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

Goods-producing

(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                   416        3,235         2,319          916         2,819          1,906         913
March 1995                   810        3,504         2,542          962         2,694          1,826         868
March 1996                   164        3,207         2,272          935         3,043          2,120         923
March 1997                   484        3,367         2,419          948         2,883          1,973         910
March 1998                   535        3,500         2,477        1,023         2,965          1,959       1,006
March 1999                   111        3,344         2,381          963         3,233          2,243         990
March 2000                   377        3,433         2,505          928         3,056          2,105         951
March 2001                  -366        3,116         2,292          824         3,482          2,466       1,016
March 2002                -1,614        2,560         1,789          771         4,174          3,088       1,086
March 2003                  -828        2,599         1,844          755         3,427          2,437         990
March 2004                  -173        2,744         2,022          722         2,917          2,039         878
March 2005                   269        2,884         2,156          728         2,615          1,797         818
March 2006                   476        2,991         2,241          750         2,515          1,803         712
March 2007                  -195        2,700         2,042          658         2,895          2,152         743
March 2008                  -615        2,429         1,833          596         3,044          2,283         761
March 2009                -2,611        1,629         1,165          464         4,240          3,358         882
March 2010                -1,529        1,685         1,240          445         3,214          2,452         762
March 2011                   248        2,230         1,758          472         1,982          1,419         563
March 2012                   519        2,363         1,860          503         1,844          1,321         523
March 2013                   339        2,235         1,748          487         1,896          1,381         515
March 2014                   387        2,234         1,746          488         1,847          1,360         487
March 2015                   442        2,281         1,806          475         1,839          1,371         468
March 2016                   153        2,254         1,774          480         2,101          1,620         481
March 2017                   224        2,222         1,751          471         1,998          1,515         483
March 2018                   519        2,403         1,905          498         1,884          1,419         465
March 2019                   431        2,356         1,871          485         1,925          1,442         483
March 2020                   -48        2,150         1,675          475         2,198          1,677         521
March 2021                  -744        1,968         1,483          485         2,712          2,231         481
March 2022                   742        2,602         2,066          536         1,860          1,388         472
March 2023                   401        2,477         1,942          535         2,076          1,531         545
 
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.