Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted North Carolina 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 15,823 176,594 143,532 33,062 160,771 139,951 20,820 December 10,611 177,507 145,592 31,915 166,896 141,689 25,207 1993 March -34,585 160,555 123,945 36,610 195,140 161,461 33,679 June 106,107 229,952 191,048 38,904 123,845 105,142 18,703 September 19,224 180,333 149,946 30,387 161,109 138,587 22,522 December 18,767 189,265 159,453 29,812 170,498 142,860 27,638 1994 March -32,661 169,368 139,604 29,764 202,029 169,678 32,351 June 103,407 235,303 192,862 42,441 131,896 110,526 21,370 September 24,402 192,432 160,274 32,158 168,030 145,263 22,767 December 12,055 187,525 158,125 29,400 175,470 149,693 25,777 1995 March -30,744 178,437 144,231 34,206 209,181 176,987 32,194 June 77,103 236,908 195,947 40,961 159,805 138,203 21,602 September 20,697 201,728 161,855 39,873 181,031 156,910 24,121 December 14,749 204,655 169,164 35,491 189,906 162,358 27,548 1996 March -41,861 191,180 154,307 36,873 233,041 190,930 42,111 June 88,039 252,786 204,998 47,788 164,747 141,601 23,146 September 8,384 207,005 167,393 39,612 198,621 172,149 26,472 December 28,470 218,024 181,326 36,698 189,554 160,824 28,730 1997 March -31,240 214,323 163,389 50,934 245,563 201,909 43,654 June 89,737 257,080 207,316 49,764 167,343 140,106 27,237 September 25,456 222,106 179,810 42,296 196,650 168,798 27,852 December 2,255 221,934 188,410 33,524 219,679 175,083 44,596 1998 March -67,443 217,270 172,407 44,863 284,713 215,193 69,520 June 107,587 299,456 223,003 76,453 191,869 161,492 30,377 September 17,987 232,067 180,903 51,164 214,080 179,305 34,775 December 20,757 245,066 188,647 56,419 224,309 172,439 51,870 1999 March -44,523 224,205 168,126 56,079 268,728 210,728 58,000 June 78,013 261,192 210,461 50,731 183,179 145,310 37,869 September 3,153 222,034 171,345 50,689 218,881 180,622 38,259 December 27,405 231,709 186,095 45,614 204,304 168,928 35,376 2000 March -46,789 223,835 175,215 48,620 270,624 209,666 60,958 June 84,846 270,837 214,964 55,873 185,991 149,031 36,960 September -21,121 202,344 163,218 39,126 223,465 185,806 37,659 December -8,449 224,284 182,220 42,064 232,733 190,391 42,342 2001 March -73,319 227,210 174,957 52,253 300,529 235,913 64,616 June 39,434 264,484 206,296 58,188 225,050 179,101 45,949 September -59,121 189,162 151,378 37,784 248,283 207,491 40,792 December -48,399 197,221 157,082 40,139 245,620 203,314 42,306 2002 March -57,276 212,606 164,733 47,873 269,882 210,896 58,986 June 97,966 287,567 202,781 84,786 189,601 153,666 35,935 September -19,712 206,319 166,566 39,753 226,031 183,904 42,127 December -21,186 203,220 164,308 38,912 224,406 181,975 42,431 2003 March -71,588 202,632 151,636 50,996 274,220 213,649 60,571 June 64,481 250,431 201,232 49,199 185,950 148,493 37,457 September -16,016 193,274 155,937 37,337 209,290 176,146 33,144 December 7,849 208,411 169,018 39,393 200,562 164,709 35,853 2004 March -36,076 207,587 163,052 44,535 243,663 189,350 54,313 June 94,620 266,117 218,803 47,314 171,497 132,469 39,028 September -6,869 202,193 163,730 38,463 209,062 170,012 39,050 December 19,067 217,758 174,124 43,634 198,691 162,057 36,634 2005 March -34,630 210,327 163,263 47,064 244,957 191,361 53,596 June 75,812 258,329 208,713 49,616 182,517 138,415 44,102 September 16,372 218,432 174,130 44,302 202,060 172,512 29,548 December 7,167 220,171 178,212 41,959 213,004 174,621 38,383 2006 March -18,311 215,935 165,564 50,371 234,246 188,360 45,886 June 87,751 268,720 212,774 55,946 180,969 144,869 36,100 September -5,380 213,325 171,944 41,381 218,705 180,181 38,524 December 53,619 260,085 187,764 72,321 206,466 172,184 34,282 2007 March -17,531 227,948 170,834 57,114 245,479 194,584 50,895 June 77,048 270,729 218,297 52,432 193,681 152,643 41,038 September -10,606 208,565 164,372 44,193 219,171 183,539 35,632 December 13,704 227,999 183,725 