Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 8 Jobs (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 18 181 141 40 163 127 36 December 0 169 131 38 169 132 37 1993 March 8 175 134 41 167 130 37 June 25 185 145 40 160 125 35 September 31 192 150 42 161 127 34 December 11 182 142 40 171 134 37 1994 March 11 182 143 39 171 133 38 June 29 194 151 43 165 127 38 September 37 204 158 46 167 132 35 December 8 188 148 40 180 139 41 1995 March 22 196 155 41 174 136 38 June 16 193 150 43 177 141 36 September 22 201 159 42 179 139 40 December 3 191 149 42 188 147 41 1996 March 13 197 154 43 184 143 41 June 14 199 154 45 185 146 39 September 21 203 158 45 182 142 40 December 15 203 157 46 188 148 40 1997 March 23 206 162 44 183 143 40 June 14 198 155 43 184 147 37 September 20 208 165 43 188 144 44 December 14 209 160 49 195 150 45 1998 March 15 210 162 48 195 147 48 June 18 209 158 51 191 150 41 September 20 215 169 46 195 149 46 December 16 209 165 44 193 147 46 1999 March 13 216 166 50 203 157 46 June 13 214 166 48 201 159 42 September 16 221 173 48 205 158 47 December 20 218 172 46 198 153 45 2000 March 20 224 173 51 204 160 44 June 7 210 165 45 203 163 40 September 13 218 171 47 205 160 45 December 0 206 163 43 206 162 44 2001 March 7 214 167 47 207 160 47 June -18 198 154 44 216 174 42 September -19 195 150 45 214 168 46 December -20 193 148 45 213 170 43 2002 March -4 196 148 48 200 157 43 June -9 194 148 46 203 161 42 September -1 193 149 44 194 154 40 December -6 191 147 44 197 156 41 2003 March -14 186 142 44 200 159 41 June -3 189 147 42 192 152 40 September 5 189 149 40 184 146 38 December 4 192 150 42 188 148 40 2004 March 15 203 159 44 188 147 41 June 12 201 157 44 189 146 43 September 11 205 158 47 194 150 44 December 25 210 161 49 185 144 41 2005 March 8 205 158 47 197 152 45 June 14 207 159 48 193 149 44 September 19 212 165 47 193 150 43 December 14 209 162 47 195 155 40 2006 March 27 216 171 45 189 147 42 June 8 208 162 46 200 158 42 September 2 201 158 43 199 159 40 December 13 208 163 45 195 153 42 2007 March 16 212 167 45 196 155 41 June 0 202 159 43 202 159 43 September -6 197 152 45 203 161 42 December 4 203 159 44 199 157 42 2008 March -6 197 154 43 203 159 44 June -22 191 147 44 213 169 44 September -27 183 141 42 210 167 43 December -50 178 138 40 228 183 45 2009 March -74 157 120 37 231 187 44 June -51 165 126 39 216 172 44 September -29 162 125 37 191 148 43 December -13 170 131 39 183 144 39 2010 March -6 168 131 37 174 137 37 June 16 181 142 39 165 127 38 September 0 172 134 38 172 132 40 December 16 181 140 41 165 128 37 2011 March 12 176 139 37 164 126 38 June 15 184 143 41 169 128 41 September 17 186 143 43 169 131 38 December 12 180 141 39 168 130 38 2012 March 27 189 149 40 162 127 35 June 13 183 143 40 170 131 39 September 0 176 136 40 176 137 39 December 21 185 144 41 164 127 37 2013 March 13 184 145 39 171 133 38 June 17 187 148 39 170 130 40 September 11 183 141 42 172 137 35 December 17 189 149 40 172 134 38 2014 March 9 182 144 38 173 137 36 June 23 192 154 38 169 130 39 September 4 183 144 39 179 141 38 December 27 195 156 39 168 131 37 2015 March 7 184 145 39 177 142 35 June 21 193 155 38 172 135 37 September 3 185 147 38 182 144 38 December 26 204 161 43 178 139 39 2016 March 4 186 147 39 182 146 36 June -2 190 151 39 192 149 43 September 13 196 151 45 183 146 37 December 4 186 148 38 182 144 38 2017 March 22 198 157 41 176 141 35 June 6 194 155 39 188 148 40 September -11 183 144 39 194 156 38 December 16 196 157 39 180 140 40 2018 March 17 194 154 40 177 142 35 June 6 197 157 40 191 150 41 September -12 185 147 38 197 158 39 December 18 197 157 40 179 140 39 2019 March 14 195 155 40 181 144 37 June -5 195 156 39 200 156 44 September -7 187 146 41 194 155 39 December 16 195 155 40 179 140 39 2020 March -26 176 139 37 202 160 42 June -354 133 97 36 487 405 82 September 109 289 227 62 180 137 43 December 42 215 169 46 173 133 40 2021 March 50 212 168 44 162 129 33 June 34 217 175 42 183 145 38 September 22 221 175 46 199 152 47 December 73 239 188 51 166 129 37 2022 March 48 221 179 42 173 133 40 June 17 212 168 44 195 155 40 September 33 220 178 42 187 147 40 December 14 198 158 40 184 145 39 2023 March 32 207 167 40 175 135 40 June 1 198 157 41 197 155 42 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.