Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 6,607 152,819 119,279 33,540 146,212 115,129 31,083 December 3,430 148,683 116,526 32,157 145,253 115,282 29,971 1993 March 14,185 160,025 122,570 37,455 145,840 111,621 34,219 June 7,754 147,607 118,531 29,076 139,853 110,490 29,363 September 18,095 157,250 125,877 31,373 139,155 112,604 26,551 December 24,346 159,552 128,725 30,827 135,206 108,969 26,237 1994 March 18,366 160,221 130,407 29,814 141,855 112,907 28,948 June 22,715 161,195 130,694 30,501 138,480 107,353 31,127 September 42,000 175,420 140,444 34,976 133,420 106,727 26,693 December 23,723 163,831 135,043 28,788 140,108 109,476 30,632 1995 March 32,910 169,152 138,793 30,359 136,242 107,448 28,794 June 23,193 164,941 132,644 32,297 141,748 112,482 29,266 September 22,936 173,568 140,693 32,875 150,632 118,752 31,880 December 17,948 173,508 138,294 35,214 155,560 121,827 33,733 1996 March 19,976 176,065 141,125 34,940 156,089 125,493 30,596 June 19,668 179,941 140,729 39,212 160,273 127,161 33,112 September 24,290 179,616 143,220 36,396 155,326 122,438 32,888 December 30,140 181,598 146,793 34,805 151,458 118,995 32,463 1997 March 30,619 186,239 152,684 33,555 155,620 121,976 33,644 June 24,043 183,003 145,730 37,273 158,960 122,585 36,375 September 34,836 195,151 159,368 35,783 160,315 122,182 38,133 December 24,988 201,068 159,926 41,142 176,080 125,151 50,929 1998 March 29,829 206,133 158,810 47,323 176,304 131,096 45,208 June 32,728 199,297 148,974 50,323 166,569 128,204 38,365 September 13,671 187,130 148,199 38,931 173,459 132,613 40,846 December 11,890 187,678 149,103 38,575 175,788 133,770 42,018 1999 March 23,598 203,983 163,379 40,604 180,385 134,703 45,682 June 14,954 190,869 151,944 38,925 175,915 137,508 38,407 September 18,076 195,002 157,004 37,998 176,926 133,311 43,615 December 27,811 200,961 161,813 39,148 173,150 135,019 38,131 2000 March 33,846 212,426 170,984 41,442 178,580 140,791 37,789 June 19,083 198,118 158,787 39,331 179,035 142,949 36,086 September 19,836 198,950 159,349 39,601 179,114 141,069 38,045 December 13,606 192,867 157,877 34,990 179,261 141,807 37,454 2001 March 5,894 200,030 159,290 40,740 194,136 151,891 42,245 June -47,437 167,932 131,940 35,992 215,369 170,048 45,321 September -45,224 160,878 124,789 36,089 206,102 160,633 45,469 December -50,149 153,467 118,131 35,336 203,616 162,801 40,815 2002 March -18,303 171,646 135,508 36,138 189,949 147,370 42,579 June -25,244 161,387 123,694 37,693 186,631 145,285 41,346 September -20,643 150,031 119,986 30,045 170,674 131,415 39,259 December -19,298 149,976 122,096 27,880 169,274 133,230 36,044 2003 March -11,121 158,599 126,240 32,359 169,720 133,197 36,523 June -20,836 146,235 119,151 27,084 167,071 130,947 36,124 September -9,657 146,837 119,808 27,029 156,494 120,719 35,775 December 2,868 153,279 125,339 27,940 150,411 117,618 32,793 2004 March 10,893 158,537 130,824 27,713 147,644 115,985 31,659 June 11,141 156,506 127,502 29,004 145,365 111,172 34,193 September 10,390 161,548 133,357 28,191 151,158 112,857 38,301 December 19,347 157,899 129,858 28,041 138,552 107,978 30,574 2005 March 13,180 155,221 125,862 29,359 142,041 110,804 31,237 June 17,493 157,889 130,856 27,033 140,396 108,728 31,668 September 22,616 167,901 136,523 31,378 145,285 114,908 30,377 December 15,646 157,753 131,468 26,285 142,107 113,855 28,252 2006 March 22,832 156,282 132,270 24,012 133,450 105,298 28,152 June 21,134 157,193 130,731 26,462 136,059 109,548 26,511 September 7,451 149,193 123,826 25,367 141,742 114,306 27,436 December 7,394 152,380 126,989 25,391 144,986 116,434 28,552 2007 March 10,732 152,490 125,612 26,878 141,758 113,039 28,719 June 7,034 150,009 125,891 24,118 142,975 113,745 29,230 September 140 146,529 118,279 28,250 146,389 119,298 27,091 December 1,451 147,918 123,006 24,912 