Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not 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 1992 September 108 6,637 5,198 1,439 6,529 5,238 1,291 December 93 6,941 5,549 1,392 6,848 5,545 1,303 1993 March -1,692 6,557 4,711 1,846 8,249 6,326 1,923 June 3,254 8,685 6,932 1,753 5,431 4,232 1,199 September 439 6,828 5,410 1,418 6,389 5,199 1,190 December 564 7,326 5,917 1,409 6,762 5,478 1,284 1994 March -1,515 6,730 5,030 1,700 8,245 6,373 1,872 June 3,531 9,171 7,231 1,940 5,640 4,352 1,288 September 706 7,242 5,727 1,515 6,536 5,364 1,172 December 449 7,503 6,092 1,411 7,054 5,700 1,354 1995 March -1,373 7,130 5,333 1,797 8,503 6,694 1,809 June 3,044 9,107 7,184 1,923 6,063 4,793 1,270 September 300 7,231 5,788 1,443 6,931 5,574 1,357 December 351 7,773 6,243 1,530 7,422 5,986 1,436 1996 March -1,739 7,285 5,387 1,898 9,024 7,047 1,977 June 3,401 9,563 7,517 2,046 6,162 4,848 1,314 September 132 7,401 5,820 1,581 7,269 5,872 1,397 December 793 8,159 6,512 1,647 7,366 5,941 1,425 1997 March -1,443 7,556 5,607 1,949 8,999 6,962 2,037 June 3,371 9,572 7,567 2,005 6,201 4,866 1,335 September 338 7,726 6,140 1,586 7,388 5,854 1,534 December 743 8,556 6,821 1,735 7,813 6,079 1,734 1998 March -1,625 8,036 5,801 2,235 9,661 7,202 2,459 June 3,547 10,223 7,826 2,397 6,676 5,112 1,564 September 173 7,704 6,034 1,670 7,531 6,009 1,522 December 803 8,430 6,850 1,580 7,627 6,083 1,544 1999 March -2,037 7,937 5,796 2,141 9,974 7,548 2,426 June 3,518 10,112 7,951 2,161 6,594 5,112 1,482 September 9 7,763 6,147 1,616 7,754 6,167 1,587 December 1,084 8,742 7,078 1,664 7,658 6,123 1,535 2000 March -1,625 8,093 6,054 2,039 9,718 7,508 2,210 June 3,373 10,054 8,105 1,949 6,681 5,262 1,419 September -241 7,716 6,144 1,572 7,957 6,383 1,574 December 367 8,400 6,849 1,551 8,033 6,493 1,540 2001 March -2,636 7,783 5,867 1,916 10,419 7,967 2,452 June 2,152 9,517 7,558 1,959 7,365 5,830 1,535 September -1,592 6,916 5,416 1,500 8,508 6,878 1,630 December -894 7,565 6,043 1,522 8,459 6,904 1,555 2002 March -2,369 7,390 5,463 1,927 9,759 7,585 2,174 June 2,748 9,390 7,387 2,003 6,642 5,192 1,450 September -628 6,929 5,505 1,424 7,557 6,158 1,399 December -173 7,511 6,070 1,441 7,684 6,242 1,442 2003 March -2,644 6,841 5,163 1,678 9,485 7,441 2,044 June 2,597 8,890 7,156 1,734 6,293 4,989 1,304 September -309 6,710 5,397 1,313 7,019 5,764 1,255 December 349 7,553 6,132 1,421 7,204 5,859 1,345 2004 March -1,739 7,015 5,379 1,636 8,754 6,844 1,910 June 3,295 9,283 7,506 1,777 5,988 4,663 1,325 September -289 6,933 5,519 1,414 7,222 5,806 1,416 December 770 7,865 6,368 1,497 7,095 5,743 1,352 2005 March -1,771 6,939 5,321 1,618 8,710 6,821 1,889 June 3,282 9,324 7,511 1,813 6,042 4,773 1,269 September 135 7,243 5,823 1,420 7,108 5,777 1,331 December 522 7,832 6,373 1,459 7,310 6,011 1,299 2006 March -1,339 6,990 5,442 1,548 8,329 6,647 1,682 June 3,145 9,331 7,565 1,766 6,186 4,951 1,235 September -461 6,810 5,516 1,294 7,271 6,018 1,253 December 509 7,815 6,379 1,436 7,306 6,022 1,284 2007 March -1,677 6,929 5,388 1,541 8,606 6,902 1,704 June 2,936 9,206 7,536 1,670 6,270 5,006 1,264 September -740 6,661 5,333 1,328 7,401 6,140 1,261 December 330 7,719 6,320 1,399 7,389 6,096 1,293 