<table class="regular" id="BLStable_2021_12_13_14_0" style="width: 95%;"><caption><span class="tableTitle">Chart 3. Private sector net job changes, by establishment wage class, third quarter 1992 to first quarter 2020 (in thousands)</span></caption>
<thead>
<tr>
<th style="vertical-align: middle; min-width: 80px;" rowspan="1" scope="col">Quarter</th>
<th scope="col">High-paying establishments</th>
<th scope="col">Medium-paying establishments</th>
<th scope="col">Low-paying establishments</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 1992</p>
</th>
<td>-209</td>
<td>367</td>
<td>551</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 1992</p>
</th>
<td>-332</td>
<td>107</td>
<td>206</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 1993</p>
</th>
<td>-242</td>
<td>166</td>
<td>460</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 1993</p>
</th>
<td>-128</td>
<td>416</td>
<td>509</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 1993</p>
</th>
<td>-26</td>
<td>491</td>
<td>609</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 1993</p>
</th>
<td>-196</td>
<td>377</td>
<td>264</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 1994</p>
</th>
<td>-174</td>
<td>297</td>
<td>491</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 1994</p>
</th>
<td>58</td>
<td>423</td>
<td>484</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 1994</p>
</th>
<td>98</td>
<td>704</td>
<td>592</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 1994</p>
</th>
<td>-226</td>
<td>266</td>
<td>269</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 1995</p>
</th>
<td>-61</td>
<td>289</td>
<td>594</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 1995</p>
</th>
<td>-44</td>
<td>101</td>
<td>339</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 1995</p>
</th>
<td>16</td>
<td>429</td>
<td>523</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 1995</p>
</th>
<td>-210</td>
<td>190</td>
<td>235</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 1996</p>
</th>
<td>-114</td>
<td>126</td>
<td>527</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 1996</p>
</th>
<td>53</td>
<td>214</td>
<td>406</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 1996</p>
</th>
<td>-41</td>
<td>323</td>
<td>534</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 1996</p>
</th>
<td>-74</td>
<td>375</td>
<td>359</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 1997</p>
</th>
<td>21</td>
<td>349</td>
<td>501</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 1997</p>
</th>
<td>70</td>
<td>148</td>
<td>414</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 1997</p>
</th>
<td>87</td>
<td>406</td>
<td>538</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 1997</p>
</th>
<td>-66</td>
<td>283</td>
<td>340</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 1998</p>
</th>
<td>124</td>
<td>174</td>
<td>547</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 1998</p>
</th>
<td>24</td>
<td>182</td>
<td>441</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 1998</p>
</th>
<td>47</td>
<td>273</td>
<td>553</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 1998</p>
</th>
<td>-74</td>
<td>390</td>
<td>317</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 1999</p>
</th>
<td>-131</td>
<td>235</td>
<td>392</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 1999</p>
</th>
<td>-13</td>
<td>206</td>
<td>459</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 1999</p>
</th>
<td>-55</td>
<td>272</td>
<td>492</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 1999</p>
</th>
<td>32</td>
<td>487</td>
<td>390</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2000</p>
</th>
<td>168</td>
<td>292</td>
<td>409</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2000</p>
</th>
<td>106</td>
<td>-14</td>
<td>362</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2000</p>
</th>
<td>30</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>377</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2000</p>
</th>
<td>-42</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>199</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2001</p>
</th>
<td>-97</td>
<td>-204</td>
<td>246</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2001</p>
</th>
<td>-593</td>
<td>-473</td>
<td>280</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2001</p>
</th>
<td>-712</td>
<td>-474</td>
<td>192</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2001</p>
</th>
<td>-748</td>
<td>-511</td>
<td>174</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2002</p>
</th>
<td>-441</td>
<td>89</td>
<td>418</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2002</p>
</th>
<td>-519</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>391</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2002</p>
</th>
<td>-422</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>400</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2002</p>
</th>
<td>-433</td>
<td>-134</td>
<td>229</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2003</p>
</th>
<td>-355</td>
<td>-200</td>
<td>255</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2003</p>
</th>
<td>-392</td>
<td>-5</td>
<td>343</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2003</p>
</th>
<td>-241</td>
<td>157</td>
<td>402</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2003</p>
</th>
<td>-272</td>
<td>119</td>
<td>360</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2004</p>
</th>
<td>-96</td>
<td>232</td>
<td>390</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2004</p>
</th>
<td>-124</td>
<td>353</td>
<td>388</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2004</p>
</th>
<td>-66</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>369</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2004</p>
</th>
<td>23</td>
<td>353</td>
<td>268</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2005</p>
</th>
<td>-33</td>
<td>140</td>
<td>388</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2005</p>
</th>
<td>10</td>
<td>212</td>
<td>358</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2005</p>
</th>
<td>139</td>
<td>308</td>
<td>360</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2005</p>
</th>
<td>56</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>290</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2006</p>
