Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Utilities (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 -2 14 12 2 16 14 2 December -9 11 9 2 20 19 1 1993 March -3 15 11 4 18 15 3 June 2 16 13 3 14 13 1 September -6 11 9 2 17 16 1 December -2 17 11 6 19 18 1 1994 March -4 16 13 3 20 18 2 June -7 15 14 1 22 19 3 September -6 17 11 6 23 21 2 December -8 15 12 3 23 21 2 1995 March -11 18 15 3 29 26 3 June -5 14 12 2 19 18 1 September -6 18 14 4 24 20 4 December -5 15 14 1 20 18 2 1996 March -9 16 12 4 25 22 3 June -10 15 11 4 25 23 2 September -1 17 11 6 18 17 1 December -7 16 13 3 23 22 1 1997 March -5 14 12 2 19 18 1 June -2 18 13 5 20 17 3 September 4 23 14 9 19 14 5 December -3 17 14 3 20 17 3 1998 March -4 23 18 5 27 22 5 June -2 22 13 9 24 17 7 September -1 21 15 6 22 18 4 December -2 17 15 2 19 17 2 1999 March 0 22 15 7 22 18 4 June -4 17 14 3 21 16 5 September 1 19 15 4 18 15 3 December 1 23 17 6 22 16 6 2000 March -2 23 19 4 25 19 6 June 0 20 17 3 20 16 4 September -4 18 15 3 22 18 4 December 1 26 17 9 25 16 9 2001 March -5 20 15 5 25 21 4 June 6 26 17 9 20 16 4 September -3 18 15 3 21 18 3 December 7 22 18 4 15 13 2 2002 March -6 18 15 3 24 20 4 June -4 17 13 4 21 17 4 September -2 18 14 4 20 18 2 December -5 13 11 2 18 16 2 2003 March -2 15 13 2 17 15 2 June -5 14 12 2 19 17 2 September -3 15 13 2 18 14 4 December -2 14 12 2 16 14 2 2004 March -1 15 13 2 16 14 2 June -1 13 11 2 14 12 2 September -3 14 13 1 17 14 3 December -3 11 10 1 14 12 2 2005 March -2 14 12 2 16 14 2 June -2 13 11 2 15 13 2 September 4 16 14 2 12 11 1 December -2 14 13 1 16 12 4 2006 March -1 11 10 1 12 10 2 June 1 14 12 2 13 11 2 September 1 16 15 1 15 13 2 December 1 19 13 6 18 13 5 2007 March 0 12 11 1 12 11 1 June 3 14 13 1 11 9 2 September 2 14 13 1 12 10 2 December 4 15 13 2 11 10 1 2008 March 3 14 12 2 11 10 1 June 4 16 14 2 12 10 2 September -1 13 12 1 14 12 2 December 1 13 12 1 12 11 1 2009 March 1 12 11 1 11 10 1 June -3 12 11 1 15 13 2 September 0 12 11 1 12 11 1 December -3 11 10 1 14 12 2 2010 March -1 9 8 1 10 9 1 June -1 11 10 1 12 11 1 September -2 10 9 1 12 11 1 December 1 12 10 2 11 10 1 2011 March 1 11 10 1 10 9 1 June -1 12 10 2 13 12 1 September -1 11 10 1 12 11 1 December 0 12 10 2 12 11 1 2012 March 1 12 11 1 11 10 1 June -2 11 10 1 13 12 1 September -1 12 10 2 13 12 1 December 2 14 12 2 12 11 1 2013 March -2 10 9 1 12 11 1 June 1 14 12 2 13 12 1 September -2 11 10 1 13 12 1 December -4 12 11 1 16 14 2 2014 March 1 14 12 2 13 11 2 June -1 12 11 1 13 11 2 September 0 12 11 1 12 10 2 December 2 14 12 2 12 10 2 2015 March 0 13 12 1 13 12 1 June 1 13 12 1 12 11 1 September -1 12 11 1 13 12 1 December 1 12 11 1 11 10 1 2016 March 0 10 8 2 10 9 1 June 0 13 11 2 13 11 2 September -3 11 10 1 14 12 2 December 0 12 10 2 12 11 1 2017 March 1 11 10 1 10 9 1 June -1 12 11 1 13 12 1 September -2 11 10 1 13 12 1 December 0 12 11 1 12 10 2 2018 March 1 12 11 1 11 10 1 June -1 14 12 2 15 13 2 September -1 12 10 2 13 12 1 December -2 12 11 1 14 12 2 2019 March 1 14 12 2 13 12 1 June 0 14 12 2 14 12 2 September 0 14 12 2 14 13 1 December 1 13 12 1 12 10 2 2020 March 0 10 9 1 10 9 1 June -3 11 9 2 14 13 1 September 2 14 12 2 12 10 2 December 1 13 11 2 12 10 2 2021 March 1 11 9 2 10 9 1 June -1 13 11 2 14 12 2 September 2 15 13 2 13 11 2 December 4 18 15 3 14 12 2 2022 March 1 14 12 2 13 11 2 June 1 16 13 3 15 13 2 September 7 19 17 2 12 10 2 December 4 18 16 2 14 11 3 2023 March 5 16 14 2 11 9 2 June 6 21 19 2 15 13 2 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.