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
September -1 7,622 6,071 1,551 7,623 6,052 1,571
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.
United States Department of Labor
