Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Washington Total private 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 1,924 183,535 143,858 39,677 181,611 145,689 35,922 December -7,381 164,571 131,071 33,500 171,952 137,259 34,693 1993 March 9,517 178,774 139,278 39,496 169,257 133,694 35,563 June 16,982 181,862 146,310 35,552 164,880 135,182 29,698 September 5,630 177,664 142,756 34,908 172,034 142,109 29,925 December 17,491 182,942 146,130 36,812 165,451 132,345 33,106 1994 March 2,098 174,389 138,874 35,515 172,291 138,534 33,757 June 28,158 192,511 151,378 41,133 164,353 135,108 29,245 September 17,019 195,750 155,656 40,094 178,731 142,456 36,275 December 357 185,968 149,126 36,842 185,611 146,197 39,414 1995 March 15,498 197,015 153,862 43,153 181,517 144,007 37,510 June -4,156 194,428 146,053 48,375 198,584 160,795 37,789 September 14,264 197,326 149,614 47,712 183,062 150,689 32,373 December 2,454 186,729 150,511 36,218 184,275 142,453 41,822 1996 March 4,548 184,866 148,080 36,786 180,318 143,881 36,437 June 9,730 191,431 144,613 46,818 181,701 146,167 35,534 September 33,501 200,601 158,451 42,150 167,100 131,889 35,211 December 39,328 213,736 170,205 43,531 174,408 135,414 38,994 1997 March 29,415 216,207 175,829 40,378 186,792 143,082 43,710 June 21,689 210,727 157,155 53,572 189,038 151,315 37,723 September 8,242 196,681 153,968 42,713 188,439 148,348 40,091 December 43,535 215,559 168,478 47,081 172,024 134,345 37,679 1998 March 6,132 202,242 155,731 46,511 196,110 149,403 46,707 June 21,493 205,385 158,998 46,387 183,892 143,064 40,828 September 8,117 203,930 162,375 41,555 195,813 152,879 42,934 December 24,383 220,602 175,031 45,571 196,219 150,005 46,214 1999 March 5,875 224,954 175,803 49,151 219,079 164,002 55,077 June -20,873 202,895 156,125 46,770 223,768 171,581 52,187 September 25,029 229,571 175,429 54,142 204,542 155,813 48,729 December 34,122 230,508 178,542 51,966 196,386 150,015 46,371 2000 March 17,472 225,054 172,739 52,315 207,582 156,981 50,601 June 5,954 217,674 162,236 55,438 211,720 164,643 47,077 September 467 217,324 169,855 47,469 216,857 156,626 60,231 December 12,300 212,323 166,043 46,280 200,023 147,593 52,430 2001 March -19,762 208,441 159,908 48,533 228,203 168,652 59,551 June -34,443 191,269 143,131 48,138 225,712 178,061 47,651 September -25,275 186,162 142,515 43,647 211,437 162,551 48,886 December -30,521 181,050 135,524 45,526 211,571 164,576 46,995 2002 March -17,559 188,681 145,283 43,398 206,240 158,307 47,933 June -4,833 188,599 142,840 45,759 193,432 156,031 37,401 September 11,434 190,812 149,616 41,196 179,378 141,598 37,780 December -5,147 177,491 140,548 36,943 182,638 140,315 42,323 2003 March 2,475 191,179 142,130 49,049 188,704 150,984 37,720 June -1,211 179,431 137,443 41,988 180,642 144,843 35,799 September 12,542 183,505 147,240 36,265 170,963 134,440 36,523 December 7,570 180,569 147,088 33,481 172,999 134,750 38,249 2004 March 12,216 186,312 151,744 34,568 174,096 136,149 37,947 June 17,321 190,413 157,448 32,965 173,092 136,284 36,808 September -925 174,445 142,909 31,536 175,370 142,909 32,461 December 25,079 185,241 153,509 31,732 160,162 130,542 29,620 2005 March 14,791 185,262 154,122 31,140 170,471 135,151 35,320 June 20,306 185,539 153,126 32,413 165,233 134,409 30,824 September -33 188,393 155,970 32,423 188,426 156,002 32,424 December 43,902 208,615 175,936 32,679 164,713 134,276 30,437 2006 March 18,387 183,195 153,013 30,182 164,808 135,480 29,328 June 24,848 192,786 160,370 32,416 167,938 138,358 29,580 September 4,863 181,475 149,854 31,621 176,612 143,724 32,888 December 11,311 182,368 150,920 31,448 171,057 140,920 30,137 2007 March 39,056 199,731 166,760 32,971 160,675 130,367 30,308 June 14,155 187,440 158,097 29,343 173,285 142,449 30,836 September -8,298 173,149 144,125 