Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Chemical Manufacturing 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 -9,955 29,933 22,554 7,379 39,888 31,499 8,389 December -1,820 29,937 23,294 6,643 31,757 28,042 3,715 1993 March 1,547 48,131 33,196 14,935 46,584 31,927 14,657 June 6,110 37,665 31,876 5,789 31,555 25,744 5,811 September -1,166 35,649 26,641 9,008 36,815 30,070 6,745 December -6,143 26,659 22,313 4,346 32,802 29,141 3,661 1994 March -3,070 38,490 27,015 11,475 41,560 33,876 7,684 June 9,567 35,755 29,946 5,809 26,188 22,891 3,297 September -3,920 29,706 24,690 5,016 33,626 30,535 3,091 December -5,160 24,817 21,911 2,906 29,977 27,304 2,673 1995 March -1,382 36,771 30,281 6,490 38,153 32,213 5,940 June 7,632 37,866 29,828 8,038 30,234 25,881 4,353 September -5,435 28,906 23,474 5,432 34,341 30,772 3,569 December -1,193 27,851 24,130 3,721 29,044 27,122 1,922 1996 March -160 37,576 30,402 7,174 37,736 30,801 6,935 June 3,358 36,039 31,179 4,860 32,681 28,929 3,752 September -9,577 28,064 22,659 5,405 37,641 32,641 5,000 December 3,002 31,568 27,167 4,401 28,566 24,135 4,431 1997 March 393 40,915 31,376 9,539 40,522 31,446 9,076 June 14,979 43,195 33,617 9,578 28,216 23,695 4,521 September -4,907 29,958 25,171 4,787 34,865 32,076 2,789 December 7,280 35,153 27,479 7,674 27,873 23,596 4,277 1998 March -14,675 42,695 32,332 10,363 57,370 46,139 11,231 June 17,781 52,004 31,780 20,224 34,223 29,130 5,093 September -8,013 29,091 24,429 4,662 37,104 32,194 4,910 December -3,014 30,661 26,911 3,750 33,675 29,235 4,440 1999 March -6,529 43,932 31,908 12,024 50,461 37,750 12,711 June 3,215 35,502 29,904 5,598 32,287 25,624 6,663 September -10,178 26,854 22,609 4,245 37,032 32,232 4,800 December 6,035 33,308 28,671 4,637 27,273 24,380 2,893 2000 March -5,080 38,392 31,553 6,839 43,472 32,253 11,219 June 3,915 34,915 31,116 3,799 31,000 27,487 3,513 September -11,486 24,814 21,215 3,599 36,300 30,983 5,317 December 2,063 30,399 25,531 4,868 28,336 25,639 2,697 2001 March -10,476 35,809 28,945 6,864 46,285 36,184 10,101 June -5,797 30,200 27,229 2,971 35,997 32,372 3,625 September -16,593 27,361 22,759 4,602 43,954 36,684 7,270 December -9,400 25,018 22,368 2,650 34,418 29,883 4,535 2002 March -3,174 33,776 27,411 6,365 36,950 30,733 6,217 June -767 29,043 25,067 3,976 29,810 24,749 5,061 September -3,933 24,344 22,403 1,941 28,277 25,220 3,057 December -4,575 21,999 19,763 2,236 26,574 23,663 2,911 2003 March -6,331 31,305 24,047 7,258 37,636 27,611 10,025 June -3,265 26,119 22,370 3,749 29,384 25,744 3,640 September -7,657 23,025 19,403 3,622 30,682 28,278 2,404 December -4,478 20,853 18,441 2,412 25,331 23,194 2,137 2004 March -2,108 28,280 24,483 3,797 30,388 25,400 4,988 June -2,678 25,300 22,755 2,545 27,978 24,151 3,827 September -7,484 21,150 18,357 2,793 28,634 26,101 2,533 December 824 23,147 20,278 2,869 22,323 19,275 3,048 2005 March -4,460 25,603 22,564 3,039 30,063 23,774 6,289 June 1,234 26,161 23,697 2,464 24,927 21,629 3,298 September -6,816 21,247 18,455 2,792 28,063 26,237 1,826 December -2,289 21,596 19,693 1,903 23,885 21,726 2,159 2006 March -1,033 26,706 23,318 3,388 27,739 23,045 4,694 June 3,722 26,391 24,059 2,332 22,669 20,013 2,656 September -8,358 19,603 17,160 2,443 27,961 24,678 3,283 December 1,313 21,976 20,095 1,881 20,663 18,595 2,068 2007 March 495 26,771 23,861 2,910 26,276 22,291 3,985 June 3,626 25,274 23,308 1,966 21,648 18,748 2,900 September -8,208 17,469 15,959 1,510 25,677 23,330 2,347 December 174 21,841 19,812 2,029 21,667 19,696 1,971 2008 March -6,253 22,666 19,915 2,751 