Table 3. Private sector gross job gains and losses by industry, seasonally adjusted

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

                                   March   June    Sept.   Dec.    March  March  June   Sept.  Dec.   March 
                                   2008    2008    2008    2008    2009   2008   2008   2008   2008   2009
Total private(1)

Gross job gains                   7,167   7,296   6,884   6,738   5,746    6.3    6.5    6.1    6.0    5.2
 At expanding establishments      5,781   5,869   5,520   5,363   4,603    5.1    5.2    4.9    4.8    4.2
 At opening establishments        1,386   1,427   1,364   1,375   1,143    1.2    1.3    1.2    1.2    1.0
Gross job losses                  7,447   7,832   7,851   8,539   8,486    6.5    6.9    6.9    7.6    7.7
 At contracting establishments    6,090   6,334   6,461   7,038   7,045    5.3    5.6    5.7    6.3    6.4
 At closing establishments        1,357   1,498   1,390   1,501   1,441    1.2    1.3    1.2    1.3    1.3
Net employment change              -280    -536    -967  -1,801  -2,740    -.2    -.4    -.8   -1.6   -2.5

Goods-producing

Gross job gains                   1,508   1,509   1,421   1,318   1,077    6.5    6.6    6.3    6.0    5.2
 At expanding establishments      1,270   1,272   1,193   1,091     890    5.5    5.6    5.3    5.0    4.3
 At opening establishments          238     237     228     227     187    1.0    1.0    1.0    1.0     .9
Gross job losses                  1,764   1,796   1,794   2,080   2,290    7.7    7.9    8.1    9.5   11.0
 At contracting establishments    1,485   1,500   1,514   1,766   1,983    6.5    6.6    6.8    8.1    9.5
 At closing establishments          279     296     280     314     307    1.2    1.3    1.3    1.4    1.5
Net employment change              -256    -287    -373    -762  -1,213   -1.2   -1.3   -1.8   -3.5   -5.8

Natural resources and mining

Gross job gains                     281     286     280     288     225   14.9   15.2   14.9   15.2   12.0
 At expanding establishments        240     246     242     247     193   12.7   13.1   12.9   13.0   10.3
 At opening establishments           41      40      38      41      32    2.2    2.1    2.0    2.2    1.7
Gross job losses                    291     272     259     289     339   15.4   14.5   13.8   15.2   18.2
 At contracting establishments      249     231     224     254     295   13.2   12.3   11.9   13.4   15.8
 At closing establishments           42      41      35      35      44    2.2    2.2    1.9    1.8    2.4
Net employment change               -10      14      21      -1    -114    -.5     .7    1.1     .0   -6.2

Construction

Gross job gains                     760     745     710     647     558   10.2   10.2   10.0    9.5    8.6
 At expanding establishments        611     594     563     506     437    8.2    8.1    7.9    7.4    6.7
 At opening establishments          149     151     147     141     121    2.0    2.1    2.1    2.1    1.9
Gross job losses                    878     933     888     984     990   11.8   12.8   12.5   14.4   15.3
 At contracting establishments      705     746     709     780     797    9.5   10.2   10.0   11.4   12.3
 At closing establishments          173     187     179     204     193    2.3    2.6    2.5    3.0    3.0
Net employment change              -118    -188    -178    -337    -432   -1.6   -2.6   -2.5   -4.9   -6.7

Manufacturing

Gross job gains                     467     478     431     383     294    3.5    3.5    3.2    2.9    2.4
 At expanding establishments        419     432     388     338     260    3.1    3.2    2.9    2.6    2.1
 At opening establishments           48      46      43      45      34     .4     .3     .3     .3     .3
Gross job losses                    595     591     647     807     961    4.4    4.4    4.8    6.2    7.7
 At contracting establishments      531     523     581     732     891    3.9    3.9    4.3    5.6    7.1
 At closing establishments           64      68      66      75      70     .5     .5     .5     .6     .6
Net employment change              -128    -113    -216    -424    -667    -.9    -.9   -1.6   -3.3   -5.3

