Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March

Natural resources and mining

(In thousands)

                                                     Gross job gains                          Gross job losses
Year ended            Net change(1)     Total     Expanding      Opening         Total     Contracting    Closing
                                               establishments establishments            establishments establishments

March 1994                    34          292           194           98           258            173          85
March 1995                     3          281           188           93           278            187          91
March 1996                    14          286           197           89           272            180          92
March 1997                    42          299           202           97           257            168          89
March 1998                     0          288           191           97           288            192          96
March 1999                   -55          262           171           91           317            219          98
March 2000                     0          283           192           91           283            187          96
March 2001                    -1          269           191           78           270            181          89
March 2002                   -27          250           170           80           277            188          89
March 2003                   -12          245           169           76           257            169          88
March 2004                    22          255           184           71           233            161          72
March 2005                    36          264           190           74           228            153          75
March 2006                    39          258           188           70           219            159          60
March 2007                    59          275           205           70           216            154          62
March 2008                    43          265           194           71           222            157          65
March 2009                   -66          211           149           62           277            216          61
March 2010                   -50          206           151           55           256            194          62
March 2011                    80          271           206           65           191            138          53
March 2012                   137          317           244           73           180            123          57
March 2013                    35          273           200           73           238            173          65
March 2014                    47          276           206           70           229            165          64
March 2015                     1          257           194           63           256            196          60
March 2016                  -174          206           147           59           380            306          74
March 2017                    -2          246           187           59           248            185          63
March 2018                    47          270           208           62           223            165          58
March 2019                    13          240           184           56           227            171          56
March 2020                   -42          219           164           55           261            201          60
March 2021                  -129          184           132           52           313            249          64
March 2022                    50          243           189           54           193            140          53
March 2023                     9          226           172           54           217            161          56
 
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.