Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Massachusetts Total private Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 27,529 177,454 135,500 41,954 149,925 118,066 31,859 December 14,504 168,889 131,476 37,413 154,385 127,226 27,159 1993 March 14,482 177,443 139,442 38,001 162,961 134,457 28,504 June -1,473 164,045 130,854 33,191 165,518 134,307 31,211 September 35,780 186,529 145,945 40,584 150,749 123,701 27,048 December 17,740 176,406 135,143 41,263 158,666 128,695 29,971 1994 March 11,861 167,009 132,503 34,506 155,148 127,023 28,125 June 5,427 166,352 133,789 32,563 160,925 131,467 29,458 September 35,033 188,325 150,130 38,195 153,292 125,189 28,103 December 17,923 188,928 149,527 39,401 171,005 142,762 28,243 1995 March 23,340 194,956 152,557 42,399 171,616 140,816 30,800 June -3,737 173,667 136,092 37,575 177,404 142,513 34,891 September 24,524 187,068 154,219 32,849 162,544 131,766 30,778 December 12,970 188,159 150,906 37,253 175,189 140,360 34,829 1996 March 8,603 189,079 148,078 41,001 180,476 141,069 39,407 June 8,711 188,004 145,829 42,175 179,293 141,711 37,582 September 30,715 200,381 153,981 46,400 169,666 134,786 34,880 December 11,708 191,922 151,966 39,956 180,214 145,739 34,475 1997 March 36,914 200,192 160,510 39,682 163,278 132,086 31,192 June -10,793 178,347 141,881 36,466 189,140 152,596 36,544 September 11,166 201,847 158,284 43,563 190,681 146,471 44,210 December 40,756 211,774 165,585 46,189 171,018 136,069 34,949 1998 March 11,082 197,649 154,107 43,542 186,567 147,480 39,087 June 9,327 200,249 140,792 59,457 190,922 148,575 42,347 September 20,693 192,263 152,268 39,995 171,570 138,473 33,097 December 8,048 186,119 155,282 30,837 178,071 144,198 33,873 1999 March 18,121 207,853 162,382 45,471 189,732 149,002 40,730 June 6,682 198,202 149,236 48,966 191,520 144,378 47,142 September 15,929 190,864 155,648 35,216 174,935 139,415 35,520 December 32,564 199,623 163,356 36,267 167,059 134,206 32,853 2000 March 22,634 217,025 178,367 38,658 194,391 157,491 36,900 June 20 193,116 156,603 36,513 193,096 152,968 40,128 September 30,136 214,222 167,662 46,560 184,086 146,552 37,534 December 28,978 211,361 170,702 40,659 182,383 148,685 33,698 2001 March 2,314 210,022 171,353 38,669 207,708 165,720 41,988 June -37,977 179,965 146,139 33,826 217,942 177,749 40,193 September -38,520 168,429 131,626 36,803 206,949 168,220 38,729 December -25,346 171,717 137,210 34,507 197,063 163,113 33,950 2002 March 4,232 195,631 152,194 43,437 191,399 154,199 37,200 June -18,537 173,966 136,782 37,184 192,503 154,616 37,887 September -15,460 161,788 129,534 32,254 177,248 144,595 32,653 December -8,430 175,730 141,560 34,170 184,160 144,721 39,439 2003 March -18,833 175,564 135,483 40,081 194,397 155,827 38,570 June -15,983 164,685 132,864 31,821 180,668 145,389 35,279 September -1,893 165,844 131,029 34,815 167,737 136,299 31,438 December -5,591 162,577 131,130 31,447 168,168 136,072 32,096 2004 March 12,004 175,592 141,999 33,593 163,588 130,733 32,855 June 258 168,709 137,276 31,433 168,451 136,414 32,037 September -1,268 176,010 142,342 33,668 177,278 138,535 38,743 December 2,574 173,165 134,491 38,674 170,591 137,903 32,688 2005 March -2,978 168,232 132,210 36,022 171,210 140,709 30,501 June 12,936 177,860 143,325 34,535 164,924 130,987 33,937 September 5,258 171,991 142,403 29,588 166,733 134,759 31,974 December 4,567 172,511 137,683 34,828 167,944 135,302 