Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not 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 -17 320 258 62 337 283 54 December -3 331 270 61 334 270 64 1993 March -58 311 243 68 369 296 73 June 176 436 349 87 260 207 53 September 2 335 272 63 333 282 51 December 17 347 288 59 330 268 62 1994 March -56 318 254 64 374 302 72 June 185 455 364 91 270 215 55 September 10 353 288 65 343 291 52 December 9 358 298 60 349 283 66 1995 March -41 341 273 68 382 312 70 June 164 451 362 89 287 233 54 September -13 351 289 62 364 305 59 December 2 363 301 62 361 294 67 1996 March -53 343 271 72 396 319 77 June 168 462 370 92 294 238 56 September -20 354 287 67 374 315 59 December 18 381 314 67 363 295 68 1997 March -40 359 286 73 399 322 77 June 169 469 379 90 300 243 57 September -14 368 303 65 382 319 63 December 18 392 324 68 374 301 73 1998 March -57 358 281 77 415 329 86 June 191 489 387 102 298 242 56 September -28 366 301 65 394 331 63 December 23 394 331 63 371 301 70 1999 March -57 370 293 77 427 343 84 June 178 496 399 97 318 258 60 September -25 381 310 71 406 340 66 December 34 412 345 67 378 307 71 2000 March -47 386 305 81 433 353 80 June 168 496 404 92 328 270 58 September -36 381 312 69 417 350 67 December 1 398 332 66 397 325 72 2001 March -76 367 293 74 443 358 85 June 141 475 383 92 334 274 60 September -89 347 281 66 436 366 70 December -35 367 304 63 402 333 69 2002 March -87 345 270 75 432 351 81 June 148 465 372 93 317 259 58 September -49 349 285 64 398 338 60 December -19 367 304 63 386 317 69 2003 March -106 332 259 73 438 358 80 June 152 462 372 90 310 251 59 September -37 348 285 63 385 326 59 December 5 374 310 64 369 302 67 2004 March -63 355 281 74 418 338 80 June 174 478 386 92 304 245 59 September -37 361 293 68 398 332 66 December 25 398 328 70 373 305 68 2005 March -77 358 282 76 435 351 84 June 179 491 393 98 312 252 60 September -25 376 305 71 401 337 64 December 9 398 329 69 389 320 69 2006 March -43 381 304 77 424 344 80 June 172 497 402 95 325 265 60 September -56 365 299 66 421 356 65 December 8 401 334 67 393 322 71 2007 March -66 374 298 76 440 359 81 June 158 489 398 91 331 268 63 September -66 362 295 67 428 363 65 December -9 394 329 65 403 330 73 2008 March -105 357 283 74 462 375 87 June 107 457 367 90 350 283 67 September -108 333 271 62 441 373 68 December -112 335 276 59 447 366 81 2009 March -219 287 221 66 506 413 93 June 62 408 322 86 346 281 65 September -116 297 240 57 413 342 71 December -42 333 270 63 375 303 72 2010 March -104 305 239 66 409 329 80 June 165 445 358 87 280 223 57 September -50 321 262 59 371 307 64 December 12 358 294 64 346 278 68 2011 March -67 322 255 67 389 313 76 June 168 452 365 87 284 225 59 September -23 344 279 65 367 309 58 December 7 356 295 61 349 281 68 2012 March -35 348 277 71 383 309 74 June 168 452 368 84 284 228 56 September -48 329 270 59 377 317 60 December 27 370 307 63 343 277 66 2013 March -54 342 274 68 396 321 75 June 180 467 383 84 287 232 55 September -33 342 282 60 375 319 56 December 24 376 317 59 352 287 65 2014 March -52 348 280 68 400 329 71 June 190 482 398 84 292 236 56 September -35 349 289 60 384 328 56 December 43 394 335 59 351 285 66 2015 March -68 352 281 71 420 346 74 June 186 491 407 84 305 246 59 September -47 358 297 61 405 345 60 December 43 412 345 67 369 302 67 2016 March -60 359 289 70 419 347 72 June 149 476 393 83 327 264 63 September -35 371 305 66 406 348 58 December 9 389 327 62 380 313 67 2017 March -43 375 302 73 418 346 72 June 157 484 401 83 327 267 60 September -83 348 289 59 431 369 62 December 42 412 346 66 370 303 67 2018 March -49 374 302 72 423 350 73 June 162 494 409 85 332 272 60 September -81 355 296 59 436 376 60 December 37 413 349 64 376 309 67 2019 March -51 376 303 73 427 353 74 June 151 493 409 84 342 278 64 September -79 355 296 59 434 374 60 December 30 410 344 66 380 313 67 2020 March -123 351 279 72 474 389 85 June -299 347 262 85 646 521 125 September 98 491 389 102 393 321 72 December 80 441 362 79 361 287 74 2021 March 13 406 321 85 393 322 71 June 218 543 450 93 325 262 63 September -15 421 349 72 436 365 71 December 133 493 413 80 360 294 66 2022 March -1 424 344 80 425 345 80 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.