Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Service-providing (In thousands) 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 603 5,393 4,140 1,253 4,790 3,715 1,075 December 123 5,062 3,893 1,169 4,939 3,939 1,000 1993 March 406 5,407 4,025 1,382 5,001 3,864 1,137 June 573 5,324 4,178 1,146 4,751 3,711 1,040 September 847 5,570 4,325 1,245 4,723 3,741 982 December 421 5,355 4,173 1,182 4,934 3,923 1,011 1994 March 621 5,655 4,374 1,281 5,034 3,919 1,115 June 579 5,606 4,318 1,288 5,027 3,904 1,123 September 1,035 5,940 4,598 1,342 4,905 3,925 980 December 279 5,502 4,304 1,198 5,223 4,148 1,075 1995 March 764 5,990 4,635 1,355 5,226 4,140 1,086 June 299 5,691 4,400 1,291 5,392 4,277 1,115 September 773 5,966 4,698 1,268 5,193 4,054 1,139 December 268 5,774 4,470 1,304 5,506 4,360 1,146 1996 March 571 6,159 4,716 1,443 5,588 4,379 1,209 June 444 5,998 4,600 1,398 5,554 4,387 1,167 September 646 6,194 4,766 1,428 5,548 4,345 1,203 December 630 6,138 4,708 1,430 5,508 4,364 1,144 1997 March 756 6,379 4,885 1,494 5,623 4,378 1,245 June 421 6,020 4,654 1,366 5,599 4,416 1,183 September 806 6,451 5,050 1,401 5,645 4,341 1,304 December 481 6,439 4,958 1,481 5,958 4,525 1,433 1998 March 693 6,770 5,086 1,684 6,077 4,555 1,522 June 495 6,561 4,890 1,671 6,066 4,660 1,406 September 760 6,563 5,028 1,535 5,803 4,468 1,335 December 613 6,427 5,018 1,409 5,814 4,493 1,321 1999 March 581 6,805 5,145 1,660 6,224 4,726 1,498 June 589 6,522 5,006 1,516 5,933 4,608 1,325 September 598 6,596 5,128 1,468 5,998 4,613 1,385 December 800 6,678 5,233 1,445 5,878 4,580 1,298 2000 March 724 6,905 5,346 1,559 6,181 4,827 1,354 June 453 6,513 5,141 1,372 6,060 4,797 1,263 September 507 6,630 5,182 1,448 6,123 4,761 1,362 December 266 6,420 5,055 1,365 6,154 4,845 1,309 2001 March 123 6,716 5,240 1,476 6,593 5,034 1,559 June -366 6,220 4,818 1,402 6,586 5,191 1,395 September -627 5,957 4,567 1,390 6,584 5,144 1,440 December -571 5,875 4,534 1,341 6,446 5,117 1,329 2002 March 329 6,452 4,931 1,521 6,123 4,795 1,328 June 128 6,127 4,699 1,428 5,999 4,704 1,295 September 89 5,996 4,674 1,322 5,907 4,683 1,224 December -48 5,841 4,570 1,271 5,889 4,665 1,224 2003 March -69 5,928 4,626 1,302 5,997 4,755 1,242 June 57 5,744 4,534 1,210 5,687 4,530 1,157 September 343 5,794 4,584 1,210 5,451 4,357 1,094 December 277 5,857 4,598 1,259 5,580 4,439 1,141 2004 March 441 6,087 4,808 1,279 5,646 4,462 1,184 June 499 6,024 4,764 1,260 5,525 4,329 1,196 September 242 5,988 4,674 1,314 5,746 4,489 1,257 December 611 6,111 4,785 1,326 5,500 4,348 1,152 2005 March 397 6,026 4,772 1,254 5,629 4,464 1,165 June 489 6,058 4,765 1,293 5,569 4,421 1,148 September 658 6,290 4,970 1,320 5,632 4,446 1,186 December 304 6,049 4,765 1,284 5,745 4,624 1,121 2006 March 705 6,107 4,899 1,208 5,402 4,337 1,065 June 329 6,084 4,808 1,276 5,755 4,632 1,123 September 256 5,952 4,740 1,212 5,696 4,591 1,105 December 475 6,108 4,831 1,277 5,633 4,522 1,111 2007 March 600 6,117 4,904 1,213 5,517 4,452 1,065 June 221 6,020 4,833 1,187 5,799 4,648 1,151 September 18 5,860 4,606 1,254 5,842 4,722 1,120 December 