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Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Total private (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 2014 March 419 6,953 5,687 1,266 6,534 5,380 1,154 June 895 7,454 6,114 1,340 6,559 5,342 1,217 September 577 7,247 5,918 1,329 6,670 5,487 1,183 December 1,038 7,617 6,248 1,369 6,579 5,346 1,233 2015 March 216 7,046 5,733 1,313 6,830 5,626 1,204 June 849 7,580 6,235 1,345 6,731 5,540 1,191 September 475 7,344 5,983 1,361 6,869 5,657 1,212 December 944 7,817 6,360 1,457 6,873 5,607 1,266 2016 March 249 7,163 5,875 1,288 6,914 5,706 1,208 June 318 7,443 6,070 1,373 7,125 5,820 1,305 September 748 7,710 6,250 1,460 6,962 5,718 1,244 December 308 7,413 6,007 1,406 7,105 5,806 1,299 2017 March 651 7,434 6,090 1,344 6,783 5,599 1,184 June 526 7,639 6,265 1,374 7,113 5,844 1,269 September -39 7,321 5,975 1,346 7,360 6,065 1,295 December 883 7,772 6,344 1,428 6,889 5,593 1,296 2018 March 683 7,494 6,135 1,359 6,811 5,616 1,195 June 498 7,688 6,286 1,402 7,190 5,907 1,283 September 86 7,485 6,113 1,372 7,399 6,083 1,316 December 723 7,719 6,283 1,436 6,996 5,665 1,331 2019 March 472 7,453 6,088 1,365 6,981 5,727 1,254 June 259 7,654 6,267 1,387 7,395 6,039 1,356 September 72 7,385 6,011 1,374 7,313 6,049 1,264 December 762 7,838 6,350 1,488 7,076 5,748 1,328 2020 March -862 7,024 5,702 1,322 7,886 6,408 1,478 June -14,509 5,725 4,433 1,292 20,234 17,311 2,923 September 4,021 10,855 8,808 2,047 6,834 5,465 1,369 December 2,036 8,808 7,118 1,690 6,772 5,418 1,354 2021 March 1,769 8,313 6,769 1,544 6,544 5,394 1,150 June 985 8,200 6,646 1,554 7,215 5,955 1,260 September 1,483 8,870 7,186 1,684 7,387 5,937 1,450 December 2,900 9,587 7,727 1,860 6,687 5,345 1,342 2022 March 1,551 8,541 6,962 1,579 6,990 5,569 1,421 June 378 8,337 6,611 1,726 7,959 6,440 1,519 September 1,362 8,851 7,191 1,660 7,489 5,989 1,500 December 496 8,121 6,462 1,659 7,625 6,109 1,516 2023 March 1,023 8,169 6,599 1,570 7,146 5,712 1,434 June 345 8,129 6,521 1,608 7,784 6,316 1,468 September -58 7,700 6,116 1,584 7,758 6,237 1,521 December 403 7,902 6,262 1,640 7,499 5,995 1,504 2024 March 493 7,608 6,131 1,477 7,115 5,714 1,401 June -163 7,591 6,040 1,551 7,754 6,162 1,592 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.