Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 9 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 17 158 124 34 141 110 31 December -1 151 116 35 152 121 31 1993 March 10 156 120 36 146 115 31 June 24 162 127 35 138 109 29 September 30 168 132 36 138 108 30 December 9 158 123 35 149 117 32 1994 March 10 161 127 34 151 117 34 June 22 168 131 37 146 113 33 September 36 183 143 40 147 116 31 December 7 166 131 35 159 124 35 1995 March 16 170 134 36 154 122 32 June 8 166 129 37 158 126 32 September 24 178 142 36 154 121 33 December 1 168 132 36 167 131 36 1996 March 13 173 135 38 160 124 36 June 8 172 134 38 164 131 33 September 18 179 139 40 161 127 34 December 13 177 138 39 164 129 35 1997 March 20 180 142 38 160 126 34 June 13 174 136 38 161 128 33 September 22 188 149 39 166 127 39 December 15 184 144 40 169 132 37 1998 March 13 184 142 42 171 130 41 June 17 184 140 44 167 132 35 September 12 186 146 40 174 135 39 December 13 185 145 40 172 133 39 1999 March 11 186 143 43 175 135 40 June 15 188 146 42 173 137 36 September 19 197 154 43 178 139 39 December 21 194 153 41 173 134 39 2000 March 19 198 154 44 179 140 39 June 8 187 147 40 179 145 34 September 13 194 154 40 181 142 39 December 0 182 143 39 182 145 37 2001 March 11 191 149 42 180 142 38 June -17 174 135 39 191 154 37 September -25 167 129 38 192 153 39 December -20 167 129 38 187 149 38 2002 March -3 173 131 42 176 140 36 June -5 170 130 40 175 140 35 September -1 171 133 38 172 136 36 December -6 168 130 38 174 138 36 2003 March -11 164 126 38 175 139 36 June -4 168 131 37 172 137 35 September 7 168 133 35 161 128 33 December 4 170 133 37 166 133 33 2004 March 12 177 138 39 165 130 35 June 11 176 137 39 165 128 37 September 10 177 138 39 167 128 39 December 20 184 141 43 164 128 36 2005 March 9 179 139 40 170 132 38 June 10 178 137 41 168 131 37 September 19 186 143 43 167 129 38 December 11 182 141 41 171 136 35 2006 March 21 186 147 39 165 130 35 June 9 182 142 40 173 137 36 September 4 177 138 39 173 138 35 December 11 182 143 39 171 136 35 2007 March 12 182 144 38 170 134 36 June 3 177 139 38 174 137 37 September -6 172 134 38 178 142 36 December 7 179 141 38 172 137 35 2008 March -9 170 132 38 179 141 38 June -20 166 128 38 186 146 40 September -25 158 122 36 183 147 36 December -42 155 120 35 197 160 37 2009 March -67 137 103 34 204 166 38 June -45 147 112 35 192 154 38 September -27 141 109 32 168 131 37 December -8 151 116 35 159 125 34 2010 March -4 148 116 32 152 119 33 June 13 159 125 34 146 112 34 September 0 151 118 33 151 116 35 December 16 160 123 37 144 112 32 2011 March 12 156 122 34 144 112 32 June 17 161 126 35 144 109 35 September 17 163 124 39 146 115 31 December 9 158 121 37 149 114 35 2012 March 23 165 130 35 142 112 30 June 10 160 126 34 150 116 34 September 0 153 118 35 153 120 33 December 20 162 127 35 142 111 31 2013 March 9 160 127 33 151 117 34 June 15 166 132 34 151 116 35 September 10 160 124 36 150 120 30 December 18 166 131 35 148 115 33 2014 March 11 163 128 35 152 121 31 June 21 171 136 35 150 116 34 September 11 164 129 35 153 121 32 December 23 171 136 35 148 116 32 2015 March 4 159 125 34 155 125 30 June 20 171 137 34 151 120 31 September 3 163 128 35 160 128 32 December 21 177 139 38 156 123 33 2016 March 2 163 128 35 161 129 32 June -4 163 129 34 167 129 38 September 9 174 134 40 165 131 34 December -1 160 127 33 161 126 35 2017 March 22 173 137 36 151 121 30 June 5 170 135 35 165 130 35 September -11 161 127 34 172 138 34 December 17 172 138 34 155 120 35 2018 March 17 170 135 35 153 122 31 June 6 174 138 36 168 133 35 September -8 163 129 34 171 137 34 December 18 175 139 36 157 122 35 2019 March 13 171 134 37 158 125 33 June -1 171 136 35 172 132 40 September -7 161 126 35 168 135 33 December 13 171 135 36 158 124 34 2020 March -21 155 123 32 176 138 38 June -324 116 84 32 440 369 71 September 103 259 206 53 156 118 38 December 33 188 149 39 155 119 36 2021 March 46 187 149 38 141 113 28 June 24 186 151 35 162 128 34 September 21 196 155 41 175 133 42 December 68 213 167 46 145 113 32 2022 March 36 189 151 38 153 117 36 June 9 182 142 40 173 137 36 September 28 194 156 38 166 130 36 December 14 174 138 36 160 125 35 2023 March 28 180 144 36 152 116 36 June 6 174 138 36 168 132 36 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.