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
2007 March 584 7,815 6,331 1,484 7,231 5,894 1,337
June 132 7,647 6,205 1,442 7,515 6,084 1,431
September -209 7,376 5,870 1,506 7,585 6,190 1,395
December 268 7,687 6,181 1,506 7,419 6,040 1,379
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 560 6,933 5,701 1,232 6,373 5,194 1,179
June 674 7,155 5,834 1,321 6,481 5,275 1,206
September 476 7,048 5,708 1,340 6,572 5,425 1,147
December 717 7,267 5,936 1,331 6,550 5,346 1,204
2014 March 433 6,947 5,680 1,267 6,514 5,365 1,149
June 884 7,459 6,118 1,341 6,575 5,355 1,220
September 522 7,226 5,900 1,326 6,704 5,516 1,188
December 1,084 7,642 6,268 1,374 6,558 5,323 1,235
2015 March 226 7,032 5,722 1,310 6,806 5,606 1,200
June 833 7,589 6,245 1,344 6,756 5,563 1,193
September 414 7,324 5,964 1,360 6,910 5,695 1,215
December 1,010 7,851 6,387 1,464 6,841 5,573 1,268
2016 March 256 7,139 5,855 1,284 6,883 5,685 1,198
June 296 7,453 6,083 1,370 7,157 5,847 1,310
September 681 7,689 6,232 1,457 7,008 5,760 1,248
December 390 7,455 6,040 1,415 7,065 5,760 1,305
2017 March 654 7,328 6,019 1,309 6,674 5,521 1,153
June 476 7,604 6,246 1,358 7,128 5,879 1,249
September -140 7,256 5,935 1,321 7,396 6,082 1,314
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.