Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Washington Total private 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 15,711 191,358 152,992 38,366 175,647 140,004 35,643 December -92,918 138,388 110,147 28,241 231,306 186,840 44,466 1993 March -19,711 152,586 112,396 40,190 172,297 135,766 36,531 June 117,688 235,432 191,169 44,263 117,744 93,743 24,001 September 19,309 184,934 150,741 34,193 165,625 136,272 29,353 December -69,189 149,146 118,600 30,546 218,335 175,814 42,521 1994 March -26,849 148,356 112,173 36,183 175,205 141,553 33,652 June 131,180 249,084 199,950 49,134 117,904 94,438 23,466 September 31,766 203,748 164,380 39,368 171,982 136,326 35,656 December -88,927 155,352 124,642 30,710 244,279 194,614 49,665 1995 March -17,142 167,806 124,085 43,721 184,948 147,070 37,878 June 100,237 245,580 190,117 55,463 145,343 114,112 31,231 September 28,863 203,352 157,028 46,324 174,489 143,104 31,385 December -84,393 153,394 122,754 30,640 237,787 186,789 50,998 1996 March -25,748 156,831 119,296 37,535 182,579 145,787 36,792 June 109,702 239,881 186,071 53,810 130,179 101,030 29,149 September 49,748 208,189 166,848 41,341 158,441 124,906 33,535 December -48,980 177,074 139,454 37,620 226,054 178,795 47,259 1997 March -7,824 184,616 142,601 42,015 192,440 146,989 45,451 June 125,107 262,847 202,842 60,005 137,740 106,132 31,608 September 24,389 203,053 161,168 41,885 178,664 140,858 37,806 December -40,594 180,179 139,724 40,455 220,773 175,827 44,946 1998 March -25,076 174,473 126,952 47,521 199,549 150,822 48,727 June 123,037 258,424 205,759 52,665 135,387 100,726 34,661 September 24,728 210,429 169,729 40,700 185,701 144,642 41,059 December -65,262 186,611 146,464 40,147 251,873 198,436 53,437 1999 March -31,564 192,835 142,627 50,208 224,399 166,490 57,909 June 84,134 249,274 197,375 51,899 165,140 120,198 44,942 September 43,532 235,509 182,663 52,846 191,977 146,001 45,976 December -47,378 199,088 153,658 45,430 246,466 193,606 52,860 2000 March -23,018 194,071 140,506 53,565 217,089 163,825 53,264 June 111,857 268,922 206,977 61,945 157,065 116,911 40,154 September 18,839 223,367 176,597 46,770 204,528 147,574 56,954 December -66,375 184,533 143,630 40,903 250,908 191,550 59,358 2001 March -54,129 180,656 130,678 49,978 234,785 175,210 59,575 June 69,532 236,657 182,354 54,303 167,125 126,651 40,474 September -5,769 192,733 149,630 43,103 198,502 151,946 46,556 December -108,093 156,296 116,666 39,630 264,389 211,328 53,061 2002 March -53,073 163,043 118,380 44,663 216,116 165,679 50,437 June 90,657 233,772 181,683 52,089 143,115 111,135 31,980 September 28,225 196,975 156,402 40,573 168,750 132,500 36,250 December -81,851 149,207 117,678 31,529 231,058 182,058 49,000 2003 March -29,956 164,088 114,072 50,016 194,044 154,378 39,666 June 90,007 224,166 177,374 46,792 134,159 104,070 30,089 September 27,453 189,941 154,083 35,858 162,488 127,387 35,101 December -66,042 153,974 125,748 28,226 220,016 175,211 44,805 2004 March -20,761 157,923 122,650 35,273 178,684 140,000 38,684 June 115,946 243,282 205,710 37,572 127,336 96,688 30,648 September 11,794 180,615 149,444 31,171 168,821 137,055 31,766 December -49,124 158,067 131,217 26,850 207,191 172,883 34,308 2005 March -16,475 156,386 124,406 31,980 172,861 137,011 35,850 June 117,549 237,252 200,182 37,070 119,703 93,825 25,878 September 14,771 194,722 162,683 32,039 179,951 148,313 31,638 December -36,301 176,323 148,503 27,820 212,624 176,416 36,208 2006 March -15,316 154,891 124,237 30,654 170,207 140,393 29,814 June 120,972 243,493 206,576 36,917 122,521 97,943 24,578 September 19,968 187,922 156,684 31,238 167,954 136,413 31,541 December -59,799 158,327 131,683 26,644 218,126 183,489 34,637 2007 March 3,306 168,417 134,899 33,518 165,111 134,117 30,994 June 111,259 238,450 205,247 33,203 127,191 101,458 25,733 September 6,743 179,202 150,366 28,836 172,459 142,063 30,396 December -55,916 159,964 131,809 28,155 215,880 181,927 33,953 2008 March -15,465 