Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Specialty Trade Contractors 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 33,530 436,921 333,044 103,877 403,391 312,806 90,585 December 23,813 427,928 330,410 97,518 404,115 311,590 92,525 1993 March -18,850 391,782 298,809 92,973 410,632 318,563 92,069 June 48,601 426,752 328,140 98,612 378,151 288,096 90,055 September 81,804 457,744 353,089 104,655 375,940 294,091 81,849 December 69,921 459,881 358,460 101,421 389,960 304,387 85,573 1994 March 22,529 432,764 340,073 92,691 410,235 319,591 90,644 June 68,295 457,798 352,099 105,699 389,503 299,682 89,821 September 86,180 486,774 375,083 111,691 400,594 315,006 85,588 December 53,983 466,382 363,341 103,041 412,399 321,196 91,203 1995 March 23,890 449,208 353,394 95,814 425,318 334,872 90,446 June 12,650 442,235 342,828 99,407 429,585 338,864 90,721 September 50,349 479,289 374,857 104,432 428,940 334,892 94,048 December 53,247 484,451 376,319 108,132 431,204 334,698 96,506 1996 March 38,900 467,551 365,411 102,140 428,651 337,874 90,777 June 59,082 480,891 373,833 107,058 421,809 329,637 92,172 September 52,041 491,165 383,881 107,284 439,124 348,745 90,379 December 57,509 495,854 383,492 112,362 438,345 345,626 92,719 1997 March 59,549 493,322 389,964 103,358 433,773 344,820 88,953 June 31,644 473,754 372,479 101,275 442,110 348,690 93,420 September 63,842 515,646 408,235 107,411 451,804 350,716 101,088 December 39,454 508,966 397,115 111,851 469,512 359,926 109,586 1998 March 36,480 501,303 387,174 114,129 464,823 356,618 108,205 June 80,664 515,311 398,417 116,894 434,647 341,282 93,365 September 57,676 511,266 403,844 107,422 453,590 352,942 100,648 December 110,603 536,876 434,608 102,268 426,273 335,286 90,987 1999 March 45,186 523,453 412,452 111,001 478,267 379,035 99,232 June 41,235 515,269 408,615 106,654 474,034 371,535 102,499 September 31,051 518,361 409,332 109,029 487,310 381,800 105,510 December 87,238 539,673 430,248 109,425 452,435 355,856 96,579 2000 March 97,478 564,041 448,485 115,556 466,563 367,166 99,397 June 6,612 507,306 405,425 101,881 500,694 390,257 110,437 September 11,095 523,079 412,816 110,263 511,984 400,935 111,049 December 26,975 519,982 415,247 104,735 493,007 392,551 100,456 2001 March 76,123 564,210 439,601 124,609 488,087 378,550 109,537 June -12,500 506,204 404,680 101,524 518,704 416,506 102,198 September -56,369 483,427 383,514 99,913 539,796 427,898 111,898 December -27,094 486,515 386,502 100,013 513,609 416,665 96,944 2002 March -11,495 508,752 400,640 108,112 520,247 412,419 107,828 June -31,325 490,311 386,794 103,517 521,636 419,018 102,618 September -559 499,435 397,807 101,628 499,994 395,931 104,063 December -6,989 489,087 383,982 105,105 496,076 396,669 99,407 2003 March -20,467 492,832 388,069 104,763 513,299 407,837 105,462 June 21,366 510,051 410,492 99,559 488,685 384,987 103,698 September 34,923 508,894 409,910 98,984 473,971 374,873 99,098 December 33,964 507,451 409,768 97,683 473,487 376,021 97,466 2004 March 58,136 535,952 425,633 110,319 477,816 376,924 100,892 June 28,013 520,270 414,242 106,028 492,257 385,665 106,592 September 27,485 519,402 412,245 107,157 491,917 385,760 106,157 December 67,946 541,852 429,416 112,436 473,906 377,251 96,655 2005 March 36,023 543,536 427,017 116,519 507,513 403,196 104,317 June 57,132 543,870 434,243 109,627 486,738 383,858 102,880 September 77,890 569,010 453,938 115,072 491,120 386,127 104,993 December 59,184 555,445 441,983 113,462 496,261 399,107 97,154 2006 March 118,154 598,580 479,018 119,562 480,426 383,659 96,767 June -5,445 531,078 428,259 102,819 536,523 430,503 106,020 September -42,288 511,259 407,974 103,285 553,547 446,761 106,786 December -20,084 524,620 418,147 106,473 544,704 443,969 100,735 2007 March 32,503 557,624 448,795 108,829 525,121 421,219 103,902 June -23,020 522,692 418,954 103,738 545,712 437,313 108,399 September -64,818 493,377 391,037 102,340 558,195 451,185 