Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Personal and Laundry 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 7,234 96,625 71,171 25,454 89,391 67,095 22,296 December 5,731 95,416 70,629 24,787 89,685 68,457 21,228 1993 March -5,008 89,928 66,701 23,227 94,936 72,009 22,927 June -2,970 94,696 71,866 22,830 97,666 75,585 22,081 September 3,102 93,384 68,530 24,854 90,282 68,904 21,378 December 4,343 93,077 71,111 21,966 88,734 69,184 19,550 1994 March -5,514 93,234 67,690 25,544 98,748 72,051 26,697 June 4,484 97,121 72,956 24,165 92,637 67,118 25,519 September 11,577 100,380 73,753 26,627 88,803 67,682 21,121 December 7,134 97,147 73,833 23,314 90,013 68,171 21,842 1995 March 916 95,980 71,141 24,839 95,064 72,526 22,538 June 6,492 98,875 74,232 24,643 92,383 68,759 23,624 September 7,669 99,005 75,439 23,566 91,336 68,683 22,653 December 4,418 99,790 75,568 24,222 95,372 71,981 23,391 1996 March 2,362 96,916 71,744 25,172 94,554 71,804 22,750 June 5,441 100,640 76,890 23,750 95,199 70,399 24,800 September 6,759 101,657 74,742 26,915 94,898 72,548 22,350 December 7,678 102,174 77,401 24,773 94,496 71,444 23,052 1997 March 3,399 100,807 75,512 25,295 97,408 74,525 22,883 June 2,645 101,419 77,497 23,922 98,774 73,506 25,268 September 6,805 104,307 80,485 23,822 97,502 72,111 25,391 December 3,634 106,956 79,699 27,257 103,322 74,741 28,581 1998 March 3,488 106,199 77,486 28,713 102,711 74,990 27,721 June 2,568 104,221 76,459 27,762 101,653 73,540 28,113 September 2,213 100,444 76,756 23,688 98,231 72,311 25,920 December 11,186 105,062 80,634 24,428 93,876 69,417 24,459 1999 March -1,092 102,055 74,723 27,332 103,147 75,951 27,196 June 3,792 103,738 77,827 25,911 99,946 75,661 24,285 September 2,915 106,386 82,248 24,138 103,471 75,138 28,333 December 10,792 108,063 81,386 26,677 97,271 70,643 26,628 2000 March 4,312 106,865 79,359 27,506 102,553 75,145 27,408 June -3,943 100,974 75,636 25,338 104,917 77,988 26,929 September 11,990 108,897 80,838 28,059 96,907 73,322 23,585 December 3,726 101,665 77,424 24,241 97,939 73,498 24,441 2001 March 3,482 106,689 79,904 26,785 103,207 77,055 26,152 June 2,841 100,480 75,503 24,977 97,639 74,406 23,233 September 1,351 104,149 77,423 26,726 102,798 78,275 24,523 December -10,726 95,345 71,074 24,271 106,071 77,302 28,769 2002 March 6,114 102,493 77,950 24,543 96,379 73,521 22,858 June 6,952 100,436 73,582 26,854 93,484 71,218 22,266 September 709 96,929 72,191 24,738 96,220 74,199 22,021 December 333 97,998 73,501 24,497 97,665 72,892 24,773 2003 March -3,086 96,700 70,962 25,738 99,786 75,783 24,003 June 406 97,016 71,124 25,892 96,610 72,546 24,064 September 2,066 97,605 72,957 24,648 95,539 72,485 23,054 December 910 97,165 71,017 26,148 96,255 74,202 22,053 2004 March 8,398 105,355 77,183 28,172 96,957 71,905 25,052 June -1,620 97,194 70,561 26,633 98,814 74,765 24,049 September 1,740 101,158 74,072 27,086 99,418 73,516 25,902 December 711 100,119 73,184 26,935 99,408 75,513 23,895 2005 March 6,558 102,945 76,254 26,691 96,387 72,749 23,638 June -722 100,456 73,121 