Service-providing(1)

Gross job gains                   5,659   5,787   5,463   5,420   4,669    6.3    6.4    6.1    6.1    5.3
 At expanding establishments      4,511   4,597   4,327   4,272   3,713    5.0    5.1    4.8    4.8    4.2
 At opening establishments        1,148   1,190   1,136   1,148     956    1.3    1.3    1.3    1.3    1.1
Gross job losses                  5,683   6,036   6,057   6,459   6,196    6.3    6.6    6.7    7.2    7.0
 At contracting establishments    4,605   4,834   4,947   5,272   5,062    5.1    5.3    5.5    5.9    5.7
 At closing establishments        1,078   1,202   1,110   1,187   1,134    1.2    1.3    1.2    1.3    1.3
Net employment change               -24    -249    -594  -1,039  -1,527     .0    -.2    -.6   -1.1   -1.7

Wholesale trade

Gross job gains                     298     297     275     260     225    4.9    5.0    4.6    4.4    3.9
 At expanding establishments        241     239     223     205     178    4.0    4.0    3.7    3.5    3.1
 At opening establishments           57      58      52      55      47     .9    1.0     .9     .9     .8
Gross job losses                    308     318     318     366     383    5.1    5.3    5.3    6.2    6.6
 At contracting establishments      240     246     252     291     313    4.0    4.1    4.2    4.9    5.4
 At closing establishments           68      72      66      75      70    1.1    1.2    1.1    1.3    1.2
Net employment change               -10     -21     -43    -106    -158    -.2    -.3    -.7   -1.8   -2.7

Retail trade

Gross job gains                     965     944     898     837     752    6.2    6.0    5.8    5.5    5.1
 At expanding establishments        811     784     737     702     624    5.2    5.0    4.8    4.6    4.2
 At opening establishments          154     160     161     135     128    1.0    1.0    1.0     .9     .9
Gross job losses                    991   1,089   1,073   1,195   1,025    6.3    7.0    6.9    7.9    6.9
 At contracting establishments      859     942     930   1,036     841    5.5    6.1    6.0    6.8    5.7
 At closing establishments          132     147     143     159     184     .8     .9     .9    1.1    1.2
Net employment change               -26    -145    -175    -358    -273    -.1   -1.0   -1.1   -2.4   -1.8

Transportation and warehousing

Gross job gains                     214     228     211     238     173    5.0    5.3    4.9    5.6    4.2
 At expanding establishments        181     194     178     205     144    4.2    4.5    4.1    4.8    3.5
 At opening establishments           33      34      33      33      29     .8     .8     .8     .8     .7
Gross job losses                    252     258     253     286     311    5.8    5.9    5.9    6.7    7.4
 At contracting establishments      217     213     212     242     268    5.0    4.9    4.9    5.7    6.4
 At closing establishments           35      45      41      44      43     .8    1.0    1.0    1.0    1.0
Net employment change               -38     -30     -42     -48    -138    -.8    -.6   -1.0   -1.1   -3.2

Utilities

Gross job gains                      14      16      13      13      12    2.6    2.9    2.3    2.3    2.2
 At expanding establishments         12      14      12      12      11    2.2    2.5    2.1    2.1    2.0
 At opening establishments            2       2       1       1       1     .4     .4     .2     .2     .2
Gross job losses                     11      13      14      12      10    2.0    2.4    2.5    2.2    1.8
 At contracting establishments       10      11      12      11       9    1.8    2.0    2.1    2.0    1.6
 At closing establishments            1       2       2       1       1     .2     .4     .4     .2     .2
Net employment change                 3       3      -1       1       2     .6     .5    -.2     .1     .4

Information

Gross job gains                     151     159     132     134     114    5.0    5.3    4.4    4.6    4.0
 At expanding establishments        127     136     109     108      92    4.2    4.5    3.6    3.7    3.2
 At opening establishments           24      23      23      26      22     .8     .8     .8     .9     .8
Gross job losses                    155     161     171     187     172    5.1    5.3    5.7    6.3    6.0
 At contracting establishments      125     128     142     153     144    4.1    4.2    4.7    5.2    5.0
 At closing establishments           30      33      29      34      28    1.0    1.1    1.0    1.1    1.0
Net employment change                -4      -2     -39     -53     -58    -.1     .0   -1.3   -1.7   -2.0

