Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Total private (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 659 7,369 5,731 1,638 6,710 5,281 1,429 December 78 6,940 5,423 1,517 6,862 5,499 1,363 1993 March 390 7,280 5,511 1,769 6,890 5,385 1,505 June 664 7,215 5,715 1,500 6,551 5,173 1,378 September 1,030 7,585 5,972 1,613 6,555 5,239 1,316 December 561 7,327 5,788 1,539 6,766 5,423 1,343 1994 March 657 7,544 5,916 1,628 6,887 5,422 1,465 June 836 7,645 5,970 1,675 6,809 5,331 1,478 September 1,352 8,046 6,325 1,721 6,694 5,398 1,296 December 408 7,484 5,943 1,541 7,076 5,654 1,422 1995 March 875 7,965 6,248 1,717 7,090 5,674 1,416 June 278 7,602 5,938 1,664 7,324 5,863 1,461 September 917 8,029 6,389 1,640 7,112 5,612 1,500 December 326 7,773 6,104 1,669 7,447 5,942 1,505 1996 March 583 8,125 6,305 1,820 7,542 5,991 1,551 June 555 7,987 6,216 1,771 7,432 5,924 1,508 September 762 8,218 6,418 1,800 7,456 5,911 1,545 December 764 8,154 6,361 1,793 7,390 5,893 1,497 1997 March 908 8,411 6,544 1,867 7,503 5,912 1,591 June 511 8,000 6,259 1,741 7,489 5,955 1,534 September 977 8,569 6,770 1,799 7,592 5,895 1,697 December 650 8,550 6,658 1,892 7,900 6,044 1,856 1998 March 834 8,857 6,732 2,125 8,023 6,106 1,917 June 555 8,587 6,486 2,101 8,032 6,246 1,786 September 814 8,561 6,660 1,901 7,747 6,061 1,686 December 717 8,421 6,697 1,724 7,704 6,044 1,660 1999 March 480 8,799 6,758 2,041 8,319 6,423 1,896 June 564 8,483 6,591 1,892 7,919 6,229 1,690 September 646 8,625 6,786 1,839 7,979 6,219 1,760 December 981 8,716 6,912 1,804 7,735 6,094 1,641 2000 March 914 9,004 7,062 1,942 8,090 6,372 1,718 June 412 8,439 6,740 1,699 8,027 6,404 1,623 September 376 8,566 6,777 1,789 8,190 6,445 1,745 December 232 8,345 6,662 1,683 8,113 6,456 1,657 2001 March -17 8,659 6,831 1,828 8,676 6,745 1,931 June -865 7,961 6,255 1,706 8,826 7,076 1,750 September -1,100 7,668 5,963 1,705 8,768 6,953 1,815 December -1,016 7,546 5,897 1,649 8,562 6,880 1,682 2002 March 79 8,225 6,388 1,837 8,146 6,458 1,688 June -110 7,844 6,100 1,744 7,954 6,308 1,646 September -90 7,681 6,062 1,619 7,771 6,214 1,557 December -258 7,486 5,922 1,564 7,744 6,195 1,549 2003 March -301 7,626 6,017 1,609 7,927 6,333 1,594 June -164 7,381 5,885 1,496 7,545 6,065 1,480 September 239 7,434 5,942 1,492 7,195 5,802 1,393 December 284 7,531 5,992 1,539 7,247 5,813 1,434 2004 March 557 7,870 6,297 1,573 7,313 5,823 1,490 June 553 7,722 6,187 1,535 7,169 5,666 1,503 September 258 7,683 6,082 1,601 7,425 5,855 1,570 December 735 7,848 6,227 1,621 7,113 5,670 1,443 2005 March 475 7,779 6,222 1,557 7,304 5,828 1,476 June 516 7,753 6,183 1,570 7,237 5,802 1,435 September 736 8,023 6,412 1,611 7,287 5,813 1,474 December 467 7,812 6,239 1,573 7,345 5,960 1,385 2006 March 896 7,880 6,383 1,497 6,984 5,661 1,323 June 342 7,766 6,228 1,538 7,424 6,026 1,398 September 92 7,545 6,076 1,469 7,453 6,067 1,386 December 431 7,770 6,226 1,544 7,339 5,964 1,375 2007 March 584 7,815 6,331 1,484 7,231 5,894 1,337 June 132 7,647 6,205 1,442 7,515 6,084 1,431 September -209 7,376 5,870 1,506 