Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 1 Job (In thousands) 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 -49 742 618 124 791 668 123 December 46 784 632 152 738 617 121 1993 March -112 742 609 133 854 670 184 June 165 849 701 148 684 568 116 September -18 776 645 131 794 677 117 December 65 815 662 153 750 630 120 1994 March -121 756 627 129 877 689 188 June 179 879 723 156 700 582 118 September -17 799 664 135 816 691 125 December 52 832 671 161 780 649 131 1995 March -101 787 648 139 888 703 185 June 148 877 725 152 729 607 122 September -44 803 669 134 847 712 135 December 57 850 680 170 793 660 133 1996 March -101 808 657 151 909 712 197 June 161 903 743 160 742 616 126 September -45 821 680 141 866 725 141 December 82 884 698 186 802 667 135 1997 March -95 833 681 152 928 724 204 June 168 934 762 172 766 634 132 September -29 847 697 150 876 735 141 December 60 889 709 180 829 682 147 1998 March -109 842 677 165 951 737 214 June 202 961 770 191 759 631 128 September -41 853 701 152 894 748 146 December 88 919 727 192 831 688 143 1999 March -122 844 687 157 966 748 218 June 149 948 772 176 799 641 158 September -59 860 704 156 919 752 167 December 119 955 730 225 836 689 147 2000 March -129 863 693 170 992 760 232 June 160 967 784 183 807 655 152 September -55 879 707 172 934 767 167 December 57 933 724 209 876 712 164 2001 March -134 872 696 176 1,006 762 244 June 141 962 775 187 821 663 158 September -103 856 689 167 959 782 177 December 37 921 706 215 884 721 163 2002 March -158 858 684 174 1,016 769 247 June 143 972 775 197 829 667 162 September -64 882 707 175 946 778 168 December 55 946 722 224 891 723 168 2003 March -185 862 682 180 1,047 790 257 June 152 979 783 196 827 668 159 September -63 894 718 176 957 784 173 December 77 966 735 231 889 724 165 2004 March -141 898 713 185 1,039 783 256 June 164 1,003 804 199 839 673 166 September -60 908 725 183 968 789 179 December 88 993 751 242 905 733 172 2005 March -165 911 715 196 1,076 804 272 June 172 1,030 812 218 858 685 173 September -27 948 749 199 975 796 179 December 77 1,013 760 253 936 756 180 2006 March -140 948 744 204 1,088 812 276 June 160 1,047 829 218 887 707 180 September -85 942 748 194 1,027 827 200 December 73 1,036 767 269 963 768 195 2007 March -159 965 750 215 1,124 827 297 June 135 1,055 831 224 920 725 195 September -98 956 748 208 1,054 843 211 December 78 1,058 774 284 980 782 198 2008 March -231 943 730 213 1,174 851 323 June 84 1,041 808 233 957 741 216 September -138 934 721 213 1,072 856 216 December -53 984 706 278 1,037 810 227 2009 March -372 853 642 211 1,225 876 349 June 28 977 745 232 949 733 216 September -158 892 685 207 1,050 824 226 December 18 994 711 283 976 759 217 2010 March -281 881 677 204 1,162 823 339 June 134 1,025 793 232 891 682 209 September -66 942 720 222 1,008 796 212 December 86 1,033 743 290 947 738 209 2011 March -209 926 712 214 1,135 811 324 June 153 1,046 802 244 893 681 212 September -48 957 747 210 1,005 794 211 December 77 1,031 751 280 954 749 205 2012 March -105 998 742 256 1,103 803 300 June 181 1,055 825 230 874 698 176 September -69 941 750 191 1,010 819 191 December 130 1,045 772 273 915 748 167 2013 March -172 944 755 189 1,116 818 298 June 165 1,067 841 226 902 706 196 September -35 977 780 197 1,012 823 189 December 115 1,067 795 272 952 773 179 2014 March -167 974 770 204 1,141 840 301 June 174 1,085 863 222 911 725 186 September -35 995 790 205 1,030 842 188 December 130 1,096 815 281 966 780 186 2015 March -182 993 778 215 1,175 857 318 June 182 1,107 873 234 925 735 190 September -40 1,013 799 214 1,053 855 198 December 137 1,127 823 304 990 795 195 2016 March -162 1,016 794 222 1,178 862 316 June 139 1,106 869 237 967 765 202 September -50 1,028 810 218 1,078 865 213 December 106 1,135 831 304 1,029 818 211 2017 March -148 1,047 813 234 1,195 874 321 June 155 1,133 886 247 978 774 204 September -100 1,022 799 223 1,122 900 222 December 137 1,161 843 318 1,024 816 208 2018 March -170 1,064 824 240 1,234 890 344 June 158 1,161 891 270 1,003 793 210 September -86 1,044 812 232 1,130 902 228 December 132 1,174 846 328 1,042 827 215 2019 March -171 1,078 825 253 1,249 893 356 June 138 1,154 891 263 1,016 793 223 September -67 1,061 821 240 1,128 904 224 December 138 1,203 851 352 1,065 841 224 2020 March -267 1,066 802 264 1,333 928 405 June -258 968 688 280 1,226 890 336 September 93 1,162 831 331 1,069 811 258 December 251 1,262 870 392 1,011 784 227 2021 March -48 1,175 853 322 1,223 868 355 June 266 1,279 936 343 1,013 772 241 September 33 1,202 877 325 1,169 900 269 December 310 1,392 945 447 1,082 827 255 2022 March -59 1,261 902 359 1,320 919 401 June 211 1,331 973 358 1,120 831 289 September -5 1,219 914 305 1,224 936 288 December 163 1,334 912 422 1,171 897 274 2023 March -144 1,233 904 329 1,377 943 434 June 198 1,308 974 334 1,110 841 269 September -119 1,161 866 295 1,280 996 284 December 122 1,325 915 410 1,203 906 297 2024 March -170 1,186 872 314 1,356 972 384 June 94 1,280 954 326 1,186 864 322 September -89 1,173 876 297 1,262 970 292 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.