Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Couriers and Messengers 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 4,754 18,571 16,227 2,344 13,817 12,121 1,696 December 48,860 58,022 55,363 2,659 9,162 6,920 2,242 1993 March -36,981 18,892 13,301 5,591 55,873 51,052 4,821 June 10,212 23,701 21,336 2,365 13,489 11,222 2,267 September 6,509 22,816 20,681 2,135 16,307 13,797 2,510 December 60,196 69,115 66,241 2,874 8,919 7,364 1,555 1994 March -41,710 19,144 13,294 5,850 60,854 56,361 4,493 June 19,542 30,217 27,516 2,701 10,675 8,299 2,376 September 13,237 27,295 24,726 2,569 14,058 11,635 2,423 December 64,651 74,751 70,544 4,207 10,100 7,313 2,787 1995 March -53,109 16,159 10,681 5,478 69,268 65,991 3,277 June 7,787 23,040 19,553 3,487 15,253 12,310 2,943 September 11,938 26,037 23,733 2,304 14,099 11,218 2,881 December 69,308 80,546 77,631 2,915 11,238 8,346 2,892 1996 March -60,317 19,672 13,857 5,815 79,989 74,392 5,597 June 6,309 25,507 21,655 3,852 19,198 15,222 3,976 September 8,883 25,291 18,897 6,394 16,408 12,901 3,507 December 62,308 75,061 69,354 5,707 12,753 8,981 3,772 1997 March -58,201 16,151 12,257 3,894 74,352 70,740 3,612 June 6,766 23,517 20,654 2,863 16,751 14,294 2,457 September -1,347 21,630 18,284 3,346 22,977 19,070 3,907 December 61,070 74,319 70,421 3,898 13,249 10,214 3,035 1998 March -57,468 22,338 14,323 8,015 79,806 71,335 8,471 June 9,475 26,086 19,201 6,885 16,611 12,448 4,163 September 28,115 42,180 39,568 2,612 14,065 11,456 2,609 December 39,543 56,425 52,044 4,381 16,882 14,639 2,243 1999 March -63,444 12,678 9,621 3,057 76,122 73,024 3,098 June 8,532 23,066 19,577 3,489 14,534 11,410 3,124 September 6,464 22,031 19,639 2,392 15,567 13,090 2,477 December 55,468 78,372 74,374 3,998 22,904 19,058 3,846 2000 March -58,892 18,080 13,527 4,553 76,972 72,515 4,457 June 10,446 31,733 24,299 7,434 21,287 16,656 4,631 September 6,283 25,637 20,916 4,721 19,354 14,480 4,874 December 58,139 74,679 69,076 5,603 16,540 12,093 4,447 2001 March -71,467 17,980 12,033 5,947 89,447 79,899 9,548 June -1,868 19,735 16,405 3,330 21,603 17,609 3,994 September -7,254 18,294 13,566 4,728 25,548 20,565 4,983 December 33,369 49,665 46,584 3,081 16,296 12,794 3,502 2002 March -56,104 10,852 7,556 3,296 66,956 62,691 4,265 June -2,396 16,047 13,561 2,486 18,443 14,688 3,755 September 2,052 18,538 14,713 3,825 16,486 12,902 3,584 December 39,689 51,441 49,114 2,327 11,752 8,951 2,801 2003 March -34,936 13,229 9,508 3,721 48,165 42,754 5,411 June -7,927 15,650 13,043 2,607 23,577 20,318 3,259 September 2,055 17,162 14,301 2,861 15,107 12,246 2,861 December 42,462 56,883 54,765 2,118 14,421 11,529 2,892 2004 March -46,647 11,391 8,869 2,522 58,038 54,289 3,749 June -629 18,939 17,157 1,782 19,568 17,105 2,463 September -6,160 14,012 11,630 2,382 20,172 17,673 2,499 December 52,449 62,599 60,104 2,495 10,150 7,827 2,323 2005 March -39,968 20,108 16,274 3,834 60,076 49,593 10,483 June -13,301 18,636 13,571 5,065 31,937 26,090 5,847 September 6,724 23,147 20,254 2,893 16,423 11,368 5,055 December 81,839 94,189 91,617 2,572 12,350 9,188 3,162 2006 March -69,491 12,537 9,167 3,370 82,028 78,497 3,531 June 7,137 21,563 18,663 2,900 14,426 11,667 2,759 September 3,733 18,134 15,783 2,351 14,401 11,894 2,507 December 83,612 92,376 89,823 2,553 8,764 6,911 1,853 2007 March -87,664 9,958 7,477 2,481 97,622 95,155 2,467 June 3,430 17,032 14,124 2,908 13,602 11,169 2,433 September 2,131 15,248 13,110 2,138 13,117 10,783 2,334 December 82,371 91,421 88,725 2,696 9,050 6,898 