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 -420 7,423 5,901 1,522 7,843 6,306 1,537
June -96 7,415 5,944 1,471 7,511 6,040 1,471
September 180 7,369 5,898 1,471 7,189 5,828 1,361
December 332 7,560 6,027 1,533 7,228 5,792 1,436
2004 March 439 7,669 6,174 1,495 7,230 5,796 1,434
June 636 7,771 6,251 1,520 7,135 5,651 1,484
September 182 7,612 6,036 1,576 7,430 5,889 1,541
December 797 7,883 6,268 1,615 7,086 5,655 1,431
2005 March 352 7,578 6,107 1,471 7,226 5,800 1,426
June 590 7,796 6,248 1,548 7,206 5,789 1,417
September 651 7,943 6,362 1,581 7,292 5,846 1,446
December 539 7,846 6,278 1,568 7,307 5,936 1,371
2006 March 774 7,679 6,261 1,418 6,905 5,633 1,272
June 416 7,811 6,292 1,519 7,395 6,015 1,380
September 11 7,473 6,032 1,441 7,462 6,110 1,352
December 512 7,809 6,271 1,538 7,297 5,943 1,354
2007 March 438 7,509 6,158 1,351 7,071 5,796 1,275
June 241 7,644 6,257 1,387 7,403 6,008 1,395
September -235 7,249 5,821 1,428 7,484 6,134 1,350
December 317 7,650 6,213 1,437 7,333 5,985 1,348
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.
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