Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted Puerto Rico Total private (Percent) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September -0.4 8.1 6.9 1.2 8.5 5.9 2.6 December 4.2 10.8 9.1 1.7 6.6 5.4 1.2 1993 March -2.7 7.7 5.8 1.9 10.4 9.1 1.3 June 1.6 8.4 6.8 1.6 6.8 5.8 1.0 September 0.8 8.1 6.9 1.2 7.3 5.8 1.5 December 3.8 10.6 9.4 1.2 6.8 4.9 1.9 1994 March -3.2 8.0 5.5 2.5 11.2 9.0 2.2 June 0.9 8.0 6.6 1.4 7.1 5.7 1.4 September 0.2 7.7 6.5 1.2 7.5 5.8 1.7 December 5.9 11.8 9.7 2.1 5.9 4.3 1.6 1995 March -3.5 7.1 5.5 1.6 10.6 9.2 1.4 June 0.8 8.1 6.6 1.5 7.3 5.8 1.5 September 0.3 7.9 6.4 1.5 7.6 6.2 1.4 December 7.0 12.3 10.5 1.8 5.3 4.1 1.2 1996 March -2.8 8.4 5.4 3.0 11.2 9.7 1.5 June 0.5 7.5 6.3 1.2 7.0 5.7 1.3 September -0.9 7.1 5.8 1.3 8.0 6.4 1.6 December 7.5 12.6 10.7 1.9 5.1 4.0 1.1 1997 March -3.6 7.6 5.5 2.1 11.2 9.6 1.6 June 0.0 7.7 6.1 1.6 7.7 5.6 2.1 September -1.8 7.3 5.7 1.6 9.1 6.1 3.0 December 6.2 12.1 9.6 2.5 5.9 4.7 1.2 1998 March -3.6 7.2 5.3 1.9 10.8 9.7 1.1 June 0.5 7.0 6.2 0.8 6.5 5.2 1.3 September 0.4 7.5 6.1 1.4 7.1 5.9 1.2 December 4.7 10.5 9.1 1.4 5.8 4.6 1.2 1999 March -2.6 7.1 5.5 1.6 9.7 8.7 1.0 June 2.4 9.2 6.6 2.6 6.8 5.5 1.3 September 0.0 7.5 5.9 1.6 7.5 5.5 2.0 December 4.9 9.8 8.6 1.2 4.9 4.0 0.9 2000 March -4.3 6.5 4.9 1.6 10.8 9.5 1.3 June 0.8 7.5 5.8 1.7 6.7 5.6 1.1 September -1.0 6.1 5.2 0.9 7.1 5.8 1.3 December 6.9 11.5 9.9 1.6 4.6 3.7 0.9 2001 March -6.7 5.3 4.2 1.1 12.0 10.2 1.8 June -1.9 5.8 4.9 0.9 7.7 6.1 1.6 September -1.0 6.7 5.4 1.3 7.7 5.8 1.9 December 4.7 9.9 9.1 0.8 5.2 3.8 1.4 2002 March -6.2 5.4 4.3 1.1 11.6 9.9 1.7 June -1.0 5.8 5.0 0.8 6.8 5.6 1.2 September -1.0 5.9 5.4 0.5 6.9 5.0 1.9 December 6.4 10.4 9.4 1.0 4.0 3.1 0.9 2003 March -7.1 4.9 4.0 0.9 12.0 9.9 2.1 June -0.8 6.1 5.6 0.5 6.9 5.7 1.2 September -0.8 5.8 5.4 0.4 6.6 5.1 1.5 December 13.2 16.8 8.8 8.0 3.6 3.0 0.6 2004 March -5.2 5.4 4.2 1.2 10.6 9.2 1.4 June 1.1 7.0 5.4 1.6 5.9 5.1 0.8 September -0.2 6.2 5.0 1.2 6.4 5.3 1.1 December 6.7 10.9 9.9 1.0 4.2 3.1 1.1 2005 March -5.2 5.9 3.9 2.0 11.1 9.5 1.6 June -0.5 6.2 4.8 1.4 6.7 5.3 1.4 September -0.4 6.0 4.9 1.1 6.4 5.1 1.3 December 6.4 9.9 9.0 0.9 3.5 2.9 0.6 2006 March -5.4 5.1 4.0 1.1 10.5 9.1 1.4 June -1.1 5.6 4.5 1.1 6.7 5.7 1.0 September -1.6 5.8 4.9 0.9 7.4 5.5 1.9 December 6.6 10.7 9.5 1.2 4.1 3.0 1.1 2007 March -6.3 4.9 3.6 1.3 11.2 9.8 1.4 June -0.4 5.9 4.4 1.5 6.3 5.0 1.3 September -0.5 6.1 4.9 1.2 6.6 5.2 1.4 December 5.5 9.6 8.7 0.9 4.1 3.2 0.9 2008 March -6.4 4.8 3.2 1.6 11.2 9.7 1.5 June -1.0 5.5 4.1 1.4 6.5 