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 -178 888 337 551 1,066 377 689 June 305 1,063 406 657 758 297 461 September -61 772 302 470 833 341 492 December 35 948 315 633 913 364 549 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.