Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Waste Management and Remediation 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 1,447 23,478 18,480 4,998 22,031 16,818 5,213 December 3,746 25,510 20,435 5,075 21,764 16,035 5,729 1993 March 2,633 27,029 19,728 7,301 24,396 17,601 6,795 June 2,364 24,869 19,198 5,671 22,505 17,221 5,284 September 1,644 26,849 21,962 4,887 25,205 18,869 6,336 December 2,948 25,197 20,552 4,645 22,249 18,229 4,020 1994 March -1,747 24,756 18,120 6,636 26,503 20,230 6,273 June 1,596 24,431 19,130 5,301 22,835 18,247 4,588 September 4,888 26,717 21,201 5,516 21,829 16,997 4,832 December 3,365 25,466 20,512 4,954 22,101 17,943 4,158 1995 March 592 24,221 19,623 4,598 23,629 19,048 4,581 June -744 24,567 19,542 5,025 25,311 19,470 5,841 September 567 30,243 21,127 9,116 29,676 23,812 5,864 December 359 25,369 19,139 6,230 25,010 18,937 6,073 1996 March 1,250 25,048 20,184 4,864 23,798 18,430 5,368 June -357 24,343 18,920 5,423 24,700 19,730 4,970 September 2,389 25,673 20,391 5,282 23,284 18,494 4,790 December 1,597 27,307 21,476 5,831 25,710 19,606 6,104 1997 March -1,765 25,543 20,590 4,953 27,308 20,831 6,477 June -1,601 25,117 19,575 5,542 26,718 20,655 6,063 September -368 27,966 21,988 5,978 28,334 20,711 7,623 December 3,416 33,875 24,528 9,347 30,459 18,066 12,393 1998 March 7,323 35,033 24,388 10,645 27,710 19,387 8,323 June -3,216 29,219 20,216 9,003 32,435 23,468 8,967 September 140 26,528 20,903 5,625 26,388 18,125 8,263 December 3,937 27,994 22,322 5,672 24,057 18,022 6,035 1999 March 1,667 30,289 24,849 5,440 28,622 20,664 7,958 June -2,576 26,627 21,504 5,123 29,203 20,573 8,630 September 794 27,738 22,093 5,645 26,944 19,950 6,994 December -848 26,773 21,588 5,185 27,621 19,884 7,737 2000 March 2,358 28,190 23,395 4,795 25,832 18,656 7,176 June -1,152 23,492 18,902 4,590 24,644 18,356 6,288 September 3,553 28,221 22,793 5,428 24,668 17,342 7,326 December -2,039 23,357 19,164 4,193 25,396 18,135 7,261 2001 March 12 23,020 19,128 3,892 23,008 17,841 5,167 June 943 24,405 19,516 4,889 23,462 17,959 5,503 September 110 23,744 18,680 5,064 23,634 17,543 6,091 December 364 24,746 19,959 4,787 24,382 20,083 4,299 2002 March 772 25,522 19,029 6,493 24,750 19,463 5,287 June -4,059 23,747 18,177 5,570 27,806 21,372 6,434 September 2,655 25,781 19,237 6,544 23,126 18,464 4,662 December 573 27,345 19,415 7,930 26,772 19,549 7,223 2003 March -701 28,341 20,987 7,354 29,042 20,135 8,907 June 590 24,139 19,150 4,989 23,549 18,159 5,390 September -3,438 21,668 17,106 4,562 25,106 20,132 4,974 December 824 21,610 17,637 3,973 20,786 16,452 4,334 2004 March 2,461 25,386 19,223 6,163 22,925 18,127 4,798 June 3,158 24,152 18,934 5,218 20,994 15,818 5,176 September 1,532 22,256 17,994 4,262 20,724 16,592 4,132 December 1,462 21,858 17,951 3,907 20,396 16,888 3,508 2005 March 2,223 23,230 18,857 4,373 21,007 16,494 4,513 June 1,341 