Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March Other Services (except Public Admin) (In thousands) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 78 506 323 183 428 272 156 March 1995 113 530 339 191 417 261 156 March 1996 83 535 341 194 452 281 171 March 1997 68 543 343 200 475 310 165 March 1998 54 554 350 204 500 296 204 March 1999 74 569 365 204 495 297 198 March 2000 96 584 382 202 488 299 189 March 2001 61 558 364 194 497 312 185 March 2002 15 526 334 192 511 330 181 March 2003 6 512 315 197 506 326 180 March 2004 7 503 313 190 496 317 179 March 2005 13 505 316 189 492 311 181 March 2006 35 519 327 192 484 308 176 March 2007 58 524 340 184 466 292 174 March 2008 32 505 329 176 473 300 173 March 2009 -115 429 266 163 544 363 181 March 2010 -74 408 254 154 482 324 158 March 2011 42 451 296 155 409 261 148 March 2012 72 473 308 165 401 257 144 March 2013 54 463 307 156 409 263 146 March 2014 64 475 313 162 411 265 146 March 2015 70 487 322 165 417 267 150 March 2016 83 508 339 169 425 270 155 March 2017 54 495 326 169 441 283 158 March 2018 54 507 330 177 453 292 161 March 2019 64 521 341 180 457 293 164 March 2020 -9 510 326 184 519 323 196 March 2021 -410 444 253 191 854 643 211 March 2022 298 715 490 225 417 247 170 March 2023 171 654 436 218 483 277 206 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.