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 -48 371 300 71 419 348 71 June 162 492 408 84 330 271 59 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.