Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 1 Job (In thousands) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 5 772 634 138 767 632 135 December -1 766 635 131 767 630 137 1993 March 13 781 637 144 768 632 136 June 38 799 654 145 761 626 135 September 37 806 661 145 769 640 129 December 17 797 665 132 780 644 136 1994 March 6 795 655 140 789 650 139 June 49 828 674 154 779 642 137 September 39 831 681 150 792 654 138 December -1 812 674 138 813 664 149 1995 March 28 829 678 151 801 664 137 June 15 825 675 150 810 669 141 September 12 835 686 149 823 674 149 December 3 829 683 146 826 674 152 1996 March 31 850 687 163 819 673 146 June 25 850 693 157 825 679 146 September 12 853 696 157 841 686 155 December 26 861 701 160 835 682 153 1997 March 44 878 713 165 834 683 151 June 28 880 710 170 852 699 153 September 31 881 714 167 850 695 155 December 2 867 712 155 865 697 168 1998 March 34 888 709 179 854 696 158 June 63 907 718 189 844 696 148 September 18 888 719 169 870 708 162 December 29 895 730 165 866 703 163 1999 March 22 889 719 170 867 706 161 June 3 893 719 174 890 707 183 September -2 895 722 173 897 712 185 December 55 927 733 194 872 704 168 2000 March 21 910 725 185 889 718 171 June 12 912 731 181 900 723 177 September 5 916 725 191 911 726 185 December -7 907 727 180 914 728 186 2001 March 20 919 728 191 899 719 180 June -9 906 722 184 915 731 184 September -44 892 706 186 936 740 196 December -29 894 709 185 923 737 186 2002 March -4 905 716 189 909 726 183 June -6 917 723 194 923 735 188 September -2 919 724 195 921 736 185 December -11 919 726 193 930 739 191 2003 March -27 909 713 196 936 746 190 June 3 924 730 194 921 737 184 September -1 932 736 196 933 742 191 December 8 936 738 198 928 740 188 2004 March 19 947 746 201 928 739 189 June 10 945 749 196 935 743 192 September 3 947 743 204 944 747 197 December 17 963 754 209 946 750 196 2005 March 0 961 748 213 961 760 201 June 15 972 757 215 957 756 201 September 38 989 768 221 951 754 197 December 4 982 764 218 978 773 205 2006 March 29 1,000 779 221 971 767 204 June -2 988 773 215 990 780 210 September -20 983 767 216 1,003 783 220 December -6 1,001 770 231 1,007 785 222 2007 March 19 1,018 785 233 999 780 219 June -32 994 774 220 1,026 799 227 September -32 999 767 232 1,031 798 233 December -4 1,021 777 244 1,025 800 225 2008 March -48 995 764 231 1,043 804 239 June -85 982 753 229 1,067 817 250 September -72 976 739 237 1,048 810 238 December -139 948 709 239 1,087 828 259 2009 March -184 901 672 229 1,085 827 258 June -137 923 695 228 1,060 809 251 September -97 932 702 230 1,029 780 249 December -65 958 714 244 1,023 776 247 2010 March -96 931 709 222 1,027 777 250 June -29 967 739 228 996 753 243 September -3 985 738 247 988 754 234 December 3 996 747 249 993 755 238 2011 March -27 978 745 233 1,005 766 239 June -9 989 748 241 998 751 247 September 16 1,000 766 234 984 751 233 December -5 994 754 240 999 766 233 2012 March 71 1,052 775 277 981 759 222 June 24 998 770 228 974 769 205 September -5 981 768 213 986 775 211 December 55 1,009 776 233 954 765 189 2013 March -2 993 788 205 995 774 221 June 5 1,009 785 224 1,004 777 227 September 33 1,020 800 220 987 779 208 December 36 1,031 799 232 995 791 204 2014 March 7 1,025 803 222 1,018 796 222 June 13 1,026 806 220 1,013 797 216 September 35 1,040 811 229 1,005 797 208 December 47 1,057 818 239 1,010 798 212 2015 March -1 1,045 812 233 1,046 811 235 June 20 1,048 816 232 1,028 807 221 September 33 1,061 821 240 1,028 810 218 December 49 1,085 826 259 1,036 814 222 2016 March 19 1,067 828 239 1,048 815 233 June -26 1,049 813 236 1,075 840 235 September 21 1,075 831 244 1,054 819 235 December 13 1,092 834 258 1,079 838 241 2017 March 36 1,100 847 253 1,064 827 237 June -11 1,075 829 246 1,086 849 237 September -26 1,070 820 250 1,096 852 244 December 40 1,116 845 271 1,076 837 239 2018 March 33 1,114 856 258 1,081 840 241 June -6 1,100 833 267 1,106 868 238 September -10 1,091 833 258 1,101 852 249 December 34 1,123 847 276 1,089 846 243 2019 March 27 1,134 860 274 1,107 845 262 June -33 1,096 834 262 1,129 870 259 September 9 1,112 843 269 1,103 856 247 December 33 1,152 853 299 1,119 862 257 2020 March -56 1,121 835 286 1,177 878 299 June -443 923 644 279 1,366 976 390 September 172 1,224 854 370 1,052 768 284 December 141 1,205 872 333 1,064 804 260 2021 March 155 1,238 889 349 1,083 821 262 June 91 1,218 876 342 1,127 847 280 September 117 1,265 901 364 1,148 852 296 December 187 1,327 947 380 1,140 848 292 2022 March 203 1,353 965 388 1,150 868 282 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.