Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 100 or more 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 53 1,273 923 350 1,220 923 297 December -22 1,160 862 298 1,182 913 269 1993 March 69 1,296 896 400 1,227 902 325 June 65 1,184 892 292 1,119 847 272 September 78 1,278 954 324 1,200 927 273 December 96 1,249 925 324 1,153 877 276 1994 March 220 1,407 1,036 371 1,187 869 318 June 189 1,311 946 365 1,122 844 278 September 159 1,331 1,010 321 1,172 943 229 December 106 1,237 939 298 1,131 895 236 1995 March 262 1,503 1,110 393 1,241 955 286 June 45 1,311 947 364 1,266 972 294 September 174 1,395 1,069 326 1,221 931 290 December 56 1,338 988 350 1,282 990 292 1996 March 150 1,547 1,127 420 1,397 1,091 306 June 256 1,468 1,035 433 1,212 928 284 September 40 1,457 1,072 385 1,417 1,083 334 December 98 1,357 995 362 1,259 965 294 1997 March 247 1,615 1,162 453 1,368 1,025 343 June 169 1,435 1,020 415 1,266 966 300 September 147 1,596 1,175 421 1,449 1,065 384 December 133 1,584 1,135 449 1,451 983 468 1998 March 423 1,953 1,380 573 1,530 1,080 450 June -36 1,575 1,068 507 1,611 1,123 488 September 221 1,534 1,087 447 1,313 968 345 December 133 1,431 1,060 371 1,298 976 322 1999 March 166 1,767 1,273 494 1,601 1,156 445 June 196 1,469 1,040 429 1,273 944 329 September 115 1,424 1,084 340 1,309 971 338 December 249 1,473 1,119 354 1,224 929 295 2000 March 278 1,687 1,300 387 1,409 1,060 349 June 117 1,385 1,107 278 1,268 959 309 September -26 1,352 1,056 296 1,378 1,036 342 December 128 1,378 1,083 295 1,250 958 292 2001 March -26 1,610 1,292 318 1,636 1,190 446 June -268 1,269 978 291 1,537 1,184 353 September -307 1,201 923 278 1,508 1,183 325 December -261 1,157 889 268 1,418 1,101 317 2002 March 127 1,554 1,213 341 1,427 1,087 340 June -11 1,263 962 301 1,274 954 320 September -63 1,190 945 245 1,253 979 274 December -82 1,066 859 207 1,148 901 247 2003 March 141 1,392 1,158 234 1,251 967 284 June -59 1,037 852 185 1,096 887 209 September 15 1,044 860 184 1,029 829 200 December 56 1,068 874 194 1,012 810 202 2004 March 211 1,279 1,074 205 1,068 833 235 June 183 1,141 950 191 958 761 197 September 49 1,103 901 202 1,054 825 229 December 109 1,071 879 192 962 764 198 2005 March 265 1,222 1,029 193 957 745 212 June 103 1,063 902 161 960 783 177 September 155 1,097 914 183 942 753 189 December 96 1,039 867 172 943 797 146 2006 March 122 947 813 134 825 711 114 June 138 1,015 861 154 877 745 132 September 30 944 806 138 914 790 124 December 90 979 822 157 889 777 112 2007 March 102 941 807 134 839 730 109 June 69 960 846 114 891 769 122 September 20 872 735 137 852 747 105 December 125 973 835 138 848 754 94 2008 March -58 853 716 137 911 796 115 June 61 956 838 118 895 767 128 September -93 854 741 113 947 857 90 December -209 867 764 103 1,076 970 106 2009 March -390 627 552 75 1,017 940 77 June -198 814 714 100 1,012 943 69 September 50 870 777 93 820 745 75 December 37 855 770 85 818 747 71 2010 March 4 692 618 74 688 631 57 June 212 926 834 92 714 663 51 September 115 853 759 94 738 671 67 December 87 882 786 96 795 731 64 2011 March 43 657 592 65 614 572 42 June 99 839 760 79 740 681 59 September 242 918 823 95 676 627 49 December 59 827 735 92 768 719 49 2012 March 115 742 668 74 627 590 37 June 160 913 820 93 753 705 48 September 117 900 809 91 783 728 55 December 100 881 790 91 781 718 63 2013 March 80 712 650 62 632 589 43 June 105 873 786 87 768 713 55 September 150 879 796 83 729 681 48 December 162 940 857 83 778 725 53 2014 March 4 746 674 72 742 694 48 June 151 944 857 87 793 731 62 September 187 933 837 96 746 688 58 December 246 1,052 950 102 806 729 77 2015 March -99 730 664 66 829 771 58 June 139 956 865 91 817 767 50 September 191 925 832 93 734 671 63 December 305 1,106 1,003 103 801 739 62 2016 March -149 703 634 69 852 797 55 June 115 971 877 94 856 789 67 September 291 1,031 933 98 740 684 56 December 147 995 893 102 848 785 63 2017 March -95 747 687 60 842 795 47 June 197 1,038 952 86 841 793 48 September 176 1,005 905 100 829 770 59 December 213 1,026 934 92 813 745 68 2018 March 18 764 681 83 746 712 34 June 131 977 892 85 846 785 61 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.