7,585 6,190 1,395 December 268 7,687 6,181 1,506 7,419 6,040 1,379 2008 March -199 7,320 5,860 1,460 7,519 6,111 1,408 June -593 7,281 5,833 1,448 7,874 6,363 1,511 September -913 6,944 5,535 1,409 7,857 6,436 1,421 December -1,838 6,738 5,345 1,393 8,576 7,056 1,520 2009 March -2,680 5,918 4,675 1,243 8,598 7,142 1,456 June -1,667 6,425 5,080 1,345 8,092 6,674 1,418 September -849 6,399 5,139 1,260 7,248 5,854 1,394 December -264 6,665 5,308 1,357 6,929 5,605 1,324 2010 March -247 6,325 5,108 1,217 6,572 5,324 1,248 June 698 6,995 5,674 1,321 6,297 5,090 1,207 September 237 6,741 5,438 1,303 6,504 5,231 1,273 December 566 7,052 5,639 1,413 6,486 5,219 1,267 2011 March 334 6,540 5,322 1,218 6,206 5,025 1,181 June 582 6,966 5,625 1,341 6,384 5,115 1,269 September 841 7,205 5,810 1,395 6,364 5,172 1,192 December 335 6,865 5,503 1,362 6,530 5,273 1,257 2012 March 948 7,080 5,746 1,334 6,132 5,005 1,127 June 616 7,051 5,724 1,327 6,435 5,266 1,169 September 252 6,881 5,571 1,310 6,629 5,430 1,199 December 695 7,110 5,753 1,357 6,415 5,225 1,190 2013 March 558 6,941 5,705 1,236 6,383 5,201 1,182 June 674 7,152 5,830 1,322 6,478 5,271 1,207 September 507 7,058 5,719 1,339 6,551 5,408 1,143 December 700 7,255 5,926 1,329 6,555 5,353 1,202 2014 March 419 6,953 5,687 1,266 6,534 5,380 1,154 June 895 7,454 6,114 1,340 6,559 5,342 1,217 September 577 7,247 5,918 1,329 6,670 5,487 1,183 December 1,038 7,617 6,248 1,369 6,579 5,346 1,233 2015 March 216 7,046 5,733 1,313 6,830 5,626 1,204 June 849 7,580 6,235 1,345 6,731 5,540 1,191 September 475 7,344 5,983 1,361 6,869 5,657 1,212 December 944 7,817 6,360 1,457 6,873 5,607 1,266 2016 March 249 7,163 5,875 1,288 6,914 5,706 1,208 June 318 7,443 6,070 1,373 7,125 5,820 1,305 September 748 7,710 6,250 1,460 6,962 5,718 1,244 December 308 7,413 6,007 1,406 7,105 5,806 1,299 2017 March 651 7,434 6,090 1,344 6,783 5,599 1,184 June 526 7,639 6,265 1,374 7,113 5,844 1,269 September -39 7,321 5,975 1,346 7,360 6,065 1,295 December 883 7,772 6,344 1,428 6,889 5,593 1,296 2018 March 712 7,497 6,139 1,358 6,785 5,595 1,190 June 458 7,673 6,270 1,403 7,215 5,930 1,285 September 91 7,500 6,130 1,370 7,409 6,090 1,319 December 731 7,724 6,287 1,437 6,993 5,660 1,333 2019 March 524 7,464 6,101 1,363 6,940 5,691 1,249 June 218 7,653 6,265 1,388 7,435 6,073 1,362 September 66 7,398 6,025 1,373 7,332 6,062 1,270 December 750 7,831 6,340 1,491 7,081 5,750 1,331 2020 March -803 7,035 5,717 1,318 7,838 6,367 1,471 June -14,621 5,719 4,425 1,294 20,340 17,410 2,930 September 4,025 10,874 8,828 2,046 6,849 5,476 1,373 December 2,024 8,797 7,104 1,693 6,773 5,416 1,357 2021 March 1,810 8,322 6,781 1,541 6,512 5,367 1,145 June 936 8,196 6,641 1,555 7,260 5,997 1,263 September 1,474 8,882 7,201 1,681 7,408 5,953 1,455 December 2,892 9,580 7,715 1,865 6,688 5,344 1,344 2022 March 1,545 8,438 6,887 1,551 6,893 5,486 1,407 June -287 8,253 6,552 1,701 8,540 6,482 2,058 September 1,302 8,814 7,091 1,723 7,512 5,954 1,558 December 400 8,045 6,388 1,657 7,645 6,096 1,549 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.