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
2013 March 558 6,941 5,705 1,236 6,383 5,201 1,182
June 674 7,152 5,830 1,322 6,478 5,271 1,207
September 507 7,058 5,719 1,339 6,551 5,408 1,143
December 700 7,255 5,926 1,329 6,555 5,353 1,202
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 494 7,460 6,095 1,365 6,966 5,713 1,253
June 262 7,667 6,280 1,387 7,405 6,049 1,356
September 60 7,383 6,010 1,373 7,323 6,053 1,270
December 738 7,821 6,332 1,489 7,083 5,754 1,329
2020 March -836 7,031 5,711 1,320 7,867 6,394 1,473
June -14,538 5,733 4,441 1,292 20,271 17,349 2,922
September 4,003 10,846 8,800 2,046 6,843 5,471 1,372
December 2,016 8,786 7,095 1,691 6,770 5,417 1,353
2021 March 1,791 8,324 6,778 1,546 6,533 5,386 1,147
June 985 8,211 6,657 1,554 7,226 5,966 1,260
September 1,463 8,862 7,179 1,683 7,399 5,944 1,455
December 2,874 9,565 7,704 1,861 6,691 5,349 1,342
2022 March 1,575 8,553 6,974 1,579 6,978 5,560 1,418
June 382 8,352 6,624 1,728 7,970 6,450 1,520
September 1,341 8,841 7,183 1,658 7,500 5,995 1,505
December 478 8,108 6,447 1,661 7,630 6,113 1,517
2023 March 976 8,041 6,515 1,526 7,065 5,646 1,419
June 332 8,120 6,511 1,609 7,788 6,296 1,492
September -192 7,559 6,001 1,558 7,751 6,174 1,577
December 344 7,823 6,202 1,621 7,479 5,972 1,507
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.
United States Department of Labor
