Three-month private sector gross job gains and 
job losses, seasonally adjusted, 1993 - 2004


3-months ended	
		
Year	Month		Total job gains	    Total job losses
			(in millions)	    (in millions)

1993	March		    7.309		6.996
	June		    7.330		6.544
	September	    7.523		6.649
	December	    7.436		6.795
1994	March		    7.400		6.883
	June		    7.807		6.786
	September	    7.972		6.797
	December	    7.630		7.123
1995	March		    7.782		7.036
	June		    7.714		7.312
	September	    7.970		7.199
	December	    7.877		7.470
1996	March		    7.943		7.483
	June		    8.080		7.438
	September	    8.189		7.557
	December	    8.278		7.417
1997	March		    8.292		7.493
	June		    8.098		7.504
	September	    8.593		7.739
	December	    8.731		8.029
1998	March		    8.788		8.041
	June		    8.722		8.056
	September	    8.539		7.880
	December	    8.576		7.817
1999	March		    8.744		8.364
	June		    8.800		8.231
	September	    8.817		8.269
	December	    9.144		8.039
2000	March		    8.906		8.088
	June		    8.764		8.223
	September	    8.724		8.578
	December	    8.690		8.354
2001	March		    8.555		8.656
	June		    8.254		9.025
	September	    7.749		9.129
	December	    7.893		8.764
2002	March		    8.128		8.129
	June		    8.050		8.130
	September	    7.763		7.974
	December	    7.702		7.877
2003	March		    7.472		7.876
	June		    7.560		7.702
	September	    7.396		7.324
	December	    7.646		7.302
2004	March		    7.745		7.310
	June		    7.857		7.263
	September	    7.789		7.598
	December	    8.081		7.212