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
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 249 7,163 5,875 1,288 6,914 5,706 1,208
June 318 7,443 6,070 1,373 7,125 5,820 1,305
September 748 7,710 6,250 1,460 6,962 5,718 1,244
December 308 7,413 6,007 1,406 7,105 5,806 1,299
2017 March 662 7,441 6,103 1,338 6,779 5,595 1,184
June 496 7,625 6,251 1,374 7,129 5,862 1,267
September -52 7,318 5,969 1,349 7,370 6,073 1,297
December 913 7,792 6,360 1,432 6,879 5,583 1,296
2018 March 727 7,506 6,153 1,353 6,779 5,589 1,190
June 422 7,657 6,255 1,402 7,235 5,951 1,284
September 79 7,500 6,125 1,375 7,421 6,099 1,322
December 763 7,744 6,301 1,443 6,981 5,648 1,333
2019 March 537 7,473 6,112 1,361 6,936 5,689 1,247
June 182 7,637 6,249 1,388 7,455 6,095 1,360
September 48 7,395 6,016 1,379 7,347 6,073 1,274
December 785 7,848 6,354 1,494 7,063 5,736 1,327
2020 March -791 7,078 5,719 1,359 7,869 6,365 1,504
June -14,692 5,709 4,416 1,293 20,401 17,475 2,926
September 4,010 10,868 8,817 2,051 6,858 5,483 1,375
December 2,064 8,821 7,124 1,697 6,757 5,403 1,354
2021 March 1,685 8,154 6,644 1,510 6,469 5,340 1,129
June 893 8,141 6,597 1,544 7,248 5,982 1,266
September 1,313 8,795 7,139 1,656 7,482 5,937 1,545
December 2,879 9,576 7,733 1,843 6,697 5,347 1,350
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.
United States Department of Labor
