Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Financial activities (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 8 434 319 115 426 296 130 December 4 382 292 90 378 289 89 1993 March 29 443 314 129 414 298 116 June 40 405 310 95 365 270 95 September 64 428 326 102 364 270 94 December 39 404 315 89 365 279 86 1994 March 44 446 319 127 402 300 102 June 10 427 301 126 417 303 114 September 15 431 313 118 416 318 98 December -66 374 283 91 440 331 109 1995 March 3 434 310 124 431 332 99 June -6 430 311 119 436 317 119 September 41 440 325 115 399 290 109 December 14 413 316 97 399 308 91 1996 March 45 456 336 120 411 308 103 June 55 460 331 129 405 296 109 September 42 455 346 109 413 303 110 December 43 438 337 101 395 302 93 1997 March 57 492 383 109 435 321 114 June 50 464 341 123 414 306 108 September 86 503 375 128 417 303 114 December 51 493 377 116 442 309 133 1998 March 84 542 403 139 458 326 132 June 58 548 383 165 490 346 144 September 73 525 382 143 452 316 136 December 40 529 411 118 489 320 169 1999 March 51 521 383 138 470 344 126 June 34 492 360 132 458 340 118 September 13 490 357 133 477 347 130 December 23 487 374 113 464 339 125 2000 March 19 520 381 139 501 375 126 June 37 493 382 111 456 346 110 September -15 480 373 107 495 364 131 December 37 494 376 118 457 337 120 2001 March 46 522 397 125 476 342 134 June 27 479 370 109 452 340 112 September -4 468 353 115 472 354 118 December -9 469 354 115 478 349 129 2002 March 18 497 366 131 479 355 124 June -1 468 346 122 469 349 120 September 15 457 350 107 442 328 114 December 37 464 354 110 427 315 112 2003 March 30 464 351 113 434 325 109 June 45 454 353 101 409 318 91 September 27 440 336 104 413 317 96 December -20 426 327 99 446 346 100 2004 March 27 463 350 113 436 327 109 June 16 469 361 108 453 325 128 September 33 478 364 114 445 333 112 December 32 474 359 115 442 328 114 2005 March 36 485 361 124 449 335 114 June 50 471 363 108 421 308 113 September 78 490 372 118 412 313 99 December 40 471 356 115 431 328 103 2006 March 17 446 348 98 429 331 98 June 22 465 352 113 443 341 102 September 12 457 353 104 445 343 102 December 10 454 344 110 444 337 107 2007 March 19 449 347 102 430 329 101 June -26 438 345 93 464 354 110 September -55 424 323 101 479 361 118 December -53 433 331 102 486 367 119 2008 March -17 430 331 99 447 332 115 June -56 403 311 92 459 347 112 September -78 386 296 90 464 353 111 December -107 389 293 96 496 376 120 2009 March -116 346 268 78 462 362 100 June -102 344 263 81 446 351 95 September -90 331 254 77 421 321 100 December -44 356 265 91 400 305 95 2010 March -28 345 273 72 373 283 90 June -27 346 271 75 373 288 85 September -18 352 277 75 370 273 97 December 27 372 283 89 345 262 83 2011 March -6 332 264 68 338 257 81 June -2 350 275 75 352 273 79 September 38 377 295 82 339 260 79 December 8 357 276 81 349 269 80 2012 March 28 348 278 70 320 245 75 June 31 362 289 73 331 256 75 September 25 358 286 72 333 261 72 December 53 377 292 85 324 251 73 2013 March 29 358 286 72 329 253 76 June 39 369 294 75 330 256 74 September 12 358 283 75 346 275 71 December 14 369 288 81 355 278 77 2014 March -15 332 266 66 347 272 75 June 37 374 304 70 337 263 74 September 16 361 289 72 345 270 75 December 41 383 301 82 342 262 80 2015 March 13 348 278 70 335 260 75 June 55 387 315 72 332 260 72 September 23 370 299 71 347 271 76 December 43 395 308 87 352 270 82 2016 March 19 358 284 74 339 262 77 June 33 388 313 75 355 274 81 September 42 391 311 80 349 275 74 December 26 381 297 84 355 273 82 2017 March 19 362 295 67 343 266 77 June 48 394 317 77 346 269 77 September 8 374 298 76 366 286 80 December 19 389 301 88 370 283 87 2018 March 13 351 281 70 338 262 76 June 35 389 311 78 354 275 79 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.