Table 2. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Not seasonally adjusted: Dynamic method 10 to 19 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 -36 689 587 102 725 619 106 December -151 660 555 105 811 688 123 1993 March -109 642 533 109 751 631 120 June 440 983 839 144 543 447 96 September -1 703 599 104 704 601 103 December -108 686 582 104 794 677 117 1994 March -83 672 562 110 755 633 122 June 452 1,022 867 155 570 462 108 September 24 744 628 116 720 620 100 December -137 688 589 99 825 696 129 1995 March -67 701 584 117 768 645 123 June 423 1,015 856 159 592 491 101 September -37 729 623 106 766 643 123 December -148 706 595 111 854 718 136 1996 March -82 703 586 117 785 653 132 June 440 1,040 879 161 600 494 106 September -44 732 618 114 776 659 117 December -121 729 616 113 850 718 132 1997 March -57 728 608 120 785 652 133 June 435 1,033 879 154 598 494 104 September -39 743 639 104 782 656 126 December -151 738 620 118 889 732 157 1998 March -101 735 595 140 836 668 168 June 485 1,089 898 191 604 493 111 September -72 732 625 107 804 673 131 December -121 729 626 103 850 710 140 1999 March -107 734 602 132 841 687 154 June 459 1,077 911 166 618 510 108 September -55 760 647 113 815 681 134 December -100 759 649 110 859 719 140 2000 March -70 768 633 135 838 693 145 June 435 1,071 906 165 636 530 106 September -86 749 636 113 835 703 132 December -185 713 611 102 898 759 139 2001 March -123 724 602 122 847 700 147 June 386 1,032 874 158 646 538 108 September -158 692 586 106 850 718 132 December -223 672 570 102 895 760 135 2002 March -116 698 574 124 814 684 130 June 411 1,018 856 162 607 510 97 September -98 688 587 101 786 676 110 December -189 665 568 97 854 733 121 2003 March -160 663 546 117 823 698 125 June 424 1,014 865 149 590 495 95 September -71 688 588 100 759 656 103 December -147 675 579 96 822 707 115 2004 March -95 686 572 114 781 663 118 June 441 1,022 867 155 581 486 95 September -80 689 584 105 769 657 112 December -128 695 591 104 823 705 118 2005 March -110 688 566 122 798 679 119 June 462 1,040 879 161 578 489 89 September -54 712 608 104 766 655 111 December -157 690 593 97 847 733 114 2006 March -52 713 599 114 765 657 108 June 439 1,033 883 150 594 509 85 September -100 676 584 92 776 677 99 December -165 668 578 90 833 726 107 2007 March -74 692 585 107 766 661 105 June 411 1,005 862 143 594 508 86 September -135 651 560 91 786 688 98 December -188 650 565 85 838 730 108 2008 March -141 646 542 104 787 682 105 June 341 947 807 140 606 519 87 September -168 610 524 86 778 680 98 December -350 557 478 79 907 793 114 2009 March -326 533 444 89 859 749 110 June 270 867 734 133 597 513 84 September -156 560 483 77 716 622 94 December -222 553 475 78 775 672 103 2010 March -137 560 466 94 697 603 94 June 421 915 785 130 494 425 69 September -76 581 503 78 657 573 84 December -161 580 495 85 741 642 99 2011 March -64 588 492 96 652 564 88 June 421 914 781 133 493 420 73 September -37 617 529 88 654 573 81 December -163 569 492 77 732 630 102 2012 March 1 630 530 100 629 544 85 June 407 904 775 129 497 427 70 September -76 589 509 80 665 582 83 December -135 581 504 77 716 617 99 2013 March -33 615 518 97 648 556 92 June 427 928 798 130 501 430 71 September -45 611 526 85 656 575 81 December -141 588 512 76 729 631 98 2014 March -32 616 521 95 648 558 90 June 458 961 827 134 503 432 71 September -55 614 534 80 669 583 86 December -112 611 530 81 723 624 99 2015 March -57 617 518 99 674 582 92 June 464 972 840 132 508 436 72 September -66 613 532 81 679 597 82 December -117 620 541 79 737 641 96 2016 March -46 625 532 93 671 578 93 June 411 945 813 132 534 457 77 September -63 627 540 87 690 604 86 December -159 596 517 79 755 656 99 2017 March -15 647 549 98 662 570 92 June 421 956 826 130 535 461 74 September -129 599 521 78 728 638 90 December -115 623 543 80 738 637 101 2018 March -29 638 541 97 667 578 89 June 423 968 837 131 545 467 78 September -125 606 526 80 731 643 88 December -126 618 539 79 744 641 103 2019 March -32 637 538 99 669 575 94 June 408 960 829 131 552 474 78 September -111 610 528 82 721 632 89 December -126 620 534 86 746 646 100 2020 March -191 588 496 92 779 656 123 June -675 694 591 103 1,369 1,152 217 September 228 889 757 132 661 579 82 December -82 669 578 91 751 652 99 2021 March 125 728 625 103 603 528 75 June 608 1,087 953 134 479 416 63 September -22 703 613 90 725 630 95 December 22 735 632 103 713 617 96 2022 March -22 682 579 103 704 586 118 June 429 1,012 857 155 583 484 99 September -89 683 577 106 772 652 120 December -135 653 552 101 788 666 122 2023 March -15 681 564 117 696 572 124 June 397 984 826 158 587 485 102 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.