Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Oil and Gas Extraction 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 -6,923 7,848 6,371 1,477 14,771 12,173 2,598 December -2,395 11,136 7,085 4,051 13,531 9,335 4,196 1993 March -2,767 6,751 5,050 1,701 9,518 8,064 1,454 June -846 5,811 4,453 1,358 6,657 5,224 1,433 September -1,997 6,270 5,119 1,151 8,267 6,009 2,258 December -1,089 6,973 5,788 1,185 8,062 6,364 1,698 1994 March -3,156 6,290 3,689 2,601 9,446 7,414 2,032 June -864 5,991 4,393 1,598 6,855 5,482 1,373 September -1,813 7,126 5,041 2,085 8,939 7,211 1,728 December -2,756 6,760 3,779 2,981 9,516 7,883 1,633 1995 March -3,169 7,004 4,945 2,059 10,173 8,286 1,887 June -588 9,822 5,085 4,737 10,410 8,982 1,428 September -462 6,446 4,789 1,657 6,908 5,792 1,116 December -1,708 5,362 4,371 991 7,070 5,753 1,317 1996 March -933 5,242 4,244 998 6,175 4,771 1,404 June -739 7,256 5,493 1,763 7,995 6,606 1,389 September -1,941 5,430 4,400 1,030 7,371 5,504 1,867 December -1,379 6,277 4,825 1,452 7,656 6,048 1,608 1997 March 1,243 6,797 5,146 1,651 5,554 4,519 1,035 June -2,153 5,801 4,701 1,100 7,954 6,533 1,421 September 1,462 8,734 5,655 3,079 7,272 5,904 1,368 December 1,296 6,737 5,407 1,330 5,441 4,327 1,114 1998 March -2,823 8,982 6,597 2,385 11,805 10,654 1,151 June -1,092 11,950 4,513 7,437 13,042 7,108 5,934 September -49 6,524 4,607 1,917 6,573 5,030 1,543 December -2,426 5,066 4,265 801 7,492 5,166 2,326 1999 March -1,337 6,466 5,287 1,179 7,803 6,372 1,431 June -9,065 4,590 3,308 1,282 13,655 12,000 1,655 September -2,361 6,439 3,815 2,624 8,800 6,647 2,153 December -718 5,520 4,684 836 6,238 5,308 930 2000 March -1,406 8,182 5,055 3,127 9,588 7,513 2,075 June -3,153 7,029 5,922 1,107 10,182 6,683 3,499 September -157 6,732 5,079 1,653 6,889 5,898 991 December 768 6,771 5,648 1,123 6,003 4,491 1,512 2001 March 1,500 7,883 6,517 1,366 6,383 4,733 1,650 June 1,740 7,515 5,900 1,615 5,775 4,428 1,347 September -909 5,463 4,612 851 6,372 4,670 1,702 December 361 5,712 4,557 1,155 5,351 4,046 1,305 2002 March -667 5,727 4,346 1,381 6,394 4,575 1,819 June -1,692 4,841 3,202 1,639 6,533 4,589 1,944 September -721 5,012 3,489 1,523 5,733 4,018 1,715 December -1,593 3,587 2,751 836 5,180 4,002 1,178 2003 March 2,072 9,291 8,437 854 7,219 4,720 2,499 June 295 4,958 4,219 739 4,663 3,671 992 September 109 5,781 5,110 671 5,672 4,687 985 December -36 5,311 4,476 835 5,347 4,308 1,039 2004 March 1,224 6,167 5,412 755 4,943 3,223 1,720 June 217 5,807 4,961 846 5,590 3,397 2,193 September 880 5,600 4,646 954 4,720 3,975 745 December 819 6,854 5,874 980 6,035 4,382 1,653 2005 March 1,645 7,132 6,302 830 5,487 3,808 1,679 June 1,110 5,820 4,901 919 4,710 3,813 897 September 1,244 5,836 4,807 1,029 4,592 3,536 1,056 December 1,367 6,198 4,893 1,305 4,831 3,952 879 2006 March 2,954 6,774 5,819 955 3,820 2,857 963 June 3,408 7,307 5,831 1,476 3,899 2,907 992 September 3,612 8,167 7,100 1,067 4,555 3,342 1,213 December 3,015 7,873 6,414 1,459 4,858 3,807 1,051 2007 March 2,505 7,081 5,647 1,434 4,576 3,509 1,067 June 3,988 8,295 6,751 1,544 4,307 3,566 741 September 1,781 7,400 6,211 1,189 5,619 4,318 1,301 December 2,164 8,074 6,630 1,444 5,910 4,675 1,235 2008 March 3,886 9,061 7,334 1,727 5,175 3,856 1,319 June 4,082 8,865 7,527 1,338 4,783 3,142 1,641 September 2,815 8,104 6,452 1,652 5,289 4,162 1,127 December 1,757 8,040 6,337 1,703 6,283 5,029 1,254 2009 March -1,940 4,493 3,368 1,125 6,433 5,445 988 June -1,689 4,985 3,931 1,054 6,674 5,421 1,253 September -269 5,167 4,382 785 5,436 4,616 820 December 383 5,792 4,549 1,243 5,409 4,319 1,090 2010 March 2,115 6,366 5,427 939 4,251 3,400 851 June 2,278 6,376 5,421 955 4,098 3,131 967 September 1,354 6,080 5,098 982 4,726 3,933 793 December 1,964 6,870 5,569 1,301 4,906 3,897 1,009 2011 March 1,609 6,861 5,525 1,336 5,252 4,238 1,014 June 3,617 8,332 7,285 1,047 4,715 3,659 1,056 September 3,988 9,124 7,835 1,289 5,136 4,356 780 December 5,859 10,277 8,975 1,302 4,418 3,127 1,291 2012 March 3,591 8,166 6,976 1,190 4,575 3,799 776 June 4,764 9,814 8,071 1,743 5,050 4,254 796 September 2,099 8,360 7,089 1,271 6,261 5,151 1,110 December 2,662 9,140 7,646 1,494 6,478 5,083 1,395 2013 March 1,773 7,828 6,752 1,076 6,055 4,839 1,216 June 2,489 8,989 7,992 997 6,500 5,334 1,166 September 2,000 9,006 7,551 1,455 7,006 6,032 974 December 1,792 8,329 7,098 1,231 6,537 5,330 1,207 2014 March 1,767 7,681 6,548 1,133 5,914 4,777 1,137 June 2,219 9,023 8,010 1,013 6,804 5,527 1,277 September 3,425 10,663 9,726 937 7,238 6,131 1,107 December 1,027 9,169 7,755 1,414 8,142 6,737 1,405 2015 March -3,783 6,379 5,245 1,134 10,162 8,643 1,519 June -2,815 7,191 6,416 775 10,006 8,713 1,293 September -5,101 4,837 4,201 636 9,938 8,580 1,358 December -7,211 4,800 3,567 1,233 12,011 10,702 1,309 2016 March -4,652 4,548 3,618 930 9,200 7,868 1,332 June -7,716 4,324 3,448 876 12,040 10,864 1,176 September -4,696 5,125 4,066 1,059 9,821 8,131 1,690 December -2,444 5,897 4,695 1,202 8,341 6,703 1,638 2017 March 205 5,199 4,198 1,001 4,994 4,088 906 June 234 4,871 3,739 1,132 4,637 3,851 786 September -1,393 5,105 4,138 967 6,498 5,114 1,384 December 458 6,027 5,088 939 5,569 4,073 1,496 2018 March 415 5,209 4,517 692 4,794 3,634 1,160 June -285 5,029 4,417 612 5,314 4,084 1,230 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.