Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Couriers and Messengers 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 5,808 34,172 31,557 2,615 28,364 26,526 1,838 December -3,949 23,672 20,861 2,811 27,621 24,934 2,687 1993 March 27,362 49,391 44,614 4,777 22,029 18,249 3,780 June 16,044 42,369 39,974 2,395 26,325 23,982 2,343 September 9,687 42,601 40,219 2,382 32,914 30,193 2,721 December -400 27,998 24,960 3,038 28,398 26,534 1,864 1994 March 25,921 49,589 44,591 4,998 23,668 20,146 3,522 June 34,097 54,288 51,553 2,735 20,191 17,735 2,456 September 22,863 50,951 48,085 2,866 28,088 25,462 2,626 December 1,338 31,029 26,581 4,448 29,691 26,351 3,340 1995 March 14,349 40,507 35,826 4,681 26,158 23,589 2,569 June 10,815 40,164 36,633 3,531 29,349 26,307 3,042 September 21,052 48,725 46,154 2,571 27,673 24,550 3,123 December -1,205 32,334 29,252 3,082 33,539 30,073 3,466 1996 March 20,467 51,447 46,479 4,968 30,980 26,592 4,388 June 7,834 44,473 40,572 3,901 36,639 32,530 4,109 September 11,850 43,884 36,750 7,134 32,034 28,233 3,801 December -4,715 32,167 26,133 6,034 36,882 32,361 4,521 1997 March 16,321 44,439 41,112 3,327 28,118 25,286 2,832 June 8,509 41,595 38,696 2,899 33,086 30,547 2,539 September -6,678 39,290 35,557 3,733 45,968 41,733 4,235 December -9,786 30,656 26,535 4,121 40,442 36,804 3,638 1998 March 22,750 54,890 48,042 6,848 32,140 25,499 6,641 June 12,042 42,946 35,974 6,972 30,904 26,602 4,302 September 51,965 79,863 76,949 2,914 27,898 25,070 2,828 December -31,194 24,242 19,610 4,632 55,436 52,748 2,688 1999 March 6,351 34,883 32,271 2,612 28,532 26,103 2,429 June 12,598 40,211 36,678 3,533 27,613 24,384 3,229 September 9,530 40,861 38,192 2,669 31,331 28,646 2,685 December -41,030 32,251 28,024 4,227 73,281 68,671 4,610 2000 March 19,847 49,262 45,372 3,890 29,415 25,921 3,494 June 12,672 53,053 45,525 7,528 40,381 35,595 4,786 September 8,973 45,944 40,676 5,268 36,971 31,688 5,283 December -16,952 31,952 26,028 5,924 48,904 43,574 5,330 2001 March 9,396 45,442 40,361 5,081 36,046 28,560 7,486 June -7,651 34,108 30,736 3,372 41,759 37,631 4,128 September -18,749 31,657 26,382 5,275 50,406 45,005 5,401 December -29,487 20,810 17,553 3,257 50,297 46,100 4,197 2002 March 2,407 28,160 25,344 2,816 25,753 22,409 3,344 June -7,346 27,924 25,407 2,517 35,270 31,389 3,881 September 761 32,881 28,613 4,268 32,120 28,235 3,885 December -14,644 20,966 18,506 2,460 35,610 32,253 3,357 2003 March 15,547 35,071 31,892 3,179 19,524 15,282 4,242 June -19,711 27,077 24,437 2,640 46,788 43,420 3,368 September 1,104 31,004 27,812 3,192 29,900 26,799 3,101 December -22,133 22,875 20,636 2,239 45,008 41,542 3,466 2004 March 9,558 31,903 29,748 2,155 22,345 19,406 2,939 June -5,150 33,949 32,144 1,805 39,099 36,554 2,545 September -16,110 25,275 22,617 2,658 41,385 38,676 2,709 December -5,702 25,285 22,647 2,638 30,987 28,203 2,784 2005 March 31,916 57,862 54,586 3,276 25,946 17,727 8,219 June -31,243 30,555 