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
2002 March -10 8,071 6,298 1,773 8,081 6,434 1,647
June -30 7,868 6,145 1,723 7,898 6,274 1,624
September -151 7,630 6,039 1,591 7,781 6,248 1,533
December -241 7,483 5,938 1,545 7,724 6,185 1,539
2003 March -393 7,467 5,928 1,539 7,860 6,307 1,553
June -90 7,398 5,929 1,469 7,488 6,030 1,458
September 204 7,392 5,923 1,469 7,188 5,828 1,360
December 297 7,521 6,005 1,516 7,224 5,800 1,424
2004 March 470 7,715 6,204 1,511 7,245 5,795 1,450
June 644 7,754 6,235 1,519 7,110 5,639 1,471
September 206 7,633 6,060 1,573 7,427 5,888 1,539
December 757 7,844 6,243 1,601 7,087 5,663 1,424
2005 March 384 7,620 6,131 1,489 7,236 5,801 1,435
June 593 7,774 6,231 1,543 7,181 5,776 1,405
September 677 7,965 6,387 1,578 7,288 5,844 1,444
December 494 7,807 6,252 1,555 7,313 5,948 1,365
2006 March 874 7,797 6,354 1,443 6,923 5,636 1,287
June 371 7,758 6,246 1,512 7,387 6,015 1,372
September 52 7,499 6,061 1,438 7,447 6,097 1,350
December 455 7,740 6,223 1,517 7,285 5,941 1,344
2007 March 549 7,727 6,297 1,430 7,178 5,881 1,297
June 149 7,632 6,222 1,410 7,483 6,079 1,404
September -252 7,318 5,847 1,471 7,570 6,215 1,355
December 299 7,658 6,196 1,462 7,359 6,012 1,347
2008 March -227 7,233 5,826 1,407 7,460 6,095 1,365
June -575 7,257 5,851 1,406 7,832 6,354 1,478
September -968 6,879 5,515 1,364 7,847 6,462 1,385
December -1,793 6,712 5,360 1,352 8,505 7,022 1,483
2009 March -2,706 5,834 4,648 1,186 8,540 7,122 1,418
June -1,656 6,395 5,093 1,302 8,051 6,669 1,382
September -899 6,335 5,119 1,216 7,234 5,874 1,360
December -217 6,651 5,325 1,326 6,868 5,583 1,285
2010 March -266 6,245 5,078 1,167 6,511 5,308 1,203
June 722 6,972 5,690 1,282 6,250 5,087 1,163
September 187 6,669 5,416 1,253 6,482 5,253 1,229
December 609 7,027 5,651 1,376 6,418 5,193 1,225
2011 March 292 6,437 5,272 1,165 6,145 5,010 1,135
June 603 6,942 5,646 1,296 6,339 5,111 1,228
September 794 7,136 5,776 1,360 6,342 5,194 1,148
December 389 6,909 5,557 1,352 6,520 5,238 1,282
2012 March 814 6,935 5,706 1,229 6,121 4,935 1,186
June 582 7,004 5,744 1,260 6,422 5,213 1,209
September 199 6,813 5,545 1,268 6,614 5,386 1,228
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.