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Job gains at expanding and opening establishments and job losses at contracting and closing establishments, most recent quarter
Gross job gains and gross job losses in the U.S. private sector, by industry
Rates of gross job gains and gross job losses in the U.S. private sector, by industry
Job gains at firms opening or expanding and job losses at firms contracting or closing, by firm size class
Gross job gains and gross job losses, by state
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Gross job gains and gross job losses in the U.S. private sector, by firm size class, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Quarter
Total private gross job gains
Total private gross job losses
1 to 4 employees gross job gains
1 to 4 employees gross job losses
5 to 9 employees gross job gains
5 to 9 employees gross job losses
10 to 19 employees gross job gains
10 to 19 employees gross job losses
20 to 49 employees gross job gains
20 to 49 employees gross job losses
50 to 99 employees gross job gains
50 to 99 employees gross job losses
100 to 249 employees gross job gains
100 to 249 employees gross job losses
250 to 499 employees gross job gains
250 to 499 employees gross job losses
500 to 999 employees gross job gains
500 to 999 employees gross job losses
1,000 or more employees job gains
1,000 or more employees job losses
Q4 2003
7,531 7,247 936 888 743 715 769 726 898 849 556 532 580 560 360 337 282 270 1,098 1,025
Q1 2004
7,870 7,313 959 910 755 731 770 743 914 865 584 530 623 547 370 329 302 273 1,108 991
Q2 2004
7,722 7,169 948 910 747 730 766 737 907 847 573 513 604 544 362 329 302 258 1,209 984
Q3 2004
7,683 7,425 963 944 755 739 767 746 901 861 566 523 613 542 366 323 288 276 1,048 1,054
Q4 2004
7,848 7,113 990 900 777 723 792 728 930 842 570 523 610 544 364 325 306 258 1,157 894
Q1 2005
7,779 7,304 983 967 763 761 773 760 905 878 566 532 609 553 373 326 295 274 1,151 951
Q2 2005
7,753 7,237 995 929 767 737 780 734 914 839 573 511 607 543 364 318 304 259 1,079 995
Q3 2005
8,023 7,287 1,008 944 782 738 793 744 934 863 578 533 621 556 380 321 317 257 1,286 976
Q4 2005
7,812 7,345 1,004 924 771 741 786 747 909 863 561 533 586 559 354 333 284 276 1,153 919
Q1 2006
7,880 6,984 1,009 946 781 730 802 729 946 821 593 499 623 506 370 295 296 232 1,040 920
Q2 2006
7,766 7,424 976 951 757 746 774 754 918 863 572 531 607 546 367 320 300 257 1,058 992
Q3 2006
7,545 7,453 955 968 740 744 753 752 886 875 556 531 577 554 351 328 280 266 1,022 1,016
Q4 2006
7,770 7,339 1,000 948 749 733 761 736 896 852 561 527 592 546 350 345 290 267 1,189 988
Q1 2007
7,815 7,231 993 966 765 731 779 730 908 845 562 521 596 539 352 318 287 246 1,091 959
Q2 2007
7,647 7,515 947 986 729 749 754 755 900 873 567 530 604 542 366 320 296 266 1,076 1,055
Q3 2007
7,376 7,585 963 982 723 748 725 761 852 888 530 543 549 570 330 337 274 277 974 1,029
Q4 2007
7,687 7,419 977 967 727 737 740 741 873 862 553 538 586 545 349 321 284 267 1,162 1,003
Q1 2008