165,420 127,961 37,459 180,885 149,130 31,755 June 65,466 209,550 181,055 28,495 144,084 111,799 32,285 September 22,201 184,107 154,097 30,010 161,906 134,568 27,338 December -135,877 134,958 111,091 23,867 270,835 225,741 45,094 2009 March -74,746 140,188 104,559 35,629 214,934 180,255 34,679 June 63,462 205,074 171,593 33,481 141,612 117,263 24,349 September 4,289 170,853 142,839 28,014 166,564 138,492 28,072 December -98,446 133,507 108,323 25,184 231,953 197,288 34,665 2010 March -28,643 136,415 108,528 27,887 165,058 135,669 29,389 June 92,465 203,309 175,708 27,601 110,844 89,478 21,366 September 28,826 172,736 145,709 27,027 143,910 117,167 26,743 December -65,083 144,619 118,948 25,671 209,702 176,462 33,240 2011 March -19,817 134,601 108,170 26,431 154,418 127,666 26,752 June 85,226 197,990 168,955 29,035 112,764 87,392 25,372 September 54,495 184,104 156,439 27,665 129,609 106,789 22,820 December -73,673 140,518 117,110 23,408 214,191 177,372 36,819 2012 March -14,807 137,722 111,050 26,672 152,529 129,717 22,812 June 109,624 223,275 194,920 28,355 113,651 86,565 27,086 September 23,226 172,783 148,374 24,409 149,557 123,105 26,452 December -60,120 144,485 120,038 24,447 204,605 174,307 30,298 2013 March -14,635 143,111 115,928 27,183 157,746 128,009 29,737 June 117,234 228,127 197,832 30,295 110,893 88,428 22,465 September 23,382 176,509 148,081 28,428 153,127 125,476 27,651 December -55,493 148,116 122,208 25,908 203,609 177,082 26,527 2014 March -13,400 144,082 113,795 30,287 157,482 135,278 22,204 June 118,313 239,058 209,763 29,295 120,745 88,275 32,470 September 31,914 184,038 153,249 30,789 152,124 131,615 20,509 December -53,140 150,208 129,719 20,489 203,348 182,173 21,175 2015 March -24,541 145,243 125,160 20,083 169,784 134,288 35,496 June 130,937 244,553 216,932 27,621 113,616 93,253 20,363 September 7,193 178,326 155,801 22,525 171,133 147,567 23,566 December -55,395 151,602 130,184 21,418 206,997 185,142 21,855 2016 March -6,440 156,951 129,735 27,216 163,391 135,932 27,459 June 132,094 247,812 218,696 29,116 115,718 99,610 16,108 September 11,167 181,437 159,178 22,259 170,270 145,866 24,404 December -59,791 167,389 139,478 27,911 227,180 191,715 35,465 2017 March -11,269 154,526 134,581 19,945 165,795 138,012 27,783 June 119,622 245,273 212,750 32,523 125,651 105,154 20,497 September 12,428 178,815 155,100 23,715 166,387 145,914 20,473 December -51,770 157,684 134,643 23,041 209,454 191,679 17,775 2018 March -4,277 169,344 141,127 28,217 173,621 138,502 35,119 June 126,455 259,861 213,527 46,334 133,406 115,574 17,832 September -223 175,866 149,777 26,089 176,089 154,828 21,261 December -49,323 154,312 133,972 20,340 203,635 184,355 19,280 2019 March -18,409 153,126 131,858 21,268 171,535 142,771 28,764 June 121,948 247,076 219,238 27,838 125,128 104,523 20,605 September 8,177 176,945 153,682 23,263 168,768 149,868 18,900 December -45,912 163,690 140,962 22,728 209,602 187,076 22,526 2020 March -38,414 155,901 132,188 23,713 194,315 163,076 31,239 June -192,551 166,983 146,777 20,206 359,534 314,855 44,679 September 75,688 233,773 202,106 31,667 158,085 139,525 18,560 December -40,224 165,593 142,857 22,736 205,817 183,267 22,550 2021 March 19,374 181,764 155,196 26,568 162,390 139,855 22,535 June 111,667 234,141 206,079 28,062 122,474 104,747 17,727 September 46,339 202,993 176,560 26,433 156,654 136,953 19,701 December 7,033 192,775 158,125 34,650 185,742 167,859 17,883 2022 March 21,096 183,369 147,702 35,667 162,273 140,530 21,743 June 87,521 249,527 219,847 29,680 162,006 117,028 44,978 September 38,520 214,399 188,414 25,985 175,879 159,789 16,090 December -41,182 156,402 133,818 22,584 197,584 184,887 12,697 2023 March -8,120 162,819 140,666 22,153 170,939 148,479 22,460 June 97,428 226,984 200,226 26,758 129,556 113,237 16,319 September -6,931 163,555 143,076 20,479 170,486 152,512 17,974 December -36,275 155,272 130,548 24,724 191,547 181,012 10,535 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.