Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 6 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 26 242 191 51 216 172 44 December 4 232 181 51 228 181 47 1993 March 10 235 183 52 225 178 47 June 32 245 193 52 213 167 46 September 38 251 198 53 213 171 42 December 18 243 194 49 225 180 45 1994 March 16 242 194 48 226 179 47 June 27 253 199 54 226 177 49 September 47 268 212 56 221 178 43 December 9 248 197 51 239 190 49 1995 March 23 258 206 52 235 188 47 June 17 255 202 53 238 191 47 September 31 266 214 52 235 186 49 December 6 255 201 54 249 198 51 1996 March 18 262 208 54 244 193 51 June 17 263 206 57 246 197 49 September 24 267 211 56 243 194 49 December 21 269 213 56 248 198 50 1997 March 31 273 218 55 242 193 49 June 19 266 212 54 247 199 48 September 30 280 225 55 250 195 55 December 20 278 219 59 258 203 55 1998 March 18 276 217 59 258 199 59 June 25 277 215 62 252 201 51 September 22 281 225 56 259 204 55 December 19 278 224 54 259 203 56 1999 March 28 290 228 62 262 206 56 June 12 284 225 59 272 219 53 September 22 292 233 59 270 213 57 December 26 291 232 59 265 211 54 2000 March 31 303 239 64 272 217 55 June 6 284 227 57 278 227 51 September 14 293 235 58 279 222 57 December 2 280 224 56 278 224 54 2001 March 9 283 226 57 274 218 56 June -22 265 210 55 287 233 54 September -30 260 205 55 290 232 58 December -29 256 202 54 285 232 53 2002 March -2 264 205 59 266 212 54 June -9 260 202 58 269 216 53 September -1 261 206 55 262 211 51 December -7 257 203 54 264 211 53 2003 March -17 252 197 55 269 215 54 June -5 259 206 53 264 211 53 September 10 256 204 52 246 199 47 December 9 262 208 54 253 202 51 2004 March 16 271 215 56 255 202 53 June 18 268 213 55 250 197 53 September 13 272 215 57 259 203 56 December 26 281 220 61 255 203 52 2005 March 8 272 212 60 264 208 56 June 14 276 217 59 262 207 55 September 26 284 223 61 258 205 53 December 14 278 218 60 264 212 52 2006 March 36 293 233 60 257 205 52 June 8 279 221 58 271 218 53 September 0 272 217 55 272 217 55 December 21 283 225 58 262 209 53 2007 March 16 281 225 56 265 213 52 June 0 274 219 55 274 218 56 September -3 272 215 57 275 221 54 December 3 273 219 54 270 217 53 2008 March -12 263 209 54 275 220 55 June -35 256 202 54 291 232 59 September -37 245 193 52 282 227 55 December -71 233 183 50 304 247 57 2009 March -103 208 161 47 311 252 59 June -64 224 174 50 288 233 55 September -46 217 171 46 263 207 56 December -16 231 178 53 247 196 51 2010 March -18 224 177 47 242 191 51 June 18 244 195 49 226 177 49 September 2 236 188 48 234 183 51 December 18 246 193 53 228 179 49 2011 March 12 238 190 48 226 178 48 June 21 247 196 51 226 173 53 September 23 254 199 55 231 183 48 December 14 243 192 51 229 180 49 2012 March 33 255 204 51 222 176 46 June 20 247 198 49 227 179 48 September 0 238 189 49 238 190 48 December 26 251 199 52 225 177 48 2013 March 16 249 200 49 233 185 48 June 22 252 204 48 230 181 49 September 13 248 197 51 235 190 45 December 25 256 205 51 231 184 47 2014 March 17 254 204 50 237 192 45 June 30 265 215 50 235 187 48 September 16 256 206 50 240 194 46 December 34 267 218 49 233 186 47 2015 March 8 254 203 51 246 200 46 June 24 267 219 48 243 193 50 September 3 253 204 49 250 202 48 December 38 280 224 56 242 193 49 2016 March 13 260 210 50 247 201 46 June -1 258 208 50 259 205 54 September 16 269 213 56 253 206 47 December 6 255 206 49 249 200 49 2017 March 28 272 221 51 244 198 46 June 5 266 217 49 261 209 52 September -17 249 200 49 266 217 49 December 25 270 219 51 245 195 50 2018 March 29 272 220 52 243 198 45 June 2 267 218 49 265 213 52 September -14 256 207 49 270 221 49 December 28 276 224 52 248 197 51 2019 March 20 267 215 52 247 201 46 June -7 266 217 49 273 217 56 September -13 254 205 49 267 218 49 December 22 270 218 52 248 199 49 2020 March -31 248 199 49 279 225 54 June -424 182 134 48 606 498 108 September 137 381 298 83 244 188 56 December 58 296 235 61 238 186 52 2021 March 64 290 233 57 226 183 43 June 39 295 243 52 256 206 50 September 39 307 248 59 268 210 58 December 102 332 268 64 230 184 46 2022 March 58 304 248 56 246 194 52 June 17 289 233 56 272 221 51 September 41 301 248 53 260 211 49 December 25 276 225 51 251 203 48 2023 March 42 285 234 51 243 194 49 June 0 269 220 49 269 217 52 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.