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
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 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 7,040 5,727 1,313 6,824 5,622 1,202
June 838 7,580 6,236 1,344 6,742 5,550 1,192
September 466 7,340 5,977 1,363 6,874 5,665 1,209
December 968 7,827 6,367 1,460 6,859 5,594 1,265
2016 March 242 7,144 5,860 1,284 6,902 5,699 1,203
June 305 7,448 6,077 1,371 7,143 5,836 1,307
September 734 7,709 6,249 1,460 6,975 5,730 1,245
December 351 7,436 6,021 1,415 7,085 5,784 1,301
2017 March 649 7,420 6,086 1,334 6,771 5,588 1,183
June 473 7,623 6,255 1,368 7,150 5,878 1,272
September -68 7,317 5,964 1,353 7,385 6,088 1,297
December 955 7,814 6,374 1,440 6,859 5,561 1,298
2018 March 707 7,484 6,135 1,349 6,777 5,587 1,190
June 401 7,655 6,257 1,398 7,254 5,967 1,287
September 67 7,499 6,122 1,377 7,432 6,113 1,319
December 811 7,768 6,318 1,450 6,957 5,626 1,331
2019 March 525 7,375 6,038 1,337 6,850 5,649 1,201
June 182 7,605 6,229 1,376 7,423 6,078 1,345
September 11 7,341 5,979 1,362 7,330 6,050 1,280
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.
United States Department of Labor
