Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 3 Jobs (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 -27 410 337 73 437 373 64 December 7 425 353 72 418 344 74 1993 March -68 404 324 80 472 383 89 June 205 544 443 101 339 278 61 September -2 432 358 74 434 373 61 December 28 448 377 71 420 348 72 1994 March -67 417 341 76 484 395 89 June 210 564 458 106 354 290 64 September 4 455 377 78 451 388 63 December 18 461 389 72 443 366 77 1995 March -55 440 359 81 495 408 87 June 190 564 461 103 374 310 64 September -21 450 376 74 471 401 70 December 13 466 390 76 453 375 78 1996 March -59 446 362 84 505 412 93 June 196 578 471 107 382 316 66 September -21 459 379 80 480 411 69 December 29 488 407 81 459 379 80 1997 March -46 464 377 87 510 417 93 June 196 586 481 105 390 323 67 September -19 472 395 77 491 418 73 December 26 499 418 81 473 389 84 1998 March -66 463 373 90 529 428 101 June 223 608 492 116 385 321 64 September -36 471 393 78 507 434 73 December 44 507 431 76 463 384 79 1999 March -68 470 382 88 538 440 98 June 207 612 501 111 405 336 69 September -33 484 403 81 517 441 76 December 44 521 439 82 477 396 81 2000 March -62 490 396 94 552 456 96 June 189 608 503 105 419 352 67 September -44 488 405 83 532 455 77 December 14 509 429 80 495 413 82 2001 March -81 475 387 88 556 453 103 June 164 592 486 106 428 359 69 September -103 449 373 76 552 471 81 December -32 472 395 77 504 424 80 2002 March -100 450 363 87 550 453 97 June 170 581 474 107 411 344 67 September -58 456 379 77 514 444 70 December -10 479 402 77 489 409 80 2003 March -121 437 350 87 558 462 96 June 174 578 474 104 404 336 68 September -45 455 380 75 500 432 68 December 7 481 404 77 474 396 78 2004 March -72 464 376 88 536 441 95 June 197 597 491 106 400 332 68 September -49 467 387 80 516 440 76 December 35 510 426 84 475 398 77 2005 March -91 469 379 90 560 459 101 June 210 617 503 114 407 340 67 September -28 492 407 85 520 447 73 December 19 515 431 84 496 418 78 2006 March -51 499 405 94 550 452 98 June 198 622 512 110 424 355 69 September -67 479 400 79 546 470 76 December 13 516 433 83 503 420 83 2007 March -78 492 399 93 570 471 99 June 183 619 512 107 436 362 74 September -80 479 397 82 559 482 77 December -8 509 430 79 517 432 85 2008 March -129 467 380 87 596 490 106 June 123 583 478 105 460 383 77 September -124 444 368 76 568 487 81 December -128 441 367 74 569 473 96 2009 March -267 382 302 80 649 532 117 June 72 523 419 104 451 374 77 September -140 399 328 71 539 454 85 December -44 441 362 79 485 399 86 2010 March -136 408 327 81 544 441 103 June 190 569 463 106 379 311 68 September -62 430 355 75 492 414 78 December 18 471 390 81 453 371 82 2011 March -82 434 351 83 516 418 98 June 197 576 470 106 379 308 71 September -27 458 378 80 485 414 71 December 7 466 390 76 459 377 82 2012 March -42 462 373 89 504 411 93 June 200 583 481 102 383 316 67 September -56 443 368 75 499 427 72 December 37 485 407 78 448 370 78 2013 March -63 459 375 84 522 427 95 June 207 593 492 101 386 319 67 September -36 460 384 76 496 428 68 December 29 492 417 75 463 384 79 2014 March -61 464 380 84 525 436 89 June 220 615 513 102 395 328 67 September -37 470 394 76 507 440 67 December 49 515 441 74 466 388 78 2015 March -72 474 387 87 546 454 92 June 218 628 527 101 410 340 70 September -53 476 400 76 529 458 71 December 50 535 453 82 485 406 79 2016 March -64 487 401 86 551 460 91 June 174 612 512 100 438 363 75 September -44 491 410 81 535 465 70 December 23 520 441 79 497 416 81 2017 March -50 502 412 90 552 462 90 June 186 623 522 101 437 366 71 September -101 466 393 73 567 492 75 December 55 541 458 83 486 406 80 2018 March -60 501 411 90 561 470 91 June 190 634 531 103 444 373 71 September -93 478 405 73 571 497 74 December 48 546 465 81 498 417 81 2019 March -53 508 418 90 561 468 93 June 176 634 533 101 458 383 75 September -87 480 406 74 567 496 71 December 28 534 451 83 506 424 82 2020 March -140 478 385 93 618 511 107 June -306 460 356 104 766 621 145 September 106 621 496 125 515 428 87 December 108 576 474 102 468 381 87 2021 March 20 544 436 108 524 435 89 June 253 688 572 116 435 358 77 September -11 562 468 94 573 486 87 December 150 636 534 102 486 404 82 2022 March -2 572 467 105 574 470 104 June 212 687 568 119 475 395 80 September -14 553 471 82 567 488 79 December 49 570 481 89 521 435 86 2023 March -27 544 451 93 571 468 103 June 184 653 547 106 469 389 80 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.