Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 4 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 31 352 282 70 321 262 59 December 6 340 271 69 334 272 62 1993 March 16 344 275 69 328 266 62 June 43 359 289 70 316 255 61 September 53 368 297 71 315 260 55 December 28 357 290 67 329 269 60 1994 March 20 352 288 64 332 271 61 June 46 375 301 74 329 266 63 September 61 387 314 73 326 270 56 December 20 368 299 69 348 284 64 1995 March 39 379 310 69 340 281 59 June 21 371 300 71 350 288 62 September 40 386 316 70 346 282 64 December 13 373 302 71 360 295 65 1996 March 28 379 307 72 351 286 65 June 23 380 306 74 357 293 64 September 33 389 313 76 356 292 64 December 30 393 316 77 363 297 66 1997 March 44 398 325 73 354 289 65 June 20 386 314 72 366 300 66 September 39 403 330 73 364 295 69 December 30 403 325 78 373 302 71 1998 March 28 397 319 78 369 296 73 June 39 402 320 82 363 299 64 September 28 403 329 74 375 306 69 December 34 405 333 72 371 303 68 1999 March 32 411 333 78 379 308 71 June 21 408 330 78 387 318 69 September 33 420 339 81 387 315 72 December 46 424 347 77 378 309 69 2000 March 43 428 346 82 385 317 68 June 8 408 334 74 400 333 67 September 21 418 340 78 397 324 73 December 13 409 333 76 396 326 70 2001 March 11 406 332 74 395 322 73 June -16 391 317 74 407 338 69 September -34 380 306 74 414 338 76 December -24 377 305 72 401 334 67 2002 March -1 383 307 76 384 315 69 June -3 383 308 75 386 319 67 September 6 383 311 72 377 312 65 December -8 377 305 72 385 318 67 2003 March -21 368 294 74 389 321 68 June 2 380 308 72 378 310 68 September 17 382 311 71 365 301 64 December 16 384 311 73 368 303 65 2004 March 21 393 318 75 372 304 68 June 22 393 319 74 371 303 68 September 19 397 320 77 378 307 71 December 38 410 330 80 372 306 66 2005 March 10 397 320 77 387 316 71 June 25 405 326 79 380 311 69 September 33 413 333 80 380 311 69 December 22 410 331 79 388 321 67 2006 March 46 423 345 78 377 309 68 June 14 410 333 77 396 327 69 September 2 401 327 74 399 329 70 December 20 412 335 77 392 323 69 2007 March 24 415 338 77 391 323 68 June -1 402 329 73 403 331 72 September -9 398 322 76 407 336 71 December 3 405 331 74 402 331 71 2008 March -16 395 321 74 411 337 74 June -50 376 304 72 426 350 76 September -54 365 295 70 419 345 74 December -101 345 277 68 446 367 79 2009 March -134 316 250 66 450 371 79 June -86 336 267 69 422 347 75 September -67 326 262 64 393 316 77 December -32 343 271 72 375 305 70 2010 March -27 337 271 66 364 296 68 June 26 367 297 70 341 275 66 September 0 353 286 67 353 284 69 December 23 368 295 73 345 279 66 2011 March 12 358 291 67 346 281 65 June 26 372 302 70 346 278 68 September 31 379 306 73 348 285 63 December 16 365 295 70 349 283 66 2012 March 46 387 315 72 341 278 63 June 27 373 305 68 346 282 64 September 4 362 295 67 358 293 65 December 38 380 308 72 342 278 64 2013 March 26 379 311 68 353 289 64 June 36 385 317 68 349 286 63 September 21 376 308 68 355 294 61 December 32 384 317 67 352 289 63 2014 March 30 387 319 68 357 296 61 June 42 397 329 68 355 291 64 September 21 384 316 68 363 302 61 December 52 403 336 67 351 287 64 2015 March 15 390 319 71 375 312 63 June 34 405 337 68 371 303 68 September 11 393 325 68 382 317 65 December 52 421 345 76 369 304 65 2016 March 24 399 329 70 375 313 62 June -5 392 325 67 397 325 72 September 25 408 334 74 383 320 63 December 16 397 327 70 381 316 65 2017 March 42 416 343 73 374 312 62 June 1 399 332 67 398 329 69 September -24 382 316 66 406 339 67 December 51 422 347 75 371 306 65 2018 March 38 412 341 71 374 313 61 June 5 406 338 68 401 334 67 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.