Table 1. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Seasonally adjusted: Dynamic method 1 to 4 employees (In thousands) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing firms firms firms firms 1992 September 66 914 381 533 848 385 463 December 11 878 378 500 867 380 487 1993 March 50 893 376 517 843 378 465 June 65 920 387 533 855 370 485 September 115 938 389 549 823 379 444 December 33 880 390 490 847 375 472 1994 March 34 883 379 504 849 380 469 June 63 951 391 560 888 376 512 September 125 965 397 568 840 384 456 December -14 882 386 496 896 386 510 1995 March 76 923 389 534 847 383 464 June 44 932 382 550 888 388 500 September 25 931 393 538 906 392 514 December 11 920 388 532 909 389 520 1996 March 54 934 388 546 880 382 498 June 60 959 393 566 899 387 512 September 74 970 395 575 896 396 500 December 22 936 395 541 914 392 522 1997 March 89 968 400 568 879 385 494 June 40 949 394 555 909 391 518 September 20 950 401 549 930 396 534 December -8 956 400 556 964 397 567 1998 March 56 990 393 597 934 385 549 June 124 1,015 396 619 891 386 505 September 14 958 396 562 944 400 544 December 11 932 403 529 921 385 536 1999 March 67 989 406 583 922 393 529 June 15 978 399 579 963 408 555 September 9 985 402 583 976 408 568 December 38 968 404 564 930 386 544 2000 March 89 1,013 405 608 924 396 528 June 14 956 397 559 942 413 529 September 1 986 400 586 985 414 571 December -7 941 391 550 948 404 544 2001 March 15 943 386 557 928 392 536 June 8 929 380 549 921 395 526 September -62 922 370 552 984 404 580 December 6 921 374 547 915 387 528 2002 March 33 936 378 558 903 380 523 June 53 944 372 572 891 384 507 September 30 933 376 557 903 388 515 December 19 924 377 547 905 383 522 2003 March -3 924 368 556 927 394 533 June 45 935 381 554 890 379 511 September 38 931 378 553 893 382 511 December 48 936 379 557 888 378 510 2004 March 49 959 383 576 910 383 527 June 38 948 379 569 910 379 531 September 19 963 375 588 944 381 563 December 90 990 386 604 900 381 519 2005 March 16 983 378 605 967 402 565 June 66 995 385 610 929 390 539 September 64 1,008 389 619 944 389 555 December 80 1,004 393 611 924 399 525 2006 March 63 1,009 395 614 946 394 552 June 25 976 388 588 951 405 546 September -13 955 382 573 968 403 565 December 52 1,000 389 611 948 398 550 2007 March 27 993 390 603 966 399 567 June -39 947 379 568 986 407 579 September -19 963 372 591 982 409 573 December 10 977 386 591 967 407 560 2008 March -70 942 375 567 1,012 413 599 June -105 926 365 561 1,031 415 616 September -94 907 354 553 1,001 406 595 December -143 907 343 564 1,050 427 623 2009 March -230 843 332 511 1,073 428 645 June -112 896 344 552 1,008 403 605 September -131 865 341 524 996 377 619 December -5 940 342 598 945 378 567 2010 March -87 877 336 541 964 380 584 June 30 918 358 560 888 361 527 September -8 896 349 547 904 354 550 December 54 956 354 602 902 364 538 2011 March -13 904 350 554 917 364 553 June -2 910 349 561 912 346 566 September 77 953 368 585 876 351 525 December 29 923 347 576 894 356 538 2012 March 63 948 367 581 885 348 537 June 20 895 347 548 875 354 521 September 14 894 347 547 880 351 529 December 75 934 349 585 859 346 513 2013 March 7 905 356 549 898 353 545 June 33 893 353 540 860 349 511 September 70 913 352 561 843 341 502 December 43 913 346 567 870 353 517 2014 March 29 905 353 552 876 349 527 June 32 908 359 549 876 352 524 September 52 899 351 548 847 342 505 December 53 920 348 572 867 348 519 2015 March 36 923 350 573 887 355 532 June 48 907 359 548 859 349 510 September 37 892 348 544 855 342 513 December 81 956 353 603 875 352 523 2016 March 42 919 355 564 877 343 534 June -34 890 347 543 924 358 566 September 57 932 349 583 875 345 530 December 49 934 340 594 885 353 532 2017 March 76 960 364 596 884 346 538 June 7 901 352 549 894 358 536 September -24 887 341 546 911 355 556 December 68 962 348 614 894 351 543 2018 March 77 944 355 589 867 340 527 June 11 901 349 552 890 359 531 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.