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

Service-providing

(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                 2,328       10,354         6,561        3,793         8,026          4,929       3,097
March 1995                 2,503       10,910         6,872        4,038         8,407          5,272       3,135
March 1996                 1,795       10,974         6,903        4,071         9,179          5,755       3,424
March 1997                 2,403       11,655         7,228        4,427         9,252          5,724       3,528
March 1998                 2,296       12,057         7,651        4,406         9,761          5,840       3,921
March 1999                 2,376       12,690         7,884        4,806        10,314          6,207       4,107
March 2000                 2,609       12,709         8,113        4,596        10,100          6,184       3,916
March 2001                 1,228       12,114         7,859        4,255        10,886          6,784       4,102
March 2002                -1,085       11,084         6,851        4,233        12,169          7,956       4,213
March 2003                   128       10,673         6,759        3,914        10,545          6,858       3,687
March 2004                 1,072       10,635         6,936        3,699         9,563          6,202       3,361
March 2005                 1,738       10,948         7,252        3,696         9,210          5,876       3,334
March 2006                 2,125       11,106         7,389        3,717         8,981          5,912       3,069
March 2007                 1,709       10,816         7,200        3,616         9,107          6,095       3,012
March 2008                   727       10,356         6,884        3,472         9,629          6,492       3,137
March 2009                -3,208        8,522         5,504        3,018        11,730          8,349       3,381
March 2010                -1,152        8,392         5,599        2,793         9,544          6,687       2,857
March 2011                 1,664        9,403         6,539        2,864         7,739          5,204       2,535
March 2012                 2,152        9,853         6,802        3,051         7,701          5,186       2,515
March 2013                 1,783        9,811         6,809        3,002         8,028          5,449       2,579
March 2014                 1,887       10,047         6,954        3,093         8,160          5,585       2,575
March 2015                 2,276       10,552         7,336        3,216         8,276          5,569       2,707
March 2016                 2,361       10,915         7,621        3,294         8,554          5,806       2,748
March 2017                 1,808       10,730         7,405        3,325         8,922          6,123       2,799
March 2018                 1,650       10,714         7,455        3,259         9,064          6,216       2,848
March 2019                 1,413       10,777         7,506        3,271         9,364          6,414       2,950
March 2020                   411       10,595         7,297        3,298        10,184          6,997       3,187
March 2021                -4,739       10,554         7,164        3,390        15,293         11,831       3,462
March 2022                 6,188       15,309        11,181        4,128         9,121          6,286       2,835
March 2023                 2,883       13,494         9,432        4,062        10,611          7,198       3,413
 
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.