29,024 181,447 149,578 31,869 December 15,329 184,389 150,962 33,427 169,060 139,557 29,503 2008 March 20,679 194,267 157,717 36,550 173,588 143,398 30,190 June -29,619 168,606 142,254 26,352 198,225 159,818 38,407 September 3,325 177,400 147,094 30,306 174,075 144,856 29,219 December -54,675 161,885 133,855 28,030 216,560 175,551 41,009 2009 March -46,654 162,556 127,502 35,054 209,210 176,324 32,886 June -27,897 161,204 130,994 30,210 189,101 159,930 29,171 September -12,473 163,765 135,486 28,279 176,238 146,782 29,456 December -23,406 153,170 123,869 29,301 176,576 147,095 29,481 2010 March 1,228 162,169 134,731 27,438 160,941 132,545 28,396 June 9,905 160,473 135,700 24,773 150,568 125,210 25,358 September 14,131 166,312 138,931 27,381 152,181 123,892 28,289 December 9,230 169,280 139,453 29,827 160,050 131,303 28,747 2011 March 7,470 158,485 132,768 25,717 151,015 125,230 25,785 June 5,437 158,863 132,330 26,533 153,426 123,321 30,105 September 39,568 177,468 148,989 28,479 137,900 113,594 24,306 December 151 166,921 139,589 27,332 166,770 133,987 32,783 2012 March 10,007 162,747 136,632 26,115 152,740 130,656 22,084 June 20,868 174,223 148,565 25,658 153,355 120,920 32,435 September 11,145 167,043 142,109 24,934 155,898 128,522 27,376 December 13,037 170,551 141,864 28,687 157,514 130,539 26,975 2013 March 13,179 169,260 142,579 26,681 156,081 127,460 28,621 June 26,993 176,282 149,564 26,718 149,289 122,787 26,502 September 14,882 173,361 143,253 30,108 158,479 129,915 28,564 December 15,540 172,365 142,414 29,951 156,825 133,438 23,387 2014 March 18,416 170,217 140,296 29,921 151,801 131,564 20,237 June 21,441 183,628 158,381 25,247 162,187 123,259 38,928 September 24,970 180,686 148,580 32,106 155,716 135,032 20,684 December 18,908 175,813 152,231 23,582 156,905 137,377 19,528 2015 March 10,934 175,543 155,644 19,899 164,609 131,735 32,874 June 30,080 187,479 163,787 23,692 157,399 133,846 23,553 September 1,464 175,803 152,384 23,419 174,339 150,127 24,212 December 16,042 176,725 151,982 24,743 160,683 140,163 20,520 2016 March 28,588 187,767 160,672 27,095 159,179 133,351 25,828 June 33,157 191,156 165,855 25,301 157,999 139,587 18,412 September 4,272 178,788 155,989 22,799 174,516 149,478 25,038 December 9,976 190,457 159,727 30,730 180,481 145,746 34,735 2017 March 26,648 187,308 167,696 19,612 160,660 135,078 25,582 June 23,526 193,688 164,240 29,448 170,162 146,852 23,310 September 2,105 175,343 151,180 24,163 173,238 151,724 21,514 December 22,318 186,880 160,705 26,175 164,562 148,053 16,509 2018 March 29,000 200,943 173,044 27,899 171,943 140,015 31,928 June 26,654 205,832 162,425 43,407 179,178 158,291 20,887 September -7,913 172,849 146,220 26,629 180,762 158,763 21,999 December 20,084 180,652 157,577 23,075 160,568 142,269 18,299 2019 March 11,089 182,171 161,377 20,794 171,082 144,143 26,939 June 24,354 191,098 167,234 23,864 166,744 143,309 23,435 September -461 174,503 150,650 23,853 174,964 155,145 19,819 December 21,318 189,147 163,837 25,310 167,829 145,557 22,272 2020 March -8,198 184,062 160,934 23,128 192,260 163,076 29,184 June -345,981 132,849 114,530 18,319 478,830 427,839 50,991 September 69,942 235,532 202,867 32,665 165,590 145,619 19,971 December 28,130 191,999 166,383 25,616 163,869 141,718 22,151 2021 March 63,303 219,403 193,815 25,588 156,100 135,073 21,027 June 20,338 185,694 160,266 25,428 165,356 145,304 20,052 September 39,077 203,176 175,570 27,606 164,099 143,061 21,038 December 71,063 221,756 184,663 37,093 150,693 133,088 17,605 2022 March 63,415 211,204 177,319 33,885 147,789 135,460 12,329 June -3,079 206,539 180,308 26,231 209,618 160,594 49,024 September 28,904 209,693 183,326 26,367 180,789 167,677 13,112 December 19,827 178,012 152,774 25,238 158,185 146,489 11,696 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.