25,426 5,129 61,798 55,755 6,043 September 12,259 42,616 39,388 3,228 30,357 24,878 5,479 December 344 37,241 34,522 2,719 36,897 33,107 3,790 2006 March 2,800 33,627 30,748 2,879 30,827 28,059 2,768 June 10,119 37,903 34,966 2,937 27,784 24,933 2,851 September 4,571 33,317 30,694 2,623 28,746 26,029 2,717 December 9,422 36,545 33,846 2,699 27,123 24,902 2,221 2007 March -8,748 27,199 25,079 2,120 35,947 34,013 1,934 June 3,024 29,407 26,462 2,945 26,383 23,869 2,514 September 1,753 27,881 25,495 2,386 26,128 23,598 2,530 December 8,848 36,282 33,432 2,850 27,434 24,855 2,579 2008 March -9,606 27,510 24,090 3,420 37,116 35,068 2,048 June 2,108 44,321 40,514 3,807 42,213 38,644 3,569 September -15,366 23,177 20,470 2,707 38,543 34,465 4,078 December -18,563 38,203 35,110 3,093 56,766 54,063 2,703 2009 March -19,298 23,040 20,454 2,586 42,338 37,867 4,471 June -36,490 19,034 14,396 4,638 55,524 50,135 5,389 September -19,197 19,793 18,055 1,738 38,990 35,966 3,024 December 6,503 33,615 31,417 2,198 27,112 24,844 2,268 2010 March -10,194 23,700 21,551 2,149 33,894 31,797 2,097 June -1,136 23,080 20,178 2,902 24,216 21,849 2,367 September 2,150 26,137 23,735 2,402 23,987 21,459 2,528 December 18,750 39,488 36,227 3,261 20,738 18,495 2,243 2011 March -13,689 23,509 20,013 3,496 37,198 35,066 2,132 June -1,009 23,754 20,888 2,866 24,763 21,928 2,835 September -340 25,414 22,606 2,808 25,754 23,041 2,713 December 14,610 37,150 34,777 2,373 22,540 20,175 2,365 2012 March -10,090 24,422 22,355 2,067 34,512 32,370 2,142 June -1,238 22,296 19,686 2,610 23,534 21,538 1,996 September 772 24,440 22,291 2,149 23,668 21,296 2,372 December 20,616 44,253 42,080 2,173 23,637 21,221 2,416 2013 March -16,165 24,922 22,787 2,135 41,087 38,932 2,155 June 2,307 26,589 24,330 2,259 24,282 22,150 2,132 September 1,232 28,580 25,897 2,683 27,348 25,158 2,190 December 23,178 49,899 47,619 2,280 26,721 24,226 2,495 2014 March -16,054 28,388 26,359 2,029 44,442 42,325 2,117 June 15,903 39,959 37,869 2,090 24,056 21,699 2,357 September 16,989 41,656 38,938 2,718 24,667 22,436 2,231 December 42,815 64,588 61,931 2,657 21,773 19,520 2,253 2015 March -25,739 29,471 27,222 2,249 55,210 52,921 2,289 June -16,078 32,012 29,558 2,454 48,090 45,495 2,595 September 9,531 40,726 37,008 3,718 31,195 28,247 2,948 December 40,453 69,125 65,319 3,806 28,672 25,456 3,216 2016 March -25,555 34,471 31,384 3,087 60,026 57,615 2,411 June 4,306 38,427 35,578 2,849 34,121 31,570 2,551 September 18,677 52,423 46,950 5,473 33,746 30,477 3,269 December 54,410 82,052 75,024 7,028 27,642 24,719 2,923 2017 March -43,132 29,861 27,484 2,377 72,993 69,560 3,433 June 14,241 47,017 44,592 2,425 32,776 29,713 3,063 September 23,879 57,383 53,977 3,406 33,504 30,796 2,708 December 55,868 82,647 73,925 8,722 26,779 23,816 2,963 2018 March -29,761 37,677 35,308 2,369 67,438 64,983 2,455 June 21,349 52,748 48,575 4,173 31,399 28,783 2,616 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.