Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Educational Services 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 14,953 97,863 86,161 11,702 82,910 71,621 11,289 December 1,004 107,227 89,993 17,234 106,223 93,979 12,244 1993 March -792 95,384 81,899 13,485 96,176 84,951 11,225 June 1,862 95,094 80,352 14,742 93,232 80,921 12,311 September 12,644 99,799 86,730 13,069 87,155 75,012 12,143 December 12,447 106,051 93,242 12,809 93,604 81,167 12,437 1994 March 5,081 95,723 81,528 14,195 90,642 79,522 11,120 June 11,366 98,956 84,313 14,643 87,590 73,702 13,888 September 13,939 104,938 90,322 14,616 90,999 78,053 12,946 December 4,491 108,873 94,775 14,098 104,382 90,837 13,545 1995 March -2,475 98,108 83,939 14,169 100,583 89,047 11,536 June 18,613 120,641 96,002 24,639 102,028 76,634 25,394 September 2,414 109,295 95,190 14,105 106,881 93,452 13,429 December -4,276 113,680 95,743 17,937 117,956 101,474 16,482 1996 March 14,094 121,356 100,551 20,805 107,262 92,181 15,081 June 25,660 120,866 99,299 21,567 95,206 81,713 13,493 September 11,137 116,879 95,222 21,657 105,742 87,760 17,982 December 8,125 117,323 96,866 20,457 109,198 92,523 16,675 1997 March 16,384 118,160 102,568 15,592 101,776 86,166 15,610 June 14,364 114,372 97,155 17,217 100,008 86,274 13,734 September 19,410 118,352 102,181 16,171 98,942 82,367 16,575 December 17,200 131,947 107,717 24,230 114,747 96,827 17,920 1998 March 4,100 126,972 104,668 22,304 122,872 98,366 24,506 June 31,297 138,781 112,690 26,091 107,484 85,548 21,936 September 14,300 120,401 102,884 17,517 106,101 89,781 16,320 December 15,921 127,314 108,762 18,552 111,393 94,280 17,113 1999 March 19,844 135,037 110,227 24,810 115,193 95,736 19,457 June 20,406 133,833 113,609 20,224 113,427 93,587 19,840 September 11,789 128,872 109,669 19,203 117,083 100,031 17,052 December 20,055 141,015 120,632 20,383 120,960 103,693 17,267 2000 March 1,901 135,747 115,130 20,617 133,846 117,908 15,938 June 43,739 150,980 130,201 20,779 107,241 92,457 14,784 September 7,204 131,940 110,353 21,587 124,736 103,456 21,280 December 17,873 137,960 117,848 20,112 120,087 102,763 17,324 2001 March 3,852 143,143 123,078 20,065 139,291 117,808 21,483 June 47,127 158,978 138,030 20,948 111,851 96,514 15,337 September 7,007 137,301 116,343 20,958 130,294 111,749 18,545 December 14,954 144,934 124,829 20,105 129,980 112,033 17,947 2002 March 6,590 138,095 118,142 19,953 131,505 114,574 16,931 June 31,896 151,609 130,444 21,165 119,713 103,085 16,628 September 9,647 136,958 118,205 18,753 127,311 111,319 15,992 December 11,438 137,152 117,975 19,177 125,714 107,979 17,735 2003 March 8,379 143,518 121,662 21,856 135,139 116,468 18,671 June 24,135 145,749 126,830 18,919 121,614 104,692 16,922 September 2,882 133,098 114,218 18,880 130,216 113,845 16,371 December 22,179 140,702 122,279 18,423 118,523 101,074 17,449 2004 March 25,599 148,426 127,369 21,057 122,827 106,328 16,499 June 20,914 149,165 131,213 17,952 128,251 110,708 17,543 September -224 139,694 118,777 20,917 139,918 122,423 17,495 December 29,185 152,961 132,704 20,257 123,776 105,348 18,428 2005 March 13,646 150,914 130,133 20,781 137,268 121,107 16,161 June 14,016 149,998 128,046 21,952 135,982 118,909 17,073 September 20,406 154,535 133,578 20,957 134,129 116,447 17,682 December 1,872 147,249 128,814 