Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Social Assistance 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 22,147 115,722 83,981 31,741 93,575 66,665 26,910 December 18,259 112,080 82,147 29,933 93,821 72,404 21,417 1993 March 20,919 113,767 83,815 29,952 92,848 66,645 26,203 June 15,457 110,130 84,631 25,499 94,673 67,618 27,055 September 29,091 122,593 88,181 34,412 93,502 70,419 23,083 December 26,486 121,555 88,081 33,474 95,069 73,114 21,955 1994 March 6,897 112,703 86,543 26,160 105,806 76,552 29,254 June 24,595 121,489 90,411 31,078 96,894 68,527 28,367 September 39,013 137,923 98,903 39,020 98,910 74,230 24,680 December 7,087 120,766 87,772 32,994 113,679 85,654 28,025 1995 March 23,875 123,236 92,540 30,696 99,361 76,234 23,127 June 8,835 115,165 89,926 25,239 106,330 78,119 28,211 September 16,353 131,112 94,399 36,713 114,759 81,483 33,276 December 459 122,605 89,283 33,322 122,146 91,409 30,737 1996 March 26,404 132,964 92,055 40,909 106,560 82,169 24,391 June 6,301 122,921 92,507 30,414 116,620 84,446 32,174 September 2,393 125,354 91,422 33,932 122,961 84,811 38,150 December 30,243 139,116 95,525 43,591 108,873 82,474 26,399 1997 March 23,617 137,623 103,832 33,791 114,006 78,930 35,076 June 18,267 139,634 101,242 38,392 121,367 87,521 33,846 September 24,494 147,152 105,472 41,680 122,658 84,905 37,753 December 5,903 138,807 101,466 37,341 132,904 97,701 35,203 1998 March 29,210 156,006 107,779 48,227 126,796 89,245 37,551 June 46,542 166,234 113,335 52,899 119,692 86,355 33,337 September 16,247 144,918 103,293 41,625 128,671 92,048 36,623 December 29,540 152,274 106,258 46,016 122,734 90,106 32,628 1999 March 19,366 162,616 113,893 48,723 143,250 98,349 44,901 June 25,264 158,771 113,117 45,654 133,507 89,293 44,214 September 6,427 153,249 109,106 44,143 146,822 96,870 49,952 December 50,172 188,353 112,894 75,459 138,181 99,601 38,580 2000 March 11,423 162,197 113,743 48,454 150,774 103,521 47,253 June 30,736 165,888 117,497 48,391 135,152 92,710 42,442 September 18,320 162,905 109,989 52,916 144,585 102,031 42,554 December 26,004 168,270 116,168 52,102 142,266 97,703 44,563 2001 March 31,747 175,853 119,351 56,502 144,106 96,673 47,433 June 31,717 172,105 117,903 54,202 140,388 95,932 44,456 September 10,986 163,230 109,317 53,913 152,244 104,545 47,699 December 26,306 173,545 113,859 59,686 147,239 100,220 47,019 2002 March 21,035 175,843 113,382 62,461 154,808 103,485 51,323 June 24,790 174,055 112,508 61,547 149,265 99,699 49,566 September 14,961 168,188 107,973 60,215 153,227 107,607 45,620 December 15,115 173,325 114,095 59,230 158,210 104,874 53,336 2003 March 18,411 176,982 111,975 65,007 158,571 106,808 51,763 June 15,864 172,819 109,781 63,038 156,955 107,610 49,345 September 11,608 169,464 110,367 59,097 157,856 104,399 53,457 December 15,471 172,766 111,578 61,188 157,295 103,639 53,656 2004 March 15,635 174,997 112,959 62,038 159,362 102,245 57,117 June 13,400 175,378 116,227 59,151 161,978 103,870 58,108 September 18,524 177,643 117,073 60,570 159,119 102,459 56,660 December 18,486 187,214 121,731 65,483 168,728 103,695 65,033 2005 March 21,872 190,724 117,238 73,486 168,852 109,125 59,727 June 23,857 188,057 118,950 69,107 164,200 107,695 56,505 September 30,070 192,285 126,285 66,000 162,215 105,194 57,021 December 12,663 184,648 123,334 61,314 171,985 111,589 60,396 2006 March 34,083 200,986 127,886 73,100 166,903 109,392 57,511 June 15,152 188,392 124,612 