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
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 683 7,494 6,135 1,359 6,811 5,616 1,195
June 498 7,688 6,286 1,402 7,190 5,907 1,283
September 86 7,485 6,113 1,372 7,399 6,083 1,316
December 723 7,719 6,283 1,436 6,996 5,665 1,331
2019 March 472 7,453 6,088 1,365 6,981 5,727 1,254
June 259 7,654 6,267 1,387 7,395 6,039 1,356
September 72 7,385 6,011 1,374 7,313 6,049 1,264
December 762 7,838 6,350 1,488 7,076 5,748 1,328
2020 March -861 7,034 5,713 1,321 7,895 6,415 1,480
June -14,479 5,731 4,439 1,292 20,210 17,291 2,919
September 4,023 10,853 8,805 2,048 6,830 5,462 1,368
December 2,022 8,785 7,098 1,687 6,763 5,413 1,350
2021 March 1,772 8,328 6,784 1,544 6,556 5,405 1,151
June 998 8,204 6,650 1,554 7,206 5,948 1,258
September 1,487 8,868 7,184 1,684 7,381 5,932 1,449
December 2,885 9,563 7,706 1,857 6,678 5,340 1,338
2022 March 1,561 8,558 6,977 1,581 6,997 5,576 1,421
June 389 8,341 6,616 1,725 7,952 6,433 1,519
September 1,362 8,845 7,184 1,661 7,483 5,984 1,499
December 488 8,107 6,448 1,659 7,619 6,104 1,515
2023 March 1,026 8,182 6,612 1,570 7,156 5,720 1,436
June 358 8,132 6,524 1,608 7,774 6,308 1,466
September -54 7,699 6,113 1,586 7,753 6,231 1,522
December 393 7,884 6,247 1,637 7,491 5,990 1,501
2024 March 565 7,748 6,217 1,531 7,183 5,775 1,408
June -77 7,639 6,078 1,561 7,716 6,183 1,533
September 58 7,665 6,101 1,564 7,607 6,065 1,542
December 306 7,802 6,142 1,660 7,496 5,964 1,532
2025 March 210 7,448 5,859 1,589 7,238 5,850 1,388
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.
United States Department of Labor