28,919 24,230 4,689 June 2,241 24,634 21,983 2,651 22,393 20,268 2,125 September -8,995 18,031 16,345 1,686 27,026 24,777 2,249 December -8,976 19,808 17,924 1,884 28,784 26,539 2,245 2009 March -20,982 18,236 15,938 2,298 39,218 34,369 4,849 June -11,252 17,794 16,217 1,577 29,046 26,076 2,970 September -10,702 15,613 13,414 2,199 26,315 24,173 2,142 December 1,655 19,581 17,614 1,967 17,926 16,361 1,565 2010 March -2,306 20,513 18,256 2,257 22,819 19,847 2,972 June 2,929 21,853 19,836 2,017 18,924 16,779 2,145 September -5,576 16,682 15,070 1,612 22,258 20,207 2,051 December 1,085 18,800 17,290 1,510 17,715 15,749 1,966 2011 March -625 19,851 17,019 2,832 20,476 17,480 2,996 June 5,548 22,838 20,629 2,209 17,290 14,780 2,510 September -2,277 18,503 16,505 1,998 20,780 18,889 1,891 December 1,007 18,429 17,104 1,325 17,422 15,744 1,678 2012 March 145 20,038 17,824 2,214 19,893 16,962 2,931 June 8,635 23,578 21,976 1,602 14,943 13,325 1,618 September -4,385 16,597 14,915 1,682 20,982 19,218 1,764 December 5,360 20,451 18,855 1,596 15,091 13,798 1,293 2013 March -985 20,793 18,069 2,724 21,778 18,361 3,417 June 8,467 24,053 22,252 1,801 15,586 13,587 1,999 September -4,626 16,452 14,849 1,603 21,078 19,225 1,853 December 3,715 19,689 18,002 1,687 15,974 14,084 1,890 2014 March -1,089 19,917 17,881 2,036 21,006 18,415 2,591 June 7,767 24,550 22,499 2,051 16,783 14,853 1,930 September -5,020 17,525 15,191 2,334 22,545 20,825 1,720 December 4,203 19,763 18,478 1,285 15,560 14,110 1,450 2015 March -4,488 20,855 18,427 2,428 25,343 22,010 3,333 June 10,721 27,758 25,424 2,334 17,037 15,213 1,824 September -4,553 16,962 15,503 1,459 21,515 19,672 1,843 December 2,780 20,098 18,561 1,537 17,318 15,488 1,830 2016 March -325 20,928 18,658 2,270 21,253 18,058 3,195 June 7,659 24,780 22,241 2,539 17,121 14,890 2,231 September -3,854 18,365 16,017 2,348 22,219 20,098 2,121 December 1,298 19,902 17,934 1,968 18,604 16,535 2,069 2017 March -175 23,413 20,520 2,893 23,588 19,901 3,687 June 9,009 26,403 24,134 2,269 17,394 14,851 2,543 September -5,900 17,349 15,324 2,025 23,249 20,664 2,585 December 4,168 21,664 19,802 1,862 17,496 15,424 2,072 2018 March 2,098 26,294 23,309 2,985 24,196 19,921 4,275 June 8,600 26,664 24,020 2,644 18,064 15,555 2,509 September -2,487 20,181 17,540 2,641 22,668 20,394 2,274 December 7,099 23,943 22,207 1,736 16,844 13,997 2,847 2019 March 1,685 23,936 21,161 2,775 22,251 18,875 3,376 June 8,251 27,638 24,744 2,894 19,387 16,834 2,553 September -6,555 18,119 15,997 2,122 24,674 22,469 2,205 December 2,794 21,177 19,373 1,804 18,383 16,513 1,870 2020 March -465 22,171 19,197 2,974 22,636 19,051 3,585 June -12,988 22,839 20,438 2,401 35,827 33,335 2,492 September 4,035 26,654 24,056 2,598 22,619 20,402 2,217 December 12,919 29,991 27,577 2,414 17,072 14,863 2,209 2021 March 5,121 27,770 24,441 3,329 22,649 19,047 3,602 June 6,600 29,316 25,754 3,562 22,716 19,704 3,012 September -1,369 25,054 21,511 3,543 26,423 22,868 3,555 December 18,564 36,303 32,926 3,377 17,739 15,530 2,209 2022 March 6,334 30,540 26,646 3,894 24,206 19,691 4,515 June 2,645 29,544 25,049 4,495 26,899 24,125 2,774 September 1,629 27,972 24,984 2,988 26,343 23,102 3,241 December 1,744 24,551 21,665 2,886 22,807 19,776 3,031 2023 March -1,004 26,114 22,107 4,007 27,118 21,898 5,220 June 3,696 29,061 24,941 4,120 25,365 21,580 3,785 September -7,687 19,840 16,305 3,535 27,527 24,689 2,838 December 900 23,221 20,555 2,666 22,321 19,293 3,028 2024 March -931 25,259 21,965 3,294 26,190 21,627 4,563 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.