Table 1. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Seasonally adjusted: Dynamic method 10 to 19 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 64 767 648 119 703 595 108 December 36 753 627 126 717 605 112 1993 March 6 721 610 111 715 604 111 June 48 737 628 109 689 574 115 September 100 783 661 122 683 578 105 December 81 782 658 124 701 595 106 1994 March 37 756 644 112 719 606 113 June 44 766 649 117 722 593 129 September 130 829 693 136 699 597 102 December 55 784 665 119 729 612 117 1995 March 57 788 669 119 731 617 114 June 10 761 641 120 751 630 121 September 67 811 687 124 744 619 125 December 51 805 672 133 754 631 123 1996 March 43 790 671 119 747 625 122 June 19 780 658 122 761 634 127 September 63 816 682 134 753 634 119 December 80 831 696 135 751 631 120 1997 March 72 819 697 122 747 624 123 June 15 774 658 116 759 635 124 September 67 826 705 121 759 631 128 December 56 841 700 141 785 643 142 1998 March 28 823 681 142 795 640 155 June 51 816 672 144 765 633 132 September 34 815 689 126 781 647 134 December 78 831 708 123 753 625 128 1999 March 22 823 689 134 801 658 143 June 24 808 682 126 784 655 129 September 54 846 714 132 792 655 137 December 106 865 733 132 759 632 127 2000 March 64 862 725 137 798 664 134 June -3 803 678 125 806 680 126 September 23 834 702 132 811 676 135 December 18 812 690 122 794 668 126 2001 March 7 813 689 124 806 670 136 June -47 773 654 119 820 691 129 September -54 771 647 124 825 691 134 December -24 766 644 122 790 668 122 2002 March 7 782 657 125 775 655 120 June -6 764 641 123 770 655 115 September 2 766 648 118 764 651 113 December 2 757 641 116 755 645 110 2003 March -39 745 626 119 784 668 116 June 13 761 648 113 748 635 113 September 29 766 649 117 737 631 106 December 43 769 654 115 726 622 104 2004 March 27 770 655 115 743 634 109 June 29 766 649 117 737 624 113 September 21 767 644 123 746 632 114 December 64 792 668 124 728 620 108 2005 March 13 773 649 124 760 650 110 June 46 780 658 122 734 628 106 September 49 793 671 122 744 630 114 December 39 786 670 116 747 644 103 2006 March 73 802 686 116 729 629 100 June 20 774 661 113 754 653 101 September 1 753 645 108 752 651 101 December 25 761 653 108 736 639 97 2007 March 49 779 670 109 730 633 97 June -1 754 646 108 755 652 103 September -36 725 618 107 761 661 100 December -1 740 639 101 741 642 99 2008 March -23 727 621 106 750 653 97 June -59 711 605 106 770 666 104 September -74 680 579 101 754 654 100 December -167 635 540 95 802 698 104 2009 March -220 599 509 90 819 717 102 June -107 651 550 101 758 658 100 September -72 623 533 90 695 599 96 December -54 631 537 94 685 591 94 2010 March -34 630 534 96 664 577 87 June 58 686 588 98 628 546 82 September 8 646 555 91 638 552 86 December 5 660 559 101 655 565 90 2011 March 36 661 564 97 625 543 82 June 59 685 584 101 626 539 87 September 54 687 584 103 633 550 83 December 1 647 555 92 646 553 93 2012 March 104 707 606 101 603 524 79 June 47 677 580 97 630 547 83 September 12 655 562 93 643 558 85 December 31 663 570 93 632 542 90 2013 March 69 690 592 98 621 536 85 June 61 695 597 98 634 550 84 September 49 683 583 100 634 551 83 December 27 671 579 92 644 555 89 2014 March 70 692 595 97 622 538 84 June 82 719 618 101 637 552 85 September 40 685 592 93 645 558 87 December 58 696 599 97 638 549 89 2015 March 45 693 593 100 648 562 86 June 84 727 627 100 643 557 86 September 29 683 589 94 654 571 83 December 55 706 612 94 651 564 87 2016 March 59 702 608 94 643 557 86 June 31 708 608 100 677 585 92 September 33 699 598 101 666 578 88 December 12 679 584 95 667 577 90 2017 March 92 727 627 100 635 550 85 June 38 716 618 98 678 590 88 September -33 670 578 92 703 611 92 December 58 710 614 96 652 560 92 2018 March 77 711 615 96 634 555 79 June 35 721 624 97 686 595 91 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.