Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted Delaware Total private (Percent) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September -1.6 5.6 4.7 0.9 7.2 5.4 1.8 December -0.2 7.4 6.0 1.4 7.6 6.0 1.6 1993 March -3.2 5.8 4.1 1.7 9.0 7.0 2.0 June 5.7 10.4 8.2 2.2 4.7 4.0 0.7 September -0.1 6.2 5.1 1.1 6.3 5.4 0.9 December -0.7 6.9 5.6 1.3 7.6 5.9 1.7 1994 March -2.9 5.4 4.1 1.3 8.3 6.7 1.6 June 5.6 10.5 8.1 2.4 4.9 3.8 1.1 September 0.7 6.6 5.1 1.5 5.9 5.0 0.9 December 0.0 7.2 6.2 1.0 7.2 5.7 1.5 1995 March -2.1 6.3 5.0 1.3 8.4 6.8 1.6 June 3.8 9.7 7.4 2.3 5.9 4.8 1.1 September 0.8 7.0 5.7 1.3 6.2 5.2 1.0 December 0.2 7.4 6.3 1.1 7.2 5.8 1.4 1996 March -3.6 6.3 5.1 1.2 9.9 8.2 1.7 June 6.7 11.5 9.0 2.5 4.8 3.8 1.0 September -1.1 7.6 5.7 1.9 8.7 7.3 1.4 December 0.1 8.1 6.5 1.6 8.0 6.2 1.8 1997 March -1.9 7.4 5.6 1.8 9.3 7.0 2.3 June 4.9 10.2 7.7 2.5 5.3 4.4 0.9 September 0.6 7.0 5.6 1.4 6.4 5.0 1.4 December 0.7 7.6 6.2 1.4 6.9 5.3 1.6 1998 March -3.0 5.9 4.8 1.1 8.9 7.2 1.7 June 5.1 9.9 7.3 2.6 4.8 3.7 1.1 September 0.5 6.6 5.2 1.4 6.1 5.0 1.1 December 0.4 7.2 6.1 1.1 6.8 5.3 1.5 1999 March -2.2 6.1 4.6 1.5 8.3 6.3 2.0 June 4.3 9.8 7.5 2.3 5.5 4.5 1.0 September -0.2 6.4 5.1 1.3 6.6 5.3 1.3 December 1.4 8.2 6.6 1.6 6.8 5.4 1.4 2000 March -3.7 6.8 4.5 2.3 10.5 6.9 3.6 June 3.4 10.0 7.0 3.0 6.6 4.8 1.8 September -0.8 6.7 5.1 1.6 7.5 5.7 1.8 December 1.1 8.3 5.7 2.6 7.2 5.5 1.7 2001 March -2.0 6.7 4.8 1.9 8.7 6.7 2.0 June 2.3 8.6 6.4 2.2 6.3 4.9 1.4 September -1.4 5.7 4.4 1.3 7.1 5.7 1.4 December -1.0 6.9 5.4 1.5 7.9 6.0 1.9 2002 March -3.3 5.9 4.2 1.7 9.2 7.1 2.1 June 3.3 9.4 6.7 2.7 6.1 4.8 1.3 September -0.1 6.1 4.7 1.4 6.2 4.9 1.3 December -0.7 6.5 5.5 1.0 7.2 5.7 1.5 2003 March -4.1 5.9 4.1 1.8 10.0 8.2 1.8 June 5.2 10.0 7.9 2.1 4.8 3.8 1.0 September -0.6 5.6 4.5 1.1 6.2 5.0 1.2 December 0.5 7.2 5.8 1.4 6.7 5.3 1.4 2004 March -2.2 6.7 4.7 2.0 8.9 7.1 1.8 June 4.6 9.8 7.5 2.3 5.2 4.0 1.2 September -0.9 6.2 4.9 1.3 7.1 5.8 1.3 December 0.6 8.0 6.5 1.5 7.4 5.3 2.1 2005 March -2.9 5.3 3.9 1.4 8.2 6.5 1.7 June 3.9 9.5 7.3 2.2 5.6 4.2 1.4 September -0.7 6.2 4.8 1.4 6.9 5.5 1.4 December 0.6 7.6 6.0 1.6 7.0 5.6 1.4 2006 March -2.6 5.8 3.9 1.9 8.4 6.4 2.0 June 4.6 10.2 7.8 2.4 5.6 4.1 1.5 September -1.7 5.4 4.1 1.3 7.1 5.5 1.6 December 0.6 7.2 5.8 1.4 6.6 5.3 1.3 2007 March -3.4 6.5 5.4 1.1 9.9 7.9 2.0 June 4.1 9.1 7.2 1.9 5.0 4.0 1.0 September -1.7 5.5 4.3 1.2 7.2 6.1 1.1 December 0.8 7.3 6.2 1.1 6.5 5.2 1.3 2008 March -2.4 5.7 