Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 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 18,144 396,786 299,236 97,550 378,642 287,157 91,485 December 450 372,160 285,865 86,295 371,710 286,169 85,541 1993 March 62,878 436,529 322,557 113,972 373,651 284,498 89,153 June 25,495 408,320 305,325 102,995 382,825 292,770 90,055 September 54,852 435,209 327,468 107,741 380,357 295,303 85,054 December -4,992 383,185 298,162 85,023 388,177 292,739 95,438 1994 March 56,572 455,766 341,203 114,563 399,194 296,817 102,377 June 25,898 437,510 320,409 117,101 411,612 319,266 92,346 September 81,187 464,195 346,083 118,112 383,008 293,741 89,267 December -687 398,709 309,666 89,043 399,396 302,208 97,188 1995 March 95,796 483,818 370,165 113,653 388,022 297,172 90,850 June 38,104 456,383 344,227 112,156 418,279 335,407 82,872 September 56,865 465,715 354,292 111,423 408,850 303,100 105,750 December 17,915 439,624 337,045 102,579 421,709 315,406 106,303 1996 March 43,955 487,885 368,154 119,731 443,930 339,169 104,761 June 58,403 492,913 360,592 132,321 434,510 333,960 100,550 September 78,563 512,874 371,396 141,478 434,311 323,699 110,612 December 41,682 483,371 362,149 121,222 441,689 322,826 118,863 1997 March 82,998 512,296 378,201 134,095 429,298 316,807 112,491 June 93,452 512,107 385,474 126,633 418,655 317,368 101,287 September 93,180 532,249 404,075 128,174 439,069 314,119 124,950 December 29,250 515,997 397,149 118,848 486,747 330,618 156,129 1998 March 122,477 585,448 424,997 160,451 462,971 328,650 134,321 June 120,346 581,483 415,789 165,694 461,137 344,973 116,164 September 130,092 605,220 415,869 189,351 475,128 337,030 138,098 December 55,147 530,061 415,211 114,850 474,914 336,276 138,638 1999 March 66,229 575,424 415,879 159,545 509,195 364,448 144,747 June 113,476 590,145 436,272 153,873 476,669 359,776 116,893 September 84,078 596,569 444,916 151,653 512,491 361,220 151,271 December 69,838 580,417 453,134 127,283 510,579 371,204 139,375 2000 March 95,948 614,447 455,978 158,469 518,499 376,368 142,131 June 149,085 659,878 495,045 164,833 510,793 396,440 114,353 September 101,927 646,843 485,177 161,666 544,916 380,424 164,492 December 55,853 608,825 474,989 133,836 552,972 400,846 152,126 2001 March 12,026 597,316 439,703 157,613 585,290 431,717 153,573 June -24,662 564,650 407,311 157,339 589,312 456,496 132,816 September -140,405 507,767 364,091 143,676 648,172 464,531 183,641 December -89,851 513,605 384,761 128,844 603,456 446,389 157,067 2002 March -25,644 555,891 373,353 182,538 581,535 422,160 159,375 June -12,603 527,758 382,560 145,198 540,361 390,122 150,239 September -34,492 507,483 364,398 143,085 541,975 397,331 144,644 December 10,356 522,238 382,845 139,393 511,882 369,962 141,920 2003 March -13,977 505,165 358,980 146,185 519,142 378,631 140,511 June -4,548 494,856 368,463 126,393 499,404 348,570 150,834 September 10,459 493,002 365,496 127,506 482,543 355,401 127,142 December 54,190 534,848 388,333 146,515 480,658 343,566 137,092 2004 March 33,581 524,110 385,595 138,515 490,529 351,556 138,973 June 56,639 534,605 397,394 137,211 477,966 329,813 148,153 September 45,720 532,256 393,071 139,185 486,536 342,732 143,804 December 106,475 566,441 416,358 150,083 459,966 336,175 123,791 2005 March 48,090 542,073 404,192 137,881 493,983 353,294 140,689 June 72,956 564,213 412,086 152,127 491,257 