Table 2. Private sector firm-level gross job gains and job losses Not seasonally adjusted: Dynamic method 1000 or more 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 164 829 817 12 665 653 12 December 643 1,292 1,290 2 649 644 5 1993 March -912 690 683 7 1,602 1,566 36 June 422 1,049 1,045 4 627 618 9 September 197 879 868 11 682 677 5 December 787 1,431 1,430 1 644 635 9 1994 March -849 773 760 13 1,622 1,599 23 June 531 1,131 1,127 4 600 589 11 September 294 971 964 7 677 675 2 December 840 1,516 1,516 0 676 674 2 1995 March -817 856 848 8 1,673 1,649 24 June 372 1,092 1,083 9 720 713 7 September 270 970 964 6 700 691 9 December 807 1,570 1,564 6 763 748 15 1996 March -927 956 935 21 1,883 1,849 34 June 576 1,278 1,270 8 702 692 10 September 167 995 981 14 828 809 19 December 1,051 1,726 1,715 11 675 674 1 1997 March -841 997 981 16 1,838 1,798 40 June 539 1,256 1,244 12 717 706 11 September 323 1,127 1,105 22 804 781 23 December 1,180 1,936 1,931 5 756 744 12 1998 March -835 1,193 1,180 13 2,028 1,998 30 June 512 1,390 1,368 22 878 868 10 September 380 1,192 1,176 16 812 803 9 December 1,123 1,914 1,908 6 791 775 16 1999 March -1,021 1,121 1,084 37 2,142 2,102 40 June 557 1,382 1,354 28 825 811 14 September 189 1,108 1,103 5 919 914 5 December 1,244 2,013 2,007 6 769 769 0 2000 March -1,027 1,059 1,026 33 2,086 2,070 16 June 513 1,328 1,319 9 815 808 7 September 115 1,059 1,056 3 944 935 9 December 1,126 1,942 1,927 15 816 809 7 2001 March -1,233 1,098 1,095 3 2,331 2,281 50 June 3 1,133 1,132 1 1,130 1,123 7 September -330 834 833 1 1,164 1,160 4 December 467 1,583 1,581 2 1,116 1,113 3 2002 March -1,177 967 945 22 2,144 2,120 24 June 220 1,170 1,166 4 950 947 3 September -60 869 869 0 929 923 6 December 769 1,608 1,606 2 839 834 5 2003 March -1,294 805 802 3 2,099 2,079 20 June 120 1,001 1,000 1 881 877 4 September 62 863 861 2 801 800 1 December 953 1,654 1,651 3 701 696 5 2004 March -987 777 772 5 1,764 1,748 16 June 455 1,195 1,185 10 740 737 3 September 9 835 834 1 826 822 4 December 1,136 1,746 1,743 3 610 592 18 2005 March -886 806 803 3 1,692 1,683 9 June 320 1,068 1,068 0 748 746 2 September 262 1,026 1,024 2 764 748 16 December 1,115 1,744 1,743 1 629 626 3 2006 March -905 732 723 9 1,637 1,632 5 June 298 1,045 1,036 9 747 746 1 September 20 815 814 1 795 792 3 December 1,122 1,798 1,797 1 676 671 5 2007 March -939 768 759 9 1,707 1,700 7 June 273 1,066 1,065 1 793 792 1 September -29 777 773 4 806 806 0 December 1,070 1,758 1,757 1 688 688 0 2008 March -1,188 656 643 13 1,844 1,839 5 June 102 975 975 0 873 870 3 September -280 713 713 0 993 990 3 December 379 1,427 1,427 0 1,048 1,047 1 2009 March -1,853 463 460 3 2,316 2,303 13 June -393 752 746 6 1,145 1,145 0 September -249 695 695 0 944 940 4 December 751 1,467 1,466 1 716 716 0 2010 March -1,001 574 571 3 1,575 1,575 0 June 318 1,013 1,011 2 695 695 0 September 42 781 779 2 739 738 1 December 1,059 1,648 1,648 0 589 589 0 2011 March -892 613 613 0 1,505 1,503 2 June 309 999 999 0 690 689 1 September 222 896 896 0 674 674 0 December 998 1,605 1,605 0 607 607 0 2012 March -797 746 746 0 1,543 1,543 0 June 362 1,065 1,064 1 703 703 0 September 67 806 804 2 739 739 0 December 1,142 1,715 1,715 0 573 573 0 2013 March -977 716 715 1 1,693 1,689 4 June 414 1,113 1,113 0 699 699 0 September 116 866 866 0 750 749 1 December 1,228 1,830 1,828 2 602 602 0 2014 March -1,126 657 656 1 1,783 1,783 0 June 464 1,172 1,172 0 708 706 2 September 151 891 889 2 740 739 1 December 1,413 1,982 1,982 0 569 568 1 2015 March -1,177 663 661 2 1,840 1,836 4 June 445 1,236 1,233 3 791 789 2 September 147 949 949 0 802 796 6 December 1,420 2,036 2,031 5 616 616 0 2016 March -1,187 713 713 0 1,900 1,900 0 June 323 1,157 1,157 0 834 833 1 September 291 1,076 1,076 0 785 785 0 December 1,117 1,822 1,822 0 705 705 0 2017 March -1,164 721 721 0 1,885 1,885 0 June 392 1,226 1,226 0 834 834 0 September 54 962 959 3 908 907 1 December 1,327 1,950 1,950 0 623 623 0 2018 March -1,009 801 784 17 1,810 1,810 0 June 314 1,167 1,167 0 853 851 2 September 126 1,039 1,039 0 913 912 1 December 1,226 1,858 1,857 1 632 632 0 2019 March -1,140 766 765 1 1,906 1,902 4 June 249 1,176 1,176 0 927 921 6 September 42 957 956 1 915 915 0 December 1,367 2,035 2,035 0 668 668 0 2020 March -1,384 717 717 0 2,101 2,095 6 June -4,048 1,031 1,031 0 5,079 5,074 5 September 1,212 2,039 2,038 1 827 826 1 December 1,892 2,495 2,494 1 603 603 0 2021 March -775 994 986 8 1,769 1,769 0 June 242 1,293 1,293 0 1,051 1,051 0 September 488 1,365 1,365 0 877 877 0 December 2,210 2,709 2,709 0 499 498 1 2022 March -412 1,155 1,155 0 1,567 1,566 1 June 185 1,346 1,346 0 1,161 1,161 0 September 635 1,416 1,416 0 781 780 1 December 1,101 1,871 1,871 0 770 770 0 2023 March -894 911 911 0 1,805 1,803 2 June 305 1,303 1,303 0 998 996 2 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.