Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 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 -29,038 330,870 253,521 77,349 359,908 281,955 77,953 December 90,613 393,243 293,420 99,823 302,630 243,096 59,534 1993 March 60,929 487,093 355,399 131,694 426,164 307,741 118,423 June -14,435 404,975 312,813 92,162 419,410 318,221 101,189 September 442 362,869 277,440 85,429 362,427 289,954 72,473 December 89,295 404,394 306,042 98,352 315,099 248,677 66,422 1994 March 51,266 508,321 375,943 132,378 457,055 321,066 135,989 June -17,732 433,051 328,267 104,784 450,783 347,020 103,763 September 22,381 386,864 293,211 93,653 364,483 288,420 76,063 December 96,491 420,852 317,850 103,002 324,361 256,721 67,640 1995 March 97,053 539,180 407,854 131,326 442,127 321,450 120,677 June -4,654 453,028 352,669 100,359 457,682 364,564 93,118 September 797 388,515 300,166 88,349 387,718 297,610 90,108 December 122,696 464,613 345,953 118,660 341,917 267,933 73,984 1996 March 37,955 543,988 405,639 138,349 506,033 366,878 139,155 June 11,867 487,839 369,436 118,403 475,972 362,991 112,981 September 14,751 426,837 314,657 112,180 412,086 317,835 94,251 December 154,986 511,947 371,721 140,226 356,961 274,236 82,725 1997 March 79,541 571,655 416,708 154,947 492,114 342,690 149,424 June 49,475 508,241 394,928 113,313 458,766 344,957 113,809 September 29,077 443,974 342,343 101,631 414,897 308,429 106,468 December 155,610 545,126 407,646 137,480 389,516 280,855 108,661 1998 March 119,750 653,670 468,269 185,401 533,920 355,500 178,420 June 68,766 574,253 425,987 148,266 505,487 374,962 130,525 September 53,878 502,474 352,335 150,139 448,596 330,925 117,671 December 176,891 559,040 426,185 132,855 382,149 285,661 96,488 1999 March 56,085 642,577 458,223 184,354 586,492 394,223 192,269 June 62,263 584,660 446,972 137,688 522,397 391,052 131,345 September 13,620 497,193 376,945 120,248 483,573 354,677 128,896 December 200,014 612,347 465,110 147,237 412,333 315,332 97,001 2000 March 89,605 685,516 502,405 183,111 595,911 407,117 188,794 June 95,288 654,681 507,186 147,495 559,393 430,903 128,490 September 25,548 539,242 411,055 128,187 513,694 373,533 140,161 December 195,972 642,360 487,543 154,817 446,388 340,513 105,875 2001 March -4,385 666,595 484,473 182,122 670,980 466,987 203,993 June -87,325 558,091 417,301 140,790 645,416 496,180 149,236 September -190,203 422,391 308,468 113,923 612,594 456,116 156,478 December 55,458 543,973 394,930 149,043 488,515 379,201 109,314 2002 March -46,060 622,290 411,367 210,923 668,350 456,650 211,700 June -70,980 521,869 391,943 129,926 592,849 424,036 168,813 September -91,201 422,182 308,728 113,454 513,383 390,134 123,249 December 141,161 554,210 392,964 161,246 413,049 314,277 98,772 2003 March -31,759 564,448 395,531 168,917 596,207 409,564 186,643 June -57,755 490,599 377,500 113,099 548,354 378,872 169,482 September -46,540 410,759 309,658 101,101 457,299 348,963 108,336 December 180,815 568,081 398,597 169,484 387,266 291,854 95,412 2004 March 20,031 584,909 424,855 160,054 564,878 380,278 184,600 June 4,966 529,919 407,140 122,779 524,953 358,484 166,469 September -15,675 443,382 333,020 110,362 459,057 336,524 122,533 December 229,243 600,974 427,362 173,612 371,731 285,576 86,155 2005 March 35,631 604,667 445,346 159,321 569,036 382,157 186,879 June 19,019 558,319 422,193 136,126 539,300 375,880 163,420 September 26,428 478,326 360,760 117,566 451,898 339,211 112,687 December 225,769 620,170 442,169 178,001 394,401 303,042 91,359 2006 March 64,933 614,495 455,021 159,474 549,562 379,235 170,327 June 41,446 584,367 445,750 138,617 542,921 380,673 162,248 September -8,242 461,849 351,586 110,263 470,091 356,813 113,278 December 233,203 635,834 458,654 177,180 402,631 310,897 91,734 2007 March 44,980 626,140 468,260 157,880 581,160 389,480 191,680 June 2,994 571,516 449,654 121,862 568,522 392,870 175,652 September -34,649 459,057 341,858 117,199 493,706 376,088 117,618 December 233,470 645,425 458,011 187,414 411,955 315,420 