Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Professional and business services (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 147 1,093 844 249 946 743 203 December 28 1,002 785 217 974 767 207 1993 March 186 1,107 850 257 921 726 195 June 189 1,116 881 235 927 727 200 September 171 1,165 915 250 994 788 206 December 91 1,092 875 217 1,001 771 230 1994 March 237 1,221 958 263 984 752 232 June 151 1,178 920 258 1,027 812 215 September 244 1,260 979 281 1,016 815 201 December 80 1,140 909 231 1,060 838 222 1995 March 269 1,304 1,021 283 1,035 804 231 June 54 1,180 930 250 1,126 910 216 September 179 1,265 1,006 259 1,086 840 246 December 106 1,230 970 260 1,124 891 233 1996 March 158 1,374 1,072 302 1,216 957 259 June 163 1,324 1,021 303 1,161 920 241 September 251 1,433 1,103 330 1,182 927 255 December 150 1,336 1,046 290 1,186 926 260 1997 March 277 1,472 1,124 348 1,195 914 281 June 195 1,391 1,099 292 1,196 929 267 September 255 1,479 1,173 306 1,224 941 283 December 186 1,476 1,171 305 1,290 963 327 1998 March 261 1,599 1,211 388 1,338 995 343 June 188 1,530 1,165 365 1,342 1,058 284 September 234 1,557 1,180 377 1,323 1,021 302 December 241 1,506 1,173 333 1,265 981 284 1999 March 217 1,628 1,240 388 1,411 1,059 352 June 226 1,523 1,198 325 1,297 1,024 273 September 144 1,541 1,215 326 1,397 1,065 332 December 268 1,568 1,267 301 1,300 1,011 289 2000 March 226 1,642 1,290 352 1,416 1,102 314 June 169 1,578 1,262 316 1,409 1,115 294 September 139 1,593 1,242 351 1,454 1,121 333 December 4 1,491 1,184 307 1,487 1,174 313 2001 March -32 1,584 1,222 362 1,616 1,241 375 June -224 1,425 1,105 320 1,649 1,330 319 September -321 1,353 1,031 322 1,674 1,295 379 December -262 1,322 1,031 291 1,584 1,252 332 2002 March 43 1,552 1,161 391 1,509 1,152 357 June -17 1,438 1,105 333 1,455 1,116 339 September 11 1,459 1,144 315 1,448 1,120 328 December -45 1,368 1,065 303 1,413 1,111 302 2003 March -3 1,472 1,161 311 1,475 1,146 329 June -34 1,317 1,040 277 1,351 1,046 305 September 104 1,371 1,102 269 1,267 987 280 December 113 1,399 1,100 299 1,286 996 290 2004 March 94 1,463 1,173 290 1,369 1,062 307 June 230 1,491 1,194 297 1,261 954 307 September 62 1,399 1,105 294 1,337 1,026 311 December 206 1,461 1,149 312 1,255 978 277 2005 March 137 1,440 1,170 270 1,303 1,020 283 June 151 1,443 1,147 296 1,292 1,013 279 September 250 1,525 1,221 304 1,275 981 294 December 120 1,428 1,139 289 1,308 1,048 260 2006 March 176 1,390 1,120 270 1,214 970 244 June 165 1,446 1,155 291 1,281 1,007 274 September 81 1,365 1,103 262 1,284 1,029 255 December 99 1,416 1,130 286 1,317 1,062 255 2007 March 97 1,363 1,106 257 1,266 1,006 260 June 71 1,416 1,146 270 1,345 1,042 303 September -6 1,338 1,057 281 1,344 1,076 268 December 99 1,446 1,145 301 1,347 1,081 266 2008 March -64 1,294 1,026 268 1,358 1,082 276 June -76 1,354 1,072 282 1,430 1,117 313 September -170 1,265 998 267 1,435 1,162 273 December -408 1,234 964 270 1,642 1,340 302 2009 March -539 1,020 796 224 1,559 1,281 278 June -324 1,154 900 254 1,478 1,179 299 September -134 1,169 934 235 1,303 1,028 275 December 175 1,359 1,083 276 1,184 922 262 2010 March 25 1,182 949 233 1,157 917 240 June 217 1,368 1,103 265 1,151 893 258 September 107 1,299 1,045 254 1,192 936 256 December 218 1,394 1,115 279 1,176 919 257 2011 March 120 1,266 1,032 234 1,146 909 237 June 107 1,327 1,065 262 1,220 954 266 September 233 1,399 1,121 278 1,166 924 242 December 88 1,336 1,054 282 1,248 989 259 2012 March 163 1,313 1,058 255 1,150 922 228 June 155 1,371 1,109 262 1,216 960 256 September 74 1,337 1,080 257 1,263 1,007 256 December 168 1,400 1,121 279 1,232 981 251 2013 March 113 1,307 1,064 243 1,194 946 248 June 116 1,371 1,109 262 1,255 989 266 September 144 1,383 1,118 265 1,239 997 242 December 192 1,447 1,175 272 1,255 1,002 253 2014 March 15 1,288 1,056 232 1,273 1,030 243 June 194 1,443 1,186 257 1,249 990 259 September 132 1,394 1,142 252 1,262 1,006 256 December 284 1,559 1,284 275 1,275 1,003 272 2015 March -51 1,291 1,050 241 1,342 1,099 243 June 133 1,445 1,180 265 1,312 1,048 264 September 100 1,413 1,141 272 1,313 1,052 261 December 290 1,600 1,293 307 1,310 1,037 273 2016 March -93 1,276 1,043 233 1,369 1,118 251 June 74 1,429 1,171 258 1,355 1,065 290 September 197 1,477 1,201 276 1,280 1,020 260 December 35 1,393 1,119 274 1,358 1,076 282 2017 March 31 1,317 1,075 242 1,286 1,036 250 June 113 1,451 1,190 261 1,338 1,075 263 September 3 1,387 1,129 258 1,384 1,114 270 December 184 1,499 1,215 284 1,315 1,029 286 2018 March 69 1,324 1,088 236 1,255 1,016 239 June 102 1,456 1,193 263 1,354 1,086 268 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.