Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 7 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 17 204 159 45 187 148 39 December 3 195 152 43 192 153 39 1993 March 7 198 154 44 191 151 40 June 30 210 166 44 180 141 39 September 33 217 171 46 184 147 37 December 15 206 163 43 191 152 39 1994 March 12 206 164 42 194 154 40 June 28 220 173 47 192 150 42 September 41 230 180 50 189 151 38 December 11 213 169 44 202 159 43 1995 March 20 219 175 44 199 159 40 June 16 218 172 46 202 162 40 September 25 225 180 45 200 159 41 December 8 219 172 47 211 168 43 1996 March 15 223 176 47 208 164 44 June 16 222 175 47 206 165 41 September 22 229 181 48 207 167 40 December 20 230 179 51 210 167 43 1997 March 26 231 183 48 205 164 41 June 16 225 178 47 209 167 42 September 22 236 187 49 214 167 47 December 18 239 187 52 221 172 49 1998 March 15 232 181 51 217 167 50 June 23 238 184 54 215 170 45 September 19 240 190 50 221 173 48 December 24 240 192 48 216 169 47 1999 March 16 243 189 54 227 179 48 June 17 245 193 52 228 182 46 September 18 249 197 52 231 183 48 December 27 248 197 51 221 174 47 2000 March 29 258 201 57 229 183 46 June 11 243 193 50 232 187 45 September 11 248 196 52 237 188 49 December 4 237 187 50 233 186 47 2001 March 10 242 191 51 232 184 48 June -16 228 179 49 244 198 46 September -23 221 172 49 244 196 48 December -18 218 169 49 236 191 45 2002 March -3 224 172 52 227 182 45 June -3 222 172 50 225 180 45 September -6 214 168 46 220 177 43 December -4 219 170 49 223 179 44 2003 March -12 211 163 48 223 180 43 June 2 221 175 46 219 174 45 September 4 216 170 46 212 172 40 December 10 223 175 48 213 169 44 2004 March 12 229 179 50 217 173 44 June 18 231 183 48 213 167 46 September 11 231 180 51 220 172 48 December 26 238 184 54 212 167 45 2005 March 8 229 178 51 221 174 47 June 19 238 185 53 219 172 47 September 19 241 188 53 222 176 46 December 18 240 188 52 222 178 44 2006 March 29 245 195 50 216 171 45 June 12 238 187 51 226 180 46 September 3 231 182 49 228 184 44 December 16 237 189 48 221 177 44 2007 March 18 239 190 49 221 177 44 June 3 232 185 47 229 182 47 September -6 227 177 50 233 188 45 December 7 234 186 48 227 182 45 2008 March -9 223 175 48 232 185 47 June -25 219 171 48 244 195 49 September -33 208 162 46 241 195 46 December -57 201 157 44 258 210 48 2009 March -86 177 136 41 263 215 48 June -54 191 148 43 245 197 48 September -39 183 142 41 222 175 47 December -10 198 153 45 208 165 43 2010 March -10 191 150 41 201 160 41 June 20 209 166 43 189 147 42 September -1 198 155 43 199 155 44 December 16 208 162 46 192 150 42 2011 March 8 200 159 41 192 151 41 June 19 209 165 44 190 145 45 September 15 211 164 47 196 156 40 December 15 207 162 45 192 150 42 2012 March 27 211 168 43 184 145 39 June 14 207 166 41 193 151 42 September 1 199 156 43 198 157 41 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.