Table 3: Private sector gross job gains and losses by industry, seasonally adjusted
Gross job gains and job losses Gross job gains and job losses
(in thousands) as a percent of employment
Category 3 months ended 3 months ended
June Sept. Dec. March June June Sept. Dec. March June
2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007
Total private(1)
Gross job gains 7,811 7,473 7,809 7,509 7,644 6.9 6.7 7.0 6.6 6.7
At expanding establishments 6,292 6,032 6,271 6,158 6,257 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.5
At opening establishments 1,519 1,441 1,538 1,351 1,387 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.2
Gross job losses 7,395 7,462 7,297 7,071 7,403 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.2 6.5
At contracting establishments 6,015 6,110 5,943 5,796 6,008 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.3
At closing establishments 1,380 1,352 1,354 1,275 1,395 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2
Net employment change 416 11 512 438 241 .4 .1 .5 .4 .2
Goods-producing
Gross job gains 1,692 1,572 1,636 1,629 1,622 7.2 6.6 7.0 6.9 6.9
At expanding establishments 1,438 1,329 1,381 1,398 1,385 6.1 5.6 5.9 5.9 5.9
At opening establishments 254 243 255 231 237 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0
Gross job losses 1,667 1,739 1,719 1,682 1,691 7.1 7.4 7.3 7.1 7.2
At contracting establishments 1,390 1,463 1,452 1,421 1,415 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.0
At closing establishments 277 276 267 261 276 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2
Net employment change 25 -167 -83 -53 -69 .1 -.8 -.3 -.2 -.3
Natural resources and mining
Gross job gains 293 269 287 279 286 16.5 15.1 15.9 15.3 15.7
At expanding establishments 250 230 245 241 248 14.1 12.9 13.6 13.2 13.6
At opening establishments 43 39 42 38 38 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.1
Gross job losses 268 263 266 287 269 15.1 14.8 14.7 15.6 14.7
At contracting establishments 229 223 230 248 230 12.9 12.5 12.7 13.5 12.6
At closing establishments 39 40 36 39 39 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.1
Net employment change 25 6 21 -8 17 1.4 .3 1.2 -.3 1.0
Construction
Gross job gains 838 791 825 850 814 10.9 10.3 10.8 11.1 10.6
At expanding establishments 679 636 663 699 658 8.8 8.3 8.7 9.1 8.6
At opening establishments 159 155 162 151 156 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0
Gross job losses 841 868 845 816 855 10.9 11.4 11.1 10.6 11.2
At contracting establishments 676 702 683 655 688 8.8 9.2 9.0 8.5 9.0
At closing establishments 165 166 162 161 167 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.2
Net employment change -3 -77 -20 34 -41 .0 -1.1 -.3 .5 -.6
Manufacturing
Gross job gains 561 512 524 500 522 4.0 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.7
At expanding establishments 509 463 473 458 479 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.4
At opening establishments 52 49 51 42 43 .4 .3 .4 .3 .3
Gross job losses 558 608 608 579 567 3.9 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.1
At contracting establishments 485 538 539 518 497 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.6
At closing establishments 73 70 69 61 70 .5 .5 .5 .4 .5
Net employment change 3 -96 -84 -79 -45 .1 -.7 -.5 -.5 -.4
Service-providing(1)
Gross job gains 6,119 5,901 6,173 5,880 6,022 6.9 6.6 6.9 6.5 6.7
At expanding establishments 4,854 4,703 4,890 4,760 4,872 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.4
At opening establishments 1,265 1,198 1,283 1,120 1,150 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.3
Gross job losses 5,728 5,723 5,578 5,389 5,712 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.3
At contracting establishments 4,625 4,647 4,491 4,375 4,593 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.9 5.1
At closing establishments 1,103 1,076 1,087 1,014 1,119 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2
Net employment change 391 178 595 491 310 .5 .2 .7 .5 .4
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains 332 311 322 314 318 5.7 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.3
At expanding establishments 270 253 262 256 264 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.4
At opening establishments 62 58 60 58 54 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 .9
Gross job losses 292 305 303 296 300 4.9 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.1
At contracting establishments 226 238 236 230 231 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9
At closing establishments 66 67 67 66 69 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2
Net employment change 40 6 19 18 18 .8 .2 .3 .3 .2
Retail trade
Gross job gains 1,062 1,030 1,081 1,087 1,023 6.9 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.6