63,780 173,240 114,373 58,867 September 16,725 185,155 122,251 62,904 168,430 110,043 58,387 December 20,241 191,149 126,187 64,962 170,908 105,153 65,755 2007 March 39,544 208,080 130,365 77,715 168,536 107,934 60,602 June 27,904 198,696 128,452 70,244 170,792 112,087 58,705 September 13,467 193,061 127,085 65,976 179,594 111,856 67,738 December 34,364 204,976 128,477 76,499 170,612 109,148 61,464 2008 March 23,929 202,056 128,951 73,105 178,127 109,431 68,696 June 21,632 204,155 126,598 77,557 182,523 118,413 64,110 September 29,006 205,649 128,174 77,475 176,643 114,900 61,743 December 21,914 204,920 128,958 75,962 183,006 114,174 68,832 2009 March 15,843 198,453 118,605 79,848 182,610 119,460 63,150 June 23,756 203,674 124,880 78,794 179,918 116,875 63,043 September 16,797 204,243 128,996 75,247 187,446 123,133 64,313 December 5,751 200,138 128,516 71,622 194,387 117,552 76,835 2010 March 3,773 192,337 124,325 68,012 188,564 118,087 70,477 June 8,930 201,831 130,793 71,038 192,901 115,643 77,258 September 28,860 215,107 134,332 80,775 186,247 114,206 72,041 December 18,485 211,972 135,657 76,315 193,487 118,391 75,096 2011 March 8,831 200,053 124,830 75,223 191,222 119,253 71,969 June 3,823 205,465 122,862 82,603 201,642 127,719 73,923 September 15,441 204,799 136,941 67,858 189,358 117,706 71,652 December 9,902 196,528 129,376 67,152 186,626 118,790 67,836 2012 March 90,173 254,813 136,290 118,523 164,640 118,424 46,216 June 18,174 206,925 135,427 71,498 188,751 137,521 51,230 September 14,216 190,276 137,417 52,859 176,060 125,560 50,500 December 42,407 195,897 137,467 58,430 153,490 116,683 36,807 2013 March 30,443 203,032 156,382 46,650 172,589 126,310 46,279 June 2,182 214,635 147,124 67,511 212,453 138,194 74,259 September 36,583 217,704 158,273 59,431 181,121 128,973 52,148 December 35,245 214,690 157,158 57,532 179,445 128,935 50,510 2014 March 10,809 197,909 153,035 44,874 187,100 136,550 50,550 June 23,300 219,078 161,348 57,730 195,778 137,590 58,188 September 37,646 222,560 159,748 62,812 184,914 133,349 51,565 December 31,619 217,227 156,909 60,318 185,608 132,032 53,576 2015 March 9,971 215,120 152,402 62,718 205,149 142,160 62,989 June 35,837 233,174 169,478 63,696 197,337 139,860 57,477 September 26,739 227,259 160,309 66,950 200,520 142,186 58,334 December 47,019 243,449 174,136 69,313 196,430 136,954 59,476 2016 March 31,418 236,746 164,534 72,212 205,328 151,336 53,992 June 32,207 240,443 169,723 70,720 208,236 148,349 59,887 September 21,248 227,919 176,357 51,562 206,671 143,271 63,400 December 25,843 258,874 177,242 81,632 233,031 153,666 79,365 2017 March 31,867 248,022 177,162 70,860 216,155 156,092 60,063 June 34,158 254,062 178,059 76,003 219,904 152,602 67,302 September 15,214 240,915 169,542 71,373 225,701 160,552 65,149 December 39,486 250,890 176,062 74,828 211,404 148,322 63,082 2018 March 37,703 266,699 181,202 85,497 228,996 155,947 73,049 June 36,945 267,553 181,114 86,439 230,608 168,244 62,364 September 11,535 241,222 171,926 69,296 229,687 162,188 67,499 December 42,445 254,410 182,455 71,955 211,965 147,603 64,362 2019 March 40,928 262,116 183,389 78,727 221,188 156,463 64,725 June 33,733 260,760 186,446 74,314 227,027 159,414 67,613 September 27,973 254,133 181,935 72,198 226,160 160,213 65,947 December 37,717 268,087 184,028 84,059 230,370 158,604 71,766 2020 March 6,849 290,462 177,024 113,438 283,613 174,062 109,551 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.