Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March

Total private

(In thousands)

                                                     Gross job gains                          Gross job losses
Year ended            Net change(1)     Total     Expanding      Opening         Total     Contracting    Closing
                                               establishments establishments            establishments establishments

March 1994                 2,741       13,585         8,877        4,708        10,844          6,834       4,010
March 1995                 3,314       14,415         9,415        5,000        11,101          7,099       4,002
March 1996                 1,957       14,178         9,173        5,005        12,221          7,876       4,345
March 1997                 2,883       15,018         9,645        5,373        12,135          7,698       4,437
March 1998                 2,828       15,556        10,127        5,429        12,728          7,801       4,927
March 1999                 2,485       16,031        10,264        5,767        13,546          8,450       5,096
March 2000                 2,985       16,145        10,620        5,525        13,160          8,291       4,869
March 2001                   860       15,228        10,150        5,078        14,368          9,251       5,117
March 2002                -2,704       13,643         8,637        5,006        16,347         11,045       5,302
March 2003                  -697       13,272         8,603        4,669        13,969          9,292       4,677
March 2004                   896       13,378         8,957        4,421        12,482          8,242       4,240
March 2005                 2,003       13,829         9,406        4,423        11,826          7,675       4,151
March 2006                 2,602       14,096         9,629        4,467        11,494          7,715       3,779
March 2007                 1,515       13,517         9,243        4,274        12,002          8,249       3,753
March 2008                   112       12,786         8,718        4,068        12,674          8,776       3,898
March 2009                -5,820       10,149         6,668        3,481        15,969         11,706       4,263
March 2010                -2,685       10,075         6,839        3,236        12,760          9,142       3,618
March 2011                 1,908       11,629         8,295        3,334         9,721          6,623       3,098
March 2012                 2,670       12,216         8,662        3,554         9,546          6,508       3,038
March 2013                 2,121       12,045         8,553        3,492         9,924          6,829       3,095
March 2014                 2,274       12,282         8,700        3,582        10,008          6,945       3,063
March 2015                 2,719       12,834         9,143        3,691        10,115          6,940       3,175
March 2016                 2,512       13,168         9,394        3,774        10,656          7,426       3,230
March 2017                 2,032       12,953         9,156        3,797        10,921          7,638       3,283
March 2018                 2,168       13,116         9,359        3,757        10,948          7,635       3,313
March 2019                 1,845       13,134         9,377        3,757        11,289          7,855       3,434
March 2020                   367       12,746         8,972        3,774        12,379          8,671       3,708
March 2021                -5,479       12,522         8,648        3,874        18,001         14,059       3,942
March 2022                 6,929       17,911        13,247        4,664        10,982          7,675       3,307
March 2023                 3,283       15,970        11,374        4,596        12,687          8,727       3,960
 
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.