107,010 December -65,934 499,151 401,848 97,303 565,085 455,225 109,860 2008 March -72,333 488,073 388,822 99,251 560,406 449,496 110,910 June -115,687 469,882 374,820 95,062 585,569 465,984 119,585 September -114,937 447,922 355,543 92,379 562,859 446,025 116,834 December -225,543 403,205 315,652 87,553 628,748 501,555 127,193 2009 March -271,827 360,745 277,454 83,291 632,572 509,325 123,247 June -204,653 388,515 298,884 89,631 593,168 476,144 117,024 September -133,983 383,301 297,974 85,327 517,284 400,687 116,597 December -99,243 388,440 294,453 93,987 487,683 381,271 106,412 2010 March -88,365 376,453 293,011 83,442 464,818 361,495 103,323 June 881 427,864 332,994 94,870 426,983 334,016 92,967 September -15,353 403,772 316,203 87,569 419,125 323,956 95,169 December -25,327 404,365 315,307 89,058 429,692 330,737 98,955 2011 March -13,831 391,944 310,382 81,562 405,775 313,462 92,313 June 31,673 423,049 332,299 90,750 391,376 302,927 88,449 September 39,441 430,394 339,414 90,980 390,953 305,633 85,320 December -9,711 397,855 311,571 86,284 407,566 315,312 92,254 2012 March 24,314 417,496 334,090 83,406 393,182 308,081 85,101 June 9,725 404,177 321,553 82,624 394,452 312,904 81,548 September 20,084 402,475 319,702 82,773 382,391 299,885 82,506 December 42,298 413,488 331,387 82,101 371,190 289,693 81,497 2013 March 50,806 425,677 345,768 79,909 374,871 293,828 81,043 June 42,908 421,216 338,046 83,170 378,308 300,788 77,520 September 48,615 412,023 328,498 83,525 363,408 292,560 70,848 December 6,537 400,771 321,963 78,808 394,234 312,406 81,828 2014 March 49,765 415,176 339,495 75,681 365,411 290,160 75,251 June 70,324 435,826 352,776 83,050 365,502 290,913 74,589 September 44,870 408,124 333,300 74,824 363,254 293,032 70,222 December 34,989 409,839 334,963 74,876 374,850 297,888 76,962 2015 March 27,368 409,791 331,218 78,573 382,423 309,724 72,699 June 70,894 433,771 354,704 79,067 362,877 293,305 69,572 September 37,442 403,084 330,830 72,254 365,642 295,923 69,719 December 72,629 431,671 352,913 78,758 359,042 287,524 71,518 2016 March 40,058 415,831 341,201 74,630 375,773 307,195 68,578 June 15,560 408,350 335,859 72,491 392,790 316,232 76,558 September 38,994 414,737 335,151 79,586 375,743 304,055 71,688 December 10,096 403,580 329,958 73,622 393,484 318,012 75,472 2017 March 71,425 439,109 359,122 79,987 367,684 298,420 69,264 June 35,423 421,159 346,552 74,607 385,736 313,501 72,235 September -21,178 383,421 311,224 72,197 404,599 327,892 76,707 December 66,096 439,410 355,271 84,139 373,314 299,660 73,654 2018 March 73,225 440,571 358,152 82,419 367,346 295,964 71,382 June 43,359 429,959 350,448 79,511 386,600 310,894 75,706 September 2,666 399,575 323,431 76,144 396,909 321,870 75,039 December 39,472 421,914 341,175 80,739 382,442 305,124 77,318 2019 March 49,320 429,758 346,379 83,379 380,438 306,731 73,707 June 18,501 426,325 346,320 80,005 407,824 326,820 81,004 September 8,851 397,717 320,451 77,266 388,866 314,476 74,390 December 8,516 409,957 332,041 77,916 401,441 321,458 79,983 2020 March 27,751 417,745 339,167 78,578 389,994 310,773 79,221 June -301,180 335,429 259,857 75,572 636,609 530,905 105,704 September 45,249 435,524 340,504 95,020 390,275 315,577 74,698 December 94,829 441,085 355,170 85,915 346,256 274,231 72,025 2021 March 63,430 425,862 338,763 87,099 362,432 294,573 67,859 June -15,968 392,851 315,246 77,605 408,819 331,520 77,299 September 2,995 397,664 309,627 88,037 394,669 312,727 81,942 December 91,979 443,949 351,328 92,621 351,970 277,627 74,343 2022 March 88,269 444,001 356,305 87,696 355,732 279,063 76,669 June 2,404 401,662 318,884 82,778 399,258 316,420 82,838 September 18,364 406,794 325,559 81,235 388,430 305,108 83,322 December 18,826 413,500 325,197 88,303 394,674 307,404 87,270 2023 March 81,472 441,392 357,030 84,362 359,920 281,935 77,985 June 6,443 415,748 337,817 77,931 409,305 318,010 91,295 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.