345,818 145,439 September 96,366 574,084 425,813 148,271 477,718 345,469 132,249 December 96,657 584,661 430,783 153,878 488,004 356,736 131,268 2006 March 72,166 550,986 412,973 138,013 478,820 350,592 128,228 June 95,367 589,990 435,079 154,911 494,623 350,227 144,396 September 57,707 554,045 414,984 139,061 496,338 363,396 132,942 December 102,222 600,012 446,844 153,168 497,790 365,983 131,807 2007 March 57,257 561,623 424,989 136,634 504,366 360,063 144,303 June 57,303 575,077 438,890 136,187 517,774 361,449 156,325 September 30,249 551,310 403,502 147,808 521,061 383,026 138,035 December 98,219 608,232 446,217 162,015 510,013 371,307 138,706 2008 March 53,622 558,125 414,865 143,260 504,503 360,861 143,642 June 8,124 560,359 417,882 142,477 552,235 385,580 166,655 September -16,778 533,726 390,206 143,520 550,504 409,990 140,514 December -45,103 552,230 401,107 151,123 597,333 446,558 150,775 2009 March -164,889 459,451 338,611 120,840 624,340 472,136 152,204 June -143,489 458,253 329,193 129,060 601,742 438,110 163,632 September -82,814 462,937 337,541 125,396 545,751 395,734 150,017 December 32,523 533,119 379,252 153,867 500,596 363,711 136,885 2010 March 26,197 510,607 374,907 135,700 484,410 346,517 137,893 June 16,556 519,801 386,187 133,614 503,245 352,627 150,618 September 40,049 525,928 388,026 137,902 485,879 346,348 139,531 December 78,918 560,076 407,516 152,560 481,158 345,445 135,713 2011 March 70,825 542,275 407,912 134,363 471,450 334,036 137,414 June 24,793 536,937 394,542 142,395 512,144 359,145 152,999 September 92,788 573,527 421,543 151,984 480,739 344,517 136,222 December 74,406 563,888 403,240 160,648 489,482 351,705 137,777 2012 March 68,044 548,389 407,081 141,308 480,345 344,473 135,872 June 55,769 548,518 412,620 135,898 492,749 348,718 144,031 September 43,401 544,036 406,200 137,836 500,635 360,973 139,662 December 66,335 553,728 397,018 156,710 487,393 355,682 131,711 2013 March 75,272 566,933 426,878 140,055 491,661 347,948 143,713 June 28,322 549,276 412,548 136,728 520,954 363,460 157,494 September 64,751 566,446 421,361 145,085 501,695 368,316 133,379 December 45,037 553,403 398,991 154,412 508,366 371,410 136,956 2014 March 39,486 543,613 411,252 132,361 504,127 362,014 142,113 June 68,716 571,070 436,406 134,664 502,354 350,733 151,621 September 68,904 572,513 435,956 136,557 503,609 361,948 141,661 December 76,627 588,845 436,045 152,800 512,218 366,422 145,796 2015 March 47,643 556,995 419,642 137,353 509,352 366,164 143,188 June 62,194 579,126 445,086 134,040 516,932 363,638 153,294 September 52,637 580,278 440,141 140,137 527,641 381,379 146,262 December 64,385 599,552 431,967 167,585 535,167 381,682 153,485 2016 March 43,031 555,512 424,336 131,176 512,481 363,151 149,330 June 43,103 576,807 439,885 136,922 533,704 362,672 171,032 September 83,051 598,668 448,116 150,552 515,617 370,813 144,804 December -701 545,827 397,781 148,046 546,528 388,193 158,335 2017 March 64,870 561,375 424,526 136,849 496,505 351,489 145,016 June 77,546 582,607 443,328 139,279 505,061 357,166 147,895 September 13,515 556,924 419,282 137,642 543,409 391,371 152,038 December 41,180 572,957 413,181 159,776 531,777 374,208 157,569 2018 March 61,428 557,635 428,862 128,773 496,207 351,538 144,669 June 85,133 602,500 462,736 139,764 517,367 359,213 158,154 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.