Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 11 to 14 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 50 452 353 99 402 313 89 December -3 418 325 93 421 333 88 1993 March 25 434 333 101 409 321 88 June 70 451 357 94 381 301 80 September 81 469 369 100 388 305 83 December 24 441 344 97 417 329 88 1994 March 37 449 353 96 412 322 90 June 65 465 363 102 400 309 91 September 108 508 397 111 400 317 83 December 15 455 356 99 440 345 95 1995 March 62 486 382 104 424 335 89 June 38 467 363 104 429 344 85 September 68 499 395 104 431 334 97 December 11 472 367 105 461 359 102 1996 March 40 487 380 107 447 349 98 June 37 487 379 108 450 360 90 September 64 508 396 112 444 350 94 December 35 496 384 112 461 362 99 1997 March 63 511 402 109 448 351 97 June 42 480 377 103 438 350 88 September 66 519 414 105 453 349 104 December 39 514 398 116 475 364 111 1998 March 28 509 393 116 481 363 118 June 59 515 389 126 456 362 94 September 46 518 411 107 472 368 104 December 40 507 404 103 467 360 107 1999 March 27 519 403 116 492 378 114 June 41 518 405 113 477 379 98 September 46 542 425 117 496 385 111 December 59 532 419 113 473 367 106 2000 March 56 550 428 122 494 385 109 June 33 516 407 109 483 389 94 September 29 533 421 112 504 395 109 December 6 508 403 105 502 396 106 2001 March 15 524 404 120 509 395 114 June -49 485 376 109 534 433 101 September -78 463 356 107 541 420 121 December -67 462 355 107 529 418 111 2002 March 0 489 368 121 489 384 105 June -22 471 359 112 493 395 98 September -5 471 363 108 476 374 102 December -22 457 351 106 479 378 101 2003 March -43 441 338 103 484 383 101 June -15 461 358 103 476 375 101 September 22 461 360 101 439 347 92 December 20 468 361 107 448 352 96 2004 March 29 484 376 108 455 353 102 June 28 479 372 107 451 341 110 September 15 482 370 112 467 357 110 December 56 501 384 117 445 346 99 2005 March 12 484 376 108 472 366 106 June 34 498 381 117 464 356 108 September 47 512 397 115 465 360 105 December 33 500 385 115 467 367 100 2006 March 67 514 406 108 447 349 98 June 13 494 385 109 481 377 104 September 18 487 381 106 469 372 97 December 34 492 386 106 458 363 95 2007 March 31 493 390 103 462 365 97 June 3 485 381 104 482 378 104 September -21 465 361 104 486 385 101 December 14 483 379 104 469 372 97 2008 March -18 466 362 104 484 379 105 June -51 454 350 104 505 397 108 September -76 433 335 98 509 406 103 December -115 433 335 98 548 441 107 2009 March -198 369 279 90 567 462 105 June -132 399 303 96 531 424 107 September -74 383 298 85 457 358 99 December -17 413 317 96 430 338 92 2010 March -14 401 312 89 415 321 94 June 36 433 340 93 397 301 96 September 3 410 320 90 407 313 94 December 49 445 343 102 396 308 88 2011 March 32 422 333 89 390 302 88 June 40 443 346 97 403 304 99 September 44 444 341 103 400 311 89 December 29 433 335 98 404 311 93 2012 March 65 450 354 96 385 300 85 June 25 435 339 96 410 315 95 September 6 420 323 97 414 324 90 December 44 437 343 94 393 304 89 2013 March 34 438 346 92 404 313 91 June 35 449 354 95 414 313 101 September 22 428 330 98 406 321 85 December 53 451 354 97 398 309 89 2014 March 26 432 339 93 406 320 86 June 51 464 367 97 413 313 100 September 18 439 344 95 421 328 93 December 69 467 369 98 398 309 89 2015 March 15 435 337 98 420 335 85 June 59 464 371 93 405 318 87 September 9 442 349 93 433 340 93 December 63 478 377 101 415 324 91 2016 March 12 442 349 93 430 341 89 June 13 457 360 97 444 342 102 September 25 469 359 110 444 353 91 December 19 449 357 92 430 338 92 2017 March 50 464 366 98 414 325 89 June 23 461 367 94 438 344 94 September -30 434 341 93 464 369 95 December 56 465 373 92 409 315 94 2018 March 51 456 363 93 405 319 86 June 16 466 370 96 450 354 96 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.