4.0 1.7 8.1 6.7 1.4 June 3.0 8.6 6.7 1.9 5.6 4.4 1.2 September -2.2 5.4 4.0 1.4 7.6 6.1 1.5 December -1.3 6.5 5.2 1.3 7.8 6.4 1.4 2009 March -5.8 4.2 3.0 1.2 10.0 8.4 1.6 June 3.0 8.5 6.6 1.9 5.5 4.5 1.0 September -1.9 4.7 3.7 1.0 6.6 5.4 1.2 December -1.2 6.1 5.0 1.1 7.3 5.6 1.7 2010 March -3.4 4.6 3.3 1.3 8.0 6.6 1.4 June 5.3 9.6 7.2 2.4 4.3 3.5 0.8 September -0.2 5.7 4.3 1.4 5.9 4.7 1.2 December -0.3 6.5 5.3 1.2 6.8 5.4 1.4 2011 March -2.2 5.3 3.9 1.4 7.5 6.1 1.4 June 3.7 9.1 7.1 2.0 5.4 4.2 1.2 September -0.6 6.1 4.9 1.2 6.7 5.4 1.3 December 0.0 6.5 5.2 1.3 6.5 5.2 1.3 2012 March -2.5 5.0 3.8 1.2 7.5 6.0 1.5 June 3.9 8.7 6.7 2.0 4.8 3.8 1.0 September -0.8 5.3 4.2 1.1 6.1 4.9 1.2 December 1.1 7.0 5.6 1.4 5.9 4.6 1.3 2013 March -2.4 4.9 3.8 1.1 7.3 5.9 1.4 June 4.3 8.9 6.8 2.1 4.6 3.6 1.0 September -0.4 5.5 4.4 1.1 5.9 4.9 1.0 December 0.7 6.7 5.5 1.2 6.0 4.7 1.3 2014 March -2.4 5.0 3.6 1.4 7.4 6.3 1.1 June 5.1 9.1 7.1 2.0 4.0 3.1 0.9 September -0.9 5.3 4.2 1.1 6.2 5.1 1.1 December 1.6 7.2 6.2 1.0 5.6 4.4 1.2 2015 March -4.5 4.5 3.4 1.1 9.0 7.8 1.2 June 6.2 10.5 8.5 2.0 4.3 3.3 1.0 September -0.8 5.2 3.9 1.3 6.0 4.9 1.1 December 1.1 7.5 6.3 1.2 6.4 4.9 1.5 2016 March -3.1 5.1 3.7 1.4 8.2 6.9 1.3 June 4.2 9.2 7.2 2.0 5.0 4.0 1.0 September -1.1 5.3 4.1 1.2 6.4 5.1 1.3 December 0.0 6.3 5.2 1.1 6.3 4.9 1.4 2017 March -2.3 5.1 3.8 1.3 7.4 6.1 1.3 June 4.2 9.2 7.2 2.0 5.0 3.9 1.1 September -1.2 5.4 4.0 1.4 6.6 5.1 1.5 December 0.4 7.0 5.6 1.4 6.6 4.9 1.7 2018 March -1.8 5.5 3.8 1.7 7.3 6.3 1.0 June 4.2 8.8 6.9 1.9 4.6 3.5 1.1 September -1.9 4.7 3.7 1.0 6.6 5.3 1.3 December 0.8 6.6 5.4 1.2 5.8 4.5 1.3 2019 March -1.9 5.0 3.9 1.1 6.9 5.6 1.3 June 3.4 8.4 6.3 2.1 5.0 4.0 1.0 September -1.1 5.2 3.9 1.3 6.3 5.0 1.3 December 0.4 6.8 5.4 1.4 6.4 4.8 1.6 2020 March -3.2 4.7 3.5 1.2 7.9 6.3 1.6 June -5.7 6.3 4.6 1.7 12.0 10.2 1.8 September 2.2 8.3 6.5 1.8 6.1 4.9 1.2 December 0.9 6.9 5.6 1.3 6.0 4.6 1.4 2021 March -1.9 5.4 3.9 1.5 7.3 5.7 1.6 June 4.2 9.3 7.2 2.1 5.1 3.9 1.2 September -0.7 6.5 5.1 1.4 7.2 5.6 1.6 December 2.4 8.3 6.5 1.8 5.9 4.6 1.3 2022 March -1.0 5.7 3.9 1.8 6.7 5.1 1.6 June 3.3 8.6 6.5 2.1 5.3 3.8 1.5 September 1.4 7.6 5.8 1.8 6.2 4.8 1.4 December -0.1 7.0 5.5 1.5 7.1 5.7 1.4 2023 March -1.0 5.2 3.8 1.4 6.2 4.8 1.4 June 3.7 8.1 6.3 1.8 4.4 3.4 1.0 (1) The rates measure gross job gains and job losses as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter employment levels. (2) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.