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 -1 780 696 84 781 692 89 June 555 1,219 1,106 113 664 593 71 September -215 698 623 75 913 829 84 December -136 749 676 73 885 808 77 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.