2,152 2008 March -89,533 11,185 7,182 4,003 100,718 98,106 2,612 June 3,848 25,384 21,624 3,760 21,536 18,083 3,453 September -6,559 12,952 10,526 2,426 19,511 15,749 3,762 December 78,847 96,106 93,180 2,926 17,259 15,004 2,255 2009 March -102,515 9,125 6,098 3,027 111,640 105,937 5,703 June -16,410 12,264 7,684 4,580 28,674 23,460 5,214 September -8,383 10,842 9,284 1,558 19,225 16,435 2,790 December 76,670 85,457 83,378 2,079 8,787 6,895 1,892 2010 March -82,689 8,940 6,425 2,515 91,629 88,954 2,675 June 1,122 13,636 10,770 2,866 12,514 10,224 2,290 September 2,220 14,358 12,205 2,153 12,138 9,806 2,332 December 92,224 99,228 96,144 3,084 7,004 5,133 1,871 2011 March -91,495 9,875 5,831 4,044 101,370 98,654 2,716 June 570 13,604 10,798 2,806 13,034 10,295 2,739 September 1,291 14,017 11,468 2,549 12,726 10,222 2,504 December 88,126 95,624 93,354 2,270 7,498 5,518 1,980 2012 March -85,892 8,892 6,514 2,378 94,784 92,064 2,720 June 768 12,563 10,057 2,506 11,795 9,872 1,923 September 1,906 13,381 11,398 1,983 11,475 9,270 2,205 December 107,556 115,144 113,044 2,100 7,588 5,565 2,023 2013 March -105,667 8,937 6,521 2,416 114,604 111,878 2,726 June 2,508 14,428 12,299 2,129 11,920 9,865 2,055 September 2,855 15,637 13,175 2,462 12,782 10,749 2,033 December 122,600 130,849 128,551 2,298 8,249 6,146 2,103 2014 March -114,466 9,839 7,543 2,296 124,305 121,627 2,678 June 9,177 21,113 19,143 1,970 11,936 9,664 2,272 September 10,647 22,304 19,810 2,494 11,657 9,586 2,071 December 163,014 169,865 167,186 2,679 6,851 4,952 1,899 2015 March -144,639 10,335 7,790 2,545 154,974 152,078 2,896 June -5,508 17,255 14,942 2,313 22,763 20,262 2,501 September 7,435 22,240 18,828 3,412 14,805 12,069 2,736 December 171,002 180,170 176,333 3,837 9,168 6,458 2,710 2016 March -156,145 12,474 8,981 3,493 168,619 165,568 3,051 June 4,152 20,671 17,985 2,686 16,519 14,060 2,459 September 12,852 28,908 23,886 5,022 16,056 13,022 3,034 December 200,883 209,617 202,532 7,085 8,734 6,271 2,463 2017 March -193,681 10,555 7,865 2,690 204,236 199,892 4,344 June 8,643 24,828 22,542 2,286 16,185 13,233 2,952 September 14,916 30,587 27,461 3,126 15,671 13,158 2,513 December 199,819 208,358 199,565 8,793 8,539 6,042 2,497 2018 March -177,284 13,371 10,417 2,954 190,655 186,844 3,811 June 13,799 28,998 24,848 4,150 15,199 12,616 2,583 September 22,920 38,855 34,311 4,544 15,935 13,038 2,897 December 213,447 223,753 211,431 12,322 10,306 7,203 3,103 2019 March -194,191 17,071 12,569 4,502 211,262 204,820 6,442 June 14,022 37,556 29,595 7,961 23,534 20,270 3,264 September 33,530 50,646 39,776 10,870 17,116 14,338 2,778 December 268,723 282,058 266,610 15,448 13,335 10,018 3,317 2020 March -236,015 21,590 14,932 6,658 257,605 252,991 4,614 June 85,949 115,871 108,766 7,105 29,922 24,582 5,340 September 41,483 73,483 59,931 13,552 32,000 28,077 3,923 December 345,626 362,256 339,629 22,627 16,630 12,447 4,183 2021 March -271,250 27,135 18,077 9,058 298,385 292,687 5,698 June -53,279 38,401 31,550 6,851 91,680 87,362 4,318 September 24,014 60,758 51,810 8,948 36,744 31,047 5,697 December 349,988 367,875 348,908 18,967 17,887 12,675 5,212 2022 March -298,735 25,501 19,395 6,106 324,236 317,577 6,659 June -44,867 28,911 22,632 6,279 73,778 67,225 6,553 September 2,296 51,268 44,748 6,520 48,972 42,702 6,270 December 241,151 266,261 254,512 11,749 25,110 18,641 6,469 2023 March -257,366 20,978 15,005 5,973 278,344 271,089 7,255 June -21,749 36,846 31,206 5,640 58,595 51,047 7,548 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.