146,467 117,638 28,829 2008 March -8,425 137,715 112,423 25,292 146,140 118,919 27,221 June -15,088 135,620 110,829 24,791 150,708 120,307 30,401 September -19,941 126,876 104,790 22,086 146,817 120,517 26,300 December -73,743 113,176 90,495 22,681 186,919 155,625 31,294 2009 March -105,556 95,848 75,029 20,819 201,404 172,518 28,886 June -85,782 100,828 80,430 20,398 186,610 159,251 27,359 September -42,318 104,480 85,820 18,660 146,798 117,295 29,503 December -20,377 114,272 90,561 23,711 134,649 107,716 26,933 2010 March -14,374 111,641 89,748 21,893 126,015 100,667 25,348 June 12,258 126,835 105,757 21,078 114,577 89,858 24,719 September 11,325 123,249 101,905 21,344 111,924 87,994 23,930 December 15,143 127,996 104,581 23,415 112,853 89,646 23,207 2011 March 10,319 118,260 98,150 20,110 107,941 84,204 23,737 June 24,788 131,941 109,761 22,180 107,153 82,815 24,338 September 23,801 135,120 111,250 23,870 111,319 89,761 21,558 December 13,349 124,524 102,177 22,347 111,175 87,743 23,432 2012 March 19,595 128,543 107,603 20,940 108,948 85,999 22,949 June 18,723 130,735 109,337 21,398 112,012 88,431 23,581 September 781 118,826 97,082 21,744 118,045 95,393 22,652 December 9,405 123,498 101,449 22,049 114,093 91,876 22,217 2013 March 10,069 123,839 103,738 20,101 113,770 89,951 23,819 June 12,573 127,755 108,045 19,710 115,182 92,653 22,529 September 8,683 124,654 103,897 20,757 115,971 93,498 22,473 December 11,943 127,430 105,366 22,064 115,487 90,586 24,901 2014 March 10,693 124,379 103,869 20,510 113,686 90,401 23,285 June 18,479 129,397 110,829 18,568 110,918 87,550 23,368 September 14,014 127,163 107,926 19,237 113,149 90,418 22,731 December 15,875 129,956 109,647 20,309 114,081 90,387 23,694 2015 March -1,804 118,826 99,220 19,606 120,630 98,665 21,965 June 7,152 126,479 108,063 18,416 119,327 96,735 22,592 September -38 121,691 102,706 18,985 121,729 98,422 23,307 December 1,138 128,808 106,597 22,211 127,670 100,924 26,746 2016 March -6,829 116,360 97,020 19,340 123,189 98,724 24,465 June -6,028 121,885 102,573 19,312 127,913 102,933 24,980 September 7,286 127,609 105,391 22,218 120,323 97,471 22,852 December 6,132 125,186 105,341 19,845 119,054 95,614 23,440 2017 March 7,634 122,160 103,038 19,122 114,526 92,151 22,375 June 18,743 131,307 109,869 21,438 112,564 89,858 22,706 September 10,807 130,590 111,099 19,491 119,783 96,305 23,478 December 17,047 131,187 110,468 20,719 114,140 89,325 24,815 2018 March 21,132 139,521 115,133 24,388 118,389 92,945 25,444 June 20,893 142,797 118,906 23,891 121,904 96,037 25,867 September 12,076 140,330 114,283 26,047 128,254 101,263 26,991 December 20,667 144,164 117,804 26,360 123,497 97,195 26,302 2019 March 11,563 135,606 111,926 23,680 124,043 98,477 25,566 June 8,157 138,597 114,301 24,296 130,440 103,281 27,159 September -48 133,066 108,890 24,176 133,114 106,597 26,517 December 7,189 134,664 109,569 25,095 127,475 101,035 26,440 2020 March 1,370 130,566 108,248 22,318 129,196 101,475 27,721 June -211,036 96,998 74,233 22,765 308,034 268,982 39,052 September 27,382 162,838 133,957 28,881 135,456 107,110 28,346 December 41,018 155,028 125,214 29,814 114,010 87,520 26,490 2021 March 27,113 141,067 115,998 25,069 113,954 89,760 24,194 June 19,323 146,177 121,444 24,733 126,854 97,763 29,091 September 22,089 162,792 129,664 33,128 140,703 104,354 36,349 December 72,552 189,543 150,646 38,897 116,991 89,690 27,301 2022 March 44,042 167,755 138,413 29,342 123,713 92,459 31,254 June 22,457 166,761 133,467 33,294 144,304 109,763 34,541 September 45,883 182,213 148,861 33,352 136,330 106,236 30,094 December 23,858 157,844 128,855 28,989 133,986 102,403 31,583 2023 March 17,355 146,014 121,289 24,725 128,659 98,538 30,121 June 7,624 146,395 118,902 27,493 138,771 108,743 30,028 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.