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Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), seasonally adjusted Total private (Percent) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 2014 March 0.4 6.1 5.0 1.1 5.7 4.7 1.0 June 0.8 6.5 5.3 1.2 5.7 4.6 1.1 September 0.5 6.2 5.1 1.1 5.7 4.7 1.0 December 0.9 6.6 5.4 1.2 5.7 4.6 1.1 2015 March 0.2 6.0 4.9 1.1 5.8 4.8 1.0 June 0.7 6.4 5.3 1.1 5.7 4.7 1.0 September 0.5 6.3 5.1 1.2 5.8 4.8 1.0 December 0.7 6.5 5.3 1.2 5.8 4.7 1.1 2016 March 0.2 6.0 4.9 1.1 5.8 4.8 1.0 June 0.2 6.2 5.1 1.1 6.0 4.9 1.1 September 0.6 6.4 5.2 1.2 5.8 4.8 1.0 December 0.3 6.2 5.0 1.2 5.9 4.8 1.1 2017 March 0.5 6.1 5.0 1.1 5.6 4.6 1.0 June 0.4 6.2 5.1 1.1 5.8 4.8 1.0 September -0.1 6.0 4.9 1.1 6.1 5.0 1.1 December 0.7 6.4 5.2 1.2 5.7 4.6 1.1 2018 March 0.6 6.1 5.0 1.1 5.5 4.5 1.0 June 0.4 6.2 5.1 1.1 5.8 4.8 1.0 September 0.0 6.0 4.9 1.1 6.0 4.9 1.1 December 0.6 6.2 5.0 1.2 5.6 4.5 1.1 2019 March 0.3 5.9 4.8 1.1 5.6 4.6 1.0 June 0.2 6.1 5.0 1.1 5.9 4.8 1.1 September 0.1 5.9 4.8 1.1 5.8 4.8 1.0 December 0.7 6.2 5.0 1.2 5.5 4.5 1.0 2020 March -0.8 5.5 4.5 1.0 6.3 5.1 1.2 June -12.0 4.8 3.7 1.1 16.8 14.4 2.4 September 3.6 9.5 7.7 1.8 5.9 4.7 1.2 December 1.7 7.4 6.0 1.4 5.7 4.6 1.1 2021 March 1.4 6.9 5.6 1.3 5.5 4.5 1.0 June 0.9 6.8 5.5 1.3 5.9 4.9 1.0 September 1.2 7.3 5.9 1.4 6.1 4.9 1.2 December 2.3 7.7 6.2 1.5 5.4 4.3 1.1 2022 March 1.2 6.7 5.5 1.2 5.5 4.4 1.1 June 0.3 6.5 5.2 1.3 6.2 5.0 1.2 September 1.0 6.9 5.6 1.3 5.9 4.7 1.2 December 0.4 6.3 5.0 1.3 5.9 4.7 1.2 2023 March 0.8 6.3 5.1 1.2 5.5 4.4 1.1 June 0.3 6.2 5.0 1.2 5.9 4.8 1.1 September -0.1 5.9 4.7 1.2 6.0 4.8 1.2 December 0.3 6.0 4.8 1.2 5.7 4.6 1.1 2024 March 0.3 5.7 4.6 1.1 5.4 4.3 1.1 (1) The rates measure gross job gains and job losses as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter employment levels. (2) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.