Table 4. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1) Not seasonally adjusted: Dynamic method 100 to 249 employees (Percent) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing firms firms firms firms 1992 September 0.0 5.8 5.5 0.3 5.8 5.5 0.3 December -0.2 5.9 5.6 0.3 6.1 5.8 0.3 1993 March -0.9 5.5 5.1 0.4 6.4 5.8 0.6 June 3.6 8.1 7.8 0.3 4.5 4.1 0.4 September 0.5 6.0 5.7 0.3 5.5 5.1 0.4 December 0.2 6.0 5.8 0.2 5.8 5.5 0.3 1994 March -0.8 5.5 5.1 0.4 6.3 5.7 0.6 June 4.0 8.4 8.0 0.4 4.4 4.0 0.4 September 0.7 6.0 5.7 0.3 5.3 5.0 0.3 December 0.2 5.9 5.7 0.2 5.7 5.4 0.3 1995 March -0.6 5.6 5.2 0.4 6.2 5.7 0.5 June 3.3 7.9 7.5 0.4 4.6 4.3 0.3 September 0.3 5.9 5.6 0.3 5.6 5.2 0.4 December 0.1 6.0 5.7 0.3 5.9 5.6 0.3 1996 March -1.0 5.5 5.1 0.4 6.5 5.9 0.6 June 3.3 7.9 7.5 0.4 4.6 4.3 0.3 September 0.2 5.8 5.5 0.3 5.6 5.2 0.4 December 0.4 6.0 5.7 0.3 5.6 5.3 0.3 1997 March -0.8 5.5 5.1 0.4 6.3 5.7 0.6 June 3.6 7.9 7.5 0.4 4.3 4.0 0.3 September 0.5 5.9 5.6 0.3 5.4 5.0 0.4 December 0.0 6.0 5.7 0.3 6.0 5.5 0.5 1998 March -0.8 5.8 5.2 0.6 6.6 5.9 0.7 June 3.3 8.1 7.6 0.5 4.8 4.3 0.5 September 0.0 5.6 5.3 0.3 5.6 5.2 0.4 December 0.1 5.7 5.5 0.2 5.6 5.3 0.3 1999 March -1.4 5.4 5.0 0.4 6.8 6.1 0.7 June 3.5 7.9 7.5 0.4 4.4 4.1 0.3 September -0.1 5.5 5.3 0.2 5.6 5.2 0.4 December 0.3 5.9 5.7 0.2 5.6 5.3 0.3 2000 March -0.6 5.6 5.2 0.4 6.2 5.6 0.6 June 3.3 7.8 7.5 0.3 4.5 4.2 0.3 September -0.2 5.4 5.2 0.2 5.6 5.2 0.4 December -0.4 5.4 5.2 0.2 5.8 5.5 0.3 2001 March -2.0 5.0 4.7 0.3 7.0 6.3 0.7 June 2.0 7.2 6.9 0.3 5.2 4.9 0.3 September -1.8 4.6 4.4 0.2 6.4 6.0 0.4 December -1.8 4.8 4.6 0.2 6.6 6.3 0.3 2002 March -1.6 4.8 4.5 0.3 6.4 5.9 0.5 June 2.6 7.1 6.8 0.3 4.5 4.2 0.3 September -0.7 4.7 4.5 0.2 5.4 5.1 0.3 December -1.0 4.7 4.6 0.1 5.7 5.5 0.2 2003 March -1.5 4.6 4.3 0.3 6.1 5.7 0.4 June 2.5 6.8 6.6 0.2 4.3 4.1 0.2 September -0.3 4.7 4.5 0.2 5.0 4.8 0.2 December -0.5 4.8 4.6 0.2 5.3 5.1 0.2 2004 March -0.7 4.7 4.5 0.2 5.4 5.0 0.4 June 3.2 7.1 6.9 0.2 3.9 3.7 0.2 September 0.0 4.8 4.6 0.2 4.8 4.6 0.2 December -0.2 4.9 4.8 0.1 5.1 4.9 0.2 2005 March -0.7 4.5 4.3 0.2 5.2 4.9 0.3 June 3.2 7.0 6.8 0.2 