</th>
<td>60</td>
<td>366</td>
<td>427</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2006</p>
</th>
<td>76</td>
<td>67</td>
<td>262</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2006</p>
</th>
<td>-31</td>
<td>-55</td>
<td>256</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2006</p>
</th>
<td>3</td>
<td>-32</td>
<td>405</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2007</p>
</th>
<td>40</td>
<td>152</td>
<td>355</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2007</p>
</th>
<td>9</td>
<td>-45</td>
<td>230</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2007</p>
</th>
<td>-103</td>
<td>-245</td>
<td>227</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2007</p>
</th>
<td>-31</td>
<td>-147</td>
<td>379</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2008</p>
</th>
<td>-66</td>
<td>-346</td>
<td>201</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2008</p>
</th>
<td>-200</td>
<td>-477</td>
<td>157</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2008</p>
</th>
<td>-334</td>
<td>-616</td>
<td>140</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2008</p>
</th>
<td>-668</td>
<td>-1331</td>
<td>94</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2009</p>
</th>
<td>-986</td>
<td>-1626</td>
<td>-30</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2009</p>
</th>
<td>-1028</td>
<td>-744</td>
<td>177</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2009</p>
</th>
<td>-530</td>
<td>-373</td>
<td>132</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2009</p>
</th>
<td>-286</td>
<td>-255</td>
<td>170</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2010</p>
</th>
<td>-201</td>
<td>-120</td>
<td>153</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2010</p>
</th>
<td>-38</td>
<td>362</td>
<td>380</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2010</p>
</th>
<td>24</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>216</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2010</p>
</th>
<td>60</td>
<td>102</td>
<td>308</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2011</p>
</th>
<td>42</td>
<td>106</td>
<td>221</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2011</p>
</th>
<td>62</td>
<td>183</td>
<td>328</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2011</p>
</th>
<td>242</td>
<td>345</td>
<td>299</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2011</p>
</th>
<td>47</td>
<td>-90</td>
<td>317</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2012</p>
</th>
<td>137</td>
<td>354</td>
<td>444</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2012</p>
</th>
<td>70</td>
<td>235</td>
<td>309</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2012</p>
</th>
<td>27</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>235</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2012</p>
</th>
<td>91</td>
<td>91</td>
<td>438</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2013</p>
</th>
<td>26</td>
<td>234</td>
<td>286</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2013</p>
</th>
<td>7</td>
<td>288</td>
<td>352</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2013</p>
</th>
<td>3</td>
<td>204</td>
<td>318</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2013</p>
</th>
<td>18</td>
<td>161</td>
<td>473</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2014</p>
</th>
<td>25</td>
<td>160</td>
<td>236</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2014</p>
</th>
<td>106</td>
<td>373</td>
<td>382</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2014</p>
</th>
<td>112</td>
<td>196</td>
<td>277</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2014</p>
</th>
<td>166</td>
<td>334</td>
<td>515</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2015</p>
</th>
<td>-54</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>235</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2015</p>
</th>
<td>65</td>
<td>351</td>
<td>394</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2015</p>
</th>
<td>12</td>
<td>141</td>
<td>325</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2015</p>
</th>
<td>96</td>
<td>367</td>
<td>476</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2016</p>
</th>
<td>-82</td>
<td>120</td>
<td>221</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2016</p>
</th>
<td>-60</td>
<td>71</td>
<td>256</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2016</p>
</th>
<td>115</td>
<td>341</td>
<td>290</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2016</p>
</th>
<td>-26</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>362</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2017</p>
</th>
<td>112</td>
<td>216</td>
<td>310</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2017</p>
</th>
<td>125</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>246</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2017</p>
</th>
<td>-35</td>
<td>-149</td>
<td>124</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2017</p>
</th>
<td>120</td>
<td>323</td>
<td>484</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2018</p>
</th>
<td>134</td>
<td>290</td>
<td>308</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2018</p>
</th>
<td>119</td>
<td>44</td>
<td>192</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2018</p>
</th>
<td>20</td>
<td>-86</td>
<td>132</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2018</p>
</th>
<td>164</td>
<td>204</td>
<td>405</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2019</p>
</th>
<td>127</td>
<td>126</td>
<td>294</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2019</p>
</th>
<td>32</td>
<td>-118</td>
<td>196</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2019</p>
</th>
<td>-27</td>
<td>-96</td>
<td>158</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2019</p>
</th>
<td>72</td>
<td>271</td>
<td>483</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2020</p>
</th>
<td>-37</td>
<td>-587</td>
<td>-40</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tfoot id="BLStable_2021_12_13_14_0_footnotes" style="display: table-footer-group;">
<tr class="footnotes">
<td class="footnotes" colspan="4">
<p>Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.</p>
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</tfoot>
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