Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted District of Columbia Total private Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 2000 March 4,012 33,339 25,805 7,534 29,327 25,061 4,266 June 6,731 33,443 26,508 6,935 26,712 20,114 6,598 September 3,570 35,254 27,036 8,218 31,684 21,745 9,939 December 7,567 35,579 29,580 5,999 28,012 20,537 7,475 2001 March -9,515 32,103 25,186 6,917 41,618 35,503 6,115 June -2,451 27,424 22,364 5,060 29,875 23,858 6,017 September -856 29,859 23,180 6,679 30,715 23,265 7,450 December 1,696 31,900 25,463 6,437 30,204 23,407 6,797 2002 March 251 29,848 23,449 6,399 29,597 23,205 6,392 June 1,218 27,639 21,275 6,364 26,421 21,167 5,254 September 1,973 26,232 21,600 4,632 24,259 19,049 5,210 December 1,929 26,737 20,440 6,297 24,808 19,997 4,811 2003 March -1,973 26,694 20,365 6,329 28,667 22,750 5,917 June -3,299 24,481 19,935 4,546 27,780 21,925 5,855 September 2,798 26,533 21,062 5,471 23,735 19,706 4,029 December 2,798 26,136 21,461 4,675 23,338 18,558 4,780 2004 March 4,915 30,104 24,146 5,958 25,189 20,461 4,728 June 2,658 28,104 23,565 4,539 25,446 20,017 5,429 September -158 25,688 21,160 4,528 25,846 20,998 4,848 December 509 26,351 21,898 4,453 25,842 21,236 4,606 2005 March 1,643 27,475 23,103 4,372 25,832 21,209 4,623 June 3,773 28,317 24,033 4,284 24,544 19,345 5,199 September -192 26,453 21,350 5,103 26,645 21,593 5,052 December -287 24,933 20,348 4,585 25,220 21,669 3,551 2006 March 2,039 25,823 21,205 4,618 23,784 19,988 3,796 June 2,676 29,025 23,999 5,026 26,349 20,895 5,454 September 1,740 26,725 21,126 5,599 24,985 20,470 4,515 December -315 25,846 21,369 4,477 26,161 20,554 5,607 2007 March 4,876 28,797 23,172 5,625 23,921 19,103 4,818 June 1,535 27,770 22,575 5,195 26,235 20,810 5,425 September -912 26,743 22,832 3,911 27,655 21,278 6,377 December 796 26,909 21,096 5,813 26,113 21,064 5,049 2008 March 1,606 28,124 23,076 5,048 26,518 21,794 4,724 June 1,035 28,147 23,224 4,923 27,112 22,638 4,474 September 2,587 28,425 23,384 5,041 25,838 21,089 4,749 December -5,905 25,216 19,957 5,259 31,121 24,929 6,192 2009 March -1,418 26,244 21,336 4,908 27,662 21,840 5,822 June -2,700 24,807 20,286 4,521 27,507 22,412 5,095 September -3,579 22,783 18,242 4,541 26,362 22,633 3,729 December 2,700 26,949 21,414 5,535 24,249 20,066 4,183 2010 March 2,623 23,768 19,443 4,325 21,145 17,455 3,690 June 3,492 26,649 22,317 4,332 23,157 18,658 4,499 September -4,853 25,171 20,225 4,946 30,024 22,687 7,337 December 3,166 28,065 21,062 7,003 24,899 19,643 5,256 2011 March 11,115 33,065 27,329 5,736 21,950 16,840 5,110 June 1,839 28,042 22,233 5,809 26,203 20,467 5,736 September 2,630 26,661 20,906 5,755 24,031 18,458 5,573 December 1,503 26,235 18,818 7,417 24,732 21,353 3,379 2012 March 6,904 28,339 23,671 4,668 21,435 17,159 4,276 June 2,457 27,236 22,158 5,078 24,779 20,200 4,579 September -1,356 27,329 21,601 5,728 28,685 21,915 6,770 December 5,988 31,878 24,248 7,630 25,890 19,899 5,991 2013 March 2,451 28,023 21,152 6,871 25,572 21,361 4,211 June 2,600 29,561 23,713 5,848 26,961 21,513 5,448 September 4,560 28,872 21,851 7,021 24,312 20,559 3,753 December 1,186 27,656 22,096 5,560 26,470 21,113 5,357 2014 March 2,226 28,451 22,836 5,615 26,225 21,830 4,395 June 3,514 30,711 25,909 4,802 27,197 21,584 5,613 September 1,049 27,815 22,391 5,424 26,766 22,663 4,103 December 895 26,748 22,960 3,788 25,853 19,735 6,118 2015 March 1,840 28,309 22,529 5,780 26,469 21,803 4,666 June 1,816 30,570 24,012 6,558 28,754 20,749 8,005 September 3,779 30,770 24,002 6,768 26,991 21,503 5,488 December 7,888 31,478 24,903 6,575 23,590 18,930 4,660 2016 March -1,747 26,694 20,773 5,921 28,441 22,199 6,242 June 830 30,030 22,145 7,885 29,200 22,979 6,221 September 2,637 31,797 24,887 6,910 29,160 23,206 5,954 December -104 28,825 22,267 6,558 28,929 24,018 4,911 2017 March 5,199 29,991 23,247 6,744 24,792 19,725 5,067 June 2,120 29,623 22,886 6,737 27,503 22,137 5,366 September 1,346 28,026 22,138 5,888 26,680 21,691 4,989 December 4,660 30,578 24,287 6,291 25,918 20,859 5,059 2018 March 6,358 32,301 25,589 6,712 25,943 21,176 4,767 June 597 29,937 22,909 7,028 29,340 23,920 5,420 September -1,392 27,717 22,327 5,390 29,109 23,122 5,987 December 2,888 30,001 24,063 5,938 27,113 21,877 5,236 2019 March 3,128 29,646 24,012 5,634 26,518 21,335 5,183 June 273 29,400 23,346 6,054 29,127 23,894 5,233 September 282 29,089 23,349 5,740 28,807 23,886 4,921 December 4,045 29,052 23,588 5,464 25,007 19,813 5,194 2020 March -400 28,513 22,570 5,943 28,913 23,574 5,339 June -94,927 16,464 12,044 4,420 111,391 94,070 17,321 September 10,690 37,460 29,321 8,139 26,770 21,539 5,231 December -1,179 24,527 18,537 5,990 25,706 20,976 4,730 2021 March 498 25,526 20,962 4,564 25,028 20,518 4,510 June 8,214 33,439 25,535 7,904 25,225 20,758 4,467 September 14,427 38,167 31,039 7,128 23,740 18,308 5,432 December 12,037 36,304 28,060 8,244 24,267 19,511 4,756 2022 March 4,958 30,618 24,058 6,560 25,660 20,270 5,390 June -1,302 30,556 24,169 6,387 31,858 23,580 8,278 September 11,067 36,613 26,660 9,953 25,546 21,083 4,463 December 295 28,909 23,476 5,433 28,614 21,800 6,814 2023 March 5,562 30,973 24,847 6,126 25,411 19,369 6,042 June 429 28,248 22,882 5,366 27,819 22,885 4,934 September 228 28,355 20,295 8,060 28,127 22,094 6,033 December -1,924 27,126 19,806 7,320 29,050 22,291 6,759 2024 March 1,080 26,690 20,824 5,866 25,610 20,659 4,951 June -4,611 26,758 20,826 5,932 31,369 21,664 9,705 September -275 25,795 20,860 4,935 26,070 21,331 4,739 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.