Table 2. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Not seasonally adjusted: Dynamic method 5 to 9 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 -46 658 519 139 704 569 135 December -110 653 513 140 763 598 165 1993 March -98 651 506 145 749 590 159 June 378 934 727 207 556 428 128 September -13 675 531 144 688 557 131 December -81 672 533 139 753 594 159 1994 March -85 670 525 145 755 592 163 June 383 964 743 221 581 439 142 September 6 707 550 157 701 570 131 December -122 667 532 135 789 614 175 1995 March -62 697 542 155 759 598 161 June 356 949 728 221 593 459 134 September -52 688 544 144 740 585 155 December -115 686 537 149 801 620 181 1996 March -77 698 540 158 775 600 175 June 376 974 747 227 598 460 138 September -51 696 542 154 747 598 149 December -102 700 550 150 802 624 178 1997 March -51 720 557 163 771 600 171 June 365 964 746 218 599 462 137 September -55 703 560 143 758 594 164 December -129 711 553 158 840 637 203 1998 March -90 728 546 182 818 607 211 June 417 1,017 758 259 600 458 142 September -81 693 545 148 774 605 169 December -101 703 560 143 804 614 190 1999 March -78 743 563 180 821 624 197 June 379 1,009 774 235 630 484 146 September -70 723 566 157 793 620 173 December -87 730 578 152 817 626 191 2000 March -51 767 583 184 818 629 189 June 358 997 768 229 639 498 141 September -86 721 565 156 807 635 172 December -156 692 549 143 848 661 187 2001 March -102 717 554 163 819 630 189 June 333 960 739 221 627 486 141 September -139 664 518 146 803 631 172 December -164 661 520 141 825 642 183 2002 March -85 701 535 166 786 612 174 June 356 954 725 229 598 468 130 September -81 667 525 142 748 601 147 December -141 658 523 135 799 627 172 2003 March -129 675 515 160 804 632 172 June 366 954 738 216 588 459 129 September -63 666 526 140 729 587 142 December -122 662 527 135 784 618 166 2004 March -80 700 539 161 780 610 170 June 360 958 735 223 598 461 137 September -73 678 526 152 751 591 160 December -100 692 539 153 792 619 173 2005 March -103 708 533 175 811 632 179 June 381 985 745 240 604 469 135 September -50 702 545 157 752 594 158 December -125 687 542 145 812 644 168 2006 March -55 724 556 168 779 614 165 June 362 972 748 224 610 481 129 September -93 665 525 140 758 612 146 December -135 668 531 137 803 636 167 2007 March -69 710 549 161 779 618 161 June 322 936 724 212 614 481 133 September -113 649 508 141 762 615 147 December -159 648 519 129 807 639 168 2008 March -136 665 512 153 801 634 167 June 273 896 686 210 623 487 136 September -149 603 473 130 752 604 148 December -284 566 447 119 850 673 177 2009 March -273 565 433 132 838 667 171 June 223 824 627 197 601 471 130 September -139 558 441 117 697 549 148 December -175 565 441 124 740 580 160 2010 March -130 581 442 139 711 564 147 June 332 854 659 195 522 409 113 September -73 578 457 121 651 516 135 December -124 588 458 130 712 558 154 2011 March -74 604 462 142 678 535 143 June 338 858 659 199 520 397 123 September -28 616 479 137 644 516 128 December -133 571 452 119 704 547 157 2012 March -8 642 493 149 650 514 136 June 322 843 650 193 521 407 114 September -63 582 458 124 645 516 129 December -107 580 458 122 687 535 152 2013 March -44 621 479 142 665 522 143 June 342 860 668 192 518 404 114 September -28 600 471 129 628 506 122 December -126 574 458 116 700 547 153 2014 March -33 623 481 142 656 519 137 June 359 881 686 195 522 408 114 September -47 591 470 121 638 511 127 December -105 588 469 119 693 541 152 2015 March -49 622 477 145 671 533 138 June 361 879 687 192 518 406 112 September -53 590 470 120 643 516 127 December -103 600 476 124 703 551 152 2016 March -32 629 487 142 661 520 141 June 308 856 663 193 548 421 127 September -38 609 472 137 647 518 129 December -139 571 453 118 710 556 154 2017 March -7 646 497 149 653 515 138 June 326 864 672 192 538 422 116 September -99 576 456 120 675 542 133 December -111 590 470 120 701 544 157 2018 March -9 642 494 148 651 516 135 June 321 868 676 192 547 428 119 September -94 582 463 119 676 542 134 December -122 586 466 120 708 549 159 2019 March -19 636 486 150 655 514 141 June 305 856 665 191 551 428 123 September -80 583 460 123 663 531 132 December -119 583 457 126 702 548 154 2020 March -144 599 459 140 743 566 177 June -378 741 571 170 1,119 826 293 September 174 841 636 205 667 530 137 December -58 650 507 143 708 548 160 2021 March 122 719 556 163 597 478 119 June 433 942 744 198 509 399 110 September -34 664 522 142 698 542 156 December 11 696 534 162 685 538 147 2022 March -25 668 518 150 693 525 168 June 323 897 678 219 574 443 131 September -75 630 491 139 705 549 156 December -135 596 463 133 731 563 168 2023 March -6 665 502 163 671 509 162 June 305 872 659 213 567 431 136 September -100 584 444 140 684 531 153 December -114 592 457 135 706 545 161 2024 March -56 615 468 147 671 507 164 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.