3.8 3.6 0.2 September -0.1 4.8 4.6 0.2 4.9 4.7 0.2 December -0.5 4.6 4.5 0.1 5.1 5.0 0.1 2006 March -0.1 4.6 4.4 0.2 4.7 4.5 0.2 June 3.2 6.9 6.7 0.2 3.7 3.6 0.1 September -0.5 4.3 4.2 0.1 4.8 4.7 0.1 December -0.3 4.6 4.5 0.1 4.9 4.8 0.1 2007 March -0.7 4.2 4.1 0.1 4.9 4.7 0.2 June 3.0 6.7 6.6 0.1 3.7 3.6 0.1 September -0.8 4.1 4.0 0.1 4.9 4.8 0.1 December -0.4 4.5 4.4 0.1 4.9 4.8 0.1 2008 March -1.1 3.9 3.8 0.1 5.0 4.8 0.2 June 2.3 6.2 6.1 0.1 3.9 3.8 0.1 September -1.3 3.9 3.8 0.1 5.2 5.1 0.1 December -2.4 3.9 3.8 0.1 6.3 6.2 0.1 2009 March -4.0 3.1 3.0 0.1 7.1 6.9 0.2 June 1.1 5.8 5.7 0.1 4.7 4.6 0.1 September -1.2 3.9 3.8 0.1 5.1 5.0 0.1 December -0.8 4.3 4.2 0.1 5.1 5.0 0.1 2010 March -1.0 3.6 3.5 0.1 4.6 4.5 0.1 June 3.4 6.7 6.6 0.1 3.3 3.2 0.1 September -0.2 4.2 4.1 0.1 4.4 4.3 0.1 December -0.1 4.5 4.4 0.1 4.6 4.5 0.1 2011 March -0.4 3.8 3.7 0.1 4.2 4.1 0.1 June 3.3 6.6 6.5 0.1 3.3 3.2 0.1 September 0.2 4.4 4.3 0.1 4.2 4.1 0.1 December -0.4 4.2 4.1 0.1 4.6 4.5 0.1 2012 March -0.1 4.0 3.9 0.1 4.1 4.0 0.1 June 3.1 6.5 6.4 0.1 3.4 3.3 0.1 September -0.3 4.1 4.0 0.1 4.4 4.3 0.1 December -0.1 4.3 4.2 0.1 4.4 4.3 0.1 2013 March -0.2 3.9 3.8 0.1 4.1 4.0 0.1 June 3.0 6.4 6.3 0.1 3.4 3.3 0.1 September -0.3 4.1 4.0 0.1 4.4 4.3 0.1 December -0.1 4.3 4.2 0.1 4.4 4.3 0.1 2014 March -0.2 3.9 3.8 0.1 4.1 4.0 0.1 June 3.4 6.6 6.5 0.1 3.2 3.1 0.1 September -0.2 4.1 4.0 0.1 4.3 4.2 0.1 December 0.2 4.4 4.3 0.1 4.2 4.1 0.1 2015 March -0.7 3.7 3.6 0.1 4.4 4.2 0.2 June 3.3 6.5 6.4 0.1 3.2 3.2 0.0 September -0.3 4.0 3.9 0.1 4.3 4.2 0.1 December -0.1 4.3 4.2 0.1 4.4 4.3 0.1 2016 March -0.7 3.6 3.5 0.1 4.3 4.2 0.1 June 2.8 6.2 6.1 0.1 3.4 3.3 0.1 September -0.2 4.1 4.0 0.1 4.3 4.2 0.1 December -0.4 4.0 3.9 0.1 4.4 4.3 0.1 2017 March -0.2 3.8 3.7 0.1 4.0 3.9 0.1 June 3.1 6.3 6.2 0.1 3.2 3.2 0.0 September -0.8 3.8 3.7 0.1 4.6 4.5 0.1 December 0.1 4.2 4.1 0.1 4.1 4.0 0.1 2018 March -0.2 3.7 3.6 0.1 3.9 3.8 0.1 June 2.9 6.2 6.1 0.1 3.3 3.2 0.1 (1) The rates measure gross job gains and job losses as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter employment levels (2) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.