Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Other Services (except Public Admin) (In thousands) 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 -36 261 200 61 297 239 58 December 16 274 214 60 258 207 51 1993 March -20 265 197 68 285 219 66 June 90 328 264 64 238 186 52 September -25 263 202 61 288 234 54 December 22 277 221 56 255 206 49 1994 March -9 277 207 70 286 215 71 June 99 340 270 70 241 184 57 September -11 280 217 63 291 238 53 December 27 291 232 59 264 209 55 1995 March -1 287 217 70 288 222 66 June 100 348 276 72 248 193 55 September -38 274 216 58 312 248 64 December 21 302 237 65 281 225 56 1996 March -1 294 222 72 295 222 73 June 99 356 284 72 257 201 56 September -45 278 212 66 323 262 61 December 20 309 238 71 289 232 57 1997 March -4 301 229 72 305 236 69 June 96 357 286 71 261 205 56 September -37 290 231 59 327 262 65 December 22 326 249 77 304 232 72 1998 March -24 317 231 86 341 230 111 June 110 378 294 84 268 206 62 September -52 282 222 60 334 264 70 December 27 312 249 63 285 222 63 1999 March -10 313 232 81 323 234 89 June 108 378 301 77 270 209 61 September -50 297 234 63 347 277 70 December 31 322 256 66 291 227 64 2000 March 5 323 243 80 318 239 79 June 98 376 302 74 278 218 60 September -44 300 235 65 344 277 67 December 8 307 245 62 299 236 63 2001 March 0 318 241 77 318 238 80 June 102 371 296 75 269 212 57 September -77 284 220 64 361 292 69 December -6 295 232 63 301 235 66 2002 March -4 303 229 74 307 234 73 June 109 375 293 82 266 207 59 September -72 275 214 61 347 284 63 December -5 291 231 60 296 233 63 2003 March -27 288 212 76 315 239 76 June 86 353 282 71 267 208 59 September -78 265 207 58 343 281 62 December 3 285 225 60 282 225 57 2004 March -2 300 224 76 302 225 77 June 91 357 280 77 266 206 60 September -66 275 212 63 341 271 70 December -3 294 230 64 297 235 62 2005 March -7 298 223 75 305 228 77 June 101 364 283 81 263 205 58 September -66 274 211 63 340 271 69 December 0 289 226 63 289 229 60 2006 March 3 295 225 70 292 218 74 June 119 373 297 76 254 198 56 September -73 271 212 59 344 278 66 December 12 295 234 61 283 223 60 2007 March 3 295 225 70 292 219 73 June 113 368 297 71 255 199 56 September -80 268 207 61 348 283 65 December 16 294 234 60 278 220 58 2008 March -13 287 219 68 300 223 77 June 101 364 287 77 263 203 60 September -90 261 200 61 351 286 65 December -52 262 205 57 314 250 64 2009 March -74 245 184 61 319 244 75 June 63 320 250 70 257 201 56 September -104 228 175 53 332 267 65 December -6 257 198 59 263 206 57 2010 March -28 245 183 62 273 206 67 June 108 333 265 68 225 174 51 September -69 242 187 55 311 246 65 December 6 265 205 60 259 203 56 2011 March -2 256 193 63 258 192 66 June 112 341 270 71 229 173 56 September -52 255 193 62 307 248 59 December 3 257 200 57 254 201 53 2012 March 12 268 203 65 256 192 64 June 123 350 280 70 227 178 49 September -70 250 195 55 320 257 63 December 2 261 203 58 259 203 56 2013 March 2 265 202 63 263 196 67 June 115 347 277 70 232 181 51 September -58 252 196 56 310 250 60 December -2 263 207 56 265 210 55 2014 March 10 269 207 62 259 194 65 June 129 365 294 71 236 184 52 September -68 256 203 53 324 263 61 December 8 273 219 54 265 208 57 2015 March -6 268 202 66 274 207 67 June 130 364 293 71 234 182 52 September -69 254 203 51 323 259 64 December 16 281 224 57 265 209 56 2016 March -7 267 203 64 274 205 69 June 118 365 291 74 247 191 56 September -49 278 216 62 327 261 66 December -16 269 211 58 285 227 58 2017 March -3 277 211 66 280 209 71 June 125 373 299 74 248 192 56 September -96 254 198 56 350 283 67 December 16 282 224 58 266 208 58 2018 March -7 272 209 63 279 209 70 June 133 380 308 72 247 192 55 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.