Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 3 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 28 443 361 82 415 345 70 December 16 437 356 81 421 348 73 1993 March 19 440 359 81 421 348 73 June 54 460 378 82 406 335 71 September 55 466 383 83 411 345 66 December 36 459 380 79 423 352 71 1994 March 23 454 377 77 431 358 73 June 53 477 391 86 424 350 74 September 64 491 404 87 427 359 68 December 25 471 391 80 446 370 76 1995 March 38 479 397 82 441 370 71 June 31 478 394 84 447 373 74 September 39 486 403 83 447 371 76 December 21 477 392 85 456 379 77 1996 March 35 485 400 85 450 374 76 June 32 489 402 87 457 380 77 September 40 495 406 89 455 380 75 December 37 500 410 90 463 384 79 1997 March 50 505 417 88 455 379 76 June 32 497 411 86 465 388 77 September 42 509 423 86 467 387 80 December 35 511 421 90 476 393 83 1998 March 32 504 413 91 472 389 83 June 52 513 419 94 461 387 74 September 27 508 421 87 481 401 80 December 51 518 434 84 467 388 79 1999 March 31 510 422 88 479 399 80 June 33 518 428 90 485 405 80 September 30 521 431 90 491 408 83 December 53 533 442 91 480 400 80 2000 March 41 533 438 95 492 414 78 June 11 514 429 85 503 425 78 September 21 526 434 92 505 421 84 December 23 521 432 89 498 417 81 2001 March 22 517 428 89 495 411 84 June -12 501 415 86 513 432 81 September -41 483 399 84 524 435 89 December -24 484 398 86 508 429 79 2002 March -1 489 402 87 490 411 79 June -2 491 404 87 493 415 78 September 4 491 406 85 487 411 76 December -3 489 404 85 492 413 79 2003 March -25 474 387 87 499 420 79 June 5 489 405 84 484 405 79 September 17 490 407 83 473 399 74 December 15 492 407 85 477 400 77 2004 March 29 506 417 89 477 400 77 June 27 505 419 86 478 400 78 September 15 504 414 90 489 407 82 December 43 522 429 93 479 402 77 2005 March 10 510 419 91 500 417 83 June 34 522 429 93 488 410 78 September 38 531 436 95 493 413 80 December 27 528 434 94 501 423 78 2006 March 54 544 449 95 490 410 80 June 17 526 437 89 509 428 81 September 0 517 428 89 517 435 82 December 21 528 435 93 507 425 82 2007 March 28 536 442 94 508 427 81 June -1 523 436 87 524 437 87 September -12 517 425 92 529 445 84 December 1 522 434 88 521 437 84 2008 March -22 509 421 88 531 444 87 June -60 492 407 85 552 462 90 September -60 478 393 85 538 450 88 December -122 452 370 82 574 479 95 2009 March -164 414 334 80 578 482 96 June -99 442 357 85 541 451 90 September -82 430 351 79 512 419 93 December -36 452 365 87 488 403 85 2010 March -41 444 362 82 485 400 85 June 25 480 394 86 455 375 80 September -3 464 380 84 467 382 85 December 27 483 393 90 456 375 81 2011 March 14 473 389 84 459 379 80 June 31 486 400 86 455 372 83 September 34 494 405 89 460 383 77 December 16 478 393 85 462 381 81 2012 March 48 495 410 85 447 371 76 June 33 488 408 80 455 378 77 September 3 473 392 81 470 392 78 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.