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
2014 March 442 5,665 5,223 231 3,070 2,839 149 1,035 886 62 1,560 1,498
June 893 6,134 5,241 302 3,178 2,876 214 1,119 905 377 1,837 1,460
September 560 5,865 5,305 197 3,064 2,867 117 1,066 949 246 1,735 1,489
December 951 6,155 5,204 212 3,105 2,893 150 1,085 935 589 1,965 1,376
2015 March 226 5,677 5,451 168 3,098 2,930 75 1,025 950 -17 1,554 1,571
June 846 6,243 5,397 323 3,196 2,873 187 1,128 941 336 1,919 1,583
September 456 5,914 5,458 148 3,057 2,909 79 1,047 968 229 1,810 1,581
December 830 6,245 5,415 227 3,172 2,945 90 1,074 984 513 1,999 1,486
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 -689 5,595 6,284 -373 3,027 3,400 -103 968 1,071 -213 1,600 1,813
June -15,060 4,506 19,566 -4,689 2,557 7,246 -2,793 581 3,374 -7,578 1,368 8,946
September 4,049 9,442 5,393 1,531 4,492 2,961 539 1,421 882 1,979 3,529 1,550
December 1,870 7,083 5,213 498 3,483 2,985 348 1,191 843 1,024 2,409 1,385
2021 March 1,804 6,872 5,068 968 3,639 2,671 220 1,099 879 616 2,134 1,518
June 1,015 6,650 5,635 731 3,523 2,792 218 1,143 925 66 1,984 1,918
September 1,445 7,156 5,711 409 3,534 3,125 254 1,196 942 782 2,426 1,644
December 2,754 7,661 4,907 903 3,762 2,859 469 1,306 837 1,382 2,593 1,211
2022 March 1,633 6,970 5,337 308 3,389 3,081 270 1,161 891 1,055 2,420 1,365
June 329 6,591 6,262 180 3,353 3,173 144 1,155 1,011 5 2,083 2,078
September 1,394 7,115 5,721 83 3,327 3,244 256 1,234 978 1,055 2,554 1,499
December 475 6,306 5,831 197 3,299 3,102 157 1,131 974 121 1,876 1,755
2023 March 1,139 6,623 5,484 359 3,398 3,039 289 1,196 907 491 2,029 1,538
June 304 6,450 6,146 22 3,252 3,230 141 1,169 1,028 141 2,029 1,888
September -106 6,037 6,143 -114 3,101 3,215 2 1,053 1,051 6 1,883 1,877
December 341 6,143 5,802 252 3,273 3,021 115 1,106 991 -26 1,764 1,790
2024 March 582 6,106 5,524 71 3,115 3,044 105 1,084 979 406 1,907 1,501
June -227 5,953 6,180 -259 3,033 3,292 57 1,094 1,037 -25 1,826 1,851
September -20 6,034 6,054 -146 3,092 3,238 -33 1,041 1,074 159 1,901 1,742
December 227 6,049 5,822 115 3,162 3,047 116 1,097 981 -4 1,790 1,794
(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
