Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not 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 -1,277 31,837 23,052 8,785 33,114 27,570 5,544 June 13,467 36,519 30,091 6,428 23,052 17,921 5,131 September 123 32,588 24,783 7,805 32,465 22,321 10,144 December 9,875 35,638 29,860 5,778 25,763 19,533 6,230 2001 March -15,901 30,448 22,298 8,150 46,349 38,367 7,982 June 4,481 30,126 25,538 4,588 25,645 20,908 4,737 September -3,277 28,607 22,303 6,304 31,884 24,360 7,524 December 3,670 31,791 25,708 6,083 28,121 22,157 5,964 2002 March -5,023 28,481 21,024 7,457 33,504 25,167 8,337 June 7,310 30,288 24,289 5,999 22,978 18,644 4,334 September -846 24,554 20,279 4,275 25,400 20,129 5,271 December 3,472 26,685 20,707 5,978 23,213 19,323 3,890 2003 March -7,143 25,801 18,333 7,468 32,944 25,191 7,753 June 2,798 26,800 22,536 4,264 24,002 19,287 4,715 September 221 24,826 19,733 5,093 24,605 20,563 4,042 December 4,465 26,360 21,856 4,504 21,895 17,771 4,124 2004 March -1,250 27,608 20,580 7,028 28,858 22,718 6,140 June 8,542 30,545 26,350 4,195 22,003 17,603 4,400 September -2,553 24,239 20,039 4,200 26,792 21,912 4,880 December 2,051 26,242 22,000 4,242 24,191 20,444 3,747 2005 March -2,252 25,664 20,538 5,126 27,916 21,902 6,014 June 9,340 30,708 26,682 4,026 21,368 17,087 4,281 September -2,543 25,021 20,286 4,735 27,564 22,448 5,116 December 1,389 25,352 20,989 4,363 23,963 20,968 2,995 2006 March -2,580 24,317 18,945 5,372 26,897 21,887 5,010 June 8,499 31,515 26,819 4,696 23,016 18,577 4,439 September -271 25,741 20,515 5,226 26,012 21,432 4,580 December 1,233 26,050 21,738 4,312 24,817 19,888 4,929 2007 March 357 27,440 20,694 6,746 27,083 20,731 6,352 June 6,949 30,165 25,343 4,822 23,216 18,814 4,402 September -3,601 25,370 21,816 3,554 28,971 22,523 6,448 December 2,248 27,038 21,513 5,525 24,790 20,495 4,295 2008 March -2,599 26,416 20,456 5,960 29,015 22,663 6,352 June 7,281 30,797 26,225 4,572 23,516 19,966 3,550 September -420 26,892 22,286 4,606 27,312 22,541 4,771 December -4,241 25,248 20,239 5,009 29,489 24,339 5,150 2009 March -6,661 24,999 19,123 5,876 31,660 23,877 7,783 June 2,604 27,055 22,804 4,251 24,451 20,464 3,987 September -5,884 21,946 17,784 4,162 27,830 24,053 3,777 December 3,803 26,864 21,695 5,169 23,061 19,671 3,390 2010 March -1,388 22,454 17,379 5,075 23,842 19,003 4,839 June 8,441 28,950 24,909 4,041 20,509 16,822 3,687 September -6,896 23,904 19,364 4,540 30,800 23,412 7,388 December 4,427 27,883 21,165 6,718 23,456 19,036 4,420 2011 March 4,263 29,691 22,975 6,716 25,428 18,547 6,881 June 6,872 30,412 24,965 5,447 23,540 18,847 4,693 September 308 25,462 20,207 5,255 25,154 19,492 5,662 December 2,759 26,290 19,025 7,265 23,531 20,758 2,773 2012 March 2,571 26,587 21,112 5,475 24,016 18,439 5,577 June 7,325 29,449 24,656 4,793 22,124 18,241 3,883 September -2,218 26,775 21,499 5,276 28,993 22,193 6,800 December 7,441 31,748 24,334 7,414 24,307 19,335 4,972 2013 March -1,642 26,959 19,049 7,910 28,601 22,971 5,630 June 6,782 31,332 25,756 5,576 24,550 19,965 4,585 September 2,806 28,356 21,774 6,582 25,550 21,735 3,815 December 2,576 27,830 22,541 5,289 25,254 20,754 4,500 2014 March -1,851 26,386 19,990 6,396 28,237 22,516 5,721 June 8,769 33,709 29,116 4,593 24,940 20,277 4,663 September 66 27,155 22,139 5,016 27,089 23,020 4,069 December 2,452 27,074 23,402 3,672 24,622 19,364 5,258 2015 March -1,971 26,811 20,147 6,664 28,782 22,733 6,049 June 7,616 33,701 27,457 6,244 26,085 19,565 6,520 September 1,795 29,855 23,905 5,950 28,060 22,516 5,544 December 9,173 31,330 25,040 6,290 22,157 18,288 3,869 2016 March -5,734 25,631 18,761 6,870 31,365 23,273 8,092 June 5,723 32,515 25,017 7,498 26,792 21,648 5,144 September 845 31,034 24,624 6,410 30,189 24,095 6,094 December 1,468 28,765 22,386 6,379 27,297 23,188 4,109 2017 March 140 28,314 20,433 7,881 28,174 21,545 6,629 June 7,126 32,305 25,949 6,356 25,179 20,601 4,578 September -913 27,021 21,662 5,359 27,934 22,804 5,130 December 5,943 30,511 24,363 6,148 24,568 20,364 4,204 2018 March 1,376 30,573 22,808 7,765 29,197 23,035 6,162 June 5,668 32,419 25,777 6,642 26,751 22,172 4,579 September -3,812 26,568 21,669 4,899 30,380 24,278 6,102 December 4,045 29,738 24,179 5,559 25,693 21,384 4,309 2019 March -1,463 27,968 21,560 6,408 29,431 22,697 6,734 June 5,505 32,432 26,725 5,707 26,927 22,504 4,423 September -2,359 27,470 22,121 5,349 29,829 24,858 4,971 December 5,429 29,066 23,742 5,324 23,637 19,303 4,334 2020 March -4,858 26,935 20,197 6,738 31,793 24,950 6,843 June -75,912 17,575 13,487 4,088 93,487 79,877 13,610 September 7,170 35,127 27,487 7,640 27,957 22,609 5,348 December 563 24,464 18,635 5,829 23,901 19,935 3,966 2021 March -3,746 23,720 18,572 5,148 27,466 21,552 5,914 June 14,543 37,883 30,403 7,480 23,340 19,514 3,826 September 11,362 36,089 29,424 6,665 24,727 19,331 5,396 December 13,100 35,587 27,700 7,887 22,487 18,563 3,924 2022 March 154 28,830 21,379 7,451 28,676 21,576 7,100 June 5,367 34,323 28,293 6,030 28,956 21,893 7,063 September 7,647 34,418 25,273 9,145 26,771 22,322 4,449 December 2,103 28,470 23,220 5,250 26,367 20,772 5,595 2023 March 6 28,967 22,110 6,857 28,961 20,912 8,049 June 6,770 31,624 26,582 5,042 24,854 20,668 4,186 September -2,688 26,880 19,353 7,527 29,568 23,519 6,049 December -248 26,889 19,859 7,030 27,137 21,450 5,687 2024 March -2,759 25,382 18,716 6,666 28,141 21,672 6,469 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.