Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 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 6,607 152,819 119,279 33,540 146,212 115,129 31,083 December 3,430 148,683 116,526 32,157 145,253 115,282 29,971 1993 March 14,185 160,025 122,570 37,455 145,840 111,621 34,219 June 7,754 147,607 118,531 29,076 139,853 110,490 29,363 September 18,095 157,250 125,877 31,373 139,155 112,604 26,551 December 24,346 159,552 128,725 30,827 135,206 108,969 26,237 1994 March 18,366 160,221 130,407 29,814 141,855 112,907 28,948 June 22,715 161,195 130,694 30,501 138,480 107,353 31,127 September 42,000 175,420 140,444 34,976 133,420 106,727 26,693 December 23,723 163,831 135,043 28,788 140,108 109,476 30,632 1995 March 32,910 169,152 138,793 30,359 136,242 107,448 28,794 June 23,193 164,941 132,644 32,297 141,748 112,482 29,266 September 22,936 173,568 140,693 32,875 150,632 118,752 31,880 December 17,948 173,508 138,294 35,214 155,560 121,827 33,733 1996 March 19,976 176,065 141,125 34,940 156,089 125,493 30,596 June 19,668 179,941 140,729 39,212 160,273 127,161 33,112 September 24,290 179,616 143,220 36,396 155,326 122,438 32,888 December 30,140 181,598 146,793 34,805 151,458 118,995 32,463 1997 March 30,619 186,239 152,684 33,555 155,620 121,976 33,644 June 24,043 183,003 145,730 37,273 158,960 122,585 36,375 September 34,836 195,151 159,368 35,783 160,315 122,182 38,133 December 24,988 201,068 159,926 41,142 176,080 125,151 50,929 1998 March 29,829 206,133 158,810 47,323 176,304 131,096 45,208 June 32,728 199,297 148,974 50,323 166,569 128,204 38,365 September 13,671 187,130 148,199 38,931 173,459 132,613 40,846 December 11,890 187,678 149,103 38,575 175,788 133,770 42,018 1999 March 23,598 203,983 163,379 40,604 180,385 134,703 45,682 June 14,954 190,869 151,944 38,925 175,915 137,508 38,407 September 18,076 195,002 157,004 37,998 176,926 133,311 43,615 December 27,811 200,961 161,813 39,148 173,150 135,019 38,131 2000 March 33,846 212,426 170,984 41,442 178,580 140,791 37,789 June 19,083 198,118 158,787 39,331 179,035 142,949 36,086 September 19,836 198,950 159,349 39,601 179,114 141,069 38,045 December 13,606 192,867 157,877 34,990 179,261 141,807 37,454 2001 March 5,894 200,030 159,290 40,740 194,136 151,891 42,245 June -47,437 167,932 131,940 35,992 215,369 170,048 45,321 September -45,224 160,878 124,789 36,089 206,102 160,633 45,469 December -50,149 153,467 118,131 35,336 203,616 162,801 40,815 2002 March -18,303 171,646 135,508 36,138 189,949 147,370 42,579 June -25,244 161,387 123,694 37,693 186,631 145,285 41,346 September -20,643 150,031 119,986 30,045 170,674 131,415 39,259 December -19,298 149,976 122,096 27,880 169,274 133,230 36,044 2003 March -11,121 158,599 126,240 32,359 169,720 133,197 36,523 June -20,836 146,235 119,151 27,084 167,071 130,947 36,124 September -9,657 146,837 119,808 27,029 156,494 120,719 35,775 December 2,868 153,279 125,339 27,940 150,411 117,618 32,793 2004 March 10,893 158,537 130,824 27,713 147,644 115,985 31,659 June 11,141 156,506 127,502 29,004 145,365 111,172 34,193 September 10,390 161,548 133,357 28,191 151,158 112,857 38,301 December 19,347 157,899 129,858 28,041 138,552 107,978 30,574 2005 March 13,180 155,221 125,862 29,359 142,041 110,804 31,237 June 17,493 157,889 130,856 27,033 140,396 108,728 31,668 September 22,616 167,901 136,523 31,378 145,285 114,908 30,377 December 15,646 157,753 131,468 26,285 142,107 113,855 28,252 2006 March 22,832 156,282 132,270 24,012 133,450 105,298 28,152 June 21,134 157,193 130,731 26,462 136,059 109,548 26,511 September 7,451 149,193 123,826 25,367 141,742 114,306 27,436 December 7,394 152,380 126,989 25,391 144,986 116,434 28,552 2007 March 10,732 152,490 125,612 26,878 141,758 113,039 28,719 June 7,034 150,009 125,891 24,118 142,975 113,745 29,230 September 