Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and losses, seasonally adjusted
Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted
Total private
(In thousands)
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 599 7,329 5,688 1,641 6,730 5,308 1,422
December 123 6,986 5,452 1,534 6,863 5,484 1,379
1993 March 288 7,117 5,404 1,713 6,829 5,364 1,465
June 734 7,275 5,782 1,493 6,541 5,155 1,386
September 965 7,539 5,926 1,613 6,574 5,265 1,309
December 603 7,375 5,822 1,553 6,772 5,411 1,361
1994 March 559 7,381 5,800 1,581 6,822 5,401 1,421
June 905 7,709 6,041 1,668 6,804 5,315 1,489
September 1,288 8,002 6,277 1,725 6,714 5,426 1,288
December 460 7,535 5,978 1,557 7,075 5,642 1,433
1995 March 758 7,787 6,124 1,663 7,029 5,652 1,377
June 358 7,666 6,006 1,660 7,308 5,840 1,468
September 845 7,983 6,341 1,642 7,138 5,645 1,493
December 378 7,830 6,140 1,690 7,452 5,929 1,523
1996 March 457 7,933 6,179 1,754 7,476 5,967 1,509
June 631 8,051 6,282 1,769 7,420 5,903 1,517
September 704 8,177 6,373 1,804 7,473 5,942 1,531
December 816 8,206 6,396 1,810 7,390 5,875 1,515
1997 March 784 8,214 6,407 1,807 7,430 5,886 1,544
June 584 8,055 6,330 1,725 7,471 5,931 1,540
September 901 8,515 6,718 1,797 7,614 5,927 1,687
December 708 8,617 6,697 1,920 7,909 6,024 1,885
1998 March 711 8,648 6,599 2,049 7,937 6,077 1,860
June 610 8,629 6,552 2,077 8,019 6,224 1,795
September 742 8,508 6,607 1,901 7,766 6,093 1,673
December 768 8,475 6,737 1,738 7,707 6,025 1,682
1999 March 353 8,585 6,626 1,959 8,232 6,395 1,837
June 644 8,539 6,661 1,878 7,895 6,210 1,685
September 588 8,571 6,734 1,837 7,983 6,250 1,733
December 1,005 8,749 6,956 1,793 7,744 6,076 1,668
2000 March 789 8,792 6,924 1,868 8,003 6,341 1,662
June 492 8,499 6,814 1,685 8,007 6,387 1,620
September 296 8,506 6,728 1,778 8,210 6,483 1,727
December 295 8,400 6,702 1,698 8,105 6,433 1,672
2001 March -156 8,436 6,694 1,742 8,592 6,717 1,875
June -792 8,009 6,319 1,690 8,801 7,050 1,751
September -1,184 7,608 5,917 1,691 8,792 6,991 1,801
December -960 7,591 5,932 1,659 8,551 6,858 1,693
2002 March -39 8,049 6,259 1,790 8,088 6,424 1,664
June -38 7,890 6,164 1,726 7,928 6,290 1,638
September -171 7,608 6,015 1,593 7,779 6,248 1,531
December -198 7,522 5,960 1,562 7,720 6,171 1,549
2003 March -412 7,439 5,917 1,522 7,851 6,311 1,540
June -104 7,401 5,928 1,473 7,505 6,040 1,465
September 204 7,383 5,918 1,465 7,179 5,818 1,361
December 309 7,549 6,016 1,533 7,240 5,802 1,438
2004 March 450 7,683 6,189 1,494 7,233 5,799 1,434
June 631 7,760 6,234 1,526 7,129 5,648 1,481
September 215 7,630 6,057 1,573 7,415 5,877 1,538
December 781 7,872 6,256 1,616 7,091 5,660 1,431
2005 March 363 7,595 6,123 1,472 7,232 5,806 1,426
June 585 7,783 6,231 1,552 7,198 5,785 1,413
September 680 7,962 6,387 1,575 7,282 5,834 1,448
December 516 7,833 6,263 1,570 7,317 5,945 1,372
2006 March 787 7,697 6,278 1,419 6,910 5,635 1,275
June 410 7,795 6,274 1,521 7,385 6,009 1,376
September 36 7,488 6,052 1,436 7,452 6,099 1,353
December 492 7,801 6,262 1,539 7,309 5,953 1,356
2007 March 470 7,627 6,228 1,399 7,157 5,872 1,285
June 192 7,665 6,250 1,415 7,473 6,066 1,407
September -241 7,323 5,849 1,474 7,564 6,209 1,355
December 310 7,676 6,220 1,456 7,366 6,010 1,356
2008 March -270 7,130 5,731 1,399 7,400 6,047 1,353
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.
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