Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses by firm size, seasonally adjusted
(In thousands)
Total private by firm(1) Firm size 1 - 49 employees Firm size 50 - 249 employees Firm size 250 or more employees
Year 3 months Net Gross job Net Gross job Net Gross job Net Gross job
ended change gains losses change gains losses change gains losses change gains losses
2016 March 254 5,754 5,500 191 3,114 2,923 59 1,022 963 4 1,618 1,614
June 331 6,048 5,717 74 3,123 3,049 114 1,101 987 143 1,824 1,681
September 752 6,266 5,514 192 3,160 2,968 102 1,089 987 458 2,017 1,559
December 245 5,886 5,641 71 3,065 2,994 37 1,026 989 137 1,795 1,658
2017 March 662 6,007 5,345 346 3,236 2,890 191 1,085 894 125 1,686 1,561
June 570 6,216 5,646 145 3,161 3,016 151 1,127 976 274 1,928 1,654
September -90 5,826 5,916 -100 2,999 3,099 -44 1,013 1,057 54 1,814 1,760
December 804 6,185 5,381 235 3,184 2,949 142 1,082 940 427 1,919 1,492
2018 March 729 6,072 5,343 297 3,210 2,913 164 1,071 907 268 1,791 1,523
June 515 6,214 5,699 134 3,194 3,060 162 1,135 973 219 1,885 1,666
September 24 5,967 5,943 -83 3,027 3,110 -34 1,025 1,059 141 1,915 1,774
December 663 6,087 5,424 198 3,171 2,973 138 1,076 938 327 1,840 1,513
2019 March 536 5,998 5,462 254 3,191 2,937 151 1,064 913 131 1,743 1,612
June 269 6,157 5,888 64 3,161 3,097 104 1,121 1,017 101 1,875 1,774
September 13 5,865 5,852 4 3,050 3,046 -30 1,017 1,047 39 1,798 1,759
December 660 6,206 5,546 195 3,180 2,985 94 1,065 971 371 1,961 1,590
2020 March -707 5,590 6,297 -382 3,023 3,405 -104 968 1,072 -221 1,599 1,820
June -15,021 4,510 19,531 -4,666 2,561 7,227 -2,793 581 3,374 -7,562 1,368 8,930
September 4,039 9,434 5,395 1,530 4,489 2,959 543 1,423 880 1,966 3,522 1,556
December 1,871 7,079 5,208 488 3,480 2,992 343 1,188 845 1,040 2,411 1,371
2021 March 1,788 6,873 5,085 960 3,636 2,676 222 1,103 881 606 2,134 1,528
June 1,048 6,659 5,611 751 3,533 2,782 217 1,141 924 80 1,985 1,905
September 1,452 7,156 5,704 416 3,533 3,117 262 1,200 938 774 2,423 1,649
December 2,738 7,651 4,913 884 3,754 2,870 460 1,301 841 1,394 2,596 1,202
2022 March 1,617 6,969 5,352 299 3,385 3,086 273 1,165 892 1,045 2,419 1,374
June 364 6,599 6,235 202 3,362 3,160 142 1,153 1,011 20 2,084 2,064
September 1,403 7,115 5,712 91 3,326 3,235 264 1,238 974 1,048 2,551 1,503
December 461 6,295 5,834 175 3,292 3,117 150 1,126 976 136 1,877 1,741
2023 March 1,120 6,618 5,498 347 3,391 3,044 293 1,200 907 480 2,027 1,547
June 337 6,456 6,119 42 3,259 3,217 140 1,168 1,028 155 2,029 1,874
September -100 6,037 6,137 -107 3,101 3,208 10 1,056 1,046 -3 1,880 1,883
December 333 6,135 5,802 233 3,267 3,034 110 1,103 993 -10 1,765 1,775
2024 March 642 6,191 5,549 125 3,181 3,056 121 1,096 975 396 1,914 1,518
June -108 5,982 6,090 -171 3,072 3,243 69 1,094 1,025 -6 1,816 1,822
September 48 6,060 6,012 -92 3,131 3,223 -29 1,034 1,063 169 1,895 1,726
December 234 6,074 5,840 130 3,191 3,061 113 1,095 982 -9 1,788 1,797
2025 March 377 6,016 5,639 129 3,178 3,049 -12 1,007 1,019 260 1,831 1,571
June -344 5,948 6,292 -184 3,042 3,226 33 1,085 1,052 -193 1,821 2,014
September -163 5,932 6,095 -105 3,059 3,164 -68 1,006 1,074 10 1,867 1,857
December 492 6,080 5,588 231 3,172 2,941 135 1,089 954 126 1,819 1,693
2026 March 183 5,784 5,601 -67 2,970 3,037 -5 981 986 255 1,833 1,578
(1) Total gross job gains and gross job losses by firm are lower than total gross job gains and gross job losses by establishment, as some
establishment gains and losses within a firm are offset during the aggregation process.
NOTE: Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses. Net change totals for the firm-level data differ from
the establishment-level data due to independent seasonal adjustment. The unit of analysis section in the technical note provides additional detail.
See www.bls.gov/bdm/bdmfirmsize.htm for more detailed firm size class data.
United States Department of Labor