18,435 145,377 124,516 20,861 2006 March 40,362 167,223 145,742 21,481 126,861 109,006 17,855 June 7,022 150,594 130,561 20,033 143,572 126,473 17,099 September 21,393 157,859 138,706 19,153 136,466 119,338 17,128 December 9,048 150,023 129,226 20,797 140,975 123,149 17,826 2007 March 46,932 173,751 153,303 20,448 126,819 110,217 16,602 June -2,989 148,493 127,293 21,200 151,482 132,606 18,876 September 30,506 165,010 142,825 22,185 134,504 116,074 18,430 December 27,498 160,464 138,956 21,508 132,966 115,423 17,543 2008 March 21,803 166,093 144,394 21,699 144,290 124,809 19,481 June 18,689 172,927 152,457 20,470 154,238 133,115 21,123 September 15,460 169,475 146,343 23,132 154,015 134,933 19,082 December 35,858 180,247 158,726 21,521 144,389 124,937 19,452 2009 March -6,478 161,780 143,223 18,557 168,258 149,101 19,157 June -2,529 162,714 143,123 19,591 165,243 144,622 20,621 September 1,625 166,648 144,422 22,226 165,023 144,213 20,810 December 45,202 186,364 162,502 23,862 141,162 123,126 18,036 2010 March -8,591 166,133 145,123 21,010 174,724 147,193 27,531 June 25,137 179,266 158,569 20,697 154,129 134,929 19,200 September 1,541 169,639 146,469 23,170 168,098 147,685 20,413 December 28,020 181,964 157,944 24,020 153,944 135,869 18,075 2011 March 47,322 187,235 154,166 33,069 139,913 120,976 18,937 June -2,007 167,615 147,065 20,550 169,622 146,648 22,974 September 24,076 181,041 154,715 26,326 156,965 137,137 19,828 December 13,900 172,169 148,358 23,811 158,269 139,519 18,750 2012 March 45,268 196,008 171,043 24,965 150,740 127,651 23,089 June -6,720 167,138 144,069 23,069 173,858 153,038 20,820 September 17,219 187,678 162,179 25,499 170,459 147,866 22,593 December 8,015 166,719 142,927 23,792 158,704 137,797 20,907 2013 March -655 177,002 154,397 22,605 177,657 137,423 40,234 June -5,350 166,459 145,020 21,439 171,809 152,456 19,353 September 29,481 188,886 164,697 24,189 159,405 137,720 21,685 December 7,091 165,294 144,449 20,845 158,203 138,863 19,340 2014 March 10,041 168,299 146,160 22,139 158,258 137,666 20,592 June -7,251 167,181 144,501 22,680 174,432 151,821 22,611 September 32,204 191,832 167,802 24,030 159,628 138,533 21,095 December 12,657 168,471 147,301 21,170 155,814 135,446 20,368 2015 March -19,067 161,819 139,911 21,908 180,886 137,417 43,469 June 7,299 180,371 157,190 23,181 173,072 150,620 22,452 September 26,294 194,823 172,315 22,508 168,529 147,630 20,899 December 22,323 179,095 155,690 23,405 156,772 135,083 21,689 2016 March -2,509 163,810 141,181 22,629 166,319 144,801 21,518 June -781 180,456 155,366 25,090 181,237 156,831 24,406 September 48,850 210,388 184,475 25,913 161,538 139,246 22,292 December -29,819 158,365 136,226 22,139 188,184 161,159 27,025 2017 March 38,102 186,514 161,789 24,725 148,412 130,355 18,057 June 827 185,473 162,936 22,537 184,646 160,465 24,181 September 36,594 205,801 182,663 23,138 169,207 146,347 22,860 December -8,960 163,629 140,682 22,947 172,589 147,546 25,043 2018 March 42,838 192,787 166,920 25,867 149,949 129,079 20,870 June -3,195 192,251 166,879 25,372 195,446 171,996 23,450 September 42,404 220,272 194,178 26,094 177,868 155,006 22,862 December 1,713 166,970 143,087 23,883 165,257 141,010 24,247 2019 March 22,225 191,125 163,467 27,658 168,900 136,053 32,847 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.