7,320 7,519 942 1,012 717 751 727 750 849 874 527 538 552 552 330 329 258 263 929 1,036
Q2 2008
7,281 7,874 926 1,031 698 760 711 770 839 900 529 557 561 577 329 347 272 295 985 1,161
Q3 2008
6,944 7,857 907 1,001 672 739 680 754 792 900 501 561 519 599 315 359 251 308 895 1,267
Q4 2008
6,738 8,576 907 1,050 635 776 635 802 733 971 458 635 489 687 296 421 243 354 942 1,528
Q1 2009
5,918 8,598 843 1,073 609 786 599 819 670 1,026 402 686 408 740 237 451 188 373 661 1,301
Q2 2009
6,425 8,092 896 1,008 642 735 651 758 757 919 466 591 484 640 287 403 225 356 761 1,522
Q3 2009
6,399 7,248 865 996 620 685 623 695 718 822 454 505 478 537 289 342 245 284 872 1,204
Q4 2009
6,665 6,929 940 945 633 675 631 685 736 794 463 493 499 514 290 309 240 259 971 1,046
Q1 2010
6,325 6,572 877 964 627 667 630 664 729 763 447 451 467 465 284 266 234 223 820 886
Q2 2010
6,995 6,297 918 888 665 637 686 628 824 705 515 428 556 439 334 265 283 228 1,024 923
Q3 2010
6,741 6,504 896 904 643 640 646 638 761 738 483 443 515 468 325 284 277 240 979 944
Q4 2010
7,052 6,486 956 902 660 649 660 655 775 753 494 466 540 476 328 280 279 239 1,089 859
Q1 2011
6,540 6,206 904 917 652 637 661 625 766 705 477 420 494 429 294 247 240 211 887 844
Q2 2011
6,966 6,384 910 912 668 633 685 626 810 712 510 437 553 457 329 276 274 242 1,007 914
Q3 2011
7,205 6,364 953 876 687 632 687 633 810 724 511 436 555 459 345 278 301 224 1,125 860
Q4 2011
6,865 6,530 923 894 641 641 647 646 759 744 475 459 506 478 314 286 264 245 1,056 895
Q1 2012
7,080 6,132 948 885 692 612 707 603 826 685 511 410 543 424 325 246 266 201 1,086 866
Q2 2012
7,051 6,435 895 875 656 636 677 630 811 724 518 447 556 469 345 274 294 233 1,076 928
Q3 2012
6,881 6,629 894 880 648 635 655 643 766 750 487 462 519 490 325 298 284 250 1,003 947
Q4 2012
7,110 6,415 934 859 652 625 663 632 776 729 487 450 527 470 334 285 277 247 1,129 845
Q1 2013
6,941 6,383 905 898 668 626 690 621 808 714 501 431 528 442 316 263 284 216 1,043 950
Q2 2013
7,152 6,478 893 860 669 631 695 634 828 734 514 456 557 480 337 289 290 250 1,123 922
Q3 2013
7,058 6,551 913 843 669 616 683 634 798 745 491 462 530 490 320 298 280 247 1,080 956
Q4 2013
7,255 6,555 913 870 644 637 671 644 793 748 496 453 538 476 335 286 290 249 1,206 892
Q1 2014
6,953 6,534 903 876 669 620 692 624 806 719 499 432 536 454 323 268 276 228 961 1,002
Q2 2014
7,454 6,559 909 876 686 634 718 637 865 729 536 441 583 464 352 290 301 240 1,184 930
Q3 2014
7,247 6,670 900 847 660 625 686 641 818 754 511 461 555 488 341 299 287 253 1,107 937
Q4 2014
7,617 6,579 918 867 661 631 696 640 830 755 518 457 567 478 361 284 302 244 1,302 848
Q1 2015
7,046 6,830 922 886 668 633 693 650 815 761 492 463 533 487 314 293 268 244 972 1,034
Q2 2015
7,580 6,731 908 858 684 628 726 641 878 746 543 456 585 485 362 290 307 259 1,250 1,034
Q3 2015
7,344 6,869 894 857 660 630 686 650 817 772 505 469 542 499 336 311 293 256 1,181 1,014
Q4 2015
7,817 6,873 952 876 674 641 705 654 841 774 514 477 560 507 359 306 302 256 1,338 924
Q1 2016
7,163 6,914 916 875 675 628 700 649 823 771 498 469 524 494 314 298 256 251 1,048 1,065
