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 18,233 170,044 140,449 29,595 151,811 131,401 20,410 June 22,333 184,370 158,734 25,636 162,037 123,127 38,910 September 23,488 179,925 148,017 31,908 156,437 135,716 20,721 December 19,266 175,892 152,401 23,491 156,626 137,166 19,460 2015 March 9,941 175,341 155,591 19,750 165,400 131,547 33,853 June 31,624 188,462 164,524 23,938 156,838 133,506 23,332 September -823 174,691 151,302 23,389 175,514 151,430 24,084 December 16,976 177,203 152,486 24,717 160,227 139,797 20,430 2016 March 27,561 187,563 160,890 26,673 160,002 133,439 26,563 June 33,815 192,066 166,508 25,558 158,251 139,599 18,652 September 2,382 177,936 154,966 22,970 175,554 150,844 24,710 December 12,015 191,706 160,864 30,842 179,691 145,055 34,636 2017 March 26,402 187,588 168,243 19,345 161,186 134,842 26,344 June 23,628 194,267 164,564 29,703 170,639 147,447 23,192 September 177 174,549 150,299 24,250 174,372 153,123 21,249 December 24,974 188,715 162,408 26,307 163,741 147,358 16,383 2018 March 40,586 201,454 173,234 28,220 160,868 138,335 22,533 June 27,857 204,773 163,803 40,970 176,916 160,021 16,895 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.