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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
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
7,453 6,981 956 905 682 623 713 648 840 761 516 448 548 465 339 286 285 242 1,119 1,084
Q2 2019
7,654 7,395 903 928 668 666 718 694 872 809 538 489 583 528 360 324 309 271 1,206 1,179
Q3 2019
7,385 7,313 905 878 654 647 685 690 806 831 492 506 525 541 332 328 284 282 1,182 1,149
Q4 2019
7,838 7,076 966 904 655 641 706 662 853 778 522 470 543 501 338 312 294 265 1,329 1,013
Q1 2020
7,024 7,886 969 1,039 642 707 658 754 758 900 473 530 495 541 298 330 253 288 1,049 1,195
Q2 2020
5,725 20,234 937 1,750 577 1,352 519 1,718 524 2,426 291 1,572 290 1,802 176 1,250 136 1,237 1,056 6,459
Q3 2020
10,855 6,834 1,399 985 943 650 1,000 632 1,150 694 674 419 747 463 514 288 494 224 2,521 1,038
Q4 2020
8,808 6,772 1,092 927 730 646 762 667 899 745 561 417 630 426 412 257 367 214 1,630 914
Q1 2021
8,313 6,544 1,118 846 770 568 817 585 934 672 534 430 565 449 360 279 327 233 1,447 1,006
Q2 2021
8,200 7,215 1,001 899 734 615 811 602 977 676 574 438 569 487 352 309 308 273 1,324 1,336
Q3 2021
8,870 7,387 1,067 971 744 682 789 693 934 779 577 463 619 479 396 295 344 247 1,686 1,102
Q4 2021
9,587 6,687 1,132 899 783 625 838 633 1,009 702 637 415 669 422 433 246 390 208 1,770 757
Q1 2022
8,541 6,990 1,008 974 716 659 764 680 901 768 562 454 599 437 391 258 339 215 1,690 892
Q2 2022
8,337 7,959 993 925 699 694 756 731 905 823 562 501 593 510 377 318 327 284 1,379 1,476
Q3 2022
8,851 7,489 950 969 706 688 768 740 903 847 584 491 650 487 419 291 385 228 1,750 980
Q4 2022
8,121 7,625 999 945 669 667 744 699 887 791 561 473 570 501 350 317 303 271 1,223 1,167
Q1 2023
8,169 7,146 986 970 712 637 776 671 924 761 583 451 613 456 371 275 318 232 1,340 1,031
Q2 2023
8,129 7,784 945 960 678 685 741 734 888 851 561 510 608 518 375 325 321 291 1,333 1,272
Q3 2023
7,700 7,758 936 955 655 668 704 731 806 861 511 513 542 538 333 328 304 283 1,246 1,266
Q4 2023
7,902 7,499 1,005 918 666 644 735 680 867 779 544 477 562 514 325 323 270 289 1,169 1,178
Q1 2024
7,608 7,115 908 919 659 638 716 688 832 799 520 485 564 494 353 283 316 231 1,238 987
United States Department of Labor
