Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Utilities (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 -6 11 9 2 17 15 2 December -9 9 8 1 18 17 1 1993 March -3 20 14 6 23 17 6 June 5 18 16 2 13 12 1 September -9 9 7 2 18 17 1 December -3 14 9 5 17 16 1 1994 March -6 19 15 4 25 21 4 June -1 18 17 1 19 17 2 September -11 13 8 5 24 22 2 December -7 12 10 2 19 18 1 1995 March -14 21 17 4 35 30 5 June -1 17 15 2 18 17 1 September -11 14 11 3 25 22 3 December -5 12 11 1 17 16 1 1996 March -9 20 14 6 29 25 4 June -5 17 13 4 22 21 1 September -6 14 9 5 20 19 1 December -7 13 11 2 20 19 1 1997 March -6 17 14 3 23 21 2 June 2 20 15 5 18 16 2 September 0 19 11 8 19 15 4 December -3 14 12 2 17 15 2 1998 March -7 27 21 6 34 26 8 June 4 25 16 9 21 15 6 September -4 18 12 6 22 19 3 December -2 14 12 2 16 15 1 1999 March -1 26 17 9 27 21 6 June 2 20 17 3 18 14 4 September -2 16 12 4 18 16 2 December 0 18 14 4 18 14 4 2000 March -4 27 22 5 31 21 10 June 5 23 20 3 18 14 4 September -8 15 12 3 23 20 3 December 1 21 14 7 20 14 6 2001 March -7 24 18 6 31 24 7 June 12 29 20 9 17 14 3 September -6 15 12 3 21 19 2 December 5 18 15 3 13 12 1 2002 March -8 21 17 4 29 23 6 June 1 19 16 3 18 15 3 September -6 14 11 3 20 19 1 December -4 11 9 2 15 14 1 2003 March -2 18 15 3 20 17 3 June -1 16 14 2 17 15 2 September -6 12 10 2 18 15 3 December -2 11 10 1 13 12 1 2004 March -2 18 15 3 20 16 4 June 4 15 13 2 11 10 1 September -6 11 10 1 17 14 3 December -1 10 9 1 11 10 1 2005 March -2 17 14 3 19 16 3 June 2 16 14 2 14 12 2 September 0 13 11 2 13 12 1 December -3 11 10 1 14 11 3 2006 March 0 14 12 2 14 11 3 June 5 16 15 1 11 10 1 September -2 13 12 1 15 14 1 December 1 15 11 4 14 11 3 2007 March 1 15 13 2 14 13 1 June 7 17 16 1 10 8 2 September -1 11 10 1 12 11 1 December 2 12 11 1 10 9 1 2008 March 3 17 14 3 14 12 2 June 8 19 17 2 11 9 2 September -2 11 10 1 13 12 1 December 1 11 10 1 10 9 1 2009 March 2 15 13 2 13 11 2 June 3 15 14 1 12 11 1 September -3 10 9 1 13 12 1 December -3 9 8 1 12 11 1 2010 March -2 10 9 1 12 10 2 June 2 13 12 1 11 10 1 September -4 8 7 1 12 11 1 December 0 9 8 1 9 8 1 2011 March 2 14 12 2 12 10 2 June 2 14 12 2 12 11 1 September -3 9 8 1 12 11 1 December -2 9 8 1 11 10 1 2012 March 2 15 13 2 13 11 2 June 2 14 13 1 12 11 1 September -4 10 8 2 14 13 1 December 1 11 10 1 10 9 1 2013 March -1 13 11 2 14 12 2 June 4 16 14 2 12 11 1 September -5 9 8 1 14 13 1 December -3 10 9 1 13 12 1 2014 March 2 16 14 2 14 12 2 June 4 15 14 1 11 10 1 September -3 9 8 1 12 11 1 December 1 11 10 1 10 9 1 2015 March 1 16 14 2 15 13 2 June 5 16 15 1 11 10 1 September -4 10 9 1 14 13 1 December 0 10 9 1 10 9 1 2016 March -1 11 9 2 12 10 2 June 5 16 14 2 11 10 1 September -6 9 8 1 15 13 2 December -1 10 9 1 11 10 1 2017 March 1 13 11 2 12 10 2 June 2 14 13 1 12 11 1 September -5 9 8 1 14 13 1 December 0 10 9 1 10 9 1 2018 March 1 14 12 2 13 11 2 June 3 16 14 2 13 12 1 September -5 9 8 1 14 13 1 December -1 10 9 1 11 10 1 2019 March 0 16 14 2 16 14 2 June 3 16 14 2 13 11 2 September -4 11 9 2 15 14 1 December 1 11 10 1 10 9 1 2020 March 0 12 11 1 12 10 2 June -1 12 10 2 13 12 1 September -2 11 9 2 13 11 2 December 1 11 9 2 10 9 1 2021 March 1 13 11 2 12 10 2 June 2 15 13 2 13 11 2 September -2 12 10 2 14 12 2 December 3 15 13 2 12 11 1 2022 March 3 17 14 3 14 12 2 June 5 19 16 3 14 12 2 September 3 15 13 2 12 11 1 December 4 16 14 2 12 10 2 2023 March 6 19 16 3 13 11 2 June 11 25 23 2 14 12 2 September 1 15 13 2 14 12 2 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.