Table 3. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), seasonally adjusted Forestry and Logging (Percent) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September -1.7 12.1 9.1 3.0 13.8 10.1 3.7 December -0.6 12.9 9.4 3.5 13.5 10.1 3.4 1993 March -1.0 13.6 9.9 3.7 14.6 10.2 4.4 June 3.0 14.7 10.1 4.6 11.7 8.4 3.3 September 1.0 13.7 10.0 3.7 12.7 8.9 3.8 December -0.7 12.6 8.7 3.9 13.3 10.1 3.2 1994 March -0.2 13.4 9.5 3.9 13.6 10.0 3.6 June 0.8 13.6 9.4 4.2 12.8 9.5 3.3 September -0.3 12.6 9.5 3.1 12.9 9.2 3.7 December -1.7 12.4 8.9 3.5 14.1 10.5 3.6 1995 March 1.7 14.5 10.5 4.0 12.8 9.2 3.6 June 0.9 13.4 9.8 3.6 12.5 8.9 3.6 September 1.4 13.6 9.8 3.8 12.2 8.7 3.5 December -0.6 12.4 9.0 3.4 13.0 10.0 3.0 1996 March -1.4 12.3 9.0 3.3 13.7 10.0 3.7 June -1.2 12.3 9.0 3.3 13.5 10.3 3.2 September 0.9 13.0 9.5 3.5 12.1 8.9 3.2 December -2.3 11.8 8.8 3.0 14.1 10.3 3.8 1997 March 1.0 13.6 10.1 3.5 12.6 9.1 3.5 June 0.4 12.7 9.3 3.4 12.3 9.3 3.0 September 2.2 13.3 9.8 3.5 11.1 7.9 3.2 December -1.5 12.1 8.3 3.8 13.6 10.0 3.6 1998 March -3.7 11.3 8.2 3.1 15.0 10.7 4.3 June 2.0 13.3 9.5 3.8 11.3 7.9 3.4 September -0.3 12.5 9.4 3.1 12.8 8.9 3.9 December -0.8 12.9 9.6 3.3 13.7 9.9 3.8 1999 March -1.9 11.5 8.3 3.2 13.4 9.8 3.6 June 0.2 12.4 9.1 3.3 12.2 8.5 3.7 September 0.7 12.1 8.7 3.4 11.4 8.6 2.8 December -0.5 12.4 9.1 3.3 12.9 9.0 3.9 2000 March -1.0 12.4 9.4 3.0 13.4 9.8 3.6 June 0.7 12.3 9.0 3.3 11.6 8.5 3.1 September -3.3 10.4 7.4 3.0 13.7 9.9 3.8 December -1.2 11.4 8.3 3.1 12.6 8.7 3.9 2001 March -3.1 11.6 8.7 2.9 14.7 10.0 4.7 June -1.2 11.5 8.5 3.0 12.7 9.2 3.5 September -0.8 11.2 7.9 3.3 12.0 8.4 3.6 December -1.3 10.5 7.8 2.7 11.8 8.6 3.2 2002 March 0.6 12.4 9.5 2.9 11.8 8.2 3.6 June -0.8 11.2 8.3 2.9 12.0 8.8 3.2 September -0.8 10.3 7.6 2.7 11.1 8.1 3.0 December 0.0 10.8 8.2 2.6 10.8 7.7 3.1 2003 March -1.0 11.0 8.0 3.0 12.0 8.9 3.1 June -0.4 11.1 8.4 2.7 11.5 8.5 3.0 September -0.6 10.9 7.9 3.0 11.5 8.8 2.7 December 0.9 11.8 8.6 3.2 10.9 7.7 3.2 2004 March 0.5 10.7 8.1 2.6 10.2 7.5 2.7 June -0.9 9.7 7.3 2.4 10.6 7.9 2.7 September 0.0 10.4 7.9 2.5 10.4 7.4 3.0 December 1.4 11.3 8.4 2.9 9.9 7.5 2.4 2005 March -0.5 10.2 7.6 2.6 10.7 8.0 2.7 June -0.9 10.0 7.6 2.4 10.9 8.0 2.9 September -1.2 9.8 7.5 2.3 11.0 7.9 3.1 December 1.0 10.8 7.7 3.1 9.8 7.4 2.4 2006 March -0.2 9.8 7.6 2.2 10.0 7.7 2.3 June -2.0 9.1 6.8 2.3 11.1 8.0 3.1 September -2.3 9.1 6.7 2.4 11.4 8.3 3.1 December -1.0 9.6 7.1 2.5 10.6 7.7 2.9 2007 March -0.1 9.8 7.3 2.5 9.9 7.5 2.4 June -1.0 9.6 7.2 2.4 10.6 7.7 2.9 September -1.9 8.8 6.4 2.4 10.7 8.2 2.5 