Table 2. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Not seasonally adjusted: Dynamic method 500 to 999 employees (In thousands) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing firms firms firms firms 1992 September 23 254 245 9 231 222 9 December 30 269 265 4 239 231 8 1993 March -48 242 232 10 290 273 17 June 153 336 330 6 183 175 8 September 44 275 270 5 231 219 12 December 64 302 298 4 238 228 10 1994 March -43 268 254 14 311 294 17 June 155 364 355 9 209 198 11 September 76 301 295 6 225 221 4 December 63 316 313 3 253 248 5 1995 March -49 276 264 12 325 308 17 June 123 353 343 10 230 222 8 September 76 318 311 7 242 229 13 December 32 311 305 6 279 268 11 1996 March -102 277 262 15 379 358 21 June 156 391 380 11 235 228 7 September 46 317 307 10 271 260 11 December 69 341 334 7 272 263 9 1997 March -89 293 278 15 382 359 23 June 147 397 387 10 250 238 12 September 60 340 327 13 280 268 12 December 70 362 355 7 292 281 11 1998 March -45 346 328 18 391 363 28 June 130 421 409 12 291 276 15 September 49 331 322 9 282 270 12 December 51 355 349 6 304 293 11 1999 March -111 322 305 17 433 404 29 June 153 417 403 14 264 254 10 September 40 328 322 6 288 280 8 December 86 366 362 4 280 275 5 2000 March -52 337 325 12 389 374 15 June 157 422 416 6 265 258 7 September 25 326 321 5 301 292 9 December 19 345 341 4 326 318 8 2001 March -163 299 294 5 462 426 36 June 26 356 353 3 330 321 9 September -106 254 250 4 360 353 7 December -78 278 274 4 356 351 5 2002 March -139 275 263 12 414 391 23 June 83 357 350 7 274 264 10 September -7 275 272 3 282 274 8 December -11 290 287 3 301 295 6 2003 March -132 249 244 5 381 366 15 June 63 330 327 3 267 263 4 September 2 265 262 3 263 257 6 December 16 282 278 4 266 261 5 2004 March -72 255 250 5 327 312 15 June 141 368 362 6 227 223 4 September 10 269 266 3 259 254 5 December 53 307 305 2 254 248 6 2005 March -79 250 245 5 329 316 13 June 143 370 369 1 227 223 4 September 56 298 295 3 242 236 6 December 12 285 284 1 273 268 5 2006 March -25 251 246 5 276 272 4 June 139 364 362 2 225 223 2 September 9 261 258 3 252 250 2 December 28 292 290 2 264 262 2 2007 March -50 242 239 3 292 286 6 June 128 360 358 2 232 230 2 September -5 257 255 2 262 260 2 December 21 286 284 2 265 265 0 2008 March -93 219 215 4 312 309 3 June 73 330 328 2 257 255 2 September -55 235 234 1 290 288 2 December -107 245 244 1 352 350 2 2009 March -285 158 156 2 443 437 6 June -38 274 272 2 312 310 2 September -38 230 229 1 268 267 1 December -15 242 241 1 257 255 2 2010 March -65 199 195 4 264 263 1 June 143 343 340 3 200 199 1 September 34 260 258 2 226 222 4 December 42 280 279 1 238 237 1 2011 March -49 201 200 1 250 248 2 June 121 334 332 2 213 210 3 September 69 281 279 2 212 211 1 December 22 265 263 2 243 243 0 2012 March -14 223 221 2 237 236 1 June 154 358 356 2 204 203 1 September 31 267 265 2 236 234 2 December 33 278 277 1 245 243 2 2013 March -17 237 236 1 254 252 2 June 134 354 352 2 220 218 2 September 28 263 262 1 235 234 1 December 44 291 290 1 247 247 0 2014 March -38 230 228 2 268 266 2 June 156 368 368 0 212 210 2 September 28 270 269 1 242 240 2 December 63 303 302 1 240 239 1 2015 March -63 222 221 1 285 282 3 June 146 376 374 2 230 228 2 September 31 275 274 1 244 243 1 December 51 303 301 2 252 252 0 2016 March -83 212 211 1 295 293 2 June 120 364 363 1 244 242 2 September 52 299 298 1 247 246 1 December 11 280 280 0 269 269 0 2017 March -27 236 235 1 263 261 2 June 145 380 378 2 235 235 0 September -4 271 269 2 275 273 2 December 59 301 301 0 242 242 0 2018 March -22 236 234 2 258 257 1 June 134 376 374 2 242 241 1 September 8 282 281 1 274 272 2 December 51 297 294 3 246 245 1 2019 March -44 237 236 1 281 276 5 June 133 377 375 2 244 243 1 September -2 268 267 1 270 269 1 December 34 295 294 1 261 260 1 2020 March -122 211 210 1 333 330 3 June -950 166 165 1 1,116 1,104 12 September 251 465 461 4 214 213 1 December 158 369 368 1 211 211 0 2021 March 4 274 268 6 270 269 1 June 129 376 375 1 247 246 1 September 88 324 322 2 236 235 1 December 188 392 391 1 204 203 1 2022 March 32 282 279 3 250 248 2 June 143 399 398 1 256 255 1 September 145 363 363 0 218 217 1 December 38 305 305 0 267 266 1 2023 March -6 262 262 0 268 266 2 June 127 393 393 0 266 264 2 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.