Table 1. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Seasonally adjusted: Dynamic method 5 to 9 employees (In thousands) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing firms firms firms firms 1992 September 41 732 571 161 691 551 140 December 37 733 566 167 696 548 148 1993 March 0 702 552 150 702 554 148 June 50 728 572 156 678 527 151 September 77 752 585 167 675 539 136 December 67 754 588 166 687 544 143 1994 March 16 723 573 150 707 556 151 June 42 751 585 166 709 542 167 September 100 788 606 182 688 552 136 December 29 749 588 161 720 563 157 1995 March 40 752 591 161 712 562 150 June 15 739 573 166 724 566 158 September 39 766 599 167 727 566 161 December 40 771 593 178 731 568 163 1996 March 26 752 589 163 726 564 162 June 28 758 588 170 730 568 162 September 44 776 597 179 732 578 154 December 55 786 607 179 731 572 159 1997 March 55 777 608 169 722 563 159 June 21 752 588 164 731 570 161 September 36 781 616 165 745 575 170 December 32 798 610 188 766 584 182 1998 March 18 784 596 188 766 570 196 June 61 792 597 195 731 564 167 September 11 772 600 172 761 585 176 December 54 788 618 170 734 563 171 1999 March 32 801 615 186 769 586 183 June 17 786 609 177 769 597 172 September 27 806 624 182 779 600 179 December 74 819 638 181 745 574 171 2000 March 61 827 637 190 766 591 175 June -5 776 604 172 781 615 166 September 9 803 622 181 794 615 179 December 4 777 606 171 773 605 168 2001 March 6 774 605 169 768 592 176 June -16 748 582 166 764 599 165 September -48 741 571 170 789 610 179 December -10 742 574 168 752 588 164 2002 March 18 755 584 171 737 575 162 June 11 743 571 172 732 578 154 September 8 742 578 164 734 581 153 December 10 738 577 161 728 574 154 2003 March -26 728 563 165 754 594 160 June 25 743 581 162 718 566 152 September 26 741 579 162 715 568 147 December 28 743 582 161 715 566 149 2004 March 24 755 588 167 731 573 158 June 17 747 579 168 730 569 161 September 16 755 579 176 739 572 167 December 54 777 595 182 723 567 156 2005 March 2 763 582 181 761 594 167 June 30 767 587 180 737 578 159 September 44 782 600 182 738 574 164 December 30 771 598 173 741 590 151 2006 March 51 781 607 174 730 577 153 June 11 757 589 168 746 594 152 September -4 740 578 162 744 592 152 December 16 749 586 163 733 583 150 2007 March 34 765 599 166 731 581 150 June -20 729 570 159 749 593 156 September -25 723 559 164 748 595 153 December -10 727 573 154 737 586 151 2008 March -34 717 559 158 751 596 155 June -62 698 540 158 760 600 160 September -67 672 521 151 739 585 154 December -141 635 493 142 776 617 159 2009 March -177 609 473 136 786 627 159 June -93 642 494 148 735 582 153 September -65 620 485 135 685 531 154 December -42 633 486 147 675 532 143 2010 March -40 627 483 144 667 530 137 June 28 665 519 146 637 504 133 September 3 643 503 140 640 499 141 December 11 660 505 155 649 511 138 2011 March 15 652 505 147 637 504 133 June 35 668 518 150 633 489 144 September 55 687 528 159 632 499 133 December 0 641 499 142 641 500 141 2012 March 80 692 538 154 612 485 127 June 20 656 511 145 636 502 134 September 13 648 505 143 635 500 135 December 27 652 506 146 625 489 136 2013 March 42 668 522 146 626 492 134 June 38 669 525 144 631 497 134 September 53 669 520 149 616 489 127 December 7 644 506 138 637 500 137 2014 March 49 669 523 146 620 492 128 June 52 686 539 147 634 500 134 September 35 660 519 141 625 493 132 December 30 661 519 142 631 495 136 2015 March 35 668 519 149 633 504 129 June 56 684 539 145 628 497 131 September 30 660 520 140 630 498 132 December 33 674 527 147 641 505 136 2016 March 47 675 530 145 628 495 133 June 3 667 521 146 664 515 149 September 50 682 522 160 632 498 134 December -4 641 501 140 645 508 137 2017 March 74 693 541 152 619 490 129 June 21 674 528 146 653 517 136 September -14 644 505 139 658 521 137 December 23 662 520 142 639 498 141 2018 March 70 689 537 152 619 492 127 June 13 677 532 145 664 524 140 September -8 652 513 139 660 521 139 December 12 658 515 143 646 503 143 2019 March 60 682 528 154 622 490 132 June 2 669 524 145 667 523 144 September 5 652 509 143 647 510 137 December 16 655 505 150 639 501 138 2020 March -64 642 499 143 706 540 166 June -777 577 449 128 1,354 1,009 345 September 292 942 704 238 650 508 142 December 84 730 560 170 646 502 144 2021 March 203 771 604 167 568 457 111 June 118 734 585 149 616 487 129 September 60 742 577 165 682 521 161 December 159 784 591 193 625 493 132 2022 March 57 715 562 153 658 501 157 June 4 700 534 166 696 542 154 September 17 706 544 162 689 527 162 December 4 669 511 158 665 515 150 2023 March 62 698 538 160 636 482 154 June -13 673 515 158 686 524 162 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.