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
2008 March -199 7,320 5,860 1,460 7,519 6,111 1,408
June -593 7,281 5,833 1,448 7,874 6,363 1,511
September -913 6,944 5,535 1,409 7,857 6,436 1,421
December -1,838 6,738 5,345 1,393 8,576 7,056 1,520
2009 March -2,680 5,918 4,675 1,243 8,598 7,142 1,456
June -1,667 6,425 5,080 1,345 8,092 6,674 1,418
September -849 6,399 5,139 1,260 7,248 5,854 1,394
December -264 6,665 5,308 1,357 6,929 5,605 1,324
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 433 6,955 5,687 1,268 6,522 5,372 1,150
June 885 7,454 6,114 1,340 6,569 5,350 1,219
September 553 7,241 5,912 1,329 6,688 5,504 1,184
December 1,060 7,629 6,256 1,373 6,569 5,334 1,235
2015 March 221 7,039 5,729 1,310 6,818 5,614 1,204
June 832 7,584 6,239 1,345 6,752 5,558 1,194
September 445 7,335 5,975 1,360 6,890 5,680 1,210
December 987 7,834 6,372 1,462 6,847 5,582 1,265
2016 March 253 7,145 5,860 1,285 6,892 5,692 1,200
June 294 7,449 6,076 1,373 7,155 5,846 1,309
September 714 7,704 6,243 1,461 6,990 5,744 1,246
December 368 7,440 6,026 1,414 7,072 5,770 1,302
2017 March 658 7,423 6,088 1,335 6,765 5,582 1,183
June 463 7,624 6,255 1,369 7,161 5,889 1,272
September -93 7,311 5,959 1,352 7,404 6,106 1,298
December 979 7,826 6,383 1,443 6,847 5,547 1,300
2018 March 740 7,406 6,071 1,335 6,666 5,526 1,140
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.