Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted
Total private
(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
2012 March 948 7,080 5,746 1,334 6,132 5,005 1,127
June 616 7,051 5,724 1,327 6,435 5,266 1,169
September 252 6,881 5,571 1,310 6,629 5,430 1,199
December 695 7,110 5,753 1,357 6,415 5,225 1,190
2013 March 558 6,941 5,705 1,236 6,383 5,201 1,182
June 674 7,152 5,830 1,322 6,478 5,271 1,207
September 507 7,058 5,719 1,339 6,551 5,408 1,143
December 700 7,255 5,926 1,329 6,555 5,353 1,202
2014 March 419 6,953 5,687 1,266 6,534 5,380 1,154
June 895 7,454 6,114 1,340 6,559 5,342 1,217
September 577 7,247 5,918 1,329 6,670 5,487 1,183
December 1,038 7,617 6,248 1,369 6,579 5,346 1,233
2015 March 216 7,046 5,733 1,313 6,830 5,626 1,204
June 849 7,580 6,235 1,345 6,731 5,540 1,191
September 475 7,344 5,983 1,361 6,869 5,657 1,212
December 944 7,817 6,360 1,457 6,873 5,607 1,266
2016 March 249 7,163 5,875 1,288 6,914 5,706 1,208
June 318 7,443 6,070 1,373 7,125 5,820 1,305
September 748 7,710 6,250 1,460 6,962 5,718 1,244
December 308 7,413 6,007 1,406 7,105 5,806 1,299
2017 March 651 7,434 6,090 1,344 6,783 5,599 1,184
June 526 7,639 6,265 1,374 7,113 5,844 1,269
September -39 7,321 5,975 1,346 7,360 6,065 1,295
December 883 7,772 6,344 1,428 6,889 5,593 1,296
2018 March 712 7,497 6,139 1,358 6,785 5,595 1,190
June 458 7,673 6,270 1,403 7,215 5,930 1,285
September 91 7,500 6,130 1,370 7,409 6,090 1,319
December 731 7,724 6,287 1,437 6,993 5,660 1,333
2019 March 524 7,464 6,101 1,363 6,940 5,691 1,249
June 218 7,653 6,265 1,388 7,435 6,073 1,362
September 66 7,398 6,025 1,373 7,332 6,062 1,270
December 750 7,831 6,340 1,491 7,081 5,750 1,331
2020 March -803 7,035 5,717 1,318 7,838 6,367 1,471
June -14,621 5,719 4,425 1,294 20,340 17,410 2,930
September 4,025 10,874 8,828 2,046 6,849 5,476 1,373
December 2,024 8,797 7,104 1,693 6,773 5,416 1,357
2021 March 1,810 8,322 6,781 1,541 6,512 5,367 1,145
June 936 8,196 6,641 1,555 7,260 5,997 1,263
September 1,474 8,882 7,201 1,681 7,408 5,953 1,455
December 2,892 9,580 7,715 1,865 6,688 5,344 1,344
2022 March 1,545 8,438 6,887 1,551 6,893 5,486 1,407
June -287 8,253 6,552 1,701 8,540 6,482 2,058
September 1,302 8,814 7,091 1,723 7,512 5,954 1,558
December 400 8,045 6,388 1,657 7,645 6,096 1,549
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.
United States Department of Labor