27,335 101,178 76,801 24,377 September -374 100,737 73,977 26,760 101,111 74,377 26,734 December -567 101,232 72,923 28,309 101,799 76,517 25,282 2006 March 7,646 103,267 77,550 25,717 95,621 71,391 24,230 June 6,222 101,900 75,188 26,712 95,678 72,077 23,601 September -639 99,426 72,954 26,472 100,065 74,733 25,332 December 2,747 100,870 74,340 26,530 98,123 73,587 24,536 2007 March 9,116 103,301 78,201 25,100 94,185 70,600 23,585 June 6,643 102,841 77,187 25,654 96,198 72,656 23,542 September 1,161 101,210 74,052 27,158 100,049 75,368 24,681 December 4,541 102,073 75,763 26,310 97,532 73,348 24,184 2008 March 3,704 104,611 78,104 26,507 100,907 74,406 26,501 June -348 101,972 72,748 29,224 102,320 76,670 25,650 September -4,711 96,293 69,766 26,527 101,004 76,458 24,546 December -13,476 92,095 66,167 25,928 105,571 80,249 25,322 2009 March -16,996 86,351 64,909 21,442 103,347 78,641 24,706 June -8,315 88,460 64,549 23,911 96,775 73,434 23,341 September -10,329 84,447 61,905 22,542 94,776 71,202 23,574 December -3,646 87,675 63,800 23,875 91,321 68,027 23,294 2010 March -1,656 86,418 64,217 22,201 88,074 65,719 22,355 June 653 88,141 65,559 22,582 87,488 66,606 20,882 September -1,690 89,313 66,053 23,260 91,003 66,334 24,669 December 5,437 93,343 67,227 26,116 87,906 65,114 22,792 2011 March 8,489 92,974 69,507 23,467 84,485 63,598 20,887 June 6,469 93,906 70,023 23,883 87,437 64,558 22,879 September 6,890 95,994 69,456 26,538 89,104 66,727 22,377 December 1,054 90,389 65,796 24,593 89,335 67,383 21,952 2012 March 14,772 98,728 74,134 24,594 83,956 63,428 20,528 June 6,807 94,636 70,104 24,532 87,829 66,649 21,180 September 2,619 93,853 69,516 24,337 91,234 68,080 23,154 December 7,027 95,063 69,458 25,605 88,036 66,029 22,007 2013 March 7,929 95,614 71,983 23,631 87,685 65,461 22,224 June 5,755 95,697 71,387 24,310 89,942 68,356 21,586 September 5,279 95,989 70,663 25,326 90,710 67,629 23,081 December 5,100 95,868 70,217 25,651 90,768 67,700 23,068 2014 March 6,376 96,794 72,484 24,310 90,418 67,321 23,097 June 6,553 99,857 73,933 25,924 93,304 69,651 23,653 September 6,162 97,982 74,569 23,413 91,820 69,132 22,688 December 4,797 99,284 75,235 24,049 94,487 69,862 24,625 2015 March 3,600 97,066 71,987 25,079 93,466 70,682 22,784 June 11,307 103,239 78,817 24,422 91,932 68,566 23,366 September 9,451 102,160 77,800 24,360 92,709 69,360 23,349 December 8,032 103,891 78,271 25,620 95,859 72,104 23,755 2016 March 5,375 99,735 74,780 24,955 94,360 70,184 24,176 June 7,313 106,384 78,977 27,407 99,071 73,831 25,240 September 8,945 108,101 79,457 28,644 99,156 73,575 25,581 December 2,713 101,724 75,256 26,468 99,011 74,882 24,129 2017 March 4,649 103,239 77,784 25,455 98,590 73,374 25,216 June 6,339 109,618 80,949 28,669 103,279 76,866 26,413 September -2,570 105,359 77,597 27,762 107,929 81,426 26,503 December 8,217 109,910 82,688 27,222 101,693 75,234 26,459 2018 March 1,095 101,637 77,863 23,774 100,542 75,178 25,364 June 7,109 108,728 82,062 26,666 101,619 76,350 25,269 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.