Three-month private sector gross job gains and losses, seasonally adjusted, December 2005-December 2006 Dec 2005 Mar 2006 Jun 2006 Sep 2006 Dec 2006 Gross job gains Total 7,818,000 7,556,000 7,761,000 7,364,000 7,734,000 At expanding establishments 6,293,000 6,205,000 6,286,000 5,985,000 6,255,000 At opening establishments 1,525,000 1,351,000 1,475,000 1,379,000 1,479,000 Gross job losses Total 7,267,000 6,772,000 7,295,000 7,345,000 7,218,000 At contracting establishments 5,888,000 5,536,000 5,937,000 6,010,000 5,885,000 At closing establishments 1,379,000 1,236,000 1,358,000 1,335,000 1,333,000