32,642 2006 March 4,846 166,299 136,034 30,265 161,453 131,276 30,177 June 11,839 178,413 142,251 36,162 166,574 132,336 34,238 September 3,359 171,105 140,833 30,272 167,746 137,560 30,186 December 11,246 171,306 141,259 30,047 160,060 129,688 30,372 2007 March 3,525 165,202 132,710 32,492 161,677 132,722 28,955 June 18,864 176,634 145,292 31,342 157,770 129,732 28,038 September -5,343 169,689 134,947 34,742 175,032 141,775 33,257 December 1,250 168,420 137,516 30,904 167,170 134,000 33,170 2008 March 10,788 167,989 134,269 33,720 157,201 129,415 27,786 June 3,216 169,110 138,261 30,849 165,894 137,369 28,525 September -16,749 156,783 128,173 28,610 173,532 143,298 30,234 December -41,218 152,247 122,215 30,032 193,465 159,599 33,866 2009 March -56,673 128,190 102,826 25,364 184,863 155,209 29,654 June -22,363 150,737 120,999 29,738 173,100 144,320 28,780 September -8,936 149,790 121,662 28,128 158,726 130,519 28,207 December -12,324 149,473 120,928 28,545 161,797 132,689 29,108 2010 March 11,761 163,254 127,503 35,751 151,493 122,523 28,970 June 19,476 158,685 129,313 29,372 139,209 116,817 22,392 September 5,899 159,184 130,879 28,305 153,285 124,088 29,197 December 12,828 163,160 131,868 31,292 150,332 120,503 29,829 2011 March 5,096 149,496 121,707 27,789 144,400 117,175 27,225 June 13,970 162,329 130,126 32,203 148,359 120,373 27,986 September 30,492 177,878 138,406 39,472 147,386 118,301 29,085 December -274 151,833 123,131 28,702 152,107 123,293 28,814 2012 March 20,385 160,377 128,901 31,476 139,992 116,049 23,943 June 25,308 166,050 134,486 31,564 140,742 114,105 26,637 September -1,754 154,308 123,288 31,020 156,062 130,039 26,023 December 4,512 155,549 123,612 31,937 151,037 122,243 28,794 2013 March 13,693 155,897 127,330 28,567 142,204 116,682 25,522 June 28,398 172,508 138,709 33,799 144,110 118,879 25,231 September 2,557 159,487 126,359 33,128 156,930 130,048 26,882 December 1,465 154,798 126,840 27,958 153,333 122,626 30,707 2014 March 9,659 158,977 127,050 31,927 149,318 120,898 28,420 June 28,614 181,820 143,699 38,121 153,206 121,663 31,543 September 11,641 169,244 135,663 33,581 157,603 129,744 27,859 December 24,799 178,730 139,698 39,032 153,931 122,226 31,705 2015 March -2,336 160,453 128,247 32,206 162,789 133,404 29,385 June 36,761 189,138 152,705 36,433 152,377 124,348 28,029 September -1,634 164,579 134,069 30,510 166,213 137,460 28,753 December 20,702 177,445 142,170 35,275 156,743 126,545 30,198 2016 March 9,369 164,176 135,915 28,261 154,807 126,712 28,095 June 22,415 181,930 145,212 36,718 159,515 128,708 30,807 September 8,844 175,183 142,314 32,869 166,339 134,856 31,483 December 5,308 171,466 138,145 33,321 166,158 135,376 30,782 2017 March 10,916 172,356 135,874 36,482 161,440 132,869 28,571 June 28,404 191,166 155,529 35,637 162,762 132,375 30,387 September -4,577 170,368 137,850 32,518 174,945 143,596 31,349 December 8,873 179,642 140,935 38,707 170,769 138,773 31,996 2018 March 14,475 178,032 144,246 33,786 163,557 132,005 31,552 June 17,994 191,451 154,752 36,699 173,457 134,647 38,810 September -17,806 175,065 137,832 37,233 192,871 151,703 41,168 December 15,848 182,975 145,578 37,397 167,127 133,779 33,348 2019 March 15,796 180,711 145,933 34,778 164,915 135,466 29,449 June 13,088 192,471 159,583 32,888 179,383 138,901 40,482 September -18,963 168,540 135,543 32,997 187,503 148,822 38,681 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.