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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 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.