44,274 214,295 176,833 37,462 2008 March -62,775 209,215 154,036 55,179 271,990 216,159 55,831 June 34,126 245,359 197,103 48,256 211,233 160,588 50,645 September -36,029 197,435 149,593 47,842 233,464 194,237 39,227 December -72,009 189,952 151,171 38,781 261,961 219,074 42,887 2009 March -149,011 163,432 119,728 43,704 312,443 255,706 56,737 June 12,072 222,255 176,850 45,405 210,183 161,849 48,334 September -31,237 176,717 139,039 37,678 207,954 172,220 35,734 December -19,456 190,365 149,633 40,732 209,821 172,106 37,715 2010 March -55,409 171,323 133,954 37,369 226,732 180,087 46,645 June 76,381 241,973 199,333 42,640 165,592 124,970 40,622 September -324 187,753 145,579 42,174 188,077 152,918 35,159 December 9,529 202,436 159,052 43,384 192,907 156,808 36,099 2011 March -24,042 190,956 147,951 43,005 214,998 167,157 47,841 June 74,957 241,751 197,346 44,405 166,794 127,690 39,104 September 1,606 188,336 147,784 40,552 186,730 153,643 33,087 December 6,629 197,430 160,260 37,170 190,801 156,683 34,118 2012 March -16,340 194,117 149,780 44,337 210,457 168,380 42,077 June 77,676 244,620 200,008 44,612 166,944 131,659 35,285 September -2,789 186,653 149,337 37,316 189,442 157,114 32,328 December 15,099 204,330 166,385 37,945 189,231 156,765 32,466 2013 March -35,018 182,483 143,949 38,534 217,501 175,886 41,615 June 85,391 247,330 207,202 40,128 161,939 131,830 30,109 September 5,611 192,283 156,212 36,071 186,672 154,094 32,578 December 19,740 207,763 170,502 37,261 188,023 155,092 32,931 2014 March -39,732 183,513 145,173 38,340 223,245 180,016 43,229 June 100,693 259,912 217,351 42,561 159,219 124,290 34,929 September 2,296 193,801 154,163 39,638 191,505 162,949 28,556 December 37,603 219,556 184,085 35,471 181,953 151,833 30,120 2015 March -48,264 184,636 145,766 38,870 232,900 187,001 45,899 June 103,640 266,044 223,420 42,624 162,404 125,607 36,797 September 4,948 200,311 161,804 38,507 195,363 164,588 30,775 December 35,922 226,402 185,758 40,644 190,480 158,501 31,979 2016 March -37,338 194,264 152,706 41,558 231,602 187,242 44,360 June 89,856 265,783 218,263 47,520 175,927 139,471 36,456 September -1,928 204,100 165,851 38,249 206,028 172,683 33,345 December 17,404 219,743 183,553 36,190 202,339 168,022 34,317 2017 March -30,218 208,109 164,063 44,046 238,327 194,419 43,908 June 83,651 271,963 222,113 49,850 188,312 145,431 42,881 September -17,746 199,161 162,183 36,978 216,907 185,801 31,106 December 25,848 223,186 187,254 35,932 197,338 160,074 37,264 2018 March -19,043 207,716 160,666 47,050 226,759 187,386 39,373 June 89,648 272,283 225,473 46,810 182,635 138,799 43,836 September -44,398 192,786 156,939 35,847 237,184 201,793 35,391 December 48,289 242,292 201,404 40,888 194,003 158,977 35,026 2019 March -9,632 216,176 170,726 45,450 225,808 183,394 42,414 June 80,282 272,203 225,274 46,929 191,921 150,848 41,073 September -24,772 199,187 160,337 38,850 223,959 189,642 34,317 December 33,017 231,074 191,167 39,907 198,057 163,014 35,043 2020 March -53,327 204,073 160,156 43,917 257,400 211,103 46,297 June -235,350 201,839 160,505 41,334 437,189 366,649 70,540 September 84,700 279,144 227,625 51,519 194,444 161,680 32,764 December 111,456 285,838 240,453 45,385 174,382 142,149 32,233 2021 March 4,313 239,463 169,339 70,124 235,150 195,367 39,783 June 98,465 287,264 240,896 46,368 188,799 157,680 31,119 September -8,047 234,278 193,541 40,737 242,325 199,071 43,254 December 127,515 311,870 263,511 48,359 184,355 151,743 32,612 2022 March -11,518 239,465 184,903 54,562 250,983 206,900 44,083 June 88,672 298,512 243,998 54,514 209,840 168,654 41,186 September 10,890 243,819 204,725 39,094 232,929 187,014 45,915 December 45,733 265,689 216,038 49,651 219,956 173,883 46,073 2023 March -9,845 241,481 183,651 57,830 251,326 196,934 54,392 June 84,897 290,299 238,829 51,470 205,402 165,596 39,806 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.