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
2006 March 896 7,880 6,383 1,497 6,984 5,661 1,323
June 342 7,766 6,228 1,538 7,424 6,026 1,398
September 92 7,545 6,076 1,469 7,453 6,067 1,386
December 431 7,770 6,226 1,544 7,339 5,964 1,375
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 954 7,080 5,751 1,329 6,126 5,002 1,124
June 603 7,048 5,721 1,327 6,445 5,272 1,173
September 271 6,898 5,581 1,317 6,627 5,429 1,198
December 688 7,103 5,744 1,359 6,415 5,224 1,191
2013 March 565 6,933 5,704 1,229 6,368 5,190 1,178
June 661 7,154 5,832 1,322 6,493 5,284 1,209
September 487 7,060 5,719 1,341 6,573 5,428 1,145
December 712 7,261 5,927 1,334 6,549 5,344 1,205
2014 March 447 6,947 5,681 1,266 6,500 5,357 1,143
June 870 7,456 6,116 1,340 6,586 5,364 1,222
September 540 7,243 5,912 1,331 6,703 5,517 1,186
December 1,071 7,634 6,260 1,374 6,563 5,324 1,239
2015 March 237 7,036 5,727 1,309 6,799 5,600 1,199
June 815 7,588 6,244 1,344 6,773 5,573 1,200
September 427 7,338 5,972 1,366 6,911 5,698 1,213
December 1,001 7,843 6,375 1,468 6,842 5,573 1,269
2016 March 194 6,977 5,778 1,199 6,783 5,617 1,166
June 307 7,463 6,056 1,407 7,156 5,829 1,327
September 688 7,650 6,207 1,443 6,962 5,720 1,242
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.