5.3 1.2 September -1.2 5.4 4.5 0.9 6.6 5.1 1.5 December 4.6 9.1 8.0 1.1 4.5 3.4 1.1 2009 March -7.7 4.3 2.9 1.4 12.0 10.4 1.6 June -2.0 4.9 3.8 1.1 6.9 5.8 1.1 September -1.1 5.3 4.1 1.2 6.4 5.1 1.3 December 5.9 9.7 8.3 1.4 3.8 2.8 1.0 2010 March -5.4 4.5 3.3 1.2 9.9 8.8 1.1 June -1.3 4.8 3.9 0.9 6.1 5.0 1.1 September -0.5 5.4 4.4 1.0 5.9 4.6 1.3 December 6.6 10.0 8.9 1.1 3.4 2.5 0.9 2011 March -4.9 4.3 3.3 1.0 9.2 8.3 0.9 June -1.3 4.8 3.9 0.9 6.1 4.9 1.2 September 0.6 6.0 5.0 1.0 5.4 4.2 1.2 December 6.3 9.8 8.6 1.2 3.5 2.6 0.9 2012 March -4.3 4.7 3.5 1.2 9.0 8.1 0.9 June 0.5 5.8 4.8 1.0 5.3 4.4 0.9 September -0.6 5.4 4.3 1.1 6.0 4.8 1.2 December 6.5 10.1 9.1 1.0 3.6 2.8 0.8 2013 March -5.3 4.3 3.2 1.1 9.6 8.6 1.0 June -0.6 5.0 4.1 0.9 5.6 4.7 0.9 September -0.5 5.6 4.3 1.3 6.1 5.0 1.1 December 6.5 9.7 8.7 1.0 3.2 2.5 0.7 2014 March -5.7 4.1 3.1 1.0 9.8 8.8 1.0 June -1.4 4.6 3.6 1.0 6.0 5.0 1.0 September -0.6 5.1 4.1 1.0 5.7 4.6 1.1 December 6.5 9.5 8.5 1.0 3.0 2.2 0.8 2015 March -5.7 4.0 3.0 1.0 9.7 8.6 1.1 June -1.0 4.9 4.0 0.9 5.9 4.8 1.1 September -0.6 5.4 4.5 0.9 6.0 4.8 1.2 December 5.7 9.2 8.0 1.2 3.5 2.8 0.7 2016 March -4.7 4.3 3.3 1.0 9.0 8.2 0.8 June -0.5 4.7 3.9 0.8 5.2 4.4 0.8 September -0.2 5.2 4.3 0.9 5.4 4.4 1.0 December 5.4 8.6 7.8 0.8 3.2 2.5 0.7 2017 March -4.6 4.0 2.8 1.2 8.6 7.8 0.8 June -0.5 4.5 3.7 0.8 5.0 4.4 0.6 September -2.6 3.9 3.3 0.6 6.5 4.7 1.8 December 3.6 10.4 8.8 1.6 6.8 5.2 1.6 2018 March -3.7 6.4 4.5 1.9 10.1 8.7 1.4 June 0.8 6.7 5.2 1.5 5.9 5.0 0.9 September 1.0 6.4 5.0 1.4 5.4 4.5 0.9 December 4.8 8.9 7.9 1.0 4.1 3.4 0.7 2019 March -2.4 5.4 4.1 1.3 7.8 7.0 0.8 June 0.0 5.5 4.5 1.0 5.5 4.7 0.8 September 0.1 5.3 4.2 1.1 5.2 4.2 1.0 December 5.0 7.9 6.9 1.0 2.9 2.3 0.6 2020 March -4.4 3.8 3.1 0.7 8.2 7.1 1.1 June -11.7 3.5 2.7 0.8 15.2 11.9 3.3 September 4.6 9.5 7.4 2.1 4.9 3.9 1.0 December 6.7 9.6 8.3 1.3 2.9 2.5 0.4 2021 March -2.4 5.1 3.9 1.2 7.5 6.8 0.7 June 2.2 6.8 5.4 1.4 4.6 4.1 0.5 September 2.7 7.5 6.5 1.0 4.8 3.9 0.9 December 6.0 9.2 8.0 1.2 3.2 2.7 0.5 2022 March -2.2 5.4 4.5 0.9 7.6 6.8 0.8 June 0.2 5.8 4.8 1.0 5.6 4.9 0.7 September 0.6 5.5 4.6 0.9 4.9 4.2 0.7 December 6.3 9.8 8.9 0.9 3.5 3.1 0.4 2023 March -4.9 3.9 3.1 0.8 8.8 8.2 0.6 June 0.5 5.0 4.3 0.7 4.5 4.0 0.5 September 0.3 5.2 4.3 0.9 4.9 4.2 0.7 December 4.2 7.1 6.2 0.9 2.9 2.5 0.4 2024 March -3.0 4.0 3.2 0.8 7.0 6.3 0.7 (1) The rates measure gross job gains and job losses as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter employment levels. (2) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.