Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Natural resources and mining (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 -4 364 293 71 368 302 66 December 4 339 272 67 335 267 68 1993 March 7 328 257 71 321 261 60 June 7 339 267 72 332 275 57 September 6 375 301 74 369 300 69 December 26 361 292 69 335 269 66 1994 March 0 328 264 64 328 273 55 June 1 349 282 67 348 291 57 September -1 366 295 71 367 298 69 December -5 339 277 62 344 275 69 1995 March 5 344 279 65 339 280 59 June -28 338 266 72 366 292 74 September 47 385 314 71 338 273 65 December -3 351 285 66 354 281 73 1996 March 0 346 275 71 346 286 60 June 8 344 274 70 336 271 65 September 6 361 291 70 355 291 64 December 12 356 286 70 344 275 69 1997 March 29 369 296 73 340 276 64 June -12 336 271 65 348 284 64 September 17 370 292 78 353 282 71 December -4 341 279 62 345 273 72 1998 March 4 351 274 77 347 284 63 June -11 338 259 79 349 283 66 September 8 343 278 65 335 279 56 December -12 321 270 51 333 271 62 1999 March -56 309 249 60 365 303 62 June -22 318 254 64 340 276 64 September 6 342 277 65 336 270 66 December -2 319 256 63 321 263 58 2000 March 26 349 285 64 323 265 58 June 3 319 260 59 316 261 55 September 7 339 275 64 332 268 64 December -9 309 257 52 318 259 59 2001 March -7 315 259 56 322 265 57 June 4 311 255 56 307 253 54 September -7 306 247 59 313 256 57 December -14 297 245 52 311 257 54 2002 March -13 302 248 54 315 259 56 June -18 293 238 55 311 256 55 September 1 296 245 51 295 242 53 December -5 290 239 51 295 241 54 2003 March 11 311 254 57 300 244 56 June 0 296 245 51 296 244 52 September -15 283 233 50 298 250 48 December 8 290 237 53 282 236 46 2004 March 27 310 264 46 283 235 48 June -4 281 240 41 285 237 48 September -19 279 235 44 298 250 48 December 26 296 248 48 270 229 41 2005 March 39 317 263 54 278 228 50 June -3 282 241 41 285 246 39 September -2 271 230 41 273 231 42 December 20 284 239 45 264 225 39 2006 March 9 287 243 44 278 237 41 June 22 290 247 43 268 231 37 September 4 273 233 40 269 228 41 December 26 289 246 43 263 226 37 2007 March -1 290 247 43 291 250 41 June 14 289 249 40 275 235 40 September -14 265 226 39 279 237 42 December 34 293 251 42 259 221 38 2008 March -12 283 240 43 295 253 42 June 12 285 245 40 273 232 41 September 20 283 245 38 263 227 36 December 6 290 249 41 284 249 35 2009 March -117 232 196 36 349 307 42 June -20 283 242 41 303 263 40 September -32 259 223 36 291 253 38 December 0 288 246 42 288 249 39 2010 March 2 276 238 38 274 236 38 June 71 306 263 43 235 202 33 September 0 271 235 36 271 233 38 December 11 287 242 45 276 239 37 2011 March -3 264 226 38 267 232 35 June 29 284 243 41 255 211 44 September 65 309 264 45 244 213 31 December 32 300 254 46 268 234 34 2012 March 21 290 250 40 269 231 38 June 11 301 258 43 290 249 41 September 0 280 239 41 280 244 36 December -7 280 239 41 287 249 38 2013 March 21 277 236 41 256 218 38 June 18 289 249 40 271 234 37 September -5 264 224 40 269 234 35 December 2 281 244 37 279 242 37 2014 March 34 289 252 37 255 221 34 June 12 283 248 35 271 234 37 September 33 287 249 38 254 221 33 December -5 281 244 37 286 251 35 2015 March -16 284 249 35 300 266 34 June -66 265 231 34 331 295 36 September -42 247 213 34 289 253 36 December -52 249 215 34 301 265 36 2016 March -20 258 223 35 278 244 34 June -33 262 230 32 295 262 33 September -9 248 216 32 257 225 32 December -17 252 220 32 269 238 31 2017 March 52 290 254 36 238 203 35 June 7 270 237 33 263 225 38 September 10 253 220 33 243 212 31 December -2 256 223 33 258 227 31 2018 March 18 254 224 30 236 206 30 June 28 275 241 34 247 213 34 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.