2008 March -2,416 6,534 5,014 1,520 8,950 7,156 1,794 June 2,193 8,759 7,088 1,671 6,566 5,231 1,335 September -1,378 6,283 5,038 1,245 7,661 6,381 1,280 December -1,772 6,747 5,454 1,293 8,519 7,095 1,424 2009 March -4,865 5,287 3,996 1,291 10,152 8,290 1,862 June 955 7,756 6,200 1,556 6,801 5,548 1,253 September -1,287 5,793 4,681 1,112 7,080 5,822 1,258 December -254 6,669 5,410 1,259 6,923 5,681 1,242 2010 March -2,099 5,636 4,375 1,261 7,735 6,152 1,583 June 3,123 8,439 6,905 1,534 5,316 4,239 1,077 September -255 6,105 4,953 1,152 6,360 5,210 1,150 December 572 7,076 5,765 1,311 6,504 5,310 1,194 2011 March -1,531 5,814 4,553 1,261 7,345 5,851 1,494 June 3,004 8,397 6,848 1,549 5,393 4,266 1,127 September 278 6,514 5,284 1,230 6,236 5,157 1,079 December 387 6,924 5,657 1,267 6,537 5,350 1,187 2012 March -1,002 6,271 4,891 1,380 7,273 5,854 1,419 June 3,083 8,508 6,975 1,533 5,425 4,386 1,039 September -264 6,240 5,083 1,157 6,504 5,419 1,085 December 742 7,161 5,895 1,266 6,419 5,289 1,130 2013 March -1,439 6,126 4,854 1,272 7,565 6,081 1,484 June 3,142 8,632 7,106 1,526 5,490 4,411 1,079 September -76 6,384 5,202 1,182 6,460 5,421 1,039 December 788 7,335 6,089 1,246 6,547 5,410 1,137 2014 March -1,580 6,145 4,841 1,304 7,725 6,279 1,446 June 3,434 8,987 7,446 1,541 5,553 4,466 1,087 September -29 6,556 5,380 1,176 6,585 5,511 1,074 December 1,154 7,712 6,422 1,290 6,558 5,393 1,165 2015 March -1,840 6,222 4,871 1,351 8,062 6,555 1,507 June 3,430 9,129 7,581 1,548 5,699 4,631 1,068 September -142 6,635 5,430 1,205 6,777 5,678 1,099 December 1,080 7,891 6,517 1,374 6,811 5,626 1,185 2016 March -1,856 6,291 4,968 1,323 8,147 6,634 1,513 June 2,925 8,963 7,400 1,563 6,038 4,864 1,174 September 84 6,970 5,676 1,294 6,886 5,754 1,132 December 493 7,520 6,192 1,328 7,027 5,810 1,217 2017 March -1,470 6,549 5,175 1,374 8,019 6,532 1,487 June 3,152 9,189 7,622 1,567 6,037 4,904 1,133 September -679 6,622 5,426 1,196 7,301 6,121 1,180 December 1,078 7,873 6,522 1,351 6,795 5,578 1,217 2018 March -1,383 6,611 5,217 1,394 7,994 6,502 1,492 June 3,094 9,230 7,629 1,601 6,136 4,985 1,151 September -570 6,779 5,566 1,213 7,349 6,148 1,201 December 917 7,805 6,448 1,357 6,888 5,640 1,248 2019 March -1,591 6,597 5,196 1,401 8,188 6,625 1,563 June 2,867 9,199 7,615 1,584 6,332 5,116 1,216 September -589 6,690 5,473 1,217 7,279 6,120 1,159 December 980 7,962 6,554 1,408 6,982 5,737 1,245 2020 March -2,893 6,220 4,860 1,360 9,113 7,292 1,821 June -10,336 6,654 5,206 1,448 16,990 14,440 2,550 September 2,956 9,678 7,868 1,810 6,722 5,471 1,251 December 2,295 8,942 7,341 1,601 6,647 5,380 1,267 2021 March -394 7,343 5,755 1,588 7,737 6,293 1,444 June 3,683 9,860 8,104 1,756 6,177 5,044 1,133 September 670 7,960 6,476 1,484 7,290 5,964 1,326 December 3,175 9,693 7,930 1,763 6,518 5,282 1,236 2022 March -596 7,593 5,959 1,634 8,189 6,410 1,779 June 3,070 9,906 7,981 1,925 6,836 5,465 1,371 September 594 8,001 6,535 1,466 7,407 6,036 1,371 December 763 8,196 6,616 1,580 7,433 6,037 1,396 2023 March -1,144 7,150 5,577 1,573 8,294 6,520 1,774 June 2,956 9,654 7,857 1,797 6,698 5,361 1,337 September -813 6,859 5,476 1,383 7,672 6,229 1,443 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.