Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses by size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 20 to 24 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 35 304 240 64 269 206 63 December 1 279 209 70 278 217 61 1993 March 25 293 219 74 268 208 60 June 37 287 226 61 250 194 56 September 51 309 242 67 258 202 56 December 23 297 229 68 274 216 58 1994 March 24 295 231 64 271 212 59 June 39 305 237 68 266 201 65 September 78 337 262 75 259 204 55 December 9 299 232 67 290 224 66 1995 March 35 318 248 70 283 223 60 June 18 305 236 69 287 226 61 September 43 327 257 70 284 217 67 December 8 307 234 73 299 232 67 1996 March 26 318 250 68 292 228 64 June 9 314 244 70 305 238 67 September 43 340 262 78 297 231 66 December 49 346 262 84 297 231 66 1997 March 40 335 262 73 295 229 66 June 17 315 246 69 298 231 67 September 46 344 270 74 298 224 74 December 29 348 261 87 319 239 80 1998 March 19 340 261 79 321 236 85 June 27 339 256 83 312 237 75 September 30 350 271 79 320 242 78 December 37 347 274 73 310 233 77 1999 March 17 353 268 85 336 253 83 June 12 340 264 76 328 253 75 September 34 360 281 79 326 250 76 December 36 358 279 79 322 246 76 2000 March 44 366 283 83 322 248 74 June 17 347 271 76 330 260 70 September 18 359 279 80 341 265 76 December 13 344 268 76 331 258 73 2001 March 2 354 273 81 352 274 78 June -54 317 247 70 371 295 76 September -56 312 238 74 368 291 77 December -58 299 226 73 357 282 75 2002 March -12 323 244 79 335 260 75 June -13 318 243 75 331 259 72 September -14 306 236 70 320 253 67 December -15 296 226 70 311 246 65 2003 March -24 291 222 69 315 247 68 June -7 298 232 66 305 238 67 September 9 295 230 65 286 228 58 December 4 291 223 68 287 226 61 2004 March 19 303 234 69 284 221 63 June 16 305 238 67 289 219 70 September 4 300 230 70 296 228 68 December 31 314 241 73 283 217 66 2005 March 12 300 234 66 288 227 61 June 24 309 240 69 285 223 62 September 37 324 255 69 287 225 62 December 25 315 247 68 290 230 60 2006 March 35 312 248 64 277 218 59 June 11 308 241 67 297 237 60 September 2 296 231 65 294 235 59 December 20 306 241 65 286 231 55 2007 March 27 316 252 64 289 231 58 June 6 305 241 64 299 238 61 September -17 289 222 67 306 246 60 December 12 300 238 62 288 230 58 2008 March 4 293 227 66 289 232 57 June -29 284 220 64 313 249 64 September -43 267 208 59 310 252 58 December -83 262 205 57 345 283 62 2009 March -133 230 175 55 363 300 63 June -82 252 194 58 334 273 61 September -40 240 190 50 280 225 55 December -16 248 198 50 264 211 53 2010 March 0 248 196 52 248 197 51 June 26 268 213 55 242 192 50 September 7 254 203 51 247 197 50 December 29 272 216 56 243 191 52 2011 March 24 257 203 54 233 184 49 June 28 270 214 56 242 188 54 September 43 277 221 56 234 188 46 December 15 262 209 53 247 193 54 2012 March 51 282 228 54 231 186 45 June 30 269 212 57 239 192 47 September 10 250 198 52 240 193 47 December 31 273 221 52 242 190 52 2013 March 23 273 220 53 250 198 52 June 33 273 216 57 240 191 49 September 9 259 204 55 250 203 47 December 29 274 222 52 245 195 50 2014 March 12 262 208 54 250 200 50 June 49 288 230 58 239 188 51 September 22 270 213 57 248 198 50 December 51 291 234 57 240 190 50 2015 March 8 268 211 57 260 207 53 June 47 294 236 58 247 199 48 September 12 274 216 58 262 211 51 December 29 285 225 60 256 205 51 2016 March 15 277 222 55 262 208 54 June 26 284 226 58 258 204 54 September 21 287 227 60 266 211 55 December 10 269 213 56 259 208 51 2017 March 35 282 224 58 247 195 52 June 24 284 226 58 260 206 54 September -11 269 213 56 280 225 55 December 32 284 225 59 252 198 54 2018 March 37 286 231 55 249 199 50 June 26 290 231 59 264 210 54 September 1 282 225 57 281 224 57 December 28 281 223 58 253 198 55 2019 March 36 285 227 58 249 197 52 June 9 287 227 60 278 221 57 September -5 274 215 59 279 224 55 December 21 281 221 60 260 205 55 2020 March -8 279 225 54 287 221 66 June -806 213 165 48 1,019 878 141 September 206 468 380 88 262 211 51 December 55 322 259 63 267 208 59 2021 March 107 331 271 60 224 178 46 June 49 318 254 64 269 223 46 September 52 329 264 65 277 220 57 December 111 344 272 72 233 179 54 2022 March 73 329 264 65 256 190 66 June -7 312 239 73 319 241 78 September 77 360 275 85 283 211 72 December 31 308 232 76 277 208 69 2023 March 56 320 247 73 264 193 71 June 7 307 232 75 300 228 72 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.