Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted District of Columbia Total private Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 2000 March 4,012 33,339 25,805 7,534 29,327 25,061 4,266 June 6,731 33,443 26,508 6,935 26,712 20,114 6,598 September 3,570 35,254 27,036 8,218 31,684 21,745 9,939 December 7,567 35,579 29,580 5,999 28,012 20,537 7,475 2001 March -9,515 32,103 25,186 6,917 41,618 35,503 6,115 June -2,451 27,424 22,364 5,060 29,875 23,858 6,017 September -856 29,859 23,180 6,679 30,715 23,265 7,450 December 1,696 31,900 25,463 6,437 30,204 23,407 6,797 2002 March 251 29,848 23,449 6,399 29,597 23,205 6,392 June 1,218 27,639 21,275 6,364 26,421 21,167 5,254 September 1,973 26,232 21,600 4,632 24,259 19,049 5,210 December 1,929 26,737 20,440 6,297 24,808 19,997 4,811 2003 March -1,973 26,694 20,365 6,329 28,667 22,750 5,917 June -3,299 24,481 19,935 4,546 27,780 21,925 5,855 September 2,798 26,533 21,062 5,471 23,735 19,706 4,029 December 2,798 26,136 21,461 4,675 23,338 18,558 4,780 2004 March 4,915 30,104 24,146 5,958 25,189 20,461 4,728 June 2,658 28,104 23,565 4,539 25,446 20,017 5,429 September -158 25,688 21,160 4,528 25,846 20,998 4,848 December 509 26,351 21,898 4,453 25,842 21,236 4,606 2005 March 1,643 27,475 23,103 4,372 25,832 21,209 4,623 June 3,773 28,317 24,033 4,284 24,544 19,345 5,199 September -192 26,453 21,350 5,103 26,645 21,593 5,052 December -287 24,933 20,348 4,585 25,220 21,669 3,551 2006 March 2,039 25,823 21,205 4,618 23,784 19,988 3,796 June 2,676 29,025 23,999 5,026 26,349 20,895 5,454 September 1,740 26,725 21,126 5,599 24,985 20,470 4,515 December -315 25,846 21,369 4,477 26,161 20,554 5,607 2007 March 4,876 28,797 23,172 5,625 23,921 19,103 4,818 June 1,535 27,770 22,575 5,195 26,235 20,810 5,425 September -912 26,743 22,832 3,911 27,655 21,278 6,377 December 796 26,909 21,096 5,813 26,113 21,064 5,049 2008 March 1,606 28,124 23,076 5,048 26,518 21,794 4,724 June 1,035 28,147 23,224 4,923 27,112 22,638 4,474 September 2,587 28,425 23,384 5,041 25,838 21,089 4,749 December -5,905 25,216 19,957 5,259 31,121 24,929 6,192 2009 March -1,418 26,244 21,336 4,908 27,662 21,840 5,822 June -2,700 24,807 20,286 4,521 27,507 22,412 5,095 September -3,579 22,783 18,242 4,541 26,362 22,633 3,729 December 2,700 26,949 21,414 5,535 24,249 20,066 4,183 2010 March 2,623 23,768 19,443 4,325 21,145 17,455 3,690 June 3,492 26,649 22,317 4,332 23,157 18,658 4,499 September -4,853 25,171 20,225 4,946 30,024 22,687 7,337 December 3,166 28,065 21,062 7,003 24,899 19,643 5,256 2011 March 11,115 33,065 27,329 5,736 21,950 16,840 5,110 June 1,839 28,042 22,233 5,809 26,203 20,467 5,736 September 2,630 26,661 20,906 5,755 24,031 18,458 5,573 December 1,503 26,235 18,818 7,417 24,732 21,353 3,379 2012 March 6,904 28,339 23,671 4,668 21,435 17,159 4,276 June 2,457 27,236 22,158 5,078 24,779 20,200 4,579 September -1,356 27,329 21,601 5,728 28,685 21,915 6,770 December 5,988 31,878 24,248 7,630 25,890 19,899 5,991 2013 March 2,451 28,023 21,152 6,871 25,572 21,361 4,211 June 2,600 29,561 23,713 5,848 26,961 21,513 5,448 September 4,560 28,872 21,851 7,021 24,312 20,559 3,753 December 1,186 27,656 22,096 5,560 26,470 21,113 5,357 2014 March 2,226 28,451 22,836 5,615 26,225 21,830 4,395 June 3,514 30,711 25,909 4,802 27,197 21,584 5,613 September 1,049 27,815 22,391 5,424 26,766 22,663 4,103 December 895 26,748 22,960 3,788 25,853 19,735 6,118 2015 March 1,840 28,309 22,529 5,780 26,469 21,803 4,666 June 1,816 30,570 24,012 6,558 28,754 20,749 8,005 September 3,779 30,770 24,002 6,768 26,991 21,503 5,488 December 7,888 31,478 24,903 6,575 23,590 18,930 4,660 2016 March -1,747 26,694 20,773 5,921 28,441 22,199 6,242 June 830 30,030 22,145 7,885 29,200 22,979 6,221 September 2,637 31,797 24,887 6,910 29,160 23,206 5,954 December -104 28,825 22,267 6,558 28,929 24,018 4,911 2017 March 5,199 29,991 23,247 6,744 24,792 19,725 5,067 June 2,120 29,623 22,886 6,737 27,503 22,137 5,366 September 1,346 28,026 22,138 5,888 26,680 21,691 4,989 December 4,660 30,578 24,287 6,291 25,918 20,859 5,059 2018 March 6,358 32,301 25,589 6,712 25,943 21,176 4,767 June 597 29,937 22,909 7,028 29,340 23,920 5,420 September -1,392 27,717 22,327 5,390 29,109 23,122 5,987 December 2,888 30,001 24,063 5,938 27,113 21,877 5,236 2019 March 3,205 29,652 24,086 5,566 26,447 21,275 5,172 June 286 29,451 23,394 6,057 29,165 23,962 5,203 September 206 29,061 23,278 5,783 28,855 23,918 4,937 December 4,089 29,142 23,550 5,592 25,053 19,816 5,237 2020 March -355 28,448 22,626 5,822 28,803 23,485 5,318 June -95,163 16,524 12,072 4,452 111,687 94,550 17,137 September 10,632 37,444 29,214 8,230 26,812 21,568 5,244 December -1,145 24,606 18,504 6,102 25,751 20,981 4,770 2021 March 581 25,535 21,017 4,518 24,954 20,461 4,493 June 8,219 33,471 25,586 7,885 25,252 20,807 4,445 September 14,323 38,110 30,919 7,191 23,787 18,332 5,455 December 12,114 36,426 28,009 8,417 24,312 19,519 4,793 2022 March 5,031 30,625 24,118 6,507 25,594 20,219 5,375 June -1,318 30,564 24,218 6,346 31,882 23,643 8,239 September 10,994 36,573 26,559 10,014 25,579 21,097 4,482 December 287 28,958 23,443 5,515 28,671 21,803 6,868 2023 March 6,046 30,796 24,874 5,922 24,750 19,121 5,629 June 165 28,166 22,984 5,182 28,001 23,037 4,964 September 189 28,605 20,446 8,159 28,416 22,165 6,251 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.