Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Delaware Total private 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 -2,120 19,271 15,895 3,376 21,391 15,615 5,776 December -215 21,370 16,381 4,989 21,585 17,359 4,226 1993 March 298 21,301 15,858 5,443 21,003 16,133 4,870 June 3,910 22,410 18,072 4,338 18,500 15,825 2,675 September 3,017 22,021 17,939 4,082 19,004 16,135 2,869 December -1,975 20,175 15,465 4,710 22,150 17,504 4,646 1994 March 109 20,330 16,175 4,155 20,221 15,965 4,256 June 3,955 22,875 18,128 4,747 18,920 14,831 4,089 September 5,440 23,609 18,139 5,470 18,169 15,086 3,083 December 195 21,358 17,582 3,776 21,163 17,080 4,083 1995 March 4,083 24,895 20,233 4,662 20,812 16,861 3,951 June -2,573 21,734 16,984 4,750 24,307 20,063 4,244 September 5,963 25,743 20,926 4,817 19,780 16,345 3,435 December 917 23,123 18,996 4,127 22,206 18,120 4,086 1996 March 515 25,469 21,366 4,103 24,954 20,544 4,410 June 6,877 27,369 21,843 5,526 20,492 16,375 4,117 September 939 29,216 21,434 7,782 28,277 23,505 4,772 December 837 26,110 19,956 6,154 25,273 19,929 5,344 1997 March 6,467 30,154 23,778 6,376 23,687 17,862 5,825 June 866 24,980 19,344 5,636 24,114 20,192 3,922 September 5,179 26,883 21,337 5,546 21,704 16,561 5,143 December 2,826 25,447 19,845 5,602 22,621 17,748 4,873 1998 March 774 24,426 20,568 3,858 23,652 18,963 4,689 June 3,752 25,207 18,919 6,288 21,455 16,736 4,719 September 5,237 26,697 21,165 5,532 21,460 17,294 4,166 December 1,205 24,575 19,914 4,661 23,370 18,602 4,768 1999 March 4,316 27,394 21,746 5,648 23,078 17,532 5,546 June 558 25,961 20,367 5,594 25,403 21,145 4,258 September 3,180 26,676 21,036 5,640 23,496 18,720 4,776 December 4,786 28,865 22,263 6,602 24,079 19,321 4,758 2000 March 581 29,263 21,360 7,903 28,682 18,994 9,688 June -3,590 26,872 19,067 7,805 30,462 22,677 7,785 September 135 27,930 21,339 6,591 27,795 20,903 6,892 December 4,638 30,266 18,958 11,308 25,628 19,901 5,727 2001 March 5,846 30,768 23,502 7,266 24,922 19,130 5,792 June -7,618 22,577 17,074 5,503 30,195 23,778 6,417 September -1,844 23,818 18,408 5,410 25,662 20,065 5,597 December -4,206 24,250 17,972 6,278 28,456 21,557 6,899 2002 March 252 26,370 19,398 6,972 26,118 19,843 6,275 June -3,618 24,023 17,757 6,266 27,641 22,079 5,562 September 3,482 25,452 19,525 5,927 21,970 16,984 4,986 December -2,423 22,193 17,847 4,346 24,616 19,897 4,719 2003 March -2,973 25,161 18,753 6,408 28,134 23,086 5,048 June 3,607 25,310 19,973 5,337 21,703 17,261 4,442 September 1,501 23,378 18,730 4,648 21,877 17,471 4,406 December 1,534 25,193 19,277 5,916 23,659 18,814 4,845 2004 March 4,255 29,595 22,294 7,301 25,340 20,396 4,944 June 2,009 26,038 20,058 5,980 24,029 18,931 5,098 September 400 26,263 20,623 5,640 25,863 20,826 5,037 December 2,357 28,766 22,293 6,473 26,409 18,279 8,130 2005 March 357 24,445 18,802 5,643 24,088 18,913 5,175 June -1,273 25,025 