Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Real Estate 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 4,726 107,243 75,505 31,738 102,517 74,164 28,353 December -2,859 100,103 73,308 26,795 102,962 77,387 25,575 1993 March 13,507 109,666 77,382 32,284 96,159 70,978 25,181 June 7,364 105,148 77,217 27,931 97,784 71,194 26,590 September 10,956 108,828 77,975 30,853 97,872 73,063 24,809 December 3,646 106,359 80,830 25,529 102,713 75,846 26,867 1994 March 6,491 116,132 80,750 35,382 109,641 83,559 26,082 June -2,863 106,208 75,906 30,302 109,071 77,208 31,863 September 9,479 112,857 79,878 32,979 103,378 75,494 27,884 December -9,057 99,241 74,650 24,591 108,298 79,241 29,057 1995 March 3,843 107,527 75,908 31,619 103,684 78,027 25,657 June 4,513 105,375 75,921 29,454 100,862 73,180 27,682 September 2,775 105,670 77,992 27,678 102,895 72,668 30,227 December -3,006 99,584 73,952 25,632 102,590 75,119 27,471 1996 March 9,560 111,289 79,763 31,526 101,729 73,007 28,722 June 2,616 107,535 76,013 31,522 104,919 74,077 30,842 September 5,935 109,324 78,065 31,259 103,389 75,175 28,214 December 4,242 106,924 78,798 28,126 102,682 74,173 28,509 1997 March 11,508 112,580 80,268 32,312 101,072 73,529 27,543 June 975 107,950 77,569 30,381 106,975 76,349 30,626 September 11,508 114,689 84,152 30,537 103,181 73,681 29,500 December 1,861 113,055 82,338 30,717 111,194 75,115 36,079 1998 March 20,321 131,483 92,532 38,951 111,162 75,847 35,315 June 3,401 119,933 80,648 39,285 116,532 79,655 36,877 September 10,587 117,414 83,094 34,320 106,827 73,019 33,808 December 8,319 114,379 84,646 29,733 106,060 72,361 33,699 1999 March 14,553 123,078 84,073 39,005 108,525 76,345 32,180 June 4,649 117,441 83,090 34,351 112,792 80,146 32,646 September 7,774 119,173 86,857 32,316 111,399 76,406 34,993 December 7,551 114,545 84,548 29,997 106,994 75,889 31,105 2000 March 9,513 119,533 85,566 33,967 110,020 80,041 29,979 June 4,029 110,373 80,746 29,627 106,344 77,816 28,528 September 5,849 113,298 82,839 30,459 107,449 77,504 29,945 December 7,311 110,726 82,363 28,363 103,415 73,081 30,334 2001 March 5,015 114,358 80,693 33,665 109,343 77,541 31,802 June 6,729 110,768 79,773 30,995 104,039 75,620 28,419 September -1,129 108,404 75,645 32,759 109,533 78,216 31,317 December 4,846 109,783 78,150 31,633 104,937 75,866 29,071 2002 March 7,115 111,121 81,010 30,111 104,006 74,180 29,826 June 8,800 111,512 75,931 35,581 102,712 73,010 29,702 September 11,116 113,098 79,173 33,925 101,982 73,128 28,854 December 9,346 110,433 79,837 30,596 101,087 72,255 28,832 2003 March 8,629 113,250 77,669 35,581 104,621 75,417 29,204 June 5,306 107,867 77,267 30,600 102,561 73,493 29,068 September 9,583 111,009 78,704 32,305 101,426 72,377 29,049 December 6,420 110,996 79,989 31,007 104,576 73,798 30,778 2004 March 13,251 116,391 82,645 33,746 103,140 72,673 30,467 June 6,857 113,257 77,499 35,758 106,400 73,961 32,439 September 12,694 120,504 83,601 36,903 107,810 72,912 34,898 December 16,090 122,803 83,654 39,149 106,713 75,182 31,531 2005 March 8,262 117,770 82,048 35,722 109,508 76,043 33,465 June 16,042 