December -1.3 9.2 7.1 2.1 10.5 7.1 3.4 2008 March -2.2 8.8 6.3 2.5 11.0 8.0 3.0 June -3.5 8.9 6.6 2.3 12.4 9.0 3.4 September 0.8 10.3 7.5 2.8 9.5 6.7 2.8 December -1.6 9.9 7.2 2.7 11.5 8.2 3.3 2009 March -6.3 9.2 6.3 2.9 15.5 11.2 4.3 June -3.0 10.4 8.0 2.4 13.4 9.3 4.1 September 1.1 12.7 9.0 3.7 11.6 8.5 3.1 December -1.2 10.3 7.6 2.7 11.5 7.8 3.7 2010 March 3.0 12.4 9.0 3.4 9.4 6.6 2.8 June 2.6 11.7 8.8 2.9 9.1 6.4 2.7 September -0.6 10.2 7.2 3.0 10.8 8.1 2.7 December -2.1 9.3 6.8 2.5 11.4 8.0 3.4 2011 March 1.2 10.2 7.5 2.7 9.0 6.6 2.4 June -1.0 10.1 6.7 3.4 11.1 7.7 3.4 September 0.0 11.6 8.5 3.1 11.6 7.9 3.7 December 0.0 10.3 7.2 3.1 10.3 7.4 2.9 2012 March -1.3 9.4 6.8 2.6 10.7 7.9 2.8 June 2.6 11.8 8.9 2.9 9.2 6.8 2.4 September -3.3 8.9 6.7 2.2 12.2 9.1 3.1 December 1.1 10.5 7.9 2.6 9.4 6.8 2.6 2013 March 1.9 10.4 7.3 3.1 8.5 6.3 2.2 June -0.9 8.8 6.6 2.2 9.7 7.1 2.6 September 0.7 9.6 6.9 2.7 8.9 6.7 2.2 December 0.4 9.4 6.8 2.6 9.0 6.5 2.5 2014 March 0.8 9.7 7.2 2.5 8.9 6.2 2.7 June -0.9 9.2 6.7 2.5 10.1 7.0 3.1 September 0.4 9.5 7.0 2.5 9.1 6.8 2.3 December 1.2 9.7 7.4 2.3 8.5 6.4 2.1 2015 March -0.4 8.4 6.3 2.1 8.8 6.8 2.0 June -0.3 8.8 6.5 2.3 9.1 6.8 2.3 September -0.7 8.6 6.2 2.4 9.3 7.0 2.3 December 1.6 10.0 7.5 2.5 8.4 6.6 1.8 2016 March -0.4 8.8 6.6 2.2 9.2 7.2 2.0 June -0.8 8.4 6.5 1.9 9.2 7.3 1.9 September -1.1 8.2 6.1 2.1 9.3 6.6 2.7 December -0.3 8.4 6.6 1.8 8.7 6.3 2.4 2017 March -1.8 8.3 6.6 1.7 10.1 7.7 2.4 June -1.1 8.5 6.5 2.0 9.6 7.3 2.3 September -0.5 8.7 6.2 2.5 9.2 7.2 2.0 December 1.5 9.5 7.2 2.3 8.0 5.8 2.2 2018 March 0.6 9.1 6.8 2.3 8.5 6.6 1.9 June -1.4 8.3 6.6 1.7 9.7 7.0 2.7 September -1.8 7.9 5.8 2.1 9.7 7.2 2.5 December 0.6 9.7 7.4 2.3 9.1 6.5 2.6 2019 March -0.2 8.6 6.3 2.3 8.8 6.8 2.0 June -0.7 8.5 6.7 1.8 9.2 6.8 2.4 September -0.6 8.1 6.0 2.1 8.7 6.6 2.1 December 0.3 9.0 6.3 2.7 8.7 6.5 2.2 2020 March -0.6 8.1 6.1 2.0 8.7 6.4 2.3 June -2.0 7.8 6.0 1.8 9.8 7.1 2.7 September -1.1 8.5 6.2 2.3 9.6 7.3 2.3 December 2.8 9.8 7.4 2.4 7.0 5.3 1.7 2021 March -1.0 7.8 5.8 2.0 8.8 7.1 1.7 June -0.8 7.6 5.9 1.7 8.4 6.5 1.9 September -1.8 8.0 6.0 2.0 9.8 7.3 2.5 December 1.3 9.3 7.1 2.2 8.0 5.9 2.1 2022 March 0.1 8.3 6.2 2.1 8.2 6.3 1.9 June -1.0 7.3 5.5 1.8 8.3 6.3 2.0 September -1.3 7.8 5.9 1.9 9.1 6.5 2.6 December -0.5 8.5 6.4 2.1 9.0 6.6 2.4 2023 March -1.1 7.4 5.7 1.7 8.5 6.5 2.0 June -0.7 7.9 6.0 1.9 8.6 6.4 2.2 (1) The rates measure gross job gains and job losses as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter employment levels. (2) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.