Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Total private (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 106 6,626 5,196 1,430 6,520 5,237 1,283 December 95 6,931 5,548 1,383 6,836 5,542 1,294 1993 March -1,690 6,546 4,710 1,836 8,236 6,325 1,911 June 3,251 8,673 6,930 1,743 5,422 4,231 1,191 September 435 6,816 5,408 1,408 6,381 5,198 1,183 December 562 7,313 5,916 1,397 6,751 5,476 1,275 1994 March -1,506 6,725 5,029 1,696 8,231 6,371 1,860 June 3,526 9,158 7,229 1,929 5,632 4,351 1,281 September 702 7,228 5,726 1,502 6,526 5,362 1,164 December 449 7,489 6,090 1,399 7,040 5,699 1,341 1995 March -1,375 7,118 5,332 1,786 8,493 6,692 1,801 June 3,046 9,100 7,183 1,917 6,054 4,792 1,262 September 301 7,218 5,787 1,431 6,917 5,571 1,346 December 351 7,760 6,241 1,519 7,409 5,985 1,424 1996 March -1,751 7,265 5,385 1,880 9,016 7,044 1,972 June 3,396 9,550 7,513 2,037 6,154 4,847 1,307 September 144 7,392 5,819 1,573 7,248 5,867 1,381 December 780 8,136 6,509 1,627 7,356 5,940 1,416 1997 March -1,448 7,539 5,598 1,941 8,987 6,961 2,026 June 3,372 9,553 7,566 1,987 6,181 4,857 1,324 September 332 7,707 6,138 1,569 7,375 5,852 1,523 December 743 8,542 6,818 1,724 7,799 6,076 1,723 1998 March -1,630 8,014 5,799 2,215 9,644 7,197 2,447 June 3,530 10,193 7,821 2,372 6,663 5,110 1,553 September 170 7,685 6,030 1,655 7,515 6,006 1,509 December 795 8,406 6,847 1,559 7,611 6,080 1,531 1999 March -2,041 7,914 5,793 2,121 9,955 7,545 2,410 June 3,524 10,091 7,948 2,143 6,567 5,108 1,459 September 17 7,742 6,143 1,599 7,725 6,163 1,562 December 1,049 8,692 7,074 1,618 7,643 6,120 1,523 2000 March -1,615 8,073 6,052 2,021 9,688 7,500 2,188 June 3,370 10,030 8,102 1,928 6,660 5,260 1,400 September -250 7,686 6,141 1,545 7,936 6,381 1,555 December 365 8,372 6,846 1,526 8,007 6,490 1,517 2001 March -2,639 7,754 5,864 1,890 10,393 7,964 2,429 June 2,144 9,486 7,555 1,931 7,342 5,826 1,516 September -1,601 6,883 5,413 1,470 8,484 6,875 1,609 December -901 7,532 6,040 1,492 8,433 6,900 1,533 2002 March -2,372 7,360 5,462 1,898 9,732 7,581 2,151 June 2,744 9,358 7,385 1,973 6,614 5,190 1,424 September -641 6,891 5,502 1,389 7,532 6,155 1,377 December -176 7,476 6,067 1,409 7,652 6,238 1,414 2003 March -2,658 6,796 5,160 1,636 9,454 7,437 2,017 June 2,585 8,851 7,153 1,698 6,266 4,985 1,281 September -310 6,677 5,393 1,284 6,987 5,761 1,226 December 344 7,515 6,128 1,387 7,171 5,855 1,316 2004 March -1,740 6,981 5,377 1,604 8,721 6,841 1,880 June 3,294 9,249 7,503 1,746 5,955 4,661 1,294 September -295 6,895 5,516 1,379 7,190 5,803 1,387 December 772 7,827 6,365 1,462 7,055 5,739 1,316 2005 March -1,780 6,895 5,317 1,578 8,675 6,818 1,857 June 3,279 9,285 7,508 1,777 6,006 4,770 1,236 September 121 7,200 5,820 1,380 7,079 5,775 1,304 December 524 7,796 6,369 1,427 7,272 6,007 1,265 2006 March -1,346 6,950 5,439 1,511 8,296 6,643 1,653 June 3,144 9,296 7,562 1,734 6,152 4,949 1,203 September -464 6,771 5,513 1,258 7,235 6,015 1,220 December 512 7,777 6,375 1,402 7,265 6,019 1,246 2007 March -1,690 6,882 5,384 1,498 8,572 6,899 1,673 June 2,932 9,164 7,533 1,631 6,232 5,002 1,230 September -738 6,620 5,330 1,290 7,358 6,137 1,221 December 319 7,669 6,316 1,353 7,350 6,093 1,257 2008 March -2,418 6,488 5,011 1,477 8,906 7,152 1,754 June 2,186 8,712 7,085 1,627 6,526 5,228 1,298 September -1,394 6,230 5,035 1,195 7,624 6,378 1,246 December -1,775 6,700 5,451 1,249 8,475 7,092 1,383 2009 March -4,882 5,231 3,992 1,239 10,113 8,287 1,826 June 945 7,707 6,196 1,511 6,762 5,545 1,217 September -1,302 5,743 4,678 1,065 7,045 5,818 1,227 December -246 6,631 5,407 1,224 6,877 5,678 1,199 2010 March -2,095 5,594 4,372 1,222 7,689 6,148 1,541 June 3,136 8,398 6,902 1,496 5,262 4,236 1,026 September -273 6,045 4,948 1,097 6,318 5,207 1,111 December 571 7,028 5,758 1,270 6,457 5,307 1,150 2011 March -1,566 5,672 4,508 1,164 7,238 5,807 1,431 June 2,951 8,286 6,821 1,465 5,335 4,247 1,088 September 240 6,398 5,247 1,151 6,158 5,121 1,037 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.