From June 2008 to September 2008, the number of job gains from opening and expanding private sector establishments was 6.8 million, and the number of job losses from closing and contracting establishments was 7.8 million, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. Over this period, gross job losses exceeded gross job gains in all but three industry sectors: natural resources and mining, utilities, and education and health services.