Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 5 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 28 288 227 61 260 209 51 December 10 279 219 60 269 217 52 1993 March 14 280 220 60 266 213 53 June 34 292 233 59 258 205 53 September 46 300 240 60 254 206 48 December 24 291 234 57 267 217 50 1994 March 15 287 233 54 272 219 53 June 36 305 243 62 269 213 56 September 53 318 254 64 265 216 49 December 16 300 242 58 284 229 55 1995 March 31 309 250 59 278 226 52 June 16 301 240 61 285 232 53 September 37 317 257 60 280 226 54 December 11 306 244 62 295 239 56 1996 March 22 311 249 62 289 232 57 June 18 308 245 63 290 235 55 September 32 321 256 65 289 235 54 December 23 319 254 65 296 239 57 1997 March 36 324 262 62 288 232 56 June 20 316 253 63 296 241 55 September 34 333 270 63 299 238 61 December 24 333 265 68 309 247 62 1998 March 26 331 264 67 305 241 64 June 30 330 261 69 300 244 56 September 27 333 268 65 306 246 60 December 27 332 269 63 305 245 60 1999 March 24 339 271 68 315 252 63 June 12 335 268 67 323 263 60 September 23 344 276 68 321 257 64 December 36 346 280 66 310 250 60 2000 March 42 360 288 72 318 259 59 June 5 336 273 63 331 274 57 September 17 348 282 66 331 268 63 December 6 335 272 63 329 270 59 2001 March 13 336 272 64 323 260 63 June -21 317 254 63 338 280 58 September -28 310 248 62 338 274 64 December -27 303 241 62 330 271 59 2002 March -1 312 246 66 313 254 59 June -9 308 245 63 317 259 58 September -1 307 246 61 308 253 55 December -11 305 244 61 316 258 58 2003 March -20 300 235 65 320 260 60 June -3 305 244 61 308 249 59 September 12 307 249 58 295 241 54 December 11 311 250 61 300 243 57 2004 March 21 320 256 64 299 241 58 June 20 318 256 62 298 240 58 September 14 322 257 65 308 246 62 December 28 330 261 69 302 244 58 2005 March 7 323 257 66 316 254 62 June 23 329 261 68 306 247 59 September 31 336 268 68 305 247 58 December 18 332 265 67 314 256 58 2006 March 42 346 280 66 304 246 58 June 12 331 266 65 319 260 59 September 9 329 266 63 320 261 59 December 17 333 268 65 316 257 59 2007 March 21 335 269 66 314 256 58 June 1 326 264 62 325 263 62 September -5 324 259 65 329 269 60 December 4 328 266 62 324 265 59 2008 March -14 316 253 63 330 268 62 June -40 305 244 61 345 280 65 September -44 294 234 60 338 276 62 December -85 279 222 57 364 298 66 2009 March -116 250 196 54 366 301 65 June -77 268 210 58 345 281 64 September -57 259 206 53 316 252 64 December -21 278 218 60 299 241 58 2010 March -19 272 216 56 291 234 57 June 25 295 237 58 270 216 54 September 1 283 226 57 282 224 58 December 17 294 234 60 277 221 56 2011 March 16 291 234 57 275 220 55 June 25 298 240 58 273 214 59 September 26 304 242 62 278 224 54 December 12 290 232 58 278 222 56 2012 March 40 309 249 60 269 217 52 June 23 299 242 57 276 223 53 September 5 289 231 58 284 229 55 December 31 302 243 59 271 217 54 2013 March 18 301 245 56 283 229 54 June 30 306 250 56 276 223 53 September 15 298 240 58 283 233 50 December 27 307 251 56 280 227 53 2014 March 19 303 247 56 284 233 51 June 38 319 262 57 281 227 54 September 16 304 248 56 288 236 52 December 44 322 266 56 278 224 54 2015 March 11 308 249 59 297 245 52 June 31 324 267 57 293 236 57 September 7 311 254 57 304 249 55 December 42 334 271 63 292 239 53 2016 March 10 313 257 56 303 250 53 June -2 311 255 56 313 253 60 September 20 324 260 64 304 251 53 December 11 312 256 56 301 245 56 2017 March 36 330 270 60 294 243 51 June 7 319 262 57 312 255 57 September -18 303 247 56 321 266 55 December 36 331 270 61 295 240 55 2018 March 29 329 269 60 300 248 52 June 6 326 269 57 320 262 58 September -13 312 256 56 325 269 56 December 32 334 274 60 302 246 56 2019 March 28 329 270 59 301 248 53 June -2 324 267 57 326 264 62 September -15 308 253 55 323 268 55 December 26 329 269 60 303 247 56 2020 March -33 305 247 58 338 277 61 June -455 222 166 56 677 555 122 September 155 448 351 97 293 229 64 December 69 357 286 71 288 227 61 2021 March 77 353 285 68 276 227 49 June 46 355 295 60 309 251 58 September 43 371 304 67 328 262 66 December 118 401 326 75 283 230 53 2022 March 72 374 308 66 302 243 59 June 18 350 286 64 332 273 59 September 40 360 300 60 320 261 59 December 34 342 281 61 308 251 57 2023 March 54 351 291 60 297 240 57 June 0 329 272 57 329 267 62 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.