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Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and losses, seasonally adjusted

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.
Last Modified Date: July 24, 2024