19,431 5,594 26,298 19,991 6,307 September 1,767 26,801 20,729 6,072 25,034 19,644 5,390 December 1,996 27,256 20,181 7,075 25,260 20,510 4,750 2006 March 2,507 27,302 19,613 7,689 24,795 18,844 5,951 June 156 27,488 20,874 6,614 27,332 20,182 7,150 September -2,829 23,490 17,752 5,738 26,319 19,984 6,335 December 1,832 25,695 19,589 6,106 23,863 19,331 4,532 2007 March 537 29,603 24,942 4,661 29,066 23,542 5,524 June 330 24,969 19,796 5,173 24,639 19,591 5,048 September -2,920 23,506 18,327 5,179 26,426 22,152 4,274 December 2,350 26,178 21,099 5,079 23,828 19,283 4,545 2008 March 2,525 26,165 19,638 6,527 23,640 19,448 4,192 June -4,377 23,363 18,549 4,814 27,740 21,819 5,921 September -4,168 23,780 17,381 6,399 27,948 21,969 5,979 December -5,141 22,964 17,060 5,904 28,105 23,248 4,857 2009 March -9,677 18,814 14,155 4,659 28,491 23,940 4,551 June -3,004 21,528 16,998 4,530 24,532 20,205 4,327 September -3,924 19,020 14,753 4,267 22,944 18,451 4,493 December -4,664 20,365 15,870 4,495 25,029 18,768 6,261 2010 March -2,170 19,481 14,415 5,066 21,651 17,782 3,869 June 4,884 23,682 17,715 5,967 18,798 15,251 3,547 September 3,054 23,349 17,748 5,601 20,295 16,009 4,286 December -921 21,771 16,879 4,892 22,692 18,070 4,622 2011 March 2,044 22,628 17,296 5,332 20,584 16,566 4,018 June -1,298 22,634 17,891 4,743 23,932 18,619 5,313 September 1,689 25,189 19,940 5,249 23,500 18,472 5,028 December 103 21,678 16,482 5,196 21,575 17,556 4,019 2012 March 1,409 21,941 17,221 4,720 20,532 16,189 4,343 June -323 21,904 16,987 4,917 22,227 17,551 4,676 September 157 21,352 16,873 4,479 21,195 16,803 4,392 December 3,680 23,603 17,860 5,743 19,923 15,653 4,270 2013 March 1,776 22,434 17,914 4,520 20,658 16,476 4,182 June 2,003 22,560 17,643 4,917 20,557 16,305 4,252 September 2,286 23,231 18,450 4,781 20,945 17,182 3,763 December 2,513 23,227 17,927 5,300 20,714 16,451 4,263 2014 March 1,565 22,652 16,879 5,773 21,087 17,668 3,419 June 4,936 23,749 18,756 4,993 18,813 14,840 3,973 September 249 22,627 17,692 4,935 22,378 18,229 4,149 December 5,757 25,505 21,012 4,493 19,748 15,808 3,940 2015 March -5,642 21,157 16,732 4,425 26,799 23,009 3,790 June 7,030 27,959 22,922 5,037 20,929 16,350 4,579 September 234 22,742 17,160 5,582 22,508 18,131 4,377 December 4,208 27,265 21,975 5,290 23,057 17,901 5,156 2016 March 95 24,595 19,027 5,568 24,500 20,455 4,045 June 192 25,312 20,098 5,214 25,120 20,166 4,954 September -687 23,938 18,574 5,364 24,625 19,402 5,223 December -24 23,335 18,203 5,132 23,359 18,397 4,962 2017 March 2,506 24,795 19,251 5,544 22,289 18,175 4,114 June 283 25,363 20,068 5,295 25,080 19,666 5,414 September -787 24,438 17,822 6,616 25,225 19,067 6,158 December 2,243 26,545 19,838 6,707 24,302 18,360 5,942 2018 March 4,696 27,296 19,900 7,396 22,600 19,326 3,274 June 1,842 24,983 19,593 5,390 23,141 17,854 5,287 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.