140 146,529 118,279 28,250 146,389 119,298 27,091 December 1,451 147,918 123,006 24,912 146,467 117,638 28,829 2008 March -8,425 137,715 112,423 25,292 146,140 118,919 27,221 June -15,088 135,620 110,829 24,791 150,708 120,307 30,401 September -19,941 126,876 104,790 22,086 146,817 120,517 26,300 December -73,743 113,176 90,495 22,681 186,919 155,625 31,294 2009 March -105,556 95,848 75,029 20,819 201,404 172,518 28,886 June -85,782 100,828 80,430 20,398 186,610 159,251 27,359 September -42,318 104,480 85,820 18,660 146,798 117,295 29,503 December -20,377 114,272 90,561 23,711 134,649 107,716 26,933 2010 March -14,374 111,641 89,748 21,893 126,015 100,667 25,348 June 12,258 126,835 105,757 21,078 114,577 89,858 24,719 September 11,325 123,249 101,905 21,344 111,924 87,994 23,930 December 15,143 127,996 104,581 23,415 112,853 89,646 23,207 2011 March 10,319 118,260 98,150 20,110 107,941 84,204 23,737 June 24,788 131,941 109,761 22,180 107,153 82,815 24,338 September 23,801 135,120 111,250 23,870 111,319 89,761 21,558 December 13,349 124,524 102,177 22,347 111,175 87,743 23,432 2012 March 19,595 128,543 107,603 20,940 108,948 85,999 22,949 June 18,723 130,735 109,337 21,398 112,012 88,431 23,581 September 781 118,826 97,082 21,744 118,045 95,393 22,652 December 9,405 123,498 101,449 22,049 114,093 91,876 22,217 2013 March 10,069 123,839 103,738 20,101 113,770 89,951 23,819 June 12,573 127,755 108,045 19,710 115,182 92,653 22,529 September 8,683 124,654 103,897 20,757 115,971 93,498 22,473 December 11,943 127,430 105,366 22,064 115,487 90,586 24,901 2014 March 10,693 124,379 103,869 20,510 113,686 90,401 23,285 June 18,479 129,397 110,829 18,568 110,918 87,550 23,368 September 14,014 127,163 107,926 19,237 113,149 90,418 22,731 December 15,875 129,956 109,647 20,309 114,081 90,387 23,694 2015 March -1,804 118,826 99,220 19,606 120,630 98,665 21,965 June 7,152 126,479 108,063 18,416 119,327 96,735 22,592 September -38 121,691 102,706 18,985 121,729 98,422 23,307 December 1,138 128,808 106,597 22,211 127,670 100,924 26,746 2016 March -6,829 116,360 97,020 19,340 123,189 98,724 24,465 June -6,028 121,885 102,573 19,312 127,913 102,933 24,980 September 7,286 127,609 105,391 22,218 120,323 97,471 22,852 December 6,132 125,186 105,341 19,845 119,054 95,614 23,440 2017 March 7,634 122,160 103,038 19,122 114,526 92,151 22,375 June 18,743 131,307 109,869 21,438 112,564 89,858 22,706 September 10,807 130,590 111,099 19,491 119,783 96,305 23,478 December 17,047 131,187 110,468 20,719 114,140 89,325 24,815 2018 March 20,307 136,049 114,013 22,036 115,742 91,492 24,250 June 18,882 140,888 118,301 22,587 122,006 96,251 25,755 September 9,490 137,126 112,875 24,251 127,636 101,120 26,516 December 20,105 143,306 118,012 25,294 123,201 96,539 26,662 2019 March 11,763 135,465 111,845 23,620 123,702 98,172 25,530 June 7,527 138,447 114,095 24,352 130,920 103,637 27,283 September 327 133,478 109,197 24,281 133,151 106,695 26,456 December 7,189 134,597 109,587 25,010 127,408 100,973 26,435 2020 March 1,587 130,431 108,170 22,261 128,844 101,161 27,683 June -212,221 96,918 74,100 22,818 309,139 269,910 39,229 September 27,852 163,341 134,335 29,006 135,489 107,208 28,281 December 40,996 154,947 125,234 29,713 113,951 87,466 26,485 2021 March 27,275 140,919 115,914 25,005 113,644 89,483 24,161 June 18,690 146,015 121,226 24,789 127,325 98,101 29,224 September 22,587 163,301 130,030 33,271 140,714 104,449 36,265 December 72,504 189,436 150,671 38,765 116,932 89,636 27,296 2022 March 41,300 164,811 136,541 28,270 123,511 92,143 31,368 June -750 163,179 131,771 31,408 163,929 110,772 53,157 September 46,908 182,814 147,743 35,071 135,906 104,411 31,495 December 22,938 156,111 127,888 28,223 133,173 101,330 31,843 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.