Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 7 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 21 206 161 45 185 146 39 December 2 195 152 43 193 154 39 1993 March 8 199 155 44 191 151 40 June 29 210 165 45 181 142 39 September 35 218 172 46 183 146 37 December 13 205 162 43 192 153 39 1994 March 12 207 165 42 195 154 41 June 26 218 171 47 192 151 41 September 44 231 182 49 187 149 38 December 8 212 169 43 204 161 43 1995 March 22 221 176 45 199 159 40 June 15 217 171 46 202 163 39 September 28 226 181 45 198 157 41 December 6 218 172 46 212 169 43 1996 March 18 225 178 47 207 163 44 June 15 221 173 48 206 166 40 September 24 229 182 47 205 165 40 December 18 229 179 50 211 168 43 1997 March 28 233 185 48 205 164 41 June 15 225 177 48 210 169 41 September 26 238 189 49 212 165 47 December 15 237 186 51 222 173 49 1998 March 17 233 182 51 216 166 50 June 20 236 182 54 216 171 45 September 22 242 192 50 220 172 48 December 23 240 192 48 217 170 47 1999 March 18 245 191 54 227 179 48 June 13 243 191 52 230 184 46 September 21 251 199 52 230 181 49 December 25 248 197 51 223 176 47 2000 March 30 260 203 57 230 183 47 June 8 241 191 50 233 189 44 September 14 250 198 52 236 186 50 December 1 235 186 49 234 188 46 2001 March 12 244 192 52 232 184 48 June -18 226 177 49 244 199 45 September -20 222 173 49 242 194 48 December -22 216 168 48 238 193 45 2002 March -1 226 173 53 227 181 46 June -4 222 171 51 226 182 44 September -3 215 169 46 218 175 43 December -7 217 169 48 224 180 44 2003 March -10 213 164 49 223 179 44 June -1 219 173 46 220 176 44 September 6 216 171 45 210 170 40 December 9 222 175 47 213 170 43 2004 March 12 230 180 50 218 173 45 June 16 230 181 49 214 168 46 September 15 233 182 51 218 170 48 December 23 237 183 54 214 169 45 2005 March 10 231 180 51 221 173 48 June 15 236 183 53 221 174 47 September 23 243 190 53 220 174 46 December 15 239 187 52 224 180 44 2006 March 30 246 196 50 216 171 45 June 11 237 186 51 226 181 45 September 6 232 183 49 226 182 44 December 15 237 189 48 222 178 44 2007 March 19 240 191 49 221 177 44 June 3 231 184 47 228 182 46 September -4 228 178 50 232 187 45 December 5 233 185 48 228 183 45 2008 March -8 224 176 48 232 185 47 June -27 218 170 48 245 196 49 September -30 209 163 46 239 193 46 December -60 200 156 44 260 212 48 2009 March -85 178 137 41 263 215 48 June -55 190 147 43 245 198 47 September -38 184 143 41 222 174 48 December -12 197 152 45 209 166 43 2010 March -10 192 151 41 202 160 42 June 19 208 165 43 189 147 42 September 0 199 156 43 199 154 45 December 15 208 162 46 193 151 42 2011 March 9 201 160 41 192 151 41 June 18 208 164 44 190 145 45 September 18 213 166 47 195 155 40 December 12 206 161 45 194 152 42 2012 March 29 214 170 44 185 146 39 June 14 207 165 42 193 152 41 September 4 202 158 44 198 157 41 December 30 217 171 46 187 147 40 2013 March 19 214 171 43 195 154 41 June 18 215 172 43 197 153 44 September 14 210 164 46 196 158 38 December 22 216 172 44 194 153 41 2014 March 16 213 170 43 197 158 39 June 29 224 181 43 195 155 40 September 11 213 170 43 202 162 40 December 31 226 182 44 195 154 41 2015 March 7 212 168 44 205 166 39 June 25 227 184 43 202 160 42 September 5 215 172 43 210 169 41 December 27 232 185 47 205 163 42 2016 March 9 218 175 43 209 169 40 June -4 217 174 43 221 174 47 September 17 227 177 50 210 171 39 December 9 216 174 42 207 166 41 2017 March 28 230 184 46 202 163 39 June 5 222 179 43 217 173 44 September -9 212 169 43 221 180 41 December 23 229 184 45 206 162 44 2018 March 23 226 181 45 203 165 38 June 7 228 184 44 221 176 45 September -6 217 174 43 223 181 42 December 26 232 186 46 206 164 42 2019 March 18 227 182 45 209 168 41 June -3 226 182 44 229 181 48 September -9 214 171 43 223 181 42 December 21 227 182 45 206 165 41 2020 March -27 208 166 42 235 189 46 June -388 152 112 40 540 449 91 September 121 328 258 70 207 158 49 December 47 250 199 51 203 157 46 2021 March 55 243 195 48 188 152 36 June 34 249 204 45 215 171 44 September 33 262 209 53 229 177 52 December 90 282 223 59 192 152 40 2022 March 49 255 207 48 206 162 44 June 15 244 195 49 229 183 46 September 32 254 208 46 222 177 45 December 23 234 190 44 211 168 43 2023 March 40 240 195 45 200 158 42 June 3 228 184 44 225 180 45 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.