124,025 83,664 40,361 107,983 74,193 33,790 September 23,259 131,769 89,992 41,777 108,510 75,723 32,787 December 11,952 124,136 84,723 39,413 112,184 79,988 32,196 2006 March 8,109 121,200 84,807 36,393 113,091 77,162 35,929 June 5,401 122,153 84,303 37,850 116,752 81,687 35,065 September 1,614 118,173 82,629 35,544 116,559 81,903 34,656 December 4,235 122,244 82,305 39,939 118,009 80,796 37,213 2007 March 3,302 119,420 82,983 36,437 116,118 79,756 36,362 June -553 116,305 81,997 34,308 116,858 80,466 36,392 September -5,667 116,563 79,592 36,971 122,230 83,057 39,173 December 55 118,354 80,261 38,093 118,299 80,709 37,590 2008 March -6,635 114,201 79,739 34,462 120,836 79,979 40,857 June -12,737 109,418 74,913 34,505 122,155 82,350 39,805 September -10,233 105,772 72,952 32,820 116,005 79,491 36,514 December -19,041 104,174 68,980 35,194 123,215 83,513 39,702 2009 March -26,726 91,043 62,778 28,265 117,769 82,382 35,387 June -11,530 96,595 66,620 29,975 108,125 75,620 32,505 September -11,658 91,486 63,057 28,429 103,144 68,854 34,290 December -950 98,174 64,066 34,108 99,124 67,944 31,180 2010 March -9,004 87,151 59,647 27,504 96,155 65,643 30,512 June 3,373 94,877 66,795 28,082 91,504 63,082 28,422 September -2,358 93,416 64,366 29,050 95,774 65,107 30,667 December 6,973 101,138 66,317 34,821 94,165 64,866 29,299 2011 March -2,871 89,592 63,127 26,465 92,463 61,653 30,810 June 5,568 96,715 67,251 29,464 91,147 61,663 29,484 September 8,346 100,886 69,125 31,761 92,540 63,716 28,824 December -53 93,495 62,300 31,195 93,548 65,234 28,314 2012 March 6,671 95,948 68,136 27,812 89,277 60,235 29,042 June 11,295 99,584 70,775 28,809 88,289 61,791 26,498 September 2,602 94,682 65,878 28,804 92,080 65,280 26,800 December 15,550 102,990 69,935 33,055 87,440 60,174 27,266 2013 March 10,785 102,226 72,903 29,323 91,441 60,996 30,445 June 12,153 102,925 72,685 30,240 90,772 63,694 27,078 September 7,066 99,420 69,676 29,744 92,354 65,112 27,242 December 13,218 104,789 71,728 33,061 91,571 63,511 28,060 2014 March 1,545 96,273 69,796 26,477 94,728 63,794 30,934 June 11,931 104,006 74,275 29,731 92,075 64,424 27,651 September 396 97,762 70,024 27,738 97,366 67,328 30,038 December 10,930 106,755 73,277 33,478 95,825 64,579 31,246 2015 March 3,721 100,155 70,515 29,640 96,434 65,873 30,561 June 14,846 108,706 77,666 31,040 93,860 64,583 29,277 September 6,019 102,027 73,399 28,628 96,008 66,189 29,819 December 16,680 114,122 77,960 36,162 97,442 66,021 31,421 2016 March 2,542 103,338 72,979 30,359 100,796 67,559 33,237 June 5,996 107,132 75,096 32,036 101,136 68,296 32,840 September 14,299 111,305 77,254 34,051 97,006 67,375 29,631 December 12,562 110,314 74,797 35,517 97,752 65,942 31,810 2017 March 10,260 107,148 76,561 30,587 96,888 63,803 33,085 June 10,511 106,930 75,194 31,736 96,419 66,974 29,445 September 5,533 107,682 74,508 33,174 102,149 71,132 31,017 December 15,328 115,101 77,928 37,173 99,773 65,257 34,516 2018 March 10,667 109,092 77,340 31,752 98,425 65,272 33,153 June 7,329 110,916 77,777 33,139 103,587 73,215 30,372 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.