Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing 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 4,413 40,975 37,116 3,859 36,562 31,242 5,320 December 4,451 38,607 35,304 3,303 34,156 29,617 4,539 1993 March 6,524 43,432 35,703 7,729 36,908 29,691 7,217 June 10,925 42,699 36,120 6,579 31,774 27,248 4,526 September 6,952 42,155 37,136 5,019 35,203 29,351 5,852 December 9,757 43,092 37,532 5,560 33,335 29,842 3,493 1994 March 9,624 42,471 37,684 4,787 32,847 28,428 4,419 June 15,279 45,692 41,803 3,889 30,413 25,199 5,214 September 11,925 47,837 42,829 5,008 35,912 32,513 3,399 December 11,282 47,342 42,287 5,055 36,060 30,353 5,707 1995 March 11,034 46,798 39,371 7,427 35,764 31,483 4,281 June -4,995 38,064 34,146 3,918 43,059 38,659 4,400 September -1,342 41,783 37,235 4,548 43,125 36,862 6,263 December 893 45,170 39,407 5,763 44,277 35,871 8,406 1996 March -932 41,074 35,851 5,223 42,006 37,375 4,631 June 4,568 42,383 36,475 5,908 37,815 33,519 4,296 September 12,557 46,888 42,699 4,189 34,331 30,691 3,640 December 899 42,692 37,982 4,710 41,793 35,202 6,591 1997 March 3,590 44,048 38,947 5,101 40,458 34,469 5,989 June 2,524 42,428 36,776 5,652 39,904 34,621 5,283 September 4,448 43,174 39,696 3,478 38,726 34,345 4,381 December 6,582 46,741 40,796 5,945 40,159 31,782 8,377 1998 March 5,764 47,417 41,605 5,812 41,653 33,445 8,208 June 6,198 49,245 38,446 10,799 43,047 35,750 7,297 September -1,786 43,373 37,689 5,684 45,159 36,625 8,534 December 3,197 43,766 38,392 5,374 40,569 35,207 5,362 1999 March 6,614 45,558 38,833 6,725 38,944 33,333 5,611 June 868 42,505 37,272 5,233 41,637 35,156 6,481 September 7,185 45,499 40,161 5,338 38,314 32,776 5,538 December 7,246 44,599 41,143 3,456 37,353 32,128 5,225 2000 March 770 41,537 37,111 4,426 40,767 34,211 6,556 June -2,997 39,160 34,839 4,321 42,157 36,241 5,916 September -6,027 38,555 33,554 5,001 44,582 39,039 5,543 December -8,338 36,651 31,680 4,971 44,989 40,456 4,533 2001 March -25,246 29,015 25,666 3,349 54,261 46,899 7,362 June -24,986 29,862 26,895 2,967 54,848 50,429 4,419 September -12,663 32,243 28,578 3,665 44,906 39,864 5,042 December -22,999 28,849 25,893 2,956 51,848 44,174 7,674 2002 March -2,589 37,633 32,621 5,012 40,222 33,639 6,583 June -3,028 35,111 30,230 4,881 38,139 29,943 8,196 September -3,954 32,358 27,872 4,486 36,312 30,612 5,700 December -7,870 28,820 25,544 3,276 36,690 32,428 4,262 2003 March -6,833 28,983 26,160 2,823 35,816 30,700 5,116 June -10,222 27,141 23,726 3,415 37,363 34,411 2,952 September -7,951 26,562 23,927 2,635 34,513 30,142 4,371 December -3,104 28,709 26,064 2,645 31,813 28,756 3,057 2004 March -384 31,805 29,101 2,704 32,189 27,909 4,280 June 742 31,790 28,625 3,165 31,048 26,529 4,519 September 1,249 31,395 28,953 2,442 30,146 25,960 4,186 December -3,246 28,002 25,366 2,636 31,248 27,861 3,387 2005 March -2,344 27,685 24,740 2,945 30,029 26,880 3,149 June -4,011 28,532 25,753 2,779 32,543 28,995 3,548 September 397 30,095 26,757 3,338 29,698 26,189 3,509 December -926 29,037 26,382 2,655 29,963 27,096 2,867 2006 March -2,434 26,871 25,018 1,853 29,305 26,498 2,807 June -864 29,146 26,482 2,664 30,010 27,162 2,848 September -7,206 26,000 23,284 2,716 33,206 29,346 3,860 December -19,576 25,211 22,577 2,634 44,787 41,173 3,614 2007 March 3,437 34,062 32,124 1,938 30,625 27,151 3,474 June -3,583 25,880 24,337 1,543 29,463 26,436 3,027 September -4,938 23,990 21,712 2,278 28,928 26,122 2,806 December -6,882 