Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 3 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 30 444 362 82 414 344 70 December 13 436 356 80 423 350 73 1993 March 21 441 360 81 420 347 73 June 53 460 377 83 407 336 71 September 59 468 385 83 409 343 66 December 34 458 379 79 424 353 71 1994 March 23 454 378 76 431 358 73 June 51 476 389 87 425 351 74 September 65 492 405 87 427 358 69 December 24 471 391 80 447 371 76 1995 March 38 480 398 82 442 370 72 June 26 476 392 84 450 375 75 September 42 488 404 84 446 370 76 December 20 477 392 85 457 380 77 1996 March 36 486 401 85 450 373 77 June 30 489 401 88 459 382 77 September 43 497 408 89 454 379 75 December 36 500 410 90 464 385 79 1997 March 52 506 418 88 454 378 76 June 27 496 410 86 469 391 78 September 46 511 425 86 465 385 80 December 34 512 421 91 478 395 83 1998 March 34 505 414 91 471 388 83 June 51 513 418 95 462 388 74 September 29 509 422 87 480 400 80 December 50 518 433 85 468 390 78 1999 March 33 512 424 88 479 399 80 June 30 518 427 91 488 407 81 September 35 524 433 91 489 406 83 December 52 534 442 92 482 402 80 2000 March 42 534 439 95 492 413 79 June 9 514 428 86 505 426 79 September 24 528 435 93 504 419 85 December 22 522 432 90 500 419 81 2001 March 22 518 429 89 496 411 85 June -13 501 414 87 514 434 80 September -38 485 400 85 523 434 89 December -26 484 398 86 510 431 79 2002 March 0 490 403 87 490 410 80 June -4 491 403 88 495 417 78 September 9 495 408 87 486 409 77 December -5 489 404 85 494 415 79 2003 March -23 475 388 87 498 419 79 June 4 489 404 85 485 406 79 September 19 492 408 84 473 398 75 December 14 493 407 86 479 402 77 2004 March 29 507 418 89 478 400 78 June 24 505 418 87 481 402 79 September 17 506 416 90 489 406 83 December 42 522 429 93 480 404 76 2005 March 13 512 421 91 499 416 83 June 32 522 428 94 490 412 78 September 42 533 438 95 491 411 80 December 26 528 434 94 502 425 77 2006 March 55 544 449 95 489 409 80 June 15 525 435 90 510 430 80 September 3 519 430 89 516 433 83 December 19 528 435 93 509 427 82 2007 March 27 536 443 93 509 427 82 June 0 524 436 88 524 437 87 September -9 519 427 92 528 444 84 December -1 521 433 88 522 439 83 2008 March -22 509 422 87 531 444 87 June -61 492 406 86 553 463 90 September -58 480 395 85 538 449 89 December -125 451 369 82 576 481 95 2009 March -164 415 335 80 579 482 97 June -100 442 357 85 542 452 90 September -80 431 352 79 511 418 93 December -38 452 364 88 490 405 85 2010 March -40 445 363 82 485 400 85 June 25 481 394 87 456 376 80 September -1 466 382 84 467 381 86 December 25 483 393 90 458 377 81 2011 March 16 475 391 84 459 379 80 June 30 486 399 87 456 373 83 September 38 497 408 89 459 381 78 December 13 477 392 85 464 383 81 2012 March 54 504 414 90 450 373 77 June 33 493 409 84 460 382 78 September 8 480 396 84 472 393 79 December 44 497 410 87 453 376 77 2013 March 35 501 416 85 466 388 78 June 41 503 419 84 462 385 77 September 34 501 415 86 467 393 74 December 33 502 419 83 469 391 78 2014 March 34 505 421 84 471 397 74 June 47 520 436 84 473 396 77 September 36 512 426 86 476 403 73 December 51 524 442 82 473 396 77 2015 March 27 516 429 87 489 413 76 June 43 532 449 83 489 409 80 September 21 518 433 85 497 420 77 December 51 544 453 91 493 415 78 2016 March 37 531 445 86 494 419 75 June -4 518 435 83 522 436 86 September 33 535 444 91 502 426 76 December 23 528 441 87 505 425 80 2017 March 51 547 457 90 496 421 75 June 7 529 445 84 522 440 82 September -24 507 425 82 531 450 81 December 55 549 458 91 494 415 79 2018 March 40 542 453 89 502 428 74 June 9 536 451 85 527 446 81 September -16 517 436 81 533 452 81 December 46 549 462 87 503 423 80 2019 March 50 554 464 90 504 427 77 June -8 538 454 84 546 460 86 September -7 524 440 84 531 454 77 December 26 541 450 91 515 434 81 2020 March -36 520 427 93 556 467 89 June -523 389 303 86 912 745 167 September 191 678 537 141 487 392 95 December 111 586 474 112 475 389 86 2021 March 120 591 483 108 471 397 74 June 66 584 487 97 518 430 88 September 72 612 506 106 540 445 95 December 152 646 534 112 494 413 81 2022 March 108 618 516 102 510 427 83 June -11 572 478 94 583 470 113 September 66 593 500 93 527 440 87 December 44 572 476 96 528 442 86 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.