Table 1. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Seasonally adjusted: Dynamic method 20 to 49 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 111 928 824 104 817 722 95 December 53 895 789 106 842 740 102 1993 March 21 862 766 96 841 742 99 June 62 864 773 91 802 701 101 September 147 939 839 100 792 698 94 December 126 937 833 104 811 717 94 1994 March 59 906 808 98 847 746 101 June 75 908 809 99 833 721 112 September 196 999 885 114 803 714 89 December 92 943 843 100 851 747 104 1995 March 95 956 853 103 861 760 101 June 6 896 794 102 890 782 108 September 129 987 881 106 858 745 113 December 90 977 863 114 887 776 111 1996 March 70 963 860 103 893 785 108 June 7 921 818 103 914 799 115 September 102 987 872 115 885 777 108 December 123 999 884 115 876 770 106 1997 March 110 999 893 106 889 778 111 June 9 915 819 96 906 793 113 September 127 1,011 906 105 884 770 114 December 93 1,022 903 119 929 793 136 1998 March 42 1,002 871 131 960 817 143 June 39 972 848 124 933 804 129 September 67 986 877 109 919 797 122 December 135 1,017 915 102 882 772 110 1999 March 23 992 878 114 969 838 131 June 42 969 862 107 927 813 114 September 95 1,027 915 112 932 806 126 December 149 1,046 935 111 897 784 113 2000 March 89 1,048 928 120 959 835 124 June 6 968 864 104 962 847 115 September 53 1,009 899 110 956 837 119 December 41 988 887 101 947 835 112 2001 March -13 982 877 105 995 868 127 June -94 921 821 100 1,015 897 118 September -93 907 804 103 1,000 881 119 December -66 903 802 101 969 862 107 2002 March -12 932 826 106 944 842 102 June -18 906 805 101 924 823 101 September -9 899 805 94 908 812 96 December -11 885 792 93 896 803 93 2003 March -70 870 771 99 940 842 98 June 6 887 798 89 881 787 94 September 34 892 801 91 858 770 88 December 49 898 804 94 849 764 85 2004 March 49 914 821 93 865 777 88 June 60 907 815 92 847 755 92 September 40 901 805 96 861 769 92 December 88 930 837 93 842 759 83 2005 March 27 905 809 96 878 794 84 June 75 914 825 89 839 759 80 September 71 934 844 90 863 771 92 December 46 909 823 86 863 785 78 2006 March 125 946 862 84 821 747 74 June 55 918 832 86 863 784 79 September 11 886 805 81 875 797 78 December 44 896 814 82 852 779 73 2007 March 63 908 829 79 845 773 72 June 27 900 820 80 873 795 78 September -36 852 775 77 888 813 75 December 11 873 795 78 862 789 73 2008 March -25 849 773 76 874 802 72 June -61 839 760 79 900 822 78 September -108 792 718 74 900 825 75 December -238 733 661 72 971 895 76 2009 March -356 670 605 65 1,026 951 75 June -162 757 681 76 919 846 73 September -104 718 651 67 822 753 69 December -58 736 665 71 794 725 69 2010 March -34 729 660 69 763 702 61 June 119 824 749 75 705 649 56 September 23 761 694 67 738 677 61 December 22 775 702 73 753 688 65 2011 March 61 766 698 68 705 648 57 June 98 810 735 75 712 653 59 September 86 810 734 76 724 666 58 December 15 759 690 69 744 678 66 2012 March 141 826 754 72 685 628 57 June 87 811 738 73 724 667 57 September 16 766 697 69 750 691 59 December 47 776 709 67 729 663 66 2013 March 94 808 737 71 714 651 63 June 94 828 755 73 734 675 59 September 53 798 725 73 745 684 61 December 45 793 725 68 748 684 64 2014 March 87 806 738 68 719 657 62 June 136 865 789 76 729 669 60 September 64 818 748 70 754 692 62 December 75 830 759 71 755 688 67 2015 March 54 815 741 74 761 697 64 June 132 878 804 74 746 684 62 September 45 817 745 72 772 714 58 December 67 841 773 68 774 710 64 2016 March 52 823 756 67 771 708 63 June 69 858 783 75 789 724 65 September 39 837 762 75 798 734 64 December 21 816 744 72 795 731 64 2017 March 114 861 792 69 747 685 62 June 76 868 793 75 792 730 62 September -45 791 724 67 836 772 64 December 92 856 786 70 764 699 65 2018 March 94 849 781 68 755 696 59 June 77 877 805 72 800 735 65 September -43 799 732 67 842 779 63 December 91 855 789 66 764 700 64 2019 March 79 840 773 67 761 699 62 June 63 872 800 72 809 746 63 September -25 806 737 69 831 770 61 December 75 853 778 75 778 714 64 2020 March -142 758 695 63 900 820 80 June -1,902 524 473 51 2,426 2,221 205 September 456 1,150 1,050 100 694 641 53 December 154 899 824 75 745 686 59 2021 March 262 934 865 69 672 624 48 June 301 977 907 70 676 628 48 September 155 934 865 69 779 719 60 December 307 1,009 929 80 702 643 59 2022 March 133 901 827 74 768 694 74 June 82 905 821 84 823 744 79 September 56 903 817 86 847 762 85 December 96 887 801 86 791 713 78 2023 March 163 924 835 89 761 686 75 June 37 888 799 89 851 773 78 September -55 806 719 87 861 783 78 December 88 867 780 87 779 704 75 2024 March 33 832 748 84 799 720 79 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.