Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Accommodation 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 16,949 141,287 106,432 34,855 124,338 91,914 32,424 December 1,486 131,475 97,042 34,433 129,989 103,214 26,775 1993 March 484 131,763 97,467 34,296 131,279 106,253 25,026 June 466 127,508 103,551 23,957 127,042 97,299 29,743 September 24,356 144,102 110,771 33,331 119,746 89,300 30,446 December 18,935 152,557 111,389 41,168 133,622 103,244 30,378 1994 March 20,455 148,352 105,370 42,982 127,897 102,003 25,894 June -3,474 126,264 100,609 25,655 129,738 101,744 27,994 September 27,446 145,545 111,475 34,070 118,099 94,931 23,168 December 1,198 131,441 102,824 28,617 130,243 104,813 25,430 1995 March 14,922 149,903 120,784 29,119 134,981 107,632 27,349 June 5,493 132,280 103,337 28,943 126,787 100,658 26,129 September 20,029 145,502 116,437 29,065 125,473 96,515 28,958 December 13,939 145,848 115,501 30,347 131,909 104,315 27,594 1996 March 18,043 158,532 122,231 36,301 140,489 113,672 26,817 June -2,894 138,141 106,798 31,343 141,035 108,849 32,186 September 8,527 142,900 110,508 32,392 134,373 104,990 29,383 December 22,287 152,742 112,878 39,864 130,455 102,390 28,065 1997 March 17,336 155,358 121,297 34,061 138,022 109,056 28,966 June -2,133 136,138 101,909 34,229 138,271 108,737 29,534 September 17,836 161,194 123,603 37,591 143,358 106,612 36,746 December 14,097 150,862 110,345 40,517 136,765 105,416 31,349 1998 March 14,099 181,906 125,718 56,188 167,807 124,191 43,616 June -19,262 144,589 109,993 34,596 163,851 123,251 40,600 September 24,571 165,531 122,207 43,324 140,960 100,462 40,498 December 18,756 151,978 124,044 27,934 133,222 106,294 26,928 1999 March 8,895 157,826 126,080 31,746 148,931 118,283 30,648 June 2,815 139,242 107,600 31,642 136,427 112,760 23,667 September 25,883 161,005 131,100 29,905 135,122 107,567 27,555 December 19,365 148,212 117,103 31,109 128,847 103,557 25,290 2000 March 429 149,825 114,693 35,132 149,396 119,001 30,395 June 4,795 141,513 111,958 29,555 136,718 108,125 28,593 September 14,539 156,453 121,974 34,479 141,914 111,674 30,240 December 2,824 142,035 112,388 29,647 139,211 113,748 25,463 2001 March -7,275 147,091 114,671 32,420 154,366 114,675 39,691 June -37,527 134,822 106,720 28,102 172,349 132,357 39,992 September -21,224 125,772 97,471 28,301 146,996 125,181 21,815 December -76,458 97,031 73,884 23,147 173,489 150,648 22,841 2002 March 24,378 157,688 127,377 30,311 133,310 109,734 23,576 June 10,628 135,522 109,116 26,406 124,894 101,165 23,729 September -3,942 123,826 101,234 22,592 127,768 106,065 21,703 December -584 125,618 101,620 23,998 126,202 104,204 21,998 2003 March -11,411 125,951 105,023 20,928 137,362 111,922 25,440 June -21,531 121,381 99,293 22,088 142,912 117,498 25,414 September 6,423 131,666 108,458 23,208 125,243 102,785 22,458 December 9,048 130,067 104,758 25,309 121,019 99,533 21,486 2004 March -7,049 123,839 102,073 21,766 130,888 105,203 25,685 June 5,984 128,934 104,703 24,231 122,950 100,915 22,035 September 7,568 132,354 108,245 24,109 124,786 101,882 22,904 December 3,885 127,466 105,872 21,594 123,581 100,838 22,743 2005 March -2,007 124,148 100,084 24,064 126,155 100,586 25,569 June 5,684 