Table A.  Level and rate of gross job gains and losses by firm size, third quarter 2012, seasonally adjusted

(Levels in thousands)

                                           Size class (number of employees)

Category                   Total    1 to 4    5 to 9    10 to 19    20 to 49    50 to 99    100 to 249    250 to 499    500 to 999    1,000 or more

Gross job gains.........   5,516      860       635        644         754        482           517          325           284           1,015
  At expanding firms....   4,662      339       500        557         689        459           506          321           280           1,011
  At opening firms......     854      521       135         87          65         23            11            4             4               4

Gross job losses........   5,348      866       632        645         753        464           497          301           251             939
  At contracting firms..   4,501      342       495        558         693        445           486          296           248             938
  At closing firms......     847      524       137         87          60         19            11            5             3               1

Net change..............     168       -6         3         -1           1         18            20           24            33              76

                                             Rate (percent of employment)

Gross job gains.........     5.0     15.4      10.0        8.1         6.5        5.5           4.5          4.1           3.7             2.4
  At expanding firms....     4.2      6.1       7.9        7.0         5.9        5.2           4.4          4.0           3.6             2.4
  At opening firms......     0.8      9.3       2.1        1.1         0.6        0.3           0.1          0.1           0.1             0.0

Gross job losses........     4.9     15.5      10.0        8.1         6.4        5.2           4.4          3.8           3.2             2.2
  At contracting firms..     4.1      6.1       7.8        7.0         5.9        5.0           4.3          3.7           3.2             2.2
  At closing firms......     0.8      9.4       2.2        1.1         0.5        0.2           0.1          0.1           0.0             0.0

Net change..............     0.1     -0.1       0.0        0.0         0.1        0.3           0.1          0.3           0.5             0.2

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics