Table 1. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Seasonally adjusted: Dynamic method 1000 or more employees (In thousands) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing firms firms firms firms 1992 September 189 1,037 1,025 12 848 833 15 December -91 857 852 5 948 939 9 1993 March 83 981 977 4 898 881 17 June 224 1,061 1,056 5 837 821 16 September 228 1,099 1,089 10 871 864 7 December 3 946 944 2 943 927 16 1994 March 186 1,096 1,089 7 910 899 11 June 339 1,143 1,139 4 804 783 21 September 351 1,216 1,209 7 865 862 3 December 13 1,001 1,001 0 988 984 4 1995 March 281 1,219 1,214 5 938 927 11 June 144 1,105 1,094 11 961 948 13 September 323 1,216 1,210 6 893 882 11 December -72 1,045 1,032 13 1,117 1,091 26 1996 March 294 1,350 1,338 12 1,056 1,040 16 June 353 1,291 1,282 9 938 920 18 September 187 1,245 1,231 14 1,058 1,033 25 December 171 1,157 1,132 25 986 984 2 1997 March 384 1,414 1,405 9 1,030 1,011 19 June 312 1,270 1,256 14 958 938 20 September 382 1,409 1,387 22 1,027 997 30 December 179 1,286 1,275 11 1,107 1,086 21 1998 March 559 1,696 1,689 7 1,137 1,123 14 June 238 1,409 1,382 27 1,171 1,153 18 September 454 1,490 1,475 15 1,036 1,024 12 December 115 1,274 1,260 14 1,159 1,131 28 1999 March 372 1,573 1,552 21 1,201 1,182 19 June 298 1,403 1,367 36 1,105 1,078 27 September 217 1,390 1,385 5 1,173 1,166 7 December 215 1,338 1,325 13 1,123 1,122 1 2000 March 316 1,488 1,469 19 1,172 1,164 8 June 258 1,344 1,333 11 1,086 1,074 12 September 123 1,328 1,325 3 1,205 1,194 11 December 111 1,305 1,272 33 1,194 1,181 13 2001 March 264 1,570 1,568 2 1,306 1,283 23 June -360 1,145 1,144 1 1,505 1,492 13 September -439 1,047 1,046 1 1,486 1,481 5 December -581 1,048 1,044 4 1,629 1,624 5 2002 March 162 1,365 1,352 13 1,203 1,192 11 June -82 1,182 1,178 4 1,264 1,258 6 September -96 1,090 1,090 0 1,186 1,178 8 December -162 1,064 1,060 4 1,226 1,217 9 2003 March -28 1,150 1,148 2 1,178 1,169 9 June -161 1,011 1,010 1 1,172 1,165 7 September 60 1,082 1,080 2 1,022 1,021 1 December 73 1,098 1,090 8 1,025 1,016 9 2004 March 117 1,108 1,105 3 991 983 8 June 225 1,209 1,196 13 984 979 5 September -6 1,048 1,047 1 1,054 1,049 5 December 263 1,157 1,151 6 894 863 31 2005 March 200 1,151 1,149 2 951 947 4 June 84 1,079 1,079 0 995 991 4 September 310 1,286 1,285 1 976 955 21 December 234 1,153 1,151 2 919 914 5 2006 March 120 1,040 1,035 5 920 918 2 June 66 1,058 1,046 12 992 991 1 September 6 1,022 1,021 1 1,016 1,011 5 December 201 1,189 1,186 3 988 979 9 2007 March 132 1,091 1,086 5 959 956 3 June 21 1,076 1,075 1 1,055 1,053 2 September -55 974 970 4 1,029 1,029 0 December 159 1,162 1,160 2 1,003 1,003 0 2008 March -107 929 921 8 1,036 1,034 2 June -176 985 985 0 1,161 1,155 6 September -372 895 895 0 1,267 1,264 3 December -586 942 942 0 1,528 1,527 1 2009 March -640 661 659 2 1,301 1,295 6 June -761 761 754 7 1,522 1,521 1 September -332 872 872 0 1,204 1,199 5 December -75 971 968 3 1,046 1,045 1 2010 March -66 820 818 2 886 886 0 June 101 1,024 1,021 3 923 923 0 September 35 979 977 2 944 942 2 December 230 1,089 1,088 1 859 859 0 2011 March 43 887 887 0 844 843 1 June 93 1,007 1,007 0 914 913 1 September 265 1,125 1,125 0 860 860 0 December 161 1,056 1,055 1 895 895 0 2012 March 220 1,086 1,086 0 866 866 0 June 148 1,076 1,075 1 928 928 0 September 56 1,003 1,001 2 947 947 0 December 284 1,129 1,129 0 845 844 1 2013 March 93 1,043 1,043 0 950 948 2 June 201 1,123 1,123 0 922 922 0 September 124 1,080 1,080 0 956 955 1 December 314 1,206 1,201 5 892 892 0 2014 March -41 961 960 1 1,002 1,002 0 June 254 1,184 1,184 0 930 928 2 September 170 1,107 1,105 2 937 936 1 December 454 1,302 1,302 0 848 845 3 2015 March -62 972 971 1 1,034 1,032 2 June 216 1,250 1,246 4 1,034 1,032 2 September 167 1,181 1,181 0 1,014 1,007 7 December 414 1,338 1,330 8 924 924 0 2016 March -17 1,048 1,048 0 1,065 1,065 0 June 88 1,180 1,180 0 1,092 1,090 2 September 345 1,340 1,340 0 995 995 0 December 121 1,186 1,186 0 1,065 1,065 0 2017 March -1 1,060 1,060 0 1,061 1,061 0 June 179 1,256 1,256 0 1,077 1,077 0 September 48 1,194 1,190 4 1,146 1,145 1 December 320 1,268 1,268 0 948 948 0 2018 March 143 1,167 1,159 8 1,024 1,024 0 June 114 1,201 1,201 0 1,087 1,084 3 September 133 1,285 1,285 0 1,152 1,152 0 December 244 1,206 1,203 3 962 962 0 2019 March 52 1,130 1,130 0 1,078 1,076 2 June 29 1,212 1,211 1 1,183 1,174 9 September 27 1,183 1,182 1 1,156 1,156 0 December 301 1,318 1,318 0 1,017 1,016 1 2020 March -129 1,060 1,060 0 1,189 1,186 3 June -5,412 1,062 1,062 0 6,474 6,466 8 September 1,478 2,522 2,520 2 1,044 1,043 1 December 699 1,617 1,616 1 918 918 0 2021 March 461 1,462 1,458 4 1,001 1,001 0 June -8 1,331 1,331 0 1,339 1,339 0 September 579 1,687 1,687 0 1,108 1,108 0 December 995 1,755 1,755 0 760 758 2 2022 March 821 1,708 1,708 0 887 886 1 June -93 1,386 1,386 0 1,479 1,479 0 September 766 1,751 1,751 0 985 985 0 December 41 1,212 1,212 0 1,171 1,171 0 2023 March 325 1,347 1,347 0 1,022 1,021 1 June 71 1,342 1,342 0 1,271 1,269 2 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.