Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Professional and business services (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 113 979 779 200 866 696 170 December 22 944 742 202 922 751 171 1993 March -1 1,134 841 293 1,135 864 271 June 427 1,273 1,013 260 846 655 191 September 136 1,045 843 202 909 738 171 December 80 1,025 824 201 945 755 190 1994 March 26 1,242 946 296 1,216 892 324 June 409 1,342 1,057 285 933 729 204 September 201 1,130 902 228 929 761 168 December 64 1,070 856 214 1,006 823 183 1995 March 48 1,329 1,008 321 1,281 957 324 June 333 1,343 1,065 278 1,010 810 200 September 147 1,139 929 210 992 786 206 December 86 1,156 914 242 1,070 879 191 1996 March -107 1,395 1,055 340 1,502 1,141 361 June 464 1,508 1,172 336 1,044 818 226 September 208 1,288 1,021 267 1,080 867 213 December 130 1,257 985 272 1,127 914 213 1997 March 15 1,498 1,105 393 1,483 1,090 393 June 520 1,587 1,263 324 1,067 819 248 September 218 1,331 1,083 248 1,113 877 236 December 168 1,386 1,103 283 1,218 952 266 1998 March -39 1,633 1,194 439 1,672 1,192 480 June 545 1,738 1,336 402 1,193 927 266 September 185 1,390 1,086 304 1,205 952 253 December 210 1,410 1,107 303 1,200 971 229 1999 March -102 1,656 1,218 438 1,758 1,265 493 June 568 1,731 1,374 357 1,163 906 257 September 111 1,383 1,120 263 1,272 995 277 December 247 1,477 1,194 283 1,230 995 235 2000 March -87 1,669 1,271 398 1,756 1,317 439 June 521 1,781 1,439 342 1,260 987 273 September 100 1,425 1,142 283 1,325 1,047 278 December -2 1,415 1,124 291 1,417 1,164 253 2001 March -393 1,613 1,205 408 2,006 1,481 525 June 143 1,614 1,265 349 1,471 1,172 299 September -314 1,212 952 260 1,526 1,210 316 December -257 1,250 974 276 1,507 1,238 269 2002 March -292 1,581 1,139 442 1,873 1,373 500 June 334 1,643 1,271 372 1,309 987 322 September 0 1,318 1,063 255 1,318 1,046 272 December -57 1,293 1,003 290 1,350 1,104 246 2003 March -342 1,488 1,136 352 1,830 1,371 459 June 289 1,502 1,195 307 1,213 919 294 September 84 1,240 1,023 217 1,156 922 234 December 101 1,323 1,036 287 1,222 987 235 2004 March -218 1,479 1,150 329 1,697 1,268 429 June 572 1,707 1,377 330 1,135 841 294 September 41 1,258 1,021 237 1,217 956 261 December 185 1,383 1,083 300 1,198 972 226 2005 March -154 1,456 1,152 304 1,610 1,217 393 June 474 1,638 1,316 322 1,164 891 273 September 212 1,376 1,129 247 1,164 917 247 December 108 1,359 1,075 284 1,251 1,041 210 2006 March -80 1,413 1,108 305 1,493 1,155 338 June 479 1,636 1,322 314 1,157 890 267 September 56 1,229 1,017 212 1,173 961 212 December 93 1,352 1,071 281 1,259 1,054 205 2007 March -172 1,388 1,097 291 1,560 1,200 360 June 392 1,605 1,310 295 1,213 919 294 September -32 1,198 972 226 1,230 1,005 225 December 93 1,380 1,084 296 1,287 1,073 214 2008 March -348 1,326 1,021 305 1,674 1,293 381 June 243 1,532 1,224 308 1,289 984 305 September -179 1,133 917 216 1,312 1,084 228 December -391 1,185 917 268 1,576 1,333 243 2009 March -859 1,050 795 255 1,909 1,524 385 June -36 1,308 1,032 276 1,344 1,050 294 September -143 1,051 861 190 1,194 963 231 December 180 1,292 1,018 274 1,112 903 209 2010 March -213 1,206 942 264 1,419 1,089 330 June 501 1,558 1,269 289 1,057 801 256 September 78 1,168 964 204 1,090 876 214 December 215 1,325 1,050 275 1,110 905 205 2011 March -125 1,284 1,019 265 1,409 1,083 326 June 387 1,501 1,220 281 1,114 851 263 September 186 1,254 1,030 224 1,068 864 204 December 100 1,285 1,003 282 1,185 978 207 2012 March -81 1,330 1,041 289 1,411 1,099 312 June 452 1,557 1,272 285 1,105 851 254 September 54 1,206 998 208 1,152 938 214 December 166 1,337 1,059 278 1,171 969 202 2013 March -144 1,322 1,049 273 1,466 1,127 339 June 411 1,557 1,274 283 1,146 880 266 September 109 1,246 1,031 215 1,137 933 204 December 193 1,385 1,111 274 1,192 987 205 2014 March -261 1,300 1,039 261 1,561 1,228 333 June 508 1,641 1,364 277 1,133 876 257 September 98 1,254 1,051 203 1,156 941 215 December 280 1,487 1,213 274 1,207 988 219 2015 March -341 1,305 1,034 271 1,646 1,314 332 June 456 1,643 1,353 290 1,187 925 262 September 67 1,270 1,049 221 1,203 984 219 December 288 1,525 1,221 304 1,237 1,019 218 2016 March -393 1,292 1,029 263 1,685 1,340 345 June 394 1,621 1,343 278 1,227 938 289 September 159 1,332 1,108 224 1,173 955 218 December 46 1,332 1,060 272 1,286 1,060 226 2017 March -252 1,329 1,058 271 1,581 1,239 342 June 444 1,647 1,366 281 1,203 944 259 September -20 1,250 1,042 208 1,270 1,042 228 December 191 1,432 1,148 284 1,241 1,013 228 2018 March -203 1,368 1,081 287 1,571 1,229 342 June 429 1,668 1,372 296 1,239 965 274 September 35 1,293 1,066 227 1,258 1,031 227 December 176 1,451 1,140 311 1,275 1,041 234 2019 March -281 1,358 1,069 289 1,639 1,280 359 June 458 1,693 1,390 303 1,235 957 278 September -1 1,262 1,036 226 1,263 1,041 222 December 149 1,451 1,143 308 1,302 1,065 237 2020 March -419 1,307 1,027 280 1,726 1,341 385 June -1,281 1,291 976 315 2,572 2,194 378 September 412 1,654 1,361 293 1,242 987 255 December 674 1,779 1,421 358 1,105 877 228 2021 March -47 1,501 1,165 336 1,548 1,207 341 June 439 1,752 1,399 353 1,313 1,043 270 September 235 1,573 1,267 306 1,338 1,056 282 December 692 1,896 1,519 377 1,204 955 249 2022 March -38 1,655 1,279 376 1,693 1,266 427 June 442 1,885 1,480 405 1,443 1,128 315 September 211 1,590 1,284 306 1,379 1,094 285 December -7 1,487 1,135 352 1,494 1,217 277 2023 March -261 1,476 1,153 323 1,737 1,316 421 June 237 1,670 1,338 332 1,433 1,123 310 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.