Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 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 -188 1,816 1,279 537 2,004 1,553 451 December 102 1,746 1,277 469 1,644 1,342 302 1993 March 296 2,072 1,568 504 1,776 1,303 473 June 360 2,121 1,577 544 1,761 1,259 502 September 99 1,925 1,362 563 1,826 1,550 276 December -160 1,943 1,452 491 2,103 1,731 372 1994 March 1,145 2,886 2,145 741 1,741 1,164 577 June 1,065 2,915 1,806 1,109 1,850 1,073 777 September 285 2,394 1,893 501 2,109 1,444 665 December -49 1,980 1,593 387 2,029 1,668 361 1995 March 679 2,480 2,132 348 1,801 1,156 645 June 942 2,580 2,040 540 1,638 1,160 478 September 70 2,552 2,154 398 2,482 1,933 549 December 211 2,668 2,009 659 2,457 1,966 491 1996 March 56 1,982 1,603 379 1,926 1,422 504 June 28 2,371 2,002 369 2,343 1,711 632 September -710 2,133 1,633 500 2,843 2,302 541 December 1,706 3,749 3,095 654 2,043 1,533 510 1997 March 335 2,248 1,783 465 1,913 1,472 441 June 402 2,071 1,616 455 1,669 1,261 408 September 280 2,087 1,648 439 1,807 1,364 443 December -684 2,101 1,704 397 2,785 1,936 849 1998 March 954 2,727 1,954 773 1,773 1,201 572 June 804 2,951 2,046 905 2,147 1,635 512 September 1,738 3,410 2,295 1,115 1,672 1,294 378 December 996 2,734 2,108 626 1,738 1,411 327 1999 March -812 2,571 2,077 494 3,383 2,746 637 June 721 2,546 1,861 685 1,825 1,328 497 September 593 2,602 2,091 511 2,009 1,507 502 December 220 2,046 1,651 395 1,826 1,433 393 2000 March -2,294 2,106 1,376 730 4,400 3,967 433 June 1,817 4,417 3,691 726 2,600 2,143 457 September -24 2,207 1,656 551 2,231 1,292 939 December 1,079 2,631 2,267 364 1,552 1,171 381 2001 March -435 1,990 1,515 475 2,425 1,736 689 June 351 2,233 1,696 537 1,882 1,523 359 September 350 2,463 1,960 503 2,113 1,614 499 December -177 2,136 1,735 401 2,313 1,681 632 2002 March -130 2,187 1,572 615 2,317 1,905 412 June -448 1,984 1,399 585 2,432 1,769 663 September -162 1,760 1,378 382 1,922 1,199 723 December -95 1,666 1,196 470 1,761 1,311 450 2003 March -57 1,518 1,099 419 1,575 1,243 332 June -7 1,371 1,071 300 1,378 1,031 347 September -96 1,435 1,128 307 1,531 1,100 431 December 122 1,620 1,001 619 1,498 1,032 466 2004 March -46 1,541 968 573 1,587 1,198 389 June 335 1,565 1,189 376 1,230 925 305 September 416 1,675 1,268 407 1,259 892 367 December 364 1,722 1,296 426 1,358 920 438 2005 March -336 1,895 1,280 615 2,231 1,830 401 June 585 2,010 1,390 620 1,425 976 449 September 450 1,778 1,407 371 1,328 948 380 December 114 1,925 1,500 425 1,811 1,078 733 2006 March 338 1,759 1,462 297 1,421 1,037 384 June 23 2,100 1,317 783 2,077 1,692 385 September 458 1,965 1,556 409 1,507 1,118 389 December 93 1,756 1,326 430 1,663 1,193 470 2007 March 271 1,873 1,513 360 1,602 1,244 358 June -189 1,555 1,151 404 1,744 1,184 560 September 217 1,727 1,275 452 1,510 1,032 478 December 433 1,851 1,456 395 1,418 1,056 362 2008 March 270 1,929 1,561 368 1,659 1,215 444 June -494 1,235 952 283 1,729 1,287 442 September -235 1,538 934 604 1,773 1,311 462 December -66 1,800 1,404 396 1,866 1,278 588 2009 March -505 1,315 987 328 1,820 1,330 490 June -901 1,212 854 358 2,113 1,483 630 September -66 1,388 870 518 1,454 1,134 320 December 39 1,509 1,081 428 1,470 1,032 438 2010 March 110 1,499 1,087 412 1,389 994 395 June -166 1,291 1,045 246 1,457 1,121 336 September -277 1,059 806 253 1,336 914 422 December 283 1,521 1,152 369 1,238 855 383 2011 March 187 1,306 962 344 1,119 807 312 June -272 1,141 925 216 1,413 1,052 361 September 462 1,549 1,204 345 1,087 731 356 December 68 1,428 1,023 405 1,360 1,014 346 2012 March 74 1,407 1,134 273 1,333 926 407 June -320 1,265 1,032 233 1,585 1,340 245 September 116 1,240 995 245 1,124 817 307 December -5 1,336 990 346 1,341 897 444 2013 March -170 1,065 751 314 1,235 900 335 June 437 1,506 1,260 246 1,069 708 361 September -210 1,233 911 322 1,443 1,232 211 December 148 1,280 948 332 1,132 834 298 2014 March -18 1,243 947 296 1,261 808 453 June 529 1,557 1,337 220 1,028 693 335 September -52 1,364 1,026 338 1,416 1,141 275 December 30 1,139 867 272 1,109 876 233 2015 March -71 1,142 894 248 1,213 960 253 June 508 1,666 1,456 210 1,158 869 289 September -630 1,126 856 270 1,756 1,307 449 December -63 1,298 929 369 1,361 944 417 2016 March 211 1,338 1,035 303 1,127 804 323 June 275 1,395 1,175 220 1,120 848 272 September -109 1,247 972 275 1,356 1,057 299 December 147 1,299 999 300 1,152 796 356 2017 March 87 1,146 903 243 1,059 765 294 June 238 1,460 1,275 185 1,222 880 342 September -453 1,193 837 356 1,646 1,199 447 December -66 1,285 911 374 1,351 870 481 2018 March 187 1,289 919 370 1,102 747 355 June 337 1,617 1,369 248 1,280 960 320 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.