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 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.