Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 2 Jobs (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 31 606 496 110 575 479 96 December 15 595 491 104 580 481 99 1993 March 28 607 495 112 579 484 95 June 60 625 514 111 565 469 96 September 66 634 521 113 568 478 90 December 37 620 519 101 583 487 96 1994 March 30 624 517 107 594 498 96 June 66 651 535 116 585 486 99 September 71 660 545 115 589 496 93 December 27 637 533 104 610 508 102 1995 March 45 650 539 111 605 510 95 June 34 649 535 114 615 516 99 September 36 654 543 111 618 516 102 December 22 649 539 110 627 522 105 1996 March 42 659 544 115 617 516 101 June 37 661 544 117 624 520 104 September 44 670 552 118 626 525 101 December 41 672 557 115 631 525 106 1997 March 58 683 563 120 625 523 102 June 38 676 559 117 638 533 105 September 49 685 568 117 636 531 105 December 29 681 565 116 652 536 116 1998 March 45 687 562 125 642 533 109 June 62 696 569 127 634 533 101 September 32 687 568 119 655 547 108 December 45 692 579 113 647 538 109 1999 March 37 692 573 119 655 546 109 June 34 697 575 122 663 549 114 September 27 699 576 123 672 555 117 December 56 714 591 123 658 545 113 2000 March 49 719 589 130 670 559 111 June 20 703 583 120 683 570 113 September 20 708 583 125 688 569 119 December 17 701 579 122 684 568 116 2001 March 26 702 580 122 676 560 116 June -5 685 568 117 690 576 114 September -44 668 549 119 712 587 125 December -23 668 547 121 691 577 114 2002 March 0 676 554 122 676 560 116 June -1 679 556 123 680 566 114 September 5 683 561 122 678 565 113 December -9 675 554 121 684 569 115 2003 March -30 665 543 122 695 577 118 June 5 679 560 119 674 561 113 September 19 689 569 120 670 558 112 December 19 690 566 124 671 559 112 2004 March 24 700 575 125 676 560 116 June 27 700 578 122 673 558 115 September 16 701 573 128 685 566 119 December 41 718 585 133 677 565 112 2005 March 6 710 580 130 704 580 124 June 29 722 590 132 693 576 117 September 41 734 598 136 693 573 120 December 20 728 590 138 708 592 116 2006 March 52 749 613 136 697 574 123 June 10 729 600 129 719 596 123 September -5 720 591 129 725 597 128 December 17 738 598 140 721 596 125 2007 March 24 748 611 137 724 594 130 June -16 727 599 128 743 610 133 September -24 724 589 135 748 617 131 December 1 738 600 138 737 608 129 2008 March -36 716 587 129 752 614 138 June -82 697 570 127 779 636 143 September -76 680 553 127 756 617 139 December -147 651 520 131 798 650 148 2009 March -203 602 482 120 805 652 153 June -133 633 507 126 766 622 144 September -107 626 506 120 733 586 147 December -48 659 521 138 707 573 134 2010 March -71 640 517 123 711 573 138 June 11 680 552 128 669 545 124 September -8 671 543 128 679 550 129 December 19 690 553 137 671 545 126 2011 March 3 681 555 126 678 550 128 June 17 689 561 128 672 542 130 September 37 705 573 132 668 546 122 December 15 692 559 133 677 552 125 2012 March 45 708 581 127 663 541 122 June 23 692 571 121 669 550 119 September 2 682 561 121 680 559 121 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.