133,976 110,287 23,689 128,292 102,644 25,648 September 15,638 143,472 113,565 29,907 127,834 104,521 23,313 December -10,170 130,724 104,545 26,179 140,894 115,633 25,261 2006 March 14,658 137,403 112,432 24,971 122,745 97,723 25,022 June 5,346 131,844 108,202 23,642 126,498 101,758 24,740 September 6,390 132,279 110,716 21,563 125,889 105,433 20,456 December 8,656 129,893 107,563 22,330 121,237 102,181 19,056 2007 March 3,248 125,894 103,882 22,012 122,646 104,444 18,202 June 1,708 129,575 106,914 22,661 127,867 107,051 20,816 September -2,362 129,512 106,436 23,076 131,874 110,956 20,918 December 22,950 143,632 117,864 25,768 120,682 101,345 19,337 2008 March -6,278 128,385 105,593 22,792 134,663 109,511 25,152 June -11,344 121,623 100,186 21,437 132,967 115,311 17,656 September -20,121 116,984 95,222 21,762 137,105 118,254 18,851 December -18,783 121,643 98,679 22,964 140,426 121,087 19,339 2009 March -88,821 86,986 68,156 18,830 175,807 159,604 16,203 June -28,006 111,504 91,103 20,401 139,510 122,099 17,411 September -5,624 111,250 90,123 21,127 116,874 101,525 15,349 December 1,756 121,027 103,268 17,759 119,271 102,258 17,013 2010 March -14,021 99,336 84,024 15,312 113,357 97,914 15,443 June 18,052 122,253 104,083 18,170 104,201 90,719 13,482 September 186 110,796 94,306 16,490 110,610 94,625 15,985 December 12,793 127,858 108,425 19,433 115,065 98,382 16,683 2011 March -1,034 104,067 89,262 14,805 105,101 89,018 16,083 June 13,727 124,977 105,426 19,551 111,250 94,214 17,036 September 12,107 120,086 100,575 19,511 107,979 92,832 15,147 December -14,646 104,261 88,377 15,884 118,907 100,266 18,641 2012 March 6,905 111,189 95,014 16,175 104,284 89,109 15,175 June 27,254 128,077 109,211 18,866 100,823 85,591 15,232 September -10,514 108,000 89,729 18,271 118,514 101,870 16,644 December -10,583 105,599 90,888 14,711 116,182 99,092 17,090 2013 March 12,623 115,854 99,422 16,432 103,231 87,331 15,900 June 20,573 128,498 108,096 20,402 107,925 92,934 14,991 September -9,395 110,091 92,319 17,772 119,486 102,679 16,807 December 847 119,262 99,681 19,581 118,415 98,701 19,714 2014 March 7,751 115,785 98,533 17,252 108,034 89,687 18,347 June 18,635 131,482 111,474 20,008 112,847 96,177 16,670 September -10,990 114,460 99,332 15,128 125,450 107,214 18,236 December 4,040 123,807 103,211 20,596 119,767 99,160 20,607 2015 March 7,535 117,871 97,773 20,098 110,336 93,258 17,078 June 14,021 129,893 110,855 19,038 115,872 97,361 18,511 September -975 117,484 98,150 19,334 118,459 101,727 16,732 December 720 123,117 102,326 20,791 122,397 103,375 19,022 2016 March 383 117,579 99,451 18,128 117,196 100,163 17,033 June 14,493 129,728 110,125 19,603 115,235 98,268 16,967 September 1,765 123,680 104,790 18,890 121,915 105,661 16,254 December -5,930 119,054 100,206 18,848 124,984 106,395 18,589 2017 March 17,181 129,165 108,997 20,168 111,984 96,523 15,461 June 18,610 137,739 119,031 18,708 119,129 100,831 18,298 September -25,596 114,461 94,110 20,351 140,057 121,661 18,396 December 3,446 126,597 107,617 18,980 123,151 104,946 18,205 2018 March 15,175 124,924 105,099 19,825 109,749 96,572 13,177 June 15,103 136,307 118,109 18,198 121,204 105,166 16,038 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.