66,804 56,122 10,682 1999 March 20,232 65,983 56,138 9,845 45,751 39,165 6,586 June 21,622 76,766 55,613 21,153 55,144 44,833 10,311 September 7,082 64,182 50,586 13,596 57,100 44,452 12,648 December -8,529 49,123 40,787 8,336 57,652 48,715 8,937 2000 March 8,611 61,594 51,493 10,101 52,983 44,223 8,760 June 9,452 64,653 50,011 14,642 55,201 46,445 8,756 September -3,208 52,857 45,017 7,840 56,065 48,229 7,836 December 4,605 59,337 47,663 11,674 54,732 46,407 8,325 2001 March -8,923 51,882 44,521 7,361 60,805 47,856 12,949 June -13,864 48,729 41,482 7,247 62,593 49,545 13,048 September -2,153 56,745 46,263 10,482 58,898 47,079 11,819 December -11,365 48,172 42,554 5,618 59,537 46,693 12,844 2002 March -5,343 50,022 42,823 7,199 55,365 44,757 10,608 June -5,665 47,455 41,294 6,161 53,120 44,175 8,945 September -3,408 46,900 43,225 3,675 50,308 39,176 11,132 December 5,637 50,157 42,644 7,513 44,520 36,635 7,885 2003 March -10,767 46,035 40,766 5,269 56,802 43,505 13,297 June -3,563 48,298 44,677 3,621 51,861 42,920 8,941 September -3,048 44,550 41,421 3,129 47,598 39,349 8,249 December 54,777 95,823 40,428 55,395 41,046 35,953 5,093 2004 March 673 52,947 45,488 7,459 52,274 42,986 9,288 June 12,584 59,628 46,321 13,307 47,044 40,644 6,400 September 2,308 53,133 43,111 10,022 50,825 44,047 6,778 December 5,251 54,706 47,784 6,922 49,455 38,999 10,456 2005 March -96 55,819 42,130 13,689 55,915 45,190 10,725 June -599 54,679 42,372 12,307 55,278 43,897 11,381 September 1,158 51,750 42,284 9,466 50,592 42,329 8,263 December 6,975 50,538 43,702 6,836 43,563 37,457 6,106 2006 March -3,140 50,790 43,487 7,303 53,930 43,801 10,129 June -6,448 48,844 38,902 9,942 55,292 47,105 8,187 September -7,032 49,409 41,811 7,598 56,441 44,729 11,712 December 6,303 54,665 45,762 8,903 48,362 38,185 10,177 2007 March -8,575 47,533 38,643 8,890 56,108 46,345 9,763 June 1,012 51,545 38,764 12,781 50,533 40,572 9,961 September -744 50,827 40,752 10,075 51,571 42,733 8,838 December -162 47,865 41,069 6,796 48,027 39,212 8,815 2008 March -10,751 44,189 33,601 10,588 54,940 44,601 10,339 June -4,341 46,870 35,191 11,679 51,211 41,687 9,524 September -7,169 42,882 35,740 7,142 50,051 40,817 9,234 December -7,030 44,481 36,531 7,950 51,511 41,369 10,142 2009 March -17,950 38,802 29,998 8,804 56,752 46,117 10,635 June -10,812 39,541 30,705 8,836 50,353 42,308 8,045 September -5,448 39,809 30,987 8,822 45,257 38,111 7,146 December 4,104 45,192 36,327 8,865 41,088 32,096 8,992 2010 March -5,693 38,972 31,754 7,218 44,665 37,711 6,954 June -4,940 37,876 30,944 6,932 42,816 35,265 7,551 September -1,459 40,256 32,842 7,414 41,715 34,312 7,403 December 8,351 45,464 38,257 7,207 37,113 29,474 7,639 2011 March -5,268 36,260 30,751 5,509 41,528 35,731 5,797 June -2,843 38,389 31,944 6,445 41,232 33,513 7,719 September 4,946 41,592 35,166 6,426 36,646 29,791 6,855 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.