23,577 21,672 1,905 30,459 27,991 2,468 2008 March -11,126 21,976 20,566 1,410 33,102 30,651 2,451 June -11,950 20,745 19,238 1,507 32,695 29,452 3,243 September -14,656 20,487 18,837 1,650 35,143 32,583 2,560 December -35,082 14,962 13,648 1,314 50,044 46,304 3,740 2009 March -45,357 13,368 11,673 1,695 58,725 55,815 2,910 June -22,906 19,322 17,766 1,556 42,228 39,039 3,189 September -791 25,388 24,352 1,036 26,179 22,877 3,302 December -3,237 19,984 18,412 1,572 23,221 20,458 2,763 2010 March -231 20,147 18,667 1,480 20,378 18,252 2,126 June 9,220 26,218 24,839 1,379 16,998 14,513 2,485 September 3,914 22,896 21,447 1,449 18,982 17,112 1,870 December 2,545 21,992 20,564 1,428 19,447 17,862 1,585 2011 March 2,259 21,641 20,319 1,322 19,382 17,848 1,534 June 1,911 21,388 20,098 1,290 19,477 17,603 1,874 September -1,088 21,334 19,556 1,778 22,422 19,987 2,435 December 222 20,296 18,813 1,483 20,074 18,239 1,835 2012 March 6,714 23,440 22,288 1,152 16,726 15,258 1,468 June 6,433 23,389 22,135 1,254 16,956 15,287 1,669 September 505 20,154 19,194 960 19,649 18,024 1,625 December 1,910 20,575 19,250 1,325 18,665 16,351 2,314 2013 March 3,250 21,520 20,303 1,217 18,270 15,863 2,407 June 2,026 20,825 19,287 1,538 18,799 16,865 1,934 September 1,331 19,806 18,841 965 18,475 16,842 1,633 December 5,192 21,589 20,302 1,287 16,397 14,894 1,503 2014 March 3,923 20,677 19,652 1,025 16,754 15,135 1,619 June 3,683 21,645 20,827 818 17,962 15,756 2,206 September 2,812 20,532 19,510 1,022 17,720 16,450 1,270 December 4,046 21,513 20,435 1,078 17,467 15,750 1,717 2015 March 1,749 20,230 19,048 1,182 18,481 16,952 1,529 June 3,914 22,326 21,180 1,146 18,412 16,211 2,201 September 255 20,521 19,094 1,427 20,266 18,232 2,034 December 4,180 21,649 20,522 1,127 17,469 16,309 1,160 2016 March 3,628 22,032 20,698 1,334 18,404 16,681 1,723 June 917 20,592 19,500 1,092 19,675 18,019 1,656 September 2,813 22,196 20,837 1,359 19,383 17,515 1,868 December 2,987 21,150 19,943 1,207 18,163 16,342 1,821 2017 March 3,892 20,681 19,510 1,171 16,789 15,239 1,550 June 1,694 21,103 19,928 1,175 19,409 18,105 1,304 September 1,266 20,951 20,206 745 19,685 18,053 1,632 December 6,466 23,256 22,133 1,123 16,790 15,115 1,675 2018 March 4,806 22,221 21,028 1,193 17,415 15,989 1,426 June 3,313 21,858 20,642 1,216 18,545 16,835 1,710 September 1,394 21,174 19,879 1,295 19,780 18,137 1,643 December 4,081 22,737 21,398 1,339 18,656 17,176 1,480 2019 March 829 20,244 19,327 917 19,415 17,974 1,441 June -2,384 19,447 18,469 978 21,831 20,167 1,664 September -5,215 17,508 16,402 1,106 22,723 20,845 1,878 December -270 20,121 18,910 1,211 20,391 18,914 1,477 2020 March -370 19,285 18,369 916 19,655 18,142 1,513 June -51,865 12,573 11,165 1,408 64,438 62,563 1,875 September 17,866 38,257 36,378 1,879 20,391 18,271 2,120 December 15,319 30,580 29,432 1,148 15,261 13,632 1,629 2021 March 8,078 26,012 24,630 1,382 17,934 16,009 1,925 June -3,298 20,907 19,169 1,738 24,205 22,706 1,499 September 6,487 26,660 25,345 1,315 20,173 18,304 1,869 December 17,718 32,885 31,258 1,627 15,167 13,541 1,626 2022 March 10,208 27,816 26,212 1,604 17,608 15,293 2,315 June -1,995 22,714 20,723 1,991 24,709 22,107 2,602 September -952 24,299 22,605 1,694 25,251 23,297 1,954 December -5,539 20,916 19,465 1,451 26,455 24,285 2,170 2023 March -4,021 20,847 18,842 2,005 24,868 22,221 2,647 June -7,702 19,333 17,441 1,892 27,035 25,337 1,698 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.