Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 1 Job (In thousands) 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 -48 734 617 117 782 667 115 December 47 775 631 144 728 615 113 1993 March -110 732 608 124 842 669 173 June 164 840 701 139 676 567 109 September -20 766 644 122 786 676 110 December 64 805 661 144 741 629 112 1994 March -118 747 626 121 865 688 177 June 175 868 722 146 693 581 112 September -20 788 664 124 808 690 118 December 52 820 670 150 768 649 119 1995 March -105 776 647 129 881 703 178 June 150 870 724 146 720 606 114 September -43 792 668 124 835 710 125 December 58 840 679 161 782 659 123 1996 March -112 791 656 135 903 711 192 June 157 892 740 152 735 615 120 September -34 814 679 135 848 722 126 December 71 865 696 169 794 667 127 1997 March -100 817 676 141 917 723 194 June 166 917 761 156 751 628 123 September -33 831 695 136 864 733 131 December 62 879 707 172 817 680 137 1998 March -115 822 676 146 937 734 203 June 189 936 767 169 747 629 118 September -44 837 699 138 881 746 135 December 81 899 724 175 818 686 132 1999 March -123 826 685 141 949 746 203 June 155 931 770 161 776 638 138 September -52 843 702 141 895 750 145 December 88 912 727 185 824 687 137 2000 March -123 845 692 153 968 755 213 June 159 947 782 165 788 654 134 September -62 853 705 148 915 765 150 December 56 909 722 187 853 710 143 2001 March -138 844 693 151 982 760 222 June 136 936 774 162 800 660 140 September -108 829 688 141 937 780 157 December 30 892 704 188 862 719 143 2002 March -162 829 683 146 991 766 225 June 139 941 774 167 802 665 137 September -73 849 705 144 922 776 146 December 53 915 720 195 862 721 141 2003 March -192 826 679 147 1,018 788 230 June 143 944 781 163 801 665 136 September -67 860 716 144 927 782 145 December 71 930 732 198 859 722 137 2004 March -143 865 711 154 1,008 781 227 June 164 971 802 169 807 671 136 September -67 872 723 149 939 787 152 December 91 959 749 210 868 731 137 2005 March -173 870 713 157 1,043 802 241 June 168 992 810 182 824 683 141 September -37 908 747 161 945 794 151 December 80 980 758 222 900 754 146 2006 March -147 910 743 167 1,057 810 247 June 160 1,014 828 186 854 705 149 September -88 905 746 159 993 826 167 December 77 1,000 765 235 923 766 157 2007 March -170 921 748 173 1,091 825 266 June 130 1,014 829 185 884 722 162 September -96 917 746 171 1,013 841 172 December 66 1,010 772 238 944 780 164 2008 March -234 899 728 171 1,133 849 284 June 77 995 806 189 918 739 179 September -152 884 719 165 1,036 854 182 December -56 939 704 235 995 807 188 2009 March -385 802 640 162 1,187 874 313 June 19 930 743 187 911 731 180 September -172 843 682 161 1,015 821 194 December 27 956 709 247 929 757 172 2010 March -275 842 675 167 1,117 821 296 June 146 985 791 194 839 680 159 September -82 886 717 169 968 794 174 December 87 989 740 249 902 736 166 2011 March -207 882 709 173 1,089 807 282 June 147 995 799 196 848 678 170 September -42 919 744 175 961 791 170 December 78 994 747 247 916 746 170 2012 March -166 911 735 176 1,077 798 279 June 167 1,011 818 193 844 689 155 September -72 910 742 168 982 810 172 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.