November 23, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Gross job gains and losses in the first quarter of 2009
3-month private sector gross job gains and losses, seasonally adjusted, March 1999–March 2009
| 3 months ended |
Net change |
Gross job gains |
Gross job losses |
| Total |
At expanding
establishments |
At opening
establishments |
Total |
At contracting
establishments |
At closing
establishments |
Mar 1999 |
353,000 |
8,585,000 |
6,626,000 |
1,959,000 |
8,232,000 |
6,395,000 |
1,837,000 |
Jun 1999 |
644,000 |
8,539,000 |
6,661,000 |
1,878,000 |
7,895,000 |
6,210,000 |
1,685,000 |
Sep 1999 |
588,000 |
8,571,000 |
6,734,000 |
1,837,000 |
7,983,000 |
6,250,000 |
1,733,000 |
Dec 1999 |
1,005,000 |
8,749,000 |
6,956,000 |
1,793,000 |
7,744,000 |
6,076,000 |
1,668,000 |
Mar 2000 |
789,000 |
8,792,000 |
6,924,000 |
1,868,000 |
8,003,000 |
6,341,000 |
1,662,000 |
Jun 2000 |
492,000 |
8,499,000 |
6,814,000 |
1,685,000 |
8,007,000 |
6,387,000 |
1,620,000 |
Sep 2000 |
296,000 |
8,506,000 |
6,728,000 |
1,778,000 |
8,210,000 |
6,483,000 |
1,727,000 |
Dec 2000 |
295,000 |
8,400,000 |
6,702,000 |
1,698,000 |
8,105,000 |
6,433,000 |
1,672,000 |
Mar 2001 |
-156,000 |
8,436,000 |
6,694,000 |
1,742,000 |
8,592,000 |
6,717,000 |
1,875,000 |
Jun 2001 |
-792,000 |
8,009,000 |
6,319,000 |
1,690,000 |
8,801,000 |
7,050,000 |
1,751,000 |
Sep 2001 |
-1,184,000 |
7,608,000 |
5,917,000 |
1,691,000 |
8,792,000 |
6,991,000 |
1,801,000 |
Dec 2001 |
-960,000 |
7,591,000 |
5,932,000 |
1,659,000 |
8,551,000 |
6,858,000 |
1,693,000 |
Mar 2002 |
-39,000 |
8,049,000 |
6,259,000 |
1,790,000 |
8,088,000 |
6,424,000 |
1,664,000 |
Jun 2002 |
-38,000 |
7,890,000 |
6,164,000 |
1,726,000 |
7,928,000 |
6,290,000 |
1,638,000 |
Sep 2002 |
-171,000 |
7,608,000 |
6,015,000 |
1,593,000 |
7,779,000 |
6,248,000 |
1,531,000 |
Dec 2002 |
-198,000 |
7,522,000 |
5,960,000 |
1,562,000 |
7,720,000 |
6,171,000 |
1,549,000 |
Mar 2003 |
-412,000 |
7,439,000 |
5,917,000 |
1,522,000 |
7,851,000 |
6,311,000 |
1,540,000 |
Jun 2003 |
-104,000 |
7,401,000 |
5,928,000 |
1,473,000 |
7,505,000 |
6,040,000 |
1,465,000 |
Sep 2003 |
204,000 |
7,383,000 |
5,918,000 |
1,465,000 |
7,179,000 |
5,818,000 |
1,361,000 |
Dec 2003 |
309,000 |
7,549,000 |
6,016,000 |
1,533,000 |
7,240,000 |
5,802,000 |
1,438,000 |
Mar 2004 |
465,000 |
7,709,000 |
6,207,000 |
1,502,000 |
7,244,000 |
5,802,000 |
1,442,000 |
Jun 2004 |
634,000 |
7,747,000 |
6,228,000 |
1,519,000 |
7,113,000 |
5,644,000 |
1,469,000 |
Sep 2004 |
212,000 |
7,635,000 |
6,062,000 |
1,573,000 |
7,423,000 |
5,880,000 |
1,543,000 |
Dec 2004 |
775,000 |
7,860,000 |
6,248,000 |
1,612,000 |
7,085,000 |
5,658,000 |
1,427,000 |
Mar 2005 |
381,000 |
7,618,000 |
6,139,000 |
1,479,000 |
7,237,000 |
5,805,000 |
1,432,000 |
Jun 2005 |
586,000 |
7,771,000 |
6,223,000 |
1,548,000 |
7,185,000 |
5,779,000 |
1,406,000 |
Sep 2005 |
676,000 |
7,963,000 |
6,389,000 |
1,574,000 |
7,287,000 |
5,840,000 |
1,447,000 |
Dec 2005 |
514,000 |
7,826,000 |
6,258,000 |
1,568,000 |
7,312,000 |
5,942,000 |
1,370,000 |
Mar 2006 |
800,000 |
7,720,000 |
6,294,000 |
1,426,000 |
6,920,000 |
5,639,000 |
1,281,000 |
Jun 2006 |
417,000 |
7,784,000 |
6,267,000 |
1,517,000 |
7,367,000 |
6,000,000 |
1,367,000 |
Sep 2006 |
37,000 |
7,493,000 |
6,058,000 |
1,435,000 |
7,456,000 |
6,101,000 |
1,355,000 |
Dec 2006 |
493,000 |
7,793,000 |
6,254,000 |
1,539,000 |
7,300,000 |
5,947,000 |
1,353,000 |
Mar 2007 |
485,000 |
7,651,000 |
6,244,000 |
1,407,000 |
7,166,000 |
5,873,000 |
1,293,000 |
Jun 2007 |
196,000 |
7,653,000 |
6,242,000 |
1,411,000 |
7,457,000 |
6,061,000 |
1,396,000 |
Sep 2007 |
-248,000 |
7,325,000 |
5,853,000 |
1,472,000 |
7,573,000 |
6,214,000 |
1,359,000 |
Dec 2007 |
310,000 |
7,670,000 |
6,214,000 |
1,456,000 |
7,360,000 |
6,010,000 |
1,350,000 |
Mar 2008 |
-280,000 |
7,167,000 |
5,781,000 |
1,386,000 |
7,447,000 |
6,090,000 |
1,357,000 |
Jun 2008 |
-536,000 |
7,296,000 |
5,869,000 |
1,427,000 |
7,832,000 |
6,334,000 |
1,498,000 |
Sep 2008 |
-967,000 |
6,884,000 |
5,520,000 |
1,364,000 |
7,851,000 |
6,461,000 |
1,390,000 |
Dec 2008 |
-1,801,000 |
6,738,000 |
5,363,000 |
1,375,000 |
8,539,000 |
7,038,000 |
1,501,000 |
Mar 2009 |
-2,740,000 |
5,746,000 |
4,603,000 |
1,143,000 |
8,486,000 |
7,045,000 |
1,441,000 |
These data featured in the TED article, Gross job gains and losses in the first quarter of 2009.
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