22,846 18,485 4,361 21,505 17,565 3,940 September 5,705 27,675 21,337 6,338 21,970 18,056 3,914 December 2,823 26,549 21,335 5,214 23,726 19,722 4,004 2006 March 1,572 24,525 20,165 4,360 22,953 18,688 4,265 June 590 22,854 19,156 3,698 22,264 18,269 3,995 September -666 21,166 18,119 3,047 21,832 18,015 3,817 December -705 21,463 17,302 4,161 22,168 18,268 3,900 2007 March 4,732 25,007 20,781 4,226 20,275 16,733 3,542 June 1,730 23,697 19,827 3,870 21,967 17,423 4,544 September -250 22,303 18,086 4,217 22,553 18,632 3,921 December -861 22,262 18,668 3,594 23,123 19,152 3,971 2008 March 1,248 22,454 18,705 3,749 21,206 17,451 3,755 June 370 23,355 19,151 4,204 22,985 18,718 4,267 September -580 22,407 18,020 4,387 22,987 19,093 3,894 December -6,001 20,135 15,941 4,194 26,136 21,933 4,203 2009 March -8,054 18,303 14,908 3,395 26,357 22,459 3,898 June -5,161 20,525 16,829 3,696 25,686 21,385 4,301 September -321 22,069 18,805 3,264 22,390 18,666 3,724 December -1,857 20,148 16,469 3,679 22,005 18,210 3,795 2010 March 2,524 24,096 19,302 4,794 21,572 17,498 4,074 June 7,859 29,214 21,250 7,964 21,355 17,458 3,897 September 1,366 25,285 19,199 6,086 23,919 19,541 4,378 December -1,531 24,104 18,910 5,194 25,635 19,383 6,252 2011 March -540 21,236 17,817 3,419 21,776 17,591 4,185 June 2,291 24,765 20,358 4,407 22,474 18,732 3,742 September 2,385 25,311 20,918 4,393 22,926 18,724 4,202 December -2,027 22,672 17,932 4,740 24,699 20,508 4,191 2012 March 1,515 23,140 19,125 4,015 21,625 17,950 3,675 June 812 23,746 20,128 3,618 22,934 19,029 3,905 September -2,921 21,635 17,933 3,702 24,556 20,218 4,338 December 2,259 25,918 21,469 4,449 23,659 18,783 4,876 2013 March -707 22,669 18,755 3,914 23,376 19,527 3,849 June 1,926 24,192 19,738 4,454 22,266 18,243 4,023 September -591 22,705 19,000 3,705 23,296 19,480 3,816 December 401 23,645 20,029 3,616 23,244 18,928 4,316 2014 March 3,225 24,335 20,843 3,492 21,110 17,327 3,783 June 3,573 27,520 23,149 4,371 23,947 19,188 4,759 September 304 24,260 20,722 3,538 23,956 19,190 4,766 December 2,940 25,229 21,542 3,687 22,289 17,928 4,361 2015 March -602 23,146 19,383 3,763 23,748 19,499 4,249 June 2,999 26,420 22,060 4,360 23,421 19,397 4,024 September -439 23,568 19,811 3,757 24,007 19,307 4,700 December 1,220 24,615 20,108 4,507 23,395 19,352 4,043 2016 March 405 21,799 18,412 3,387 21,394 18,128 3,266 June 296 22,748 19,626 3,122 22,452 18,558 3,894 September 2,729 24,799 21,250 3,549 22,070 18,205 3,865 December 966 23,470 19,487 3,983 22,504 18,448 4,056 2017 March 5,114 24,799 21,482 3,317 19,685 15,826 3,859 June 1,855 24,187 20,560 3,627 22,332 18,511 3,821 September 4,043 26,487 22,037 4,450 22,444 17,678 4,766 December 5,128 26,409 21,626 4,783 21,281 17,323 3,958 2018 March 4,554 24,196 21,109 3,087 19,642 16,254 3,388 June 833 24,201 20,290 3,911 23,368 19,452 3,916 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.