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Job gains 7.4 million, losses 7.2 million, during first quarter 2025
January 09, 2026
From December 2024 to March 2025, job gains at opening and expanding private-sector establishments numbered 7.4 million. Job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 7.2 million. The difference between the job losses and the gross job gains yielded a net employment gain of 210,000 jobs.
Private-sector gross job gains and losses, December 2024–March 2025
Category
3 months ended March 2025
Job gains
7,448,000
At expanding establishments
5,859,000
At opening establishments
1,589,000
Job losses
7,238,000
At contracting establishments
5,850,000
At closing establishments
1,388,000
Net employment change
210,000
Note: The net employment change is the difference between total job gains and total job losses. Data are seasonally adjusted.
Job gains at opening establishment were 1.6 million and losses at closing establishments were 1.4 million. Gains at expanding establishments matched losses at contracting establishments, 5.9 million each.
United States Department of Labor