365 6,086 4,831 1,255 5,721 4,618 1,103 2008 March 42 5,785 4,578 1,207 5,743 4,618 1,125 June -296 5,776 4,571 1,205 6,072 4,861 1,211 September -535 5,515 4,339 1,176 6,050 4,913 1,137 December -1,104 5,411 4,247 1,164 6,515 5,304 1,211 2009 March -1,465 4,813 3,774 1,039 6,278 5,127 1,151 June -776 5,157 4,039 1,118 5,933 4,816 1,117 September -517 5,047 4,001 1,046 5,564 4,464 1,100 December -16 5,338 4,219 1,119 5,354 4,296 1,058 2010 March -70 5,019 4,014 1,005 5,089 4,101 988 June 545 5,527 4,441 1,086 4,982 4,005 977 September 188 5,356 4,273 1,083 5,168 4,137 1,031 December 586 5,672 4,493 1,179 5,086 4,065 1,021 2011 March 302 5,213 4,202 1,011 4,911 3,955 956 June 440 5,554 4,439 1,115 5,114 4,079 1,035 September 638 5,728 4,568 1,160 5,090 4,110 980 December 314 5,496 4,358 1,138 5,182 4,153 1,029 2012 March 804 5,675 4,554 1,121 4,871 3,957 914 June 519 5,656 4,544 1,112 5,137 4,183 954 September 205 5,528 4,433 1,095 5,323 4,337 986 December 643 5,743 4,603 1,140 5,100 4,127 973 2013 March 437 5,577 4,550 1,027 5,140 4,167 973 June 574 5,775 4,667 1,108 5,201 4,202 999 September 421 5,712 4,590 1,122 5,291 4,345 946 December 655 5,896 4,773 1,123 5,241 4,249 992 2014 March 271 5,585 4,517 1,068 5,314 4,355 959 June 727 6,039 4,904 1,135 5,312 4,300 1,012 September 438 5,879 4,751 1,128 5,441 4,446 995 December 925 6,231 5,059 1,172 5,306 4,272 1,034 2015 March 201 5,711 4,593 1,118 5,510 4,499 1,011 June 784 6,187 5,038 1,149 5,403 4,405 998 September 478 6,042 4,869 1,173 5,564 4,547 1,017 December 900 6,452 5,199 1,253 5,552 4,483 1,069 2016 March 242 5,847 4,750 1,097 5,605 4,587 1,018 June 361 6,111 4,925 1,186 5,750 4,652 1,098 September 720 6,384 5,132 1,252 5,664 4,615 1,049 December 301 6,103 4,888 1,215 5,802 4,699 1,103 2017 March 455 6,025 4,880 1,145 5,570 4,574 996 June 405 6,234 5,057 1,177 5,829 4,759 1,070 September 1 6,041 4,884 1,157 6,040 4,948 1,092 December 700 6,349 5,129 1,220 5,649 4,547 1,102 2018 March 475 6,084 4,933 1,151 5,609 4,600 1,009 June 341 6,269 5,067 1,202 5,928 4,849 1,079 September 80 6,169 4,993 1,176 6,089 4,973 1,116 December 586 6,322 5,096 1,226 5,736 4,608 1,128 2019 March 402 6,106 4,945 1,161 5,704 4,644 1,060 June 221 6,288 5,102 1,186 6,067 4,922 1,145 September 130 6,129 4,950 1,179 5,999 4,920 1,079 December 765 6,511 5,225 1,286 5,746 4,622 1,124 2020 March -810 5,737 4,615 1,122 6,547 5,283 1,264 June -13,026 4,688 3,586 1,102 17,714 15,079 2,635 September 3,882 9,357 7,554 1,803 5,475 4,302 1,173 December 1,725 7,322 5,848 1,474 5,597 4,433 1,164 2021 March 1,601 6,936 5,610 1,326 5,335 4,370 965 June 1,028 6,923 5,563 1,360 5,895 4,832 1,063 September 1,369 7,513 6,053 1,460 6,144 4,898 1,246 December 2,486 8,039 6,413 1,626 5,553 4,403 1,150 2022 March 1,277 7,102 5,743 1,359 5,825 4,612 1,213 June 325 7,004 5,489 1,515 6,679 5,378 1,301 September 1,192 7,458 6,011 1,447 6,266 4,971 1,295 December 425 6,767 5,323 1,444 6,342 5,040 1,302 2023 March 844 6,698 5,376 1,322 5,854 4,639 1,215 June 300 6,770 5,364 1,406 6,470 5,201 1,269 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.