Financial activities

Gross job gains                     416     399     381     392     333    5.1    5.0    4.8    4.9    4.3
 At expanding establishments        325     312     295     295     263    4.0    3.9    3.7    3.7    3.4
 At opening establishments           91      87      86      97      70    1.1    1.1    1.1    1.2     .9
Gross job losses                    442     458     465     497     456    5.5    5.7    5.9    6.3    5.9
 At contracting establishments      328     348     355     376     356    4.1    4.3    4.5    4.8    4.6
 At closing establishments          114     110     110     121     100    1.4    1.4    1.4    1.5    1.3
Net employment change               -26     -59     -84    -105    -123    -.4    -.7   -1.1   -1.4   -1.6

Professional and business services

Gross job gains                   1,251   1,356   1,248   1,241     982    7.0    7.6    7.0    7.1    5.8
 At expanding establishments      1,007   1,072     995     974     778    5.6    6.0    5.6    5.6    4.6
 At opening establishments          244     284     253     267     204    1.4    1.6    1.4    1.5    1.2
Gross job losses                  1,347   1,448   1,434   1,635   1,540    7.5    8.1    8.1    9.3    9.0
 At contracting establishments    1,081   1,111   1,164   1,331   1,264    6.0    6.2    6.6    7.6    7.4
 At closing establishments          266     337     270     304     276    1.5    1.9    1.5    1.7    1.6
Net employment change               -96     -92    -186    -394    -558    -.5    -.5   -1.1   -2.2   -3.2

Education and health services

Gross job gains                     798     806     808     848     731    4.5    4.5    4.5    4.7    4.0
 At expanding establishments        672     685     683     717     632    3.8    3.8    3.8    4.0    3.5
 At opening establishments          126     121     125     131      99     .7     .7     .7     .7     .5
Gross job losses                    682     721     707     679     723    3.8    4.0    4.0    3.8    3.9
 At contracting establishments      569     589     590     560     606    3.2    3.3    3.3    3.1    3.3
 At closing establishments          113     132     117     119     117     .6     .7     .7     .7     .6
Net employment change               116      85     101     169       8     .7     .5     .5     .9     .1

Leisure and hospitality

Gross job gains                   1,168   1,192   1,134   1,121   1,023    8.6    8.8    8.5    8.4    7.7
 At expanding establishments        884     909     859     835     782    6.5    6.7    6.4    6.3    5.9
 At opening establishments          284     283     275     286     241    2.1    2.1    2.1    2.1    1.8
Gross job losses                  1,166   1,238   1,276   1,246   1,236    8.6    9.1    9.5    9.4    9.3
 At contracting establishments      940   1,004   1,034   1,008   1,009    6.9    7.4    7.7    7.6    7.6
 At closing establishments          226     234     242     238     227    1.7    1.7    1.8    1.8    1.7
Net employment change                 2     -46    -142    -125    -213     .0    -.3   -1.0   -1.0   -1.6

Other services

Gross job gains                     293     304     287     269     248    7.5    7.8    7.3    6.9    6.5
 At expanding establishments        235     238     223     209     198    6.0    6.1    5.7    5.4    5.2
 At opening establishments           58      66      64      60      50    1.5    1.7    1.6    1.5    1.3
Gross job losses                    291     297     310     323     309    7.5    7.6    7.9    8.4    8.1
 At contracting establishments      226     231     246     255     244    5.8    5.9    6.3    6.6    6.4
 At closing establishments           65      66      64      68      65    1.7    1.7    1.6    1.8    1.7
Net employment change                 2       7     -23     -54     -61     .0     .2    -.6   -1.5   -1.6

(1) Includes unclassified sector, not shown separately

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