Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Specialty Trade Contractors 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 42,352 418,243 327,458 90,785 375,891 297,481 78,410 December -115,676 345,466 267,933 77,533 461,142 364,066 97,076 1993 March -158,245 328,390 244,914 83,476 486,635 366,692 119,943 June 315,570 596,199 454,876 141,323 280,629 210,165 70,464 September 88,100 438,631 347,166 91,465 350,531 279,683 70,848 December -74,117 371,315 290,679 80,636 445,432 355,650 89,782 1994 March -124,004 361,958 278,736 83,222 485,962 367,875 118,087 June 350,671 639,569 488,089 151,480 288,898 218,617 70,281 September 92,747 466,406 368,792 97,614 373,659 299,574 74,085 December -94,418 376,561 294,637 81,924 470,979 375,290 95,689 1995 March -127,614 375,680 289,654 86,026 503,294 385,465 117,829 June 299,516 617,701 475,238 142,463 318,185 247,200 70,985 September 59,946 459,839 368,569 91,270 399,893 318,485 81,408 December -101,186 391,133 305,161 85,972 492,319 391,066 101,253 1996 March -115,970 391,210 299,504 91,706 507,180 388,920 118,260 June 359,055 671,645 518,218 153,427 312,590 240,469 72,121 September 61,312 471,204 377,442 93,762 409,892 331,660 78,232 December -100,801 400,313 310,978 89,335 501,114 403,834 97,280 1997 March -100,372 412,428 319,628 92,800 512,800 396,916 115,884 June 334,015 661,480 516,341 145,139 327,465 254,368 73,097 September 74,224 495,260 401,387 93,873 421,036 333,534 87,502 December -124,564 410,954 322,025 88,929 535,518 420,542 114,976 1998 March -131,649 419,811 317,341 102,470 551,460 410,496 140,964 June 397,802 719,820 552,296 167,524 322,018 248,964 73,054 September 68,181 490,953 397,070 93,883 422,772 335,651 87,121 December -53,478 433,738 352,428 81,310 487,216 391,753 95,463 1999 March -127,853 437,722 338,060 99,662 565,575 436,300 129,275 June 368,047 719,281 566,433 152,848 351,234 271,033 80,201 September 43,329 497,753 402,466 95,287 454,424 363,095 91,329 December -81,224 435,893 348,893 87,000 517,117 415,787 101,330 2000 March -80,782 471,346 367,594 103,752 552,128 422,638 129,490 June 336,916 708,019 562,011 146,008 371,103 284,691 86,412 September 24,841 502,258 405,892 96,366 477,417 381,293 96,124 December -144,060 419,999 336,728 83,271 564,059 458,662 105,397 2001 March -106,250 472,192 360,312 111,880 578,442 435,742 142,700 June 322,670 706,475 560,978 145,497 383,805 303,839 79,966 September -39,393 464,401 377,081 87,320 503,794 406,935 96,859 December -195,614 392,936 313,419 79,517 588,550 486,837 101,713 2002 March -189,754 425,447 328,379 97,068 615,201 474,728 140,473 June 298,571 684,537 536,185 148,352 385,966 305,672 80,294 September 13,342 479,953 391,134 88,819 466,611 376,534 90,077 December -172,831 394,940 311,375 83,565 567,771 463,474 104,297 2003 March -194,709 412,136 318,075 94,061 606,845 469,454 137,391 June 349,730 711,715 569,035 142,680 361,985 280,846 81,139 September 47,255 489,542 403,034 86,508 442,287 356,508 85,779 December -131,659 409,949 332,285 77,664 541,608 439,348 102,260 2004 March -117,393 447,914 348,864 99,050 565,307 433,870 131,437 June 361,440 726,185 574,233 151,952 364,745 281,341 83,404 September 40,231 498,981 405,330 93,651 458,750 366,861 91,889 December -104,582 437,612 348,218 89,394 542,194 440,785 101,409 2005 March -145,396 454,614 349,998 104,616 600,010 464,111 135,899 June 398,547 759,069 601,960 157,109 360,522 280,023 80,499 September 88,801 546,893 446,324 100,569 458,092 367,210 90,882 December -119,636 448,619 358,409 90,210 568,255 466,322 101,933 2006 March -67,719 499,968 392,620 107,348 567,687 441,623 126,064 June 344,011 741,017 593,664 147,353 397,006 314,050 82,956 September -25,910 491,398 401,131 90,267 517,308 424,874 92,434 December -200,697 423,733 339,080 84,653 624,430 518,740 105,690 2007 March -154,656 465,560 367,848 97,712 620,216 484,857 135,359 June 325,599 729,435 580,765 148,670 403,836 319,018 84,818 September -47,790 473,919 384,478 89,441 521,709 429,081 92,628 December -243,930 403,225 325,863 77,362 647,155 531,891 115,264 2008 March -254,091 407,804 318,692 89,112 661,895 517,406 144,489 June 222,318 655,821 519,586 136,235 433,503 339,933 93,570 September -94,990 430,315 349,579 80,736 525,305 424,174 101,131 December -393,898 325,576 255,966 69,610 719,474 586,024 133,450 2009 March -444,642 302,194 227,411 74,783 746,836 586,275 160,561 June 103,863 542,774 414,321 128,453 438,911 347,345 91,566 September -114,434 367,549 292,976 74,573 481,983 381,057 100,926 December -243,627 313,501 238,775 74,726 557,128 445,482 111,646 2010 March -235,635 315,080 240,162 74,918 550,715 416,110 134,605 June 281,161 597,567 461,606 135,961 316,406 243,663 72,743 September -3,032 387,431 310,899 76,532 390,463 308,085 82,378 December -163,768 326,493 255,686 70,807 490,261 386,438 103,823 2011 March -155,086 326,882 253,670 73,212 481,968 361,773 120,195 June 301,697 591,677 461,243 130,434 289,980 220,870 69,110 September 48,118 412,486 333,332 79,154 364,368 290,464 73,904 December -142,895 321,785 253,183 68,602 464,680 367,777 96,903 2012 March -115,787 349,273 274,171 75,102 465,060 354,624 110,436 June 271,375 563,893 445,790 118,103 292,518 228,515 64,003 September 29,931 386,406 313,980 72,426 356,475 285,038 71,437 December -90,103 333,999 268,716 65,283 424,102 338,400 85,702 2013 March -86,598 356,186 284,067 72,119 442,784 337,852 104,932 June 307,276 587,983 469,163 118,820 280,707 219,950 60,757 September 53,358 393,948 321,257 72,691 340,590 278,976 61,614 December -125,566 324,565 261,633 62,932 450,131 364,064 86,067 2014 March -82,497 347,814 279,340 68,474 430,311 333,047 97,264 June 336,911 608,463 489,952 118,511 271,552 213,014 58,538 September 48,729 389,946 324,990 64,956 341,217 280,127 61,090 December -95,437 332,327 272,417 59,910 427,764 346,745 81,019 2015 March -104,454 343,999 272,800 71,199 448,453 354,575 93,878 June 335,953 605,909 493,108 112,801 269,956 215,187 54,769 September 41,077 384,597 321,931 62,666 343,520 283,005 60,515 December -60,417 349,943 286,945 62,998 410,360 335,017 75,343 2016 March -92,255 348,229 280,426 67,803 440,484 351,920 88,564 June 277,903 570,407 467,245 103,162 292,504 232,241 60,263 September 41,470 394,918 325,961 68,957 353,448 291,185 62,263 December -121,361 327,740 268,700 59,040 449,101 369,637 79,464 2017 March -61,588 368,682 296,256 72,426 430,270 340,994 89,276 June 297,996 586,553 480,606 105,947 288,557 231,650 56,907 September -16,633 365,292 302,330 62,962 381,925 314,958 66,967 December -66,622 357,700 290,189 67,511 424,322 346,967 77,355 2018 March -57,931 371,392 296,585 74,807 429,323 337,457 91,866 June 308,021 598,007 485,159 112,848 289,986 230,230 59,756 September 5,739 380,311 314,145 66,166 374,572 309,149 65,423 December -91,505 343,396 278,472 64,924 434,901 353,573 81,328 2019 March -82,078 362,514 286,836 75,678 444,592 349,733 94,859 June 287,031 592,993 479,444 113,549 305,962 242,024 63,938 September 11,487 378,391 311,250 67,141 366,904 302,047 64,857 December -122,961 333,671 271,017 62,654 456,632 372,501 84,131 2020 March -104,112 352,185 280,864 71,321 456,297 354,342 101,955 June -9,588 467,003 359,745 107,258 476,591 393,157 83,434 September 45,066 413,296 330,727 82,569 368,230 303,105 65,125 December -34,554 358,981 289,895 69,086 393,535 317,775 75,760 2021 March -63,619 359,584 280,529 79,055 423,203 335,871 87,332 June 240,051 546,569 436,426 110,143 306,518 245,504 61,014 September 5,430 377,238 300,737 76,501 371,808 300,367 71,441 December -38,672 361,237 286,759 74,478 399,909 321,710 78,199 2022 March -42,206 374,652 295,056 79,596 416,858 318,187 98,671 June 259,239 558,947 441,462 117,485 299,708 234,322 65,386 September 21,108 386,802 316,212 70,590 365,694 293,050 72,644 December -111,574 336,437 265,431 71,006 448,011 356,215 91,796 2023 March -49,599 372,226 295,656 76,570 421,825 321,461 100,364 June 269,844 577,893 467,371 110,522 308,049 235,833 72,216 September -17,435 356,891 288,558 68,333 374,326 297,835 76,491 December -97,705 342,158 275,026 67,132 439,863 355,654 84,209 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.