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
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 7,046 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 243 7,149 5,864 1,285 6,906 5,702 1,204
June 310 7,446 6,074 1,372 7,136 5,829 1,307
September 750 7,717 6,253 1,464 6,967 5,722 1,245
December 329 7,423 6,012 1,411 7,094 5,795 1,299
2017 March 654 7,428 6,091 1,337 6,774 5,591 1,183
June 480 7,621 6,252 1,369 7,141 5,873 1,268
September -55 7,324 5,970 1,354 7,379 6,080 1,299
December 933 7,801 6,366 1,435 6,868 5,571 1,297
2018 March 717 7,494 6,141 1,353 6,777 5,587 1,190
June 407 7,652 6,254 1,398 7,245 5,960 1,285
September 79 7,506 6,126 1,380 7,427 6,104 1,323
December 790 7,756 6,309 1,447 6,966 5,634 1,332
2019 March 533 7,460 6,102 1,358 6,927 5,682 1,245
June 171 7,637 6,253 1,384 7,466 6,105 1,361
September 53 7,404 6,022 1,382 7,351 6,077 1,274
December 813 7,864 6,364 1,500 7,051 5,725 1,326
2020 March -773 6,963 5,675 1,288 7,736 6,288 1,448
June -14,617 5,749 4,469 1,280 20,366 17,470 2,896
September 3,903 10,804 8,776 2,028 6,901 5,473 1,428
December 2,043 8,756 7,076 1,680 6,713 5,365 1,348
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.
United States Department of Labor