Q2 2016
7,443 7,125 893 922 667 664 705 674 858 789 531 476 570 511 347 314 297 275 1,180 1,092
Q3 2016
7,710 6,962 937 875 682 632 704 663 837 798 520 486 569 501 359 306 318 258 1,340 995
Q4 2016
7,413 7,105 928 887 641 645 680 667 816 795 503 483 523 506 332 319 277 274 1,186 1,065
Q1 2017
7,434 6,783 957 884 693 619 725 640 861 747 529 436 556 458 341 276 285 224 1,060 1,061
Q2 2017
7,639 7,113 905 894 674 653 714 677 868 792 540 479 587 497 361 313 311 264 1,256 1,077
Q3 2017
7,321 7,360 891 908 644 658 673 697 791 836 485 513 528 544 332 327 288 287 1,194 1,146
Q4 2017
7,772 6,889 955 894 662 639 711 652 856 764 522 459 560 481 354 296 297 248 1,268 948
Q1 2018
7,494 6,811 956 893 689 619 716 646 849 755 519 444 552 463 337 277 287 222 1,167 1,024
Q2 2018
7,688 7,190 917 910 677 664 723 686 877 800 545 477 590 496 374 309 310 270 1,201 1,087
Q3 2018
7,485 7,399 897 908 652 660 679 700 799 842 493 513 532 546 332 336 298 286 1,285 1,152
Q4 2018
7,719 6,996 954 905 658 646 704 658 855 764 525 456 551 482 342 300 292 251 1,206 962
Q1 2019
7,460 6,966 955 901 682 622 713 648 841 760 516 447 550 464 341 284 288 240 1,130 1,078
Q2 2019
7,667 7,405 903 929 669 667 717 696 872 811 538 490 586 528 362 325 311 272 1,212 1,183
Q3 2019
7,383 7,323 904 879 652 647 684 691 804 833 490 508 524 542 331 328 284 282 1,183 1,156
Q4 2019
7,821 7,083 969 905 655 639 707 661 855 776 523 468 539 501 335 312 291 266 1,318 1,017
Q1 2020
7,031 7,867 968 1,035 642 706 658 753 758 899 473 529 496 540 300 328 257 286 1,060 1,189
Q2 2020
5,733 20,271 937 1,753 577 1,354 519 1,723 524 2,432 291 1,575 291 1,803 177 1,252 137 1,242 1,062 6,474
Q3 2020
10,846 6,843 1,396 987 942 650 997 634 1,147 696 672 421 745 464 513 288 494 224 2,522 1,044
Q4 2020
8,786 6,770 1,094 928 730 646 763 665 901 743 563 415 626 426 408 257 363 215 1,617 918
Q1 2021
8,324 6,533 1,117 843 771 568 818 585 935 672 534 429 567 448 362 278 330 232 1,462 1,001
Q2 2021
8,211 7,226 1,001 901 734 616 811 603 977 679 574 439 572 487 354 309 310 275 1,331 1,339
Q3 2021
8,862 7,399 1,065 972 742 682 787 695 932 781 575 465 617 480 395 295 343 247 1,687 1,108
Q4 2021
9,565 6,691 1,135 900 784 625 839 631 1,011 700 638 413 665 422 429 247 385 209 1,755 760
Q1 2022
8,553 6,978 1,007 970 715 658 765 681 901 767 562 453 601 436 393 257 342 214 1,708 887
Q2 2022
8,352 7,970 993 926 700 696 756 732 904 825 562 502 595 511 379 319 329 285 1,386 1,479
Q3 2022
8,841 7,500 948 970 706 689 767 742 900 849 582 494 648 488 418 291 385 228 1,751 985
Q4 2022
8,108 7,630 1,002 946 669 665 745 698 889 790 562 470 566 501 347 318 299 272 1,212 1,171
Q1 2023
8,041 7,065 963 947 698 636 763 672 909 761 575 451 609 458 372 275 320 230 1,347 1,022
Q2 2023
8,120 7,788 944 961 673 686 736 736 884 854 559 514 611 523 378 328 323 294 1,342 1,271
Q3 2023
7,559 7,751 907 961 636 668 687 729 789 865 501 517 533 543 328 330 303 284 1,241 1,274
Q4 2023
7,823 7,479 992 917 656 640 725 677 859 777 540 473 559 514 323 326 267 292 1,173 1,186
United States Department of Labor
