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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

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                  651        7,434         6,090        1,344         6,783          5,599       1,184
      June                   526        7,639         6,265        1,374         7,113          5,844       1,269
      September              -39        7,321         5,975        1,346         7,360          6,065       1,295
      December               883        7,772         6,344        1,428         6,889          5,593       1,296
 
2018  March                  683        7,494         6,135        1,359         6,811          5,616       1,195
      June                   498        7,688         6,286        1,402         7,190          5,907       1,283
      September               86        7,485         6,113        1,372         7,399          6,083       1,316
      December               723        7,719         6,283        1,436         6,996          5,665       1,331
 
2019  March                  472        7,453         6,088        1,365         6,981          5,727       1,254
      June                   259        7,654         6,267        1,387         7,395          6,039       1,356
      September               72        7,385         6,011        1,374         7,313          6,049       1,264
      December               762        7,838         6,350        1,488         7,076          5,748       1,328
 
2020  March                 -862        7,024         5,702        1,322         7,886          6,408       1,478
      June               -14,509        5,725         4,433        1,292        20,234         17,311       2,923
      September            4,021       10,855         8,808        2,047         6,834          5,465       1,369
      December             2,036        8,808         7,118        1,690         6,772          5,418       1,354
 
2021  March                1,769        8,313         6,769        1,544         6,544          5,394       1,150
      June                   985        8,200         6,646        1,554         7,215          5,955       1,260
      September            1,483        8,870         7,186        1,684         7,387          5,937       1,450
      December             2,900        9,587         7,727        1,860         6,687          5,345       1,342
 
2022  March                1,551        8,541         6,962        1,579         6,990          5,569       1,421
      June                   378        8,337         6,611        1,726         7,959          6,440       1,519
      September            1,362        8,851         7,191        1,660         7,489          5,989       1,500
      December               496        8,121         6,462        1,659         7,625          6,109       1,516
 
2023  March                1,023        8,169         6,599        1,570         7,146          5,712       1,434
      June                   345        8,129         6,521        1,608         7,784          6,316       1,468
      September              -58        7,700         6,116        1,584         7,758          6,237       1,521
      December               403        7,902         6,262        1,640         7,499          5,995       1,504
 
2024  March                  493        7,608         6,131        1,477         7,115          5,714       1,401
      June                  -163        7,591         6,040        1,551         7,754          6,162       1,592
 
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.
Last Modified Date: January 29, 2025