At expanding establishments 876 850 898 941 872 5.7 5.5 5.8 6.1 5.6
At opening establishments 186 180 183 146 151 1.2 1.2 1.2 .9 1.0
Gross job losses 1,100 1,085 1,004 971 1,028 7.1 7.0 6.5 6.2 6.6
At contracting establishments 942 923 857 827 890 6.1 6.0 5.5 5.3 5.7
At closing establishments 158 162 147 144 138 1.0 1.0 1.0 .9 .9
Net employment change -38 -55 77 116 -5 -.2 -.3 .5 .8 .0
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains 247 241 269 224 242 5.8 5.7 6.3 5.2 5.6
At expanding establishments 207 207 231 192 208 4.9 4.9 5.4 4.5 4.8
At opening establishments 40 34 38 32 34 .9 .8 .9 .7 .8
Gross job losses 232 224 225 245 222 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.7 5.2
At contracting establishments 191 186 185 211 185 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.9 4.3
At closing establishments 41 38 40 34 37 1.0 .9 .9 .8 .9
Net employment change 15 17 44 -21 20 .3 .4 1.1 -.5 .4
Utilities
Gross job gains 15 15 19 11 14 2.8 2.8 3.5 2.0 2.6
At expanding establishments 13 14 13 10 13 2.4 2.6 2.4 1.8 2.4
At opening establishments 2 1 6 1 1 .4 .2 1.1 .2 .2
Gross job losses 13 15 18 11 12 2.4 2.8 3.3 2.0 2.2
At contracting establishments 11 13 13 10 10 2.0 2.4 2.4 1.8 1.8
At closing establishments 2 2 5 1 2 .4 .4 .9 .2 .4
Net employment change 2 0 1 0 2 .4 .0 .2 .0 .4
Information
Gross job gains 150 148 167 138 160 5.0 4.8 5.5 4.6 5.3
At expanding establishments 124 123 138 118 137 4.1 4.0 4.5 3.9 4.5
At opening establishments 26 25 29 20 23 .9 .8 1.0 .7 .8
Gross job losses 144 171 146 132 137 4.7 5.6 4.7 4.4 4.6
At contracting establishments 116 142 114 108 111 3.8 4.7 3.7 3.6 3.7
At closing establishments 28 29 32 24 26 .9 .9 1.0 .8 .9
Net employment change 6 -23 21 6 23 .3 -.8 .8 .2 .7
Financial activities
Gross job gains 457 446 457 421 436 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.1 5.3
At expanding establishments 353 350 347 335 353 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.3
At opening establishments 104 96 110 86 83 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.0
Gross job losses 442 445 444 418 467 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.1 5.7
At contracting establishments 342 343 338 320 360 4.2 4.2 4.1 3.9 4.4
At closing establishments 100 102 106 98 107 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3
Net employment change 15 1 13 3 -31 .2 .1 .1 .0 -.4
Professional and business services
Gross job gains 1,438 1,335 1,427 1,276 1,389 8.3 7.6 8.1 7.2 7.7
At expanding establishments 1,164 1,093 1,149 1,064 1,148 6.7 6.2 6.5 6.0 6.4
At opening establishments 274 242 278 212 241 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.3
Gross job losses 1,287 1,279 1,313 1,242 1,322 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.0 7.4
At contracting establishments 1,006 1,029 1,057 996 1,022 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.7
At closing establishments 281 250 256 246 300 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7
Net employment change 151 56 114 34 67 1.0 .3 .7 .2 .3
Education and health services
Gross job gains 787 784 795 799 785 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.5
At expanding establishments 659 665 666 678 673 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9
At opening establishments 128 119 129 121 112 .8 .7 .8 .7 .6
Gross job losses 713 674 692 655 697 4.2 4.0 4.1 3.8 4.0
At contracting establishments 595 561 558 540 579 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.3
At closing establishments 118 113 134 115 118 .7 .7 .8 .7 .7
Net employment change 74 110 103 144 88 .5 .6 .6 .8 .5
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains 1,210 1,180 1,223 1,165 1,219 9.3 9.1 9.3 8.8 9.1
At expanding establishments 925 896 932 903 940 7.1 6.9 7.1 6.8 7.0
At opening establishments 285 284 291 262 279 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.1
Gross job losses 1,182 1,184 1,105 1,096 1,196 9.0 9.0 8.4 8.3 8.9
At contracting establishments 958 959 892 902 965 7.3 7.3 6.8 6.8 7.2
At closing establishments 224 225 213 194 231 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.7
Net employment change 28 -4 118 69 23 .3 .1 .9 .5 .2
Other services
Gross job gains 313 295 299 292 304 8.1 7.7 7.8 7.6 7.8
At expanding establishments 248 235 238 239 247 6.4 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.3
At opening establishments 65 60 61 53 57 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.5
Gross job losses 287 305 291 278 287 7.4 7.9 7.5 7.2 7.3
At contracting establishments 225 240 228 217 224 5.8 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.7
At closing establishments 62 65 63 61 63 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6
Net employment change 26 -10 8 14 17 .7 -.2 .3 .4 .5
(1) Includes unclassified sector, not shown separately.
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