96,535 2008 March 41,497 622,642 457,105 165,537 581,145 390,343 190,802 June -50,736 555,622 428,131 127,491 606,358 419,099 187,259 September -77,901 444,392 330,593 113,799 522,293 402,563 119,730 December 102,244 586,523 411,708 174,815 484,279 379,344 104,935 2009 March -200,166 512,718 373,088 139,630 712,884 510,709 202,175 June -207,305 452,752 337,267 115,485 660,057 476,195 183,862 September -130,991 385,402 285,974 99,428 516,393 388,566 127,827 December 163,030 567,265 389,276 177,989 404,235 308,967 95,268 2010 March 11,888 569,880 413,079 156,801 557,992 374,827 183,165 June -37,302 515,218 395,658 119,560 552,520 383,281 169,239 September -20,876 438,090 328,746 109,344 458,966 340,074 118,892 December 206,862 594,764 418,287 176,477 387,902 293,450 94,452 2011 March 60,767 604,034 448,876 155,158 543,267 360,954 182,313 June -29,983 531,923 404,908 127,015 561,906 389,873 172,033 September 23,021 477,774 357,370 120,404 454,753 338,767 115,986 December 204,825 600,053 413,537 186,516 395,228 299,142 96,086 2012 March 58,802 610,366 447,843 162,523 551,564 371,897 179,667 June 3,890 544,915 423,806 121,109 541,025 378,252 162,773 September -19,041 454,634 344,998 109,636 473,675 355,192 118,483 December 193,586 588,617 406,319 182,298 395,031 302,939 92,092 2013 March 65,920 630,752 469,909 160,843 564,832 374,682 190,150 June -24,234 546,665 424,760 121,905 570,899 393,886 177,013 September -4,702 472,330 357,082 115,248 477,032 363,419 113,613 December 175,070 587,815 407,827 179,988 412,745 316,720 96,025 2014 March 26,854 604,715 452,708 152,007 577,861 389,829 188,032 June 18,884 569,389 449,324 120,065 550,505 380,093 170,412 September 121 477,925 369,451 108,474 477,804 357,136 120,668 December 209,122 623,811 445,702 178,109 414,689 312,466 102,223 2015 March 35,930 619,683 461,943 157,740 583,753 394,298 189,455 June 11,398 577,769 458,261 119,508 566,371 394,079 172,292 September -16,581 484,315 372,997 111,318 500,896 376,309 124,587 December 203,784 636,877 441,534 195,343 433,093 325,479 107,614 2016 March 29,123 617,757 467,111 150,646 588,634 391,053 197,581 June -10,277 574,984 452,906 122,078 585,261 393,032 192,229 September 10,119 499,347 379,756 119,591 489,228 365,883 123,345 December 137,112 579,158 406,590 172,568 442,046 331,031 111,015 2017 March 54,113 624,481 467,320 157,161 570,368 378,495 191,873 June 27,341 580,630 456,451 124,179 553,289 387,065 166,224 September -51,019 464,656 355,320 109,336 515,675 386,168 129,507 December 178,988 608,572 422,332 186,240 429,584 319,106 110,478 2018 March 54,802 638,154 475,108 163,046 583,352 383,504 199,848 June 39,743 611,743 479,119 132,624 572,000 390,764 181,236 September -26,690 500,697 378,007 122,690 527,387 398,872 128,515 December 208,232 658,836 454,579 204,257 450,604 334,468 116,136 2019 March 47,122 648,607 481,247 167,360 601,485 395,951 205,534 June 47,766 621,435 487,851 133,584 573,669 391,273 182,396 September -18,489 503,166 380,447 122,719 521,655 395,219 126,436 December 200,065 648,418 443,774 204,644 448,353 333,243 115,110 2020 March -5,446 627,951 468,684 159,267 633,397 407,673 225,724 June -376,457 503,699 348,757 154,942 880,156 665,180 214,976 September 8,136 574,404 412,858 161,546 566,268 411,570 154,698 December 271,157 704,002 476,415 227,587 432,845 314,425 118,420 2021 March 133,129 701,439 505,443 195,996 568,310 370,960 197,350 June 139,731 704,370 531,707 172,663 564,639 391,425 173,214 September 57,866 650,026 474,217 175,809 592,160 418,912 173,248 December 349,786 821,720 584,032 237,688 471,934 339,396 132,538 2022 March 103,726 801,788 572,645 229,143 698,062 434,713 263,349 June 157,605 793,507 585,700 207,807 635,902 436,916 198,986 September 73,489 686,016 508,374 177,642 612,527 440,092 172,435 December 151,608 704,935 470,187 234,748 553,327 404,097 149,230 2023 March -23,376 698,897 506,578 192,319 722,273 462,729 259,544 June 48,572 686,357 521,945 164,412 637,785 442,322 195,463 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.