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
