Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 9 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 -4 140 110 30 144 115 29 December -6 148 117 31 154 122 32 1993 March -30 136 100 36 166 132 34 June 91 205 162 43 114 87 27 September 6 147 116 31 141 113 28 December 3 155 124 31 152 119 33 1994 March -33 140 105 35 173 135 38 June 92 212 167 45 120 89 31 September 12 162 127 35 150 121 29 December 1 163 132 31 162 126 36 1995 March -29 148 111 37 177 141 36 June 80 210 164 46 130 100 30 September 1 157 125 32 156 126 30 December -3 166 134 32 169 132 37 1996 March -33 150 112 38 183 143 40 June 84 218 171 47 134 104 30 September -5 158 123 35 163 132 31 December 7 174 139 35 167 130 37 1997 March -27 157 118 39 184 146 38 June 86 219 173 46 133 102 31 September -2 166 132 34 168 132 36 December 9 180 145 35 171 133 38 1998 March -35 160 118 42 195 149 46 June 96 233 179 54 137 105 32 September -12 164 129 35 176 140 36 December 8 182 146 36 174 134 40 1999 March -39 162 119 43 201 156 45 June 95 237 186 51 142 109 33 September -7 174 136 38 181 145 36 December 15 191 155 36 176 136 40 2000 March -32 173 128 45 205 162 43 June 90 237 188 49 147 115 32 September -12 171 136 35 183 148 35 December -5 180 145 35 185 147 38 2001 March -40 166 124 42 206 164 42 June 63 220 173 47 157 123 34 September -49 146 113 33 195 159 36 December -25 165 131 34 190 151 39 2002 March -52 151 108 43 203 162 41 June 71 215 166 49 144 111 33 September -23 151 118 33 174 141 33 December -12 166 132 34 178 140 38 2003 March -57 144 105 39 201 160 41 June 70 212 167 45 142 109 33 September -15 149 118 31 164 134 30 December -1 168 135 33 169 135 34 2004 March -35 154 114 40 189 150 39 June 87 223 175 48 136 101 35 September -13 157 122 35 170 134 36 December 14 181 143 38 167 130 37 2005 March -40 155 115 40 195 152 43 June 86 224 174 50 138 104 34 September -7 163 126 37 170 135 35 December 5 179 143 36 174 138 36 2006 March -28 161 122 39 189 150 39 June 88 230 181 49 142 109 33 September -19 156 122 34 175 143 32 December 5 179 144 35 174 137 37 2007 March -36 158 119 39 194 154 40 June 79 223 177 46 144 109 35 September -28 153 119 34 181 148 33 December 2 177 143 34 175 138 37 2008 March -57 148 110 38 205 162 43 June 57 210 164 46 153 116 37 September -46 140 108 32 186 153 33 December -48 153 122 31 201 162 39 2009 March -116 119 85 34 235 192 43 June 29 186 143 43 157 122 35 September -46 124 96 28 170 136 34 December -13 148 117 31 161 126 35 2010 March -45 129 97 32 174 137 37 June 79 200 159 41 121 89 32 September -20 133 104 29 153 121 32 December 10 157 124 33 147 114 33 2011 March -31 135 101 34 166 130 36 June 83 203 160 43 120 87 33 September -5 144 110 34 149 120 29 December 5 156 123 33 151 115 36 2012 March -18 144 108 36 162 129 33 June 77 201 160 41 124 92 32 September -20 135 104 31 155 125 30 December 15 161 129 32 146 113 33 2013 March -32 139 105 34 171 134 37 June 85 210 168 42 125 92 33 September -12 141 109 32 153 126 27 December 14 164 133 31 150 116 34 2014 March -33 141 106 35 174 139 35 June 92 217 174 43 125 93 32 September -14 143 113 30 157 128 29 December 20 169 138 31 149 116 33 2015 March -38 138 103 35 176 143 33 June 91 217 176 41 126 96 30 September -23 143 112 31 166 136 30 December 17 175 141 34 158 124 34 2016 March -42 141 106 35 183 148 35 June 68 207 165 42 139 103 36 September -17 152 117 35 169 138 31 December -3 159 130 29 162 126 36 2017 March -22 149 113 36 171 138 33 June 79 216 173 43 137 104 33 September -35 141 111 30 176 145 31 December 16 172 141 31 156 120 36 2018 March -26 146 111 35 172 138 34 June 79 219 176 43 140 107 33 September -33 143 113 30 176 145 31 December 16 174 142 32 158 122 36 2019 March -31 148 111 37 179 143 36 June 73 216 174 42 143 106 37 September -32 142 111 31 174 143 31 December 11 170 138 32 159 124 35 2020 March -64 134 102 32 198 156 42 June -215 147 108 39 362 296 66 September 68 228 181 47 160 125 35 December 30 187 152 35 157 119 38 2021 March 2 161 123 38 159 128 31 June 101 236 193 43 135 103 32 September -8 172 136 36 180 141 39 December 66 212 170 42 146 113 33 2022 March -10 162 124 38 172 132 40 June 86 230 181 49 144 110 34 September 0 171 137 34 171 138 33 December 12 173 141 32 161 125 36 2023 March -14 158 120 38 172 133 39 June 79 221 177 44 142 108 34 September -32 145 112 33 177 143 34 December 7 166 134 32 159 123 36 2024 March -33 144 109 35 177 137 40 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.