Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 8 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 16 181 140 41 165 129 36 December 1 169 131 38 168 131 37 1993 March 7 174 133 41 167 131 36 June 27 187 147 40 160 124 36 September 29 191 149 42 162 128 34 December 12 182 142 40 170 133 37 1994 March 9 180 141 39 171 133 38 June 30 195 152 43 165 126 39 September 33 202 156 46 169 134 35 December 9 188 148 40 179 138 41 1995 March 19 194 153 41 175 137 38 June 17 194 151 43 177 140 37 September 20 200 158 42 180 140 40 December 5 192 149 43 187 146 41 1996 March 11 195 152 43 184 143 41 June 15 199 155 44 184 145 39 September 18 202 157 45 184 144 40 December 17 204 158 46 187 147 40 1997 March 23 205 161 44 182 143 39 June 15 199 156 43 184 146 38 September 18 207 163 44 189 145 44 December 16 210 161 49 194 149 45 1998 March 12 208 160 48 196 148 48 June 20 211 160 51 191 149 42 September 16 213 167 46 197 151 46 December 18 210 166 44 192 146 46 1999 March 12 214 164 50 202 157 45 June 15 215 167 48 200 157 43 September 13 220 172 48 207 160 47 December 22 219 173 46 197 152 45 2000 March 18 223 172 51 205 161 44 June 10 212 167 45 202 162 40 September 10 217 169 48 207 162 45 December 1 206 163 43 205 161 44 2001 March 5 212 165 47 207 161 46 June -17 199 155 44 216 173 43 September -22 194 149 45 216 170 46 December -17 194 149 45 211 168 43 2002 March -5 195 147 48 200 157 43 June -9 194 149 45 203 160 43 September -3 192 148 44 195 155 40 December -4 192 148 44 196 155 41 2003 March -17 184 141 43 201 160 41 June 0 191 149 42 191 150 41 September 3 188 148 40 185 147 38 December 6 193 150 43 187 147 40 2004 March 14 201 157 44 187 147 40 June 13 202 158 44 189 145 44 September 8 204 157 47 196 152 44 December 27 211 162 49 184 143 41 2005 March 6 203 156 47 197 153 44 June 16 209 161 48 193 148 45 September 16 210 163 47 194 151 43 December 17 210 163 47 193 153 40 2006 March 27 216 171 45 189 147 42 June 8 208 163 45 200 157 43 September 1 201 157 44 200 160 40 December 14 208 163 45 194 152 42 2007 March 15 211 166 45 196 155 41 June 0 203 160 43 203 159 44 September -7 197 151 46 204 162 42 December 7 204 160 44 197 155 42 2008 March -7 196 153 43 203 160 43 June -21 192 148 44 213 168 45 September -30 181 139 42 211 168 43 December -48 179 139 40 227 182 45 2009 March -73 157 120 37 230 187 43 June -51 164 126 38 215 171 44 September -31 161 124 37 192 150 42 December -10 172 132 40 182 143 39 2010 March -7 167 130 37 174 137 37 June 17 182 143 39 165 126 39 September -4 170 132 38 174 134 40 December 18 182 141 41 164 127 37 2011 March 12 175 138 37 163 126 37 June 17 185 144 41 168 127 41 September 14 185 142 43 171 133 38 December 15 182 143 39 167 129 38 2012 March 24 185 147 38 161 126 35 June 13 181 143 38 168 129 39 September -5 172 134 38 177 137 40 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.