Table 2. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Not seasonally adjusted: Dynamic method 1 to 4 employees (In thousands) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing firms firms firms firms 1992 September 2 808 345 463 806 386 420 December -29 855 357 498 884 397 487 1993 March -170 841 362 479 1,011 423 588 June 394 1,105 460 645 711 309 402 September 44 828 352 476 784 381 403 December -8 856 368 488 864 391 473 1994 March -186 832 365 467 1,018 425 593 June 405 1,143 465 678 738 314 424 September 53 852 359 493 799 385 414 December -53 859 365 494 912 402 510 1995 March -145 870 375 495 1,015 429 586 June 382 1,119 454 665 737 323 414 September -37 823 356 467 860 393 467 December -31 896 366 530 927 406 521 1996 March -178 880 374 506 1,058 428 630 June 405 1,152 467 685 747 323 424 September 5 856 357 499 851 397 454 December -20 911 373 538 931 409 522 1997 March -143 911 385 526 1,054 430 624 June 385 1,140 468 672 755 326 429 September -44 838 362 476 882 397 485 December -51 931 378 553 982 414 568 1998 March -192 932 378 554 1,124 430 694 June 479 1,219 470 749 740 322 418 September -50 846 358 488 896 402 494 December -32 906 380 526 938 402 536 1999 March -177 931 391 540 1,108 439 669 June 374 1,174 474 700 800 341 459 September -55 869 363 506 924 409 515 December -5 943 381 562 948 403 545 2000 March -156 954 391 563 1,110 443 667 June 367 1,149 472 677 782 344 438 September -63 870 361 509 933 415 518 December -50 916 369 547 966 421 545 2001 March -228 888 372 516 1,116 438 678 June 353 1,117 452 665 764 329 435 September -118 814 335 479 932 406 526 December -36 897 353 544 933 404 529 2002 March -206 881 364 517 1,087 425 662 June 394 1,134 442 692 740 320 420 September -33 823 340 483 856 389 467 December -22 901 356 545 923 400 523 2003 March -245 870 355 515 1,115 441 674 June 385 1,124 453 671 739 316 423 September -25 822 342 480 847 383 464 December 6 912 358 554 906 395 511 2004 March -193 902 369 533 1,095 429 666 June 382 1,138 450 688 756 316 440 September -44 849 339 510 893 382 511 December 49 966 365 601 917 398 519 2005 March -239 924 364 560 1,163 449 714 June 426 1,197 458 739 771 325 446 September -4 889 352 537 893 390 503 December 37 980 371 609 943 417 526 2006 March -189 950 381 569 1,139 441 698 June 384 1,173 461 712 789 338 451 September -75 842 345 497 917 404 513 December 9 975 367 608 966 416 550 2007 March -230 934 376 558 1,164 447 717 June 320 1,138 451 687 818 339 479 September -81 849 336 513 930 410 520 December -32 953 364 589 985 425 560 2008 March -333 886 361 525 1,219 462 757 June 257 1,113 434 679 856 346 510 September -147 800 320 480 947 407 540 December -185 885 324 561 1,070 446 624 2009 March -501 794 320 474 1,295 479 816 June 242 1,078 409 669 836 336 500 September -177 763 308 455 940 378 562 December -44 918 323 595 962 395 567 2010 March -339 825 324 501 1,164 426 738 June 366 1,103 425 678 737 301 436 September -63 791 316 475 854 355 499 December 16 934 335 599 918 380 538 2011 March -257 850 337 513 1,107 407 700 June 336 1,093 415 678 757 289 468 September 12 839 332 507 827 351 476 December -9 901 327 574 910 372 538 2012 March -174 894 355 539 1,068 389 679 June 346 1,074 413 661 728 296 432 September -43 788 313 475 831 351 480 December 38 912 329 583 874 361 513 2013 March -228 855 344 511 1,083 394 689 June 356 1,071 420 651 715 292 423 September 6 804 318 486 798 342 456 December 7 893 326 567 886 369 517 2014 March -202 854 341 513 1,056 389 667 June 360 1,088 427 661 728 294 434 September -11 790 316 474 801 342 459 December 17 900 328 572 883 364 519 2015 March -197 872 339 533 1,069 396 673 June 372 1,086 427 659 714 292 422 September -24 785 314 471 809 343 466 December 45 936 333 603 891 368 523 2016 March -190 868 343 525 1,058 383 675 June 298 1,065 412 653 767 299 468 September -7 820 315 505 827 346 481 December 13 915 321 594 902 370 532 2017 March -160 907 352 555 1,067 386 681 June 336 1,078 418 660 742 299 443 September -81 780 307 473 861 356 505 December 32 942 328 614 910 367 543 2018 March -177 904 347 557 1,081 383 698 June 337 1,090 418 672 753 303 450 September -77 784 309 475 861 355 506 December 28 946 324 622 918 368 550 2019 March -188 904 341 563 1,092 381 711 June 306 1,074 409 665 768 299 469 September -45 790 308 482 835 347 488 December 45 962 318 644 917 367 550 2020 March -343 916 336 580 1,259 408 851 June -335 1,114 414 700 1,449 499 950 September 282 1,218 419 799 936 371 565 December 146 1,086 360 726 940 367 573 2021 March 41 1,041 389 652 1,000 355 645 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.