Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 2 Jobs (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 31 608 497 111 577 479 98 December 14 595 491 104 581 482 99 1993 March 30 608 495 113 578 483 95 June 61 627 514 113 566 470 96 September 67 636 522 114 569 478 91 December 36 621 520 101 585 488 97 1994 March 31 624 517 107 593 497 96 June 65 652 534 118 587 487 100 September 71 662 546 116 591 496 95 December 27 639 534 105 612 509 103 1995 March 47 651 539 112 604 509 95 June 32 650 534 116 618 518 100 September 36 655 543 112 619 516 103 December 21 650 540 110 629 523 106 1996 March 44 660 544 116 616 515 101 June 38 664 544 120 626 521 105 September 42 670 552 118 628 525 103 December 40 673 558 115 633 526 107 1997 March 61 685 565 120 624 522 102 June 35 678 559 119 643 536 107 September 50 688 569 119 638 531 107 December 28 682 566 116 654 538 116 1998 March 46 688 562 126 642 533 109 June 64 700 569 131 636 534 102 September 33 689 569 120 656 547 109 December 45 694 580 114 649 539 110 1999 March 38 694 573 121 656 546 110 June 31 699 575 124 668 551 117 September 27 702 577 125 675 555 120 December 58 718 593 125 660 546 114 2000 March 49 721 590 131 672 559 113 June 19 705 583 122 686 572 114 September 21 711 584 127 690 569 121 December 16 702 580 122 686 569 117 2001 March 28 704 580 124 676 560 116 June -5 688 568 120 693 578 115 September -44 670 550 120 714 587 127 December -25 669 548 121 694 579 115 2002 March 0 676 554 122 676 560 116 June -2 680 555 125 682 567 115 September 5 685 562 123 680 565 115 December -11 676 555 121 687 571 116 2003 March -26 668 544 124 694 576 118 June 4 680 559 121 676 562 114 September 19 691 570 121 672 558 114 December 17 691 567 124 674 561 113 2004 March 24 701 575 126 677 560 117 June 26 701 577 124 675 559 116 September 16 703 574 129 687 566 121 December 40 719 586 133 679 567 112 2005 March 7 711 581 130 704 580 124 June 28 723 590 133 695 577 118 September 42 736 599 137 694 573 121 December 18 728 591 137 710 593 117 2006 March 52 749 613 136 697 574 123 June 11 731 600 131 720 597 123 September -4 722 592 130 726 597 129 December 17 740 599 141 723 597 126 2007 March 25 749 612 137 724 594 130 June -15 729 599 130 744 611 133 September -22 726 590 136 748 616 132 December -2 737 600 137 739 609 130 2008 March -37 716 587 129 753 615 138 June -80 699 570 129 779 636 143 September -75 682 554 128 757 617 140 December -150 652 521 131 802 652 150 2009 March -201 604 483 121 805 652 153 June -133 635 507 128 768 623 145 September -104 629 508 121 733 586 147 December -50 660 521 139 710 575 135 2010 March -71 640 517 123 711 573 138 June 13 684 553 131 671 546 125 September -7 673 544 129 680 550 130 December 17 691 554 137 674 547 127 2011 March 3 682 556 126 679 551 128 June 18 691 561 130 673 543 130 September 39 708 575 133 669 546 123 December 11 691 559 132 680 554 126 2012 March 55 723 585 138 668 544 124 June 24 702 574 128 678 555 123 September 5 693 566 127 688 563 125 December 46 714 578 136 668 549 119 2013 March 24 710 583 127 686 559 127 June 36 717 590 127 681 559 122 September 41 724 590 134 683 564 119 December 29 720 587 133 691 569 122 2014 March 31 725 596 129 694 570 124 June 42 738 610 128 696 572 124 September 38 732 602 130 694 576 118 December 52 745 613 132 693 572 121 2015 March 26 740 607 133 714 589 125 June 34 746 617 129 712 586 126 September 25 742 612 130 717 595 122 December 51 770 628 142 719 595 124 2016 March 39 756 624 132 717 594 123 June -14 738 610 128 752 620 132 September 37 764 627 137 727 601 126 December 25 764 617 147 739 608 131 2017 March 57 780 640 140 723 598 125 June -3 753 622 131 756 622 134 September -24 739 607 132 763 630 133 December 51 781 635 146 730 602 128 2018 March 42 779 639 140 737 609 128 June 3 764 630 134 761 633 128 September -20 748 617 131 768 637 131 December 38 780 636 144 742 611 131 2019 March 56 799 653 146 743 612 131 June -23 762 628 134 785 647 138 September 0 762 627 135 762 633 129 December 29 786 635 151 757 623 134 2020 March -41 764 612 152 805 651 154 June -512 606 455 151 1,118 872 246 September 192 907 692 215 715 560 155 December 131 830 653 177 699 563 136 2021 March 154 853 674 179 699 573 126 June 71 827 665 162 756 614 142 September 92 869 691 178 777 624 153 December 182 918 731 187 736 599 137 2022 March 145 899 721 178 754 614 140 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.