Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 2 Jobs (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 -35 569 471 98 604 517 87 December 33 597 489 108 564 471 93 1993 March -89 565 458 107 654 526 128 June 226 708 581 127 482 402 80 September -1 596 495 101 597 516 81 December 54 622 517 105 568 477 91 1994 March -90 580 478 102 670 541 129 June 237 738 605 133 501 417 84 September 1 620 517 103 619 535 84 December 46 640 531 109 594 497 97 1995 March -77 605 499 106 682 554 128 June 209 735 605 130 526 443 83 September -33 614 515 99 647 556 91 December 41 651 537 114 610 511 99 1996 March -83 614 504 110 697 561 136 June 218 751 616 135 533 446 87 September -29 629 524 105 658 566 92 December 62 676 556 120 614 514 100 1997 March -69 636 522 114 705 568 137 June 218 766 632 134 548 459 89 September -22 646 540 106 668 573 95 December 49 684 563 121 635 526 109 1998 March -88 639 520 119 727 580 147 June 249 791 644 147 542 457 85 September -42 646 540 106 688 591 97 December 65 695 577 118 630 527 103 1999 March -97 645 530 115 742 594 148 June 222 791 651 140 569 472 97 September -47 658 547 111 705 599 106 December 79 720 590 130 641 534 107 2000 March -91 669 545 124 760 609 151 June 213 797 660 137 584 489 95 September -54 666 554 112 720 613 107 December 38 704 577 127 666 557 109 2001 March -112 654 537 117 766 609 157 June 187 778 643 135 591 495 96 September -117 628 521 107 745 633 112 December -3 670 545 125 673 566 107 2002 March -135 629 513 116 764 609 155 June 187 769 628 141 582 486 96 September -69 642 533 109 711 609 102 December 11 678 552 126 667 558 109 2003 March -165 620 503 117 785 627 158 June 194 770 633 137 576 481 95 September -55 648 541 107 703 602 101 December 40 693 564 129 653 548 105 2004 March -115 651 532 119 766 609 157 June 217 793 653 140 576 479 97 September -60 658 544 114 718 610 108 December 62 721 583 138 659 554 105 2005 March -137 660 537 123 797 631 166 June 226 818 668 150 592 494 98 September -36 689 568 121 725 618 107 December 42 731 588 143 689 580 109 2006 March -94 696 567 129 790 624 166 June 213 826 679 147 613 511 102 September -81 677 562 115 758 644 114 December 40 742 596 146 702 584 118 2007 March -125 696 566 130 821 646 175 June 191 825 679 146 634 523 111 September -101 681 560 121 782 665 117 December 23 740 597 143 717 595 122 2008 March -189 666 543 123 855 669 186 June 126 791 646 145 665 545 120 September -152 638 525 113 790 666 124 December -123 654 518 136 777 637 140 2009 March -352 562 447 115 914 709 205 June 64 718 574 144 654 533 121 September -175 588 481 107 763 632 131 December -26 662 518 144 688 562 126 2010 March -214 595 478 117 809 623 186 June 202 773 626 147 571 467 104 September -78 630 516 114 708 593 115 December 41 694 551 143 653 534 119 2011 March -137 634 514 120 771 599 172 June 207 781 635 146 574 465 109 September -35 663 545 118 698 589 109 December 37 695 557 138 658 541 117 2012 March -86 673 542 131 759 592 167 June 215 793 649 144 578 475 103 September -71 648 536 112 719 608 111 December 67 716 575 141 649 537 112 2013 March -116 661 540 121 777 607 170 June 228 809 667 142 581 479 102 September -38 676 558 118 714 609 105 December 55 724 585 139 669 555 114 2014 March -108 676 553 123 784 618 166 June 237 832 689 143 595 491 104 September -44 684 569 115 728 623 105 December 80 750 611 139 670 557 113 2015 March -118 689 563 126 807 639 168 June 232 841 697 144 609 504 105 September -58 693 578 115 751 643 108 December 81 775 626 149 694 579 115 2016 March -105 705 579 126 810 644 166 June 188 832 689 143 644 533 111 September -49 713 593 120 762 650 112 December 55 770 616 154 715 593 122 2017 March -85 728 594 134 813 647 166 June 197 846 701 145 649 536 113 September -111 689 573 116 800 682 118 December 82 788 634 154 706 586 120 2018 March -110 732 597 135 842 661 181 June 206 864 713 151 658 548 110 September -107 702 585 117 809 692 117 December 71 792 638 154 721 598 123 2019 March -93 745 606 139 838 663 175 June 184 857 708 149 673 557 116 September -90 710 592 118 800 685 115 December 61 793 634 159 732 607 125 2020 March -198 713 568 145 911 705 206 June -277 682 514 168 959 752 207 September 98 843 654 189 745 606 139 December 164 839 652 187 675 548 127 2021 March 9 797 626 171 788 620 168 June 282 932 751 181 650 530 120 September -2 809 653 156 811 675 136 December 219 929 731 198 710 583 127 2022 March -24 839 667 172 863 668 195 June 236 943 757 186 707 576 131 September -19 803 665 138 822 687 135 December 79 849 671 178 770 631 139 2023 March -65 800 647 153 865 668 197 June 209 907 742 165 698 571 127 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.