Table 5. Components of private sector gross job gains and losses by firm size, 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
Sept. Dec. Mar. June Sept. Sept. Dec. Mar. June Sept.
2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012
Total private by firm(1)
Gross job gains 5,928 5,615 5,748 5,797 5,516 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.0
At expanding firms 4,966 4,689 4,848 4,929 4,662 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.2
At opening firms 962 926 900 868 854 .9 .9 .8 .8 .8
Gross job losses 5,135 5,283 4,918 5,225 5,348 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.8 4.9
At contracting firms 4,307 4,399 4,081 4,380 4,501 4.0 4.1 3.7 4.0 4.1
At closing firms 828 884 837 845 847 .8 .8 .8 .8 .8
Net employment change 793 332 830 572 168 .7 .3 .7 .5 .1
Firm size 1 to 49 employees
Gross job gains 3,116 2,967 3,119 3,004 2,893 9.9 9.4 9.8 9.5 9.2
At expanding firms 2,199 2,085 2,253 2,176 2,085 7.0 6.6 7.1 6.9 6.6
At opening firms 917 882 866 828 808 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6
Gross job losses 2,869 2,928 2,757 2,846 2,896 9.1 9.3 8.8 9.0 9.2
At contracting firms 2,072 2,086 1,953 2,055 2,088 6.6 6.6 6.2 6.5 6.6
At closing firms 797 842 804 791 808 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6
Net employment change 247 39 362 158 -3 .8 .1 1.0 .5 .0
Firm size 50 to 249 employees
Gross job gains 1,058 985 1,046 1,080 999 5.3 4.9 5.1 5.4 4.9
At expanding firms 1,020 948 1,016 1,046 965 5.1 4.7 5.0 5.2 4.7
At opening firms 38 37 30 34 34 .2 .2 .1 .2 .2
Gross job losses 906 939 830 919 961 4.5 4.7 4.1 4.6 4.7
At contracting firms 879 906 803 887 931 4.4 4.5 4.0 4.4 4.6
At closing firms 27 33 27 32 30 .1 .2 .1 .2 .1
Net employment change 152 46 216 161 38 .8 .2 1.0 .8 .2
Firm size 250 or more employees
Gross job gains 1,754 1,663 1,583 1,713 1,624 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.8
At expanding firms 1,747 1,656 1,579 1,707 1,612 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.8
At opening firms 7 7 4 6 12 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Gross job losses 1,360 1,416 1,331 1,460 1,491 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.5
At contracting firms 1,356 1,407 1,325 1,438 1,482 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.5
At closing firms 4 9 6 22 9 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Net employment change 394 247 252 253 133 .7 .4 .4 .4 .3
(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.
