Table 2. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Not 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 -17 832 742 90 849 755 94 December -187 778 688 90 965 862 103 1993 March -130 745 647 98 875 761 114 June 564 1,184 1,069 115 620 535 85 September 20 842 755 87 822 729 93 December -115 816 727 89 931 836 95 1994 March -100 782 683 99 882 765 117 June 598 1,243 1,118 125 645 551 94 September 61 895 796 99 834 746 88 December -156 820 735 85 976 871 105 1995 March -71 826 721 105 897 780 117 June 539 1,227 1,098 129 688 597 91 September -5 885 793 92 890 778 112 December -166 850 753 97 1,016 904 112 1996 March -100 831 727 104 931 806 125 June 555 1,261 1,131 130 706 610 96 September -35 885 785 100 920 813 107 December -136 868 771 97 1,004 897 107 1997 March -66 861 754 107 927 798 129 June 554 1,255 1,133 122 701 606 95 September -10 908 816 92 918 805 113 December -174 889 788 101 1,063 925 138 1998 March -135 869 736 133 1,004 838 166 June 608 1,330 1,173 157 722 614 108 September -70 884 789 95 954 833 121 December -126 885 798 87 1,011 900 111 1999 March -154 858 742 116 1,012 860 152 June 611 1,327 1,192 135 716 620 96 September -47 921 824 97 968 843 125 December -120 909 815 94 1,029 914 115 2000 March -95 906 784 122 1,001 857 144 June 583 1,327 1,195 132 744 647 97 September -88 905 809 96 993 875 118 December -228 859 773 86 1,087 974 113 2001 March -192 847 741 106 1,039 891 148 June 478 1,262 1,136 126 784 685 99 September -225 814 724 90 1,039 921 118 December -327 785 699 86 1,112 1,004 108 2002 March -177 806 698 108 983 864 119 June 528 1,241 1,113 128 713 628 85 September -137 807 725 82 944 849 95 December -260 770 691 79 1,030 936 94 2003 March -226 752 652 100 978 864 114 June 537 1,217 1,104 113 680 601 79 September -93 800 721 79 893 805 88 December -195 782 702 80 977 891 86 2004 March -111 788 693 95 899 797 102 June 589 1,242 1,126 116 653 576 77 September -86 808 725 83 894 803 91 December -160 809 730 79 969 885 84 2005 March -130 781 684 97 911 814 97 June 607 1,254 1,141 113 647 579 68 September -58 839 760 79 897 806 91 December -204 791 718 73 995 916 79 2006 March -38 814 728 86 852 766 86 June 594 1,259 1,151 108 665 599 66 September -114 796 725 71 910 833 77 December -202 780 710 70 982 908 74 2007 March -96 781 701 80 877 793 84 June 562 1,235 1,134 101 673 607 66 September -160 764 697 67 924 850 74 December -234 760 694 66 994 920 74 2008 March -177 730 653 77 907 823 84 June 458 1,151 1,051 100 693 627 66 September -226 711 646 65 937 863 74 December -482 638 577 61 1,120 1,043 77 2009 March -485 577 511 66 1,062 976 86 June 329 1,037 941 96 708 646 62 September -211 644 586 58 855 787 68 December -275 640 580 60 915 846 69 2010 March -163 628 558 70 791 720 71 June 587 1,130 1,036 94 543 496 47 September -87 682 624 58 769 708 61 December -193 674 612 62 867 801 66 2011 March -74 656 587 69 730 664 66 June 567 1,114 1,019 95 547 498 49 September -29 725 659 66 754 697 57 December -195 662 603 59 857 790 67 2012 March 0 708 635 73 708 642 66 June 561 1,117 1,025 92 556 508 48 September -96 686 626 60 782 724 58 December -165 674 617 57 839 773 66 2013 March -43 694 622 72 737 664 73 June 577 1,141 1,048 93 564 515 49 September -69 713 649 64 782 722 60 December -169 690 633 57 859 794 65 2014 March -49 692 623 69 741 669 72 June 632 1,193 1,096 97 561 511 50 September -67 728 667 61 795 734 61 December -142 723 663 60 865 797 68 2015 March -85 698 624 74 783 709 74 June 638 1,213 1,118 95 575 523 52 September -89 726 663 63 815 758 57 December -150 735 677 58 885 821 64 2016 March -84 706 639 67 790 717 73 June 577 1,186 1,091 95 609 554 55 September -102 742 677 65 844 781 63 December -201 711 650 61 912 847 65 2017 March -27 737 668 69 764 693 71 June 592 1,201 1,106 95 609 557 52 September -187 701 643 58 888 824 64 December -129 748 688 60 877 810 67 2018 March -44 728 660 68 772 704 68 June 597 1,214 1,122 92 617 563 54 September -180 710 652 58 890 828 62 December -131 745 689 56 876 811 65 2019 March -57 720 653 67 777 706 71 June 580 1,206 1,114 92 626 573 53 September -169 713 654 59 882 821 61 December -145 745 681 64 890 825 65 2020 March -270 650 587 63 920 828 92 June -1,153 724 659 65 1,877 1,705 172 September 282 1,018 932 86 736 684 52 December -67 785 721 64 852 793 59 2021 March 114 800 731 69 686 631 55 June 831 1,354 1,264 90 523 482 41 September 0 827 768 59 827 767 60 December 78 881 813 68 803 743 60 2022 March -14 773 699 74 787 701 86 June 614 1,251 1,143 108 637 571 66 September -98 799 725 74 897 813 84 December -129 775 701 74 904 825 79 2023 March 15 794 705 89 779 693 86 June 568 1,227 1,113 114 659 593 66 September -200 713 638 75 913 835 78 December -133 757 683 74 890 814 76 2024 March -102 716 632 84 818 727 91 June 493 1,149 1,040 109 656 586 70 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.