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

2010  March                 -247        6,325         5,108        1,217         6,572          5,324       1,248
      June                   698        6,995         5,674        1,321         6,297          5,090       1,207
      September              237        6,741         5,438        1,303         6,504          5,231       1,273
      December               566        7,052         5,639        1,413         6,486          5,219       1,267
 
2011  March                  334        6,540         5,322        1,218         6,206          5,025       1,181
      June                   582        6,966         5,625        1,341         6,384          5,115       1,269
      September              841        7,205         5,810        1,395         6,364          5,172       1,192
      December               335        6,865         5,503        1,362         6,530          5,273       1,257
 
2012  March                  948        7,080         5,746        1,334         6,132          5,005       1,127
      June                   616        7,051         5,724        1,327         6,435          5,266       1,169
      September              252        6,881         5,571        1,310         6,629          5,430       1,199
      December               695        7,110         5,753        1,357         6,415          5,225       1,190
 
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                  243        7,149         5,864        1,285         6,906          5,702       1,204
      June                   310        7,446         6,074        1,372         7,136          5,829       1,307
      September              750        7,717         6,253        1,464         6,967          5,722       1,245
      December               329        7,423         6,012        1,411         7,094          5,795       1,299
 
2017  March                  654        7,428         6,091        1,337         6,774          5,591       1,183
      June                   480        7,621         6,252        1,369         7,141          5,873       1,268
      September              -55        7,324         5,970        1,354         7,379          6,080       1,299
      December               933        7,801         6,366        1,435         6,868          5,571       1,297
 
2018  March                  717        7,494         6,141        1,353         6,777          5,587       1,190
      June                   407        7,652         6,254        1,398         7,245          5,960       1,285
      September               79        7,506         6,126        1,380         7,427          6,104       1,323
      December               790        7,756         6,309        1,447         6,966          5,634       1,332
 
2019  March                  533        7,460         6,102        1,358         6,927          5,682       1,245
      June                   171        7,637         6,253        1,384         7,466          6,105       1,361
      September               53        7,404         6,022        1,382         7,351          6,077       1,274
      December               813        7,864         6,364        1,500         7,051          5,725       1,326
 
2020  March                 -773        6,963         5,675        1,288         7,736          6,288       1,448
      June               -14,617        5,749         4,469        1,280        20,366         17,470       2,896
 
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.