Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 25 to 29 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 21 231 180 51 210 163 47 December -1 216 165 51 217 169 48 1993 March 16 224 167 57 208 162 46 June 33 228 181 47 195 150 45 September 35 236 186 50 201 157 44 December 16 225 173 52 209 165 44 1994 March 22 232 181 51 210 167 43 June 28 237 185 52 209 160 49 September 57 262 203 59 205 162 43 December 11 233 180 53 222 171 51 1995 March 24 242 192 50 218 172 46 June 9 234 181 53 225 177 48 September 31 254 201 53 223 173 50 December 5 239 184 55 234 182 52 1996 March 15 243 188 55 228 179 49 June 16 252 198 54 236 185 51 September 26 257 198 59 231 179 52 December 36 269 204 65 233 180 53 1997 March 28 259 201 58 231 179 52 June 16 244 190 54 228 177 51 September 26 261 207 54 235 176 59 December 32 275 209 66 243 179 64 1998 March 17 269 205 64 252 188 64 June 18 272 205 67 254 195 59 September 23 274 214 60 251 191 60 December 26 272 213 59 246 186 60 1999 March 11 267 204 63 256 194 62 June 11 265 204 61 254 199 55 September 19 277 214 63 258 198 60 December 30 276 216 60 246 189 57 2000 March 36 288 227 61 252 195 57 June 22 271 213 58 249 195 54 September 6 278 216 62 272 211 61 December 5 269 211 58 264 205 59 2001 March 4 278 215 63 274 213 61 June -38 254 194 60 292 234 58 September -53 240 181 59 293 232 61 December -44 234 176 58 278 220 58 2002 March 4 258 197 61 254 198 56 June -6 248 188 60 254 198 56 September -13 237 181 56 250 197 53 December -14 231 177 54 245 194 51 2003 March -23 227 175 52 250 197 53 June -2 235 183 52 237 186 51 September 6 232 181 51 226 181 45 December -1 226 177 49 227 179 48 2004 March 19 236 183 53 217 171 46 June 17 238 187 51 221 168 53 September 6 230 177 53 224 175 49 December 26 243 191 52 217 168 49 2005 March 3 229 179 50 226 177 49 June 26 238 185 53 212 165 47 September 27 250 198 52 223 176 47 December 21 242 193 49 221 175 46 2006 March 34 243 196 47 209 167 42 June 11 240 189 51 229 182 47 September -2 223 177 46 225 182 43 December 27 245 197 48 218 177 41 2007 March 11 243 196 47 232 188 44 June 9 235 186 49 226 180 46 September -13 219 170 49 232 187 45 December 19 238 191 47 219 177 42 2008 March 0 224 177 47 224 180 44 June -16 222 175 47 238 191 47 September -31 208 163 45 239 194 45 December -69 200 157 43 269 222 47 2009 March -98 179 137 42 277 227 50 June -63 193 150 43 256 211 45 September -32 184 146 38 216 176 40 December -10 194 155 39 204 164 40 2010 March 2 191 152 39 189 151 38 June 28 210 168 42 182 145 37 September 6 195 156 39 189 151 38 December 15 208 164 44 193 154 39 2011 March 16 195 157 38 179 142 37 June 33 215 172 43 182 143 39 September 25 209 167 42 184 150 34 December 14 205 164 41 191 151 40 2012 March 28 211 173 38 183 148 35 June 27 209 167 42 182 147 35 September -3 190 151 39 193 154 39 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.