Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March

District of Columbia     

Total private

(In thousands)

                                                     Gross job gains                          Gross job losses
Year ended            Net change(1)     Total     Expanding      Opening         Total     Contracting    Closing
                                               establishments establishments            establishments establishments

March 2001                 7,564       60,805        39,200       21,605        53,241         32,603      20,638
March 2002                  -149       59,196        40,540       18,656        59,345         38,220      21,125
March 2003                 2,793       54,384        34,707       19,677        51,591         34,835      16,756
March 2004                 6,234       52,823        36,131       16,692        46,589         30,725      15,864
March 2005                 5,788       50,110        36,414       13,696        44,322         28,325      15,997
March 2006                 5,606       49,744        34,064       15,680        44,138         30,880      13,258
March 2007                 9,818       54,470        39,350       15,120        44,652         30,078      14,574
March 2008                 2,997       50,128        36,329       13,799        47,131         32,162      14,969
March 2009                -4,041       49,600        35,813       13,787        53,641         37,091      16,550
March 2010                  -865       44,298        29,971       14,327        45,163         33,896      11,267
March 2011                10,235       52,407        37,704       14,703        42,172         27,363      14,809
March 2012                12,510       54,508        36,410       18,098        41,998         29,093      12,905
March 2013                10,906       54,964        36,504       18,460        44,058         29,817      14,241
March 2014                10,313       55,115        37,398       17,717        44,802         32,310      12,492
March 2015                 9,316       55,356        40,140       15,216        46,040         31,026      15,014
March 2016                12,850       60,836        41,453       19,383        47,986         31,638      16,348
March 2017                 8,176       57,637        36,896       20,741        49,461         34,646      14,815
March 2018                13,758       59,365        39,052       20,313        45,607         32,019      13,588
 
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.