Table C.  Average quarterly level of gross job gains and gross job losses by firm size, third quarter 1992 - third quarter 2012, seasonally adjusted

(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.........   6,308      942       736        757         900        569           609          368           301           1,126
  At expanding firms....   5,284      378       571        641         806        531           584          358           296           1,119
  At opening firms......   1,024      563       165        116          94         38            25           10             6               7

Gross job losses........   6,049      923       723        738         868        543           573          345           283           1,053
  At contracting firms..   5,046      387       566        626         774        502           542          331           274           1,044
  At closing firms......   1,000      536       157        112          93         41            31           13             8               9

Net change..............     259       19        13         19          32         26            36           23            18              73

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics