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For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) USDL-13-0782 Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Technical information: (202) 691-6553 * BDMInfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/bdm Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS: THIRD QUARTER 2012 From June 2012 to September 2012 gross job gains from opening and expanding private sector establishments were 6.8 million, a decrease of 191,000 jobs from the previous quarter, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over this period, gross job losses from closing and contracting private sector establishments were 6.6 million, an increase of 192,000 jobs from the previous quarter. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment gain of 199,000 jobs in the private sector during the third quarter of 2012. (See table 1.) The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these changes in employment at private business units from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment from expansions at existing units and the addition of new jobs at opening units. Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing units and the loss of jobs at closing units. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in employment. (See the Technical Note for more information.) The BED data series include gross job gains and gross job losses at the establishment level by industry subsector and for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as gross job gains and gross job losses at the firm level by employer size class. Gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 5.5 million in third quarter 2012, a decrease of 199,000 jobs from the previous quarter. Opening establishments accounted for 1.3 million jobs gained in third quarter 2012, an increase of 8,000 jobs from the previous quarter. Contracting establishments lost 5.4 million jobs in third quarter 2012. This is an increase of 173,000 jobs from the prior quarter. In third quarter 2012, closing establishments lost 1.2 million jobs, an increase of 19,000 from the previous quarter. (See tables 1 and 3.) Gross job gains represented 6.2 percent of private sector employment in third quarter 2012, while gross job losses represented 6.0 percent of private sector employment. (See table 2.) In third quarter 2012, the number of establishment births (a subset of the openings data, see the Technical Note for more information) increased by 2,000 to 193,000. These new establishments accounted for 789,000 jobs, an increase of 30,000 from the previous quarter. (See table 8.) Data for establishment deaths (a subset of the closings data) are available through fourth quarter 2011, when 750,000 jobs were lost at 191,000 establishments. These figures represent increases from the prior quarter when 674,000 jobs were lost at 187,000 establishments. During third quarter 2012, gross job losses exceeded gross job gains in six industry sectors: natural resources and mining; retail trade; utilities; information; leisure and hospitality; and other services. The education and health services sector experienced net gains of 91,000 jobs, an increase of 73,000 jobs from the prior quarter. This represents the largest over the quarter net employment change of all industry sectors. (See table 3.) Gross job gains decreased and gross job losses increased in all three major firm size classes during the third quarter 2012. However, only the smallest size class (firms with 1-49 employees) experienced a net job loss, where gross job losses exceeded gross job gains by 3,000 jobs. The largest size class (firms with 250 or more employees) experienced a net employment gain of 133,000 jobs, accounting for 79 percent of the total net change in employment for third quarter 2012. (See tables 4 and 5.) Table A. Three-month private sector gross job gains and losses, seasonally adjusted Category 3 months ended Sept. Dec. Mar. June Sept. 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 Levels (in thousands) Gross job gains................ 7,136 6,909 6,935 7,004 6,813 At expanding establishments... 5,776 5,557 5,706 5,744 5,545 At opening establishments..... 1,360 1,352 1,229 1,260 1,268 Gross job losses............... 6,342 6,520 6,121 6,422 6,614 At contracting establishments. 5,194 5,238 4,935 5,213 5,386 At closing establishments..... 1,148 1,282 1,186 1,209 1,228 Net employment change(1)....... 794 389 814 582 199 Rates (percent) Gross job gains................ 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 At expanding establishments... 5.4 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.0 At opening establishments..... 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 Gross job losses............... 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.8 6.0 At contracting establishments. 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.7 4.9 At closing establishments..... 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 Net employment change(1)....... .8 .3 .7 .5 .2 (1) The net employment change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses. See the Technical Note for further information. In the third quarter of 2012, gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in 29 states. Texas had the largest net employment gain of 53,953 jobs, followed by California with 43,806 jobs and Florida with 32,255 jobs. (See table 6.) Alaska had the highest rate of gross job gains as a percent of employment at 9.0 percent, well above the U.S. total gross job gains rate of 6.2 percent. Hawaii had the lowest rate of gross job losses as a percent of employment at 5.0 percent, below the U.S. rate of 6.0 percent. (See table 7.) More Information Additional information on gross job gains and gross job losses are available online at www.bls.gov/bdm. This information includes data on the levels and rates of gross job gains and gross job losses by firm size, not seasonally adjusted data and other seasonally adjusted time series not presented in this release, charts of gross job gains and gross job losses by industry and firm size, and frequently asked questions on firm size data. Additional information about the Business Employment Dynamics data can be found in the Technical Note of this release or may be obtained by e-mailing BDMinfo@bls.gov. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | The Business Employment Dynamics for Fourth Quarter 2012 are scheduled | | to be released on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). | ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Technical Note The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal- state cooperative program known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The BED data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from existing QCEW records. Most employers in the U.S. are required to file quarterly reports on the employment and wages of workers covered by unemployment insurance (UI) laws, and to pay quarterly UI taxes. The QCEW is based largely on quarterly UI reports which are sent by businesses to the State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs). These UI reports are supplemented by two additional BLS data collections to render administrative data into economic statistics. Together these data comprise the QCEW and form the basis of the Bureau’s establishment universe sampling frame. These reports are used to produce the quarterly QCEW data on total employment and wages and the longitudinal BED data on gross job gains and losses. The QCEW is also the employment benchmark for the Current Employment Statistics (CES), Occupational Employment Statistics (OES), and Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) programs and is a major input to the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s Personal Income Accounts. In the BED program, the quarterly QCEW records are linked across quarters to provide a longitudinal history for each establishment. The linkage process allows the tracking of net employment changes at the establishment level, which in turn allows the estimation of jobs gained at opening and expanding units and jobs lost at closing and contracting units. Differences between QCEW, BED, and CES employment measures The Bureau publishes three different establishment-based employment mea- sures for any given quarter. Each of these measures -- QCEW, BED, and CES-- makes use of the quarterly UI employment reports in producing data; how- ever, each measure has a somewhat different universe coverage, estimation procedure, and publication product. Differences in coverage and estimation methods can result in somewhat different measures of over-the-quarter employment change. It is important to understand program differences and the intended uses of the program products. (See table below.) Additional information on each program can be obtained from the program web sites shown in the table below. Summary of Major Differences between QCEW, BED, and CES Employment Measures --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | QCEW | BED | CES -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------ Source |--Count of UI admini-|--Count of longitudi- |--Sample survey: | strative records | nally-linked UI ad- | 486,000 establish- | submitted by 9.2 | ministrative records| ments | million employers | submitted by 6.8 | | | million private sec-| | | tor employers | -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------ Coverage |--UI and UCFE cover- |--UI Coverage, exclud-|Nonfarm wage and sal- | age: all employers| ing government, pri-| ary jobs: | subject to state | vate households, and|--UI Coverage, exclud- | and federal UI Laws| establishments with | ing: agriculture, pri- | | zero employment | vate households, and | | | self-employed; | | | including: railroads, | | | religious organiza- | | | tions, and other non- | | | UI-covered jobs | | | -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------ Publication|--Quarterly |--Quarterly |--Monthly frequency | -7 months after the| -8 months after the | -First Friday | end of each quar- | end of each quarter| of following month | ter | | -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------ Use of UI |--Directly summarizes|--Links each new UI |--Uses UI file as a sam- file | and publishes each | quarter to longitu- | pling frame and annu- | new quarter of UI | dinal database and | ally realigns (bench- | data | directly summarizes | marks) sample esti- | | gross job gains and | mates to first quar- | | losses | ter UI levels -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------ Principal |--Provides a quarter-|--Provides quarterly |--Provides current month- products | ly and annual uni- | employer dynamics | ly estimates of employ- | verse count of es- | data on establish- | ment, hours, and earn- | tablishments, em- | ment openings, clos-| ings at the MSA, state, | ployment, and wages| ings, expansions, | and national level by | at the county, MSA,| and contractions at | industry | State, and national| the national level | | levels by detailed | by NAICS super- | | industry | sectors,3-digit | | | NAICS, and by size | | | of firm, and at the | | | state private-sector| | | total level | | |--Future expansions | | | will include | | | data at the county | | | and MSA level | -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------ Principal |--Major uses include:|--Major uses include: |--Major uses include: uses | -Detailed locality | -Business cycle | -Principal national | data | analysis | economic indicator | -Periodic universe | -Analysis of employ-| -Official time series | counts for bench- | er dynamics under- | for employment change | marking sample | lying economic ex- | measures | survey estimates | pansions and con- | -Input into other ma- | -Sample frame for | tractions | jor economic indi- | BLS establishment | -Analysis of employ-| cators | surveys | ment expansion and | | | contraction by size| | | of firm | | | | -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------ Program |--www.bls.gov/cew/ |--www.bls.gov/bdm/ |--www.bls.gov/ces/ Web sites | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coverage Employment and wage data for workers covered by state UI and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) laws are compiled from quarterly contribution reports submitted to the SESAs by employers. In addition to the quarterly contribution reports, employers who operate multiple establishments within a state complete a questionnaire, called the "Multiple Worksite Report," which provides detailed information on the location of their establishments. These reports are based on place of employment rather than place of residence. UI and UCFE coverage is broad and basically comparable from state to state. Major exclusions from UI coverage are self-employed workers, religious or- ganizations, most agricultural workers on small farms, all members of the Armed Forces, elected officials in most states, most employees of railroads, some domestic workers, most student workers at schools, and employees of cer- tain small nonprofit organizations. Gross job gains and gross job losses in this release are derived from lon- gitudinal histories of 6.8 million private sector employer reports out of 9.2 million total reports of employment and wages submitted by states to BLS in the first quarter of 2012. Gross job gains and gross job losses data in this release do not report estimates for government employees or private households (NAICS 814110), and do not include establishments with zero employ- ment in both previous and current quarters. Data from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (49,972 units rounded to 0.0 million) also are excluded from the national data. As an illustration, the table below shows, in millions of establishments, the number of establishments excluded from the national gross job gains and gross job losses data in the first quarter 2012: Number of active establishments included in Business Employment Dynamics data at the national level Millions Total establishments QCEW program....................................9.2 Excluded: Public sector.........................................0.3 Private households....................................0.8 Zero employment.......................................1.3 Establishments in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands..............................0.0 Total establishments included in Business Employment Dynamics data.............................................6.8 Unit of analysis Establishments are used in the tabulation of the BED statistics by in- dustry and firms are used in the tabulation of the BED size class sta- tistics. An establishment is defined as an economic unit that produces goods or services, usually at a single physical location, and engages in one or predominantly one activity. A firm is a legal business, either corporate or otherwise, and may consist of several establishments. Firm- level data are compiled based on an aggregation of establishments under common ownership by a corporate parent using employer tax identification numbers. The firm level aggregation which is consistent with the role of corporations as the economic decision makers are used for the measurement of the BED data elements by size class. Because of the difference in the unit of analysis, total gross job gains and gross job losses by size class are lower than total gross job gains and gross job losses by industry, as some establishment gains and losses within a firm are offset during the aggregation process. However, the total net changes in employment are the same for not seasonally adjusted data and are similar for seasonally adjusted data. Concepts and methodology The Business Employment Dynamics data measure the net change in employ- ment at the establishment or firm level. These changes come about in one of four ways. A net increase in employment can come from either opening units or expanding units. A net decrease in employment can come from either closing units or contracting units. Gross job gains include the sum of all jobs added at either opening or expanding units. Gross job losses include the sum of all jobs lost in either closing or contracting units. The net change in employment is the difference between gross job gains and gross job losses. The formal definitions of employment changes are as follows: Openings. These are either units with positive third month employment for the first time in the current quarter, with no links to the prior quarter, or with positive third month employment in the current quarter following zero em- ployment in the previous quarter. Expansions. These are units with positive employment in the third month in both the previous and current quarters, with a net increase in employment over this period. Closings. These are either units with positive third month employment in the previous quarter, with no employment or zero employment reported in the current quarter. Contractions. These are units with positive employment in the third month in both the previous and current quarters, with a net decrease in employment over this period. Births. These are units with positive third month employment for the first time in the current quarter with no links to the prior quarter, or units with positive third month employment in the current quarter and zero employment in the third month of the previous four quarters. Births are a subset of openings not including re-openings of seasonal businesses. Deaths. These are units with no employment or zero employment reported in the third month of four consecutive quarters following the last quarter with positive employment. Deaths are a subset of closings not including temporary shutdowns of seasonal businesses. A unit that closes during the quarter may be a death, but we wait three quarters to determine whether it is a permanent closing or a temporary shutdown. Therefore, there is always a lag of three quarters for the publication of death statistics. All employment changes are measured from the third month of the previous quarter to the third month of the current quarter. Not all establishments and firms change their employment levels. Units with no change in employment count towards estimates of total employment, but not for levels of gross job gains and gross job losses. Gross job gains and gross job losses are expressed as rates by dividing their levels by the average of employment in the current and previous quar- ters. This provides a symmetric growth rate. The rates are calculated for the components of gross job gains and gross job losses and then summed to form their respective totals. These rates can be added and subtracted just as their levels can. For instance, the difference between the gross job gains rate and the gross job losses rate is the net growth rate. Establishment Births and Deaths For the purpose of BED statistics, births are defined as establishments that appear in the longitudinal database for the first time with positive employment in the third month of a quarter, or showed four consecutive quarters of zero employment in the third month followed by a quarter in which it shows positive employment in the third month. Similarly, deaths are defined as establishments that either drop out of the longitudinal database or an establishment that had positive employment in the third month of a given quarter followed by four consecutive quarters of showing zero employment in the third month. Although the data for establishment births and deaths are tabulated independently from the data for openings and closings, the concepts are not mutually exclusive. An establishment that is defined as a birth in a given quarter is necessarily an opening as well, and an establishment defined as a death in a quarter must also be a closing. Since openings include seasonal and other re-openings and closings include temporary shutdowns, the not seasonally adjusted values for births and deaths must be less than those for openings and closings. However, because some BED series do not have many re-openings or temporary shutdowns, as well as the fact that births and deaths are independently seasonally adjusted from openings and closings, there may be instances in which the seasonally adjusted value of the former is greater than the latter. Linkage methodology Prior to the measurement of gross job gains and gross job losses, QCEW records are linked across two quarters. The linkage process matches estab- lishments' unique SESA identification numbers (SESA-ID). Between 95 to 97 percent of establishments identified as continuous from quarter to quarter are matched by SESA-ID. The rest are linked in one of three ways. The first method uses predecessor and successor information, identified by the States, which relates records with different SESA-IDs across quarters. Predecessor and successor relations can come about for a variety of reasons, including a change in ownership, a firm restructuring, or a UI account restructuring. If a match cannot be attained in this manner, a probability-based match is used. This match attempts to identify two establishments with different SESA- IDs as continuous. The match is based upon comparisons such as the same name, address, and phone number. Third, an analyst examines unmatched re- cords individually and makes a possible match. In order to ensure the highest possible quality of data, SESAs verify with employers and update, if necessary, the industry, location, and ownership classification of all establishments on a 4-year cycle. Changes in establish- ment classification codes resulting from the verification process are intro- duced with the data reported for the first quarter of the year. Changes re- sulting from improved employer reporting also are introduced in the first quarter. Sizing methodology The method of dynamic sizing is used in calculations for the BED size class data series. Dynamic sizing allocates each firm’s employment gain or loss during a quarter to each respective size class in which the change occurred. For example, if a firm grew from 2 employees in quarter 1 to 38 employees in quarter 2, then, of the 36-employee increase, 2 would be al- located to the first size class, 5 to the size class 5 to 9, 10 to size class 10 to 19, and 19 to size class 20 to 49. Dynamic sizing provides symmetrical firm size estimates and eliminates any systematic effects which may be caused by the transitory and reverting changes in firms’ sizes over time. Additionally, it allocates each job gain or loss to the actual size class where it occurred. Annual Data The annual gross job gains and gross job losses measure the net change in employment at the establishment level from the third month of a quarter in the previous year to the third month of the same quarter in the current year. The BLS publishes annual BED data based on March-to-March changes once a year with the release of the first quarter BED data. The annual data based on over-the-year changes for other quarters of the year are available upon request. The definitions and methodology in measuring annual gross job gains and gross job losses are similar to the quarterly measures. The linkage method considers all predecessor and successor relations that may come about due to changes in ownership and corporate restructuring over the entire year. At the establishment level, some of the quarterly job gains and job losses are offset during the estimation over the year. Therefore, the sum of four quarters of gross job gains and gross job losses are not equal to annual gross job gains and gross job losses. The net change in employment over the year, however, is equal to the sum of four quarterly net changes on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Seasonal adjustment Over the course of a year, the levels of employment and the associated job flows undergo sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as changes in the weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such seasonal vari- ation can be very large. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence can be eliminated by adjusting these statistics from quarter to quarter. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity, easier to recognize. For example, the large number of youths taking summer jobs is likely to obscure other changes that have taken place in June relative to March, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. However, because the effect of students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be adjusted to allow for a comparable change. The adjusted figures provide a more useful tool with which to ana- lyze changes in economic activity. The employment data series for opening, expanding, closing, and contrac- ting units are independently seasonally adjusted; net changes are calculated based on the difference between gross job gains and gross job losses. Simi- larly, for industry data, the establishment counts data series for opening, expanding, closing, and contracting establishments are independently adjusted, and the net changes are calculated based on the difference between the number of opening and closing establishments. Additionally establishment and em- ployment levels are independently seasonally adjusted to calculate the sea- sonally adjusted rates. Concurrent seasonal adjustment is run using X-12 ARIMA. Seasonally adjusted data series for total private are the sum of seasonally adjusted data of all sectors including the unclassified sector, which is not separately published. The net over-the-quarter change derived by summing the BED component series will differ from the net employment change estimated from the seasonally ad- justed total private employment series from the CES program. The intended use of BED statistics is to show the dynamic labor market changes that underlie the net employment change statistic. As such, data users interested particu- larly in the net employment change and not in the gross job flows underlying this change should refer to CES data for over-the-quarter net employment changes. Reliability of the data Since the data series on Business Employment Dynamics are based on admini- strative rather than sample data, there are no issues related to sampling error. Nonsampling error, however, still exists. Nonsampling errors can oc- cur for many reasons, such as the employer submitting corrected employment data after the end of the quarter or typographical errors made by businesses when providing information. Such errors, however, are likely to be distri- buted randomly throughout the dataset. Changes in administrative data sometimes create complications for the linkage process. This can result in overstating openings and closings while understating expansions and contractions. The BLS continues to refine methods for improving the linkage process to alleviate the effects of these compli- cations. The BED data series are subject to periodic minor changes based on correc- tions in QCEW records, updates on predecessors and successors information, and seasonal adjustment revisions. Annual revisions are published each year with the release of the first qua- rter data. These revisions cover the last four quarters of not seasonally adj- usted data and 5 years of seasonally adjusted data. Additional statistics and other information Several other programs within BLS produce closely related information. The QCEW program provides both quarterly and annual estimates of employment by state, county, and detailed industry. News releases on quarterly county e mployment and wages and an annual bulletin: Employment and Wages Annual Averages, are available upon request from the Division of Administrative Statistics and Labor Turnover, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC 20212; telephone 202-691-6567; (http://www.bls.gov/cew/); (e-mail: QCEWInfo@bls.gov). The CES program produces monthly estimates of employment, its net change, and earnings by detailed industry. These estimates are part of the Employ- ment Situation report put out monthly by BLS. The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) program provides month- ly measures of job openings, as well as employee hires and separations. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired in- dividuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral number: 1-800-877-8339.
Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Total private (In thousands) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 2002 March -10 8,071 6,298 1,773 8,081 6,434 1,647 June -30 7,868 6,145 1,723 7,898 6,274 1,624 September -151 7,630 6,039 1,591 7,781 6,248 1,533 December -241 7,483 5,938 1,545 7,724 6,185 1,539 2003 March -393 7,467 5,928 1,539 7,860 6,307 1,553 June -90 7,398 5,929 1,469 7,488 6,030 1,458 September 204 7,392 5,923 1,469 7,188 5,828 1,360 December 297 7,521 6,005 1,516 7,224 5,800 1,424 2004 March 470 7,715 6,204 1,511 7,245 5,795 1,450 June 644 7,754 6,235 1,519 7,110 5,639 1,471 September 206 7,633 6,060 1,573 7,427 5,888 1,539 December 757 7,844 6,243 1,601 7,087 5,663 1,424 2005 March 384 7,620 6,131 1,489 7,236 5,801 1,435 June 593 7,774 6,231 1,543 7,181 5,776 1,405 September 677 7,965 6,387 1,578 7,288 5,844 1,444 December 494 7,807 6,252 1,555 7,313 5,948 1,365 2006 March 874 7,797 6,354 1,443 6,923 5,636 1,287 June 371 7,758 6,246 1,512 7,387 6,015 1,372 September 52 7,499 6,061 1,438 7,447 6,097 1,350 December 455 7,740 6,223 1,517 7,285 5,941 1,344 2007 March 549 7,727 6,297 1,430 7,178 5,881 1,297 June 149 7,632 6,222 1,410 7,483 6,079 1,404 September -252 7,318 5,847 1,471 7,570 6,215 1,355 December 299 7,658 6,196 1,462 7,359 6,012 1,347 2008 March -227 7,233 5,826 1,407 7,460 6,095 1,365 June -575 7,257 5,851 1,406 7,832 6,354 1,478 September -968 6,879 5,515 1,364 7,847 6,462 1,385 December -1,793 6,712 5,360 1,352 8,505 7,022 1,483 2009 March -2,706 5,834 4,648 1,186 8,540 7,122 1,418 June -1,656 6,395 5,093 1,302 8,051 6,669 1,382 September -899 6,335 5,119 1,216 7,234 5,874 1,360 December -217 6,651 5,325 1,326 6,868 5,583 1,285 2010 March -266 6,245 5,078 1,167 6,511 5,308 1,203 June 722 6,972 5,690 1,282 6,250 5,087 1,163 September 187 6,669 5,416 1,253 6,482 5,253 1,229 December 609 7,027 5,651 1,376 6,418 5,193 1,225 2011 March 292 6,437 5,272 1,165 6,145 5,010 1,135 June 603 6,942 5,646 1,296 6,339 5,111 1,228 September 794 7,136 5,776 1,360 6,342 5,194 1,148 December 389 6,909 5,557 1,352 6,520 5,238 1,282 2012 March 814 6,935 5,706 1,229 6,121 4,935 1,186 June 582 7,004 5,744 1,260 6,422 5,213 1,209 September 199 6,813 5,545 1,268 6,614 5,386 1,228 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.
Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), seasonally adjusted Total private (Percent) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 2002 March .0 7.5 5.9 1.6 7.5 6.0 1.5 June .0 7.3 5.7 1.6 7.3 5.8 1.5 September -.1 7.1 5.6 1.5 7.2 5.8 1.4 December -.3 6.9 5.5 1.4 7.2 5.8 1.4 2003 March -.5 6.9 5.5 1.4 7.4 5.9 1.5 June .0 7.0 5.6 1.4 7.0 5.6 1.4 September .1 6.9 5.5 1.4 6.8 5.5 1.3 December .3 7.0 5.6 1.4 6.7 5.4 1.3 2004 March .5 7.2 5.8 1.4 6.7 5.4 1.3 June .6 7.2 5.8 1.4 6.6 5.2 1.4 September .3 7.1 5.6 1.5 6.8 5.4 1.4 December .7 7.2 5.7 1.5 6.5 5.2 1.3 2005 March .4 7.0 5.6 1.4 6.6 5.3 1.3 June .6 7.1 5.7 1.4 6.5 5.2 1.3 September .6 7.2 5.8 1.4 6.6 5.3 1.3 December .4 7.0 5.6 1.4 6.6 5.4 1.2 2006 March .9 7.0 5.7 1.3 6.1 5.0 1.1 June .3 6.8 5.5 1.3 6.5 5.3 1.2 September .1 6.7 5.4 1.3 6.6 5.4 1.2 December .3 6.8 5.5 1.3 6.5 5.3 1.2 2007 March .5 6.8 5.5 1.3 6.3 5.2 1.1 June .2 6.7 5.5 1.2 6.5 5.3 1.2 September -.3 6.4 5.1 1.3 6.7 5.5 1.2 December .2 6.7 5.4 1.3 6.5 5.3 1.2 2008 March -.2 6.3 5.1 1.2 6.5 5.3 1.2 June -.6 6.3 5.1 1.2 6.9 5.6 1.3 September -.8 6.1 4.9 1.2 6.9 5.7 1.2 December -1.6 6.0 4.8 1.2 7.6 6.3 1.3 2009 March -2.4 5.4 4.3 1.1 7.8 6.5 1.3 June -1.5 6.0 4.8 1.2 7.5 6.2 1.3 September -.9 5.9 4.8 1.1 6.8 5.5 1.3 December -.1 6.4 5.1 1.3 6.5 5.3 1.2 2010 March -.2 5.9 4.8 1.1 6.1 5.0 1.1 June .7 6.6 5.4 1.2 5.9 4.8 1.1 September .1 6.3 5.1 1.2 6.2 5.0 1.2 December .5 6.6 5.3 1.3 6.1 4.9 1.2 2011 March .2 6.0 4.9 1.1 5.8 4.7 1.1 June .6 6.5 5.3 1.2 5.9 4.8 1.1 September .8 6.7 5.4 1.3 5.9 4.8 1.1 December .3 6.3 5.1 1.2 6.0 4.8 1.2 2012 March .7 6.3 5.2 1.1 5.6 4.5 1.1 June .5 6.3 5.2 1.1 5.8 4.7 1.1 September .2 6.2 5.0 1.2 6.0 4.9 1.1 (1) The rates measure gross job gains and gross job losses as a percentage of the previous and current quarter employment levels. (2) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.
Table 3. Private sector gross job gains and losses by industry, 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(1) Gross job gains 7,136 6,909 6,935 7,004 6,813 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 At expanding establishments 5,776 5,557 5,706 5,744 5,545 5.4 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.0 At opening establishments 1,360 1,352 1,229 1,260 1,268 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 Gross job losses 6,342 6,520 6,121 6,422 6,614 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.8 6.0 At contracting establishments 5,194 5,238 4,935 5,213 5,386 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.7 4.9 At closing establishments 1,148 1,282 1,186 1,209 1,228 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 Net employment change 794 389 814 582 199 .8 .3 .7 .5 .2 Goods-producing Gross job gains 1,461 1,363 1,386 1,388 1,326 7.6 7.0 7.1 7.1 6.8 At expanding establishments 1,233 1,144 1,184 1,186 1,127 6.4 5.9 6.1 6.1 5.8 At opening establishments 228 219 202 202 199 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 Gross job losses 1,271 1,356 1,241 1,304 1,299 6.6 7.0 6.4 6.7 6.6 At contracting establishments 1,061 1,121 1,027 1,078 1,080 5.5 5.8 5.3 5.5 5.5 At closing establishments 210 235 214 226 219 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 Net employment change 190 7 145 84 27 1.0 .0 .7 .4 .2 Natural resources and mining Gross job gains 306 298 288 298 274 16.2 15.4 14.5 15.0 13.8 At expanding establishments 262 253 250 259 236 13.9 13.1 12.6 13.0 11.9 At opening establishments 44 45 38 39 38 2.3 2.3 1.9 2.0 1.9 Gross job losses 242 270 258 296 275 12.9 13.9 13.0 14.9 13.8 At contracting establishments 211 235 221 250 237 11.2 12.1 11.1 12.6 11.9 At closing establishments 31 35 37 46 38 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.3 1.9 Net employment change 64 28 30 2 -1 3.3 1.5 1.5 .1 .0 Construction Gross job gains 691 632 662 631 638 12.6 11.4 11.9 11.3 11.4 At expanding establishments 549 498 538 508 513 10.0 9.0 9.7 9.1 9.2 At opening establishments 142 134 124 123 125 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.2 Gross job losses 619 659 616 634 610 11.3 11.9 11.1 11.4 10.9 At contracting establishments 489 513 487 507 480 8.9 9.3 8.8 9.1 8.6 At closing establishments 130 146 129 127 130 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.3 Net employment change 72 -27 46 -3 28 1.3 -.5 .8 -.1 .5 Manufacturing Gross job gains 464 433 436 459 414 4.0 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.5 At expanding establishments 422 393 396 419 378 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.2 At opening establishments 42 40 40 40 36 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 Gross job losses 410 427 367 374 414 3.5 3.7 3.1 3.1 3.4 At contracting establishments 361 373 319 321 363 3.1 3.2 2.7 2.7 3.0 At closing establishments 49 54 48 53 51 .4 .5 .4 .4 .4 Net employment change 54 6 69 85 0 .5 -.1 .5 .7 .1 Service-providing(1) Gross job gains 5,675 5,546 5,549 5,616 5,487 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.1 At expanding establishments 4,543 4,413 4,522 4,558 4,418 5.1 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.9 At opening establishments 1,132 1,133 1,027 1,058 1,069 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.2 Gross job losses 5,071 5,164 4,880 5,118 5,315 5.8 5.8 5.4 5.7 5.8 At contracting establishments 4,133 4,117 3,908 4,135 4,306 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.7 At closing establishments 938 1,047 972 983 1,009 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 Net employment change 604 382 669 498 172 .6 .4 .7 .5 .3 Wholesale trade Gross job gains 288 276 282 288 266 5.2 4.9 5.1 5.0 4.6 At expanding establishments 232 223 234 240 218 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.2 3.8 At opening establishments 56 53 48 48 48 1.0 .9 .9 .8 .8 Gross job losses 255 250 244 254 263 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.7 At contracting establishments 202 191 186 192 207 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.7 At closing establishments 53 59 58 62 56 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 Net employment change 33 26 38 34 3 .6 .4 .8 .5 -.1 Retail trade Gross job gains 880 898 883 891 836 5.9 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.6 At expanding establishments 741 776 761 760 701 5.0 5.3 5.1 5.1 4.7 At opening establishments 139 122 122 131 135 .9 .8 .8 .9 .9 Gross job losses 866 821 845 813 871 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.8 At contracting establishments 757 695 738 710 760 5.1 4.7 5.0 4.8 5.1 At closing establishments 109 126 107 103 111 .7 .9 .7 .7 .7 Net employment change 14 77 38 78 -35 .1 .5 .2 .5 -.2 Transportation and warehousing Gross job gains 230 244 213 218 221 5.6 5.9 5.2 5.3 5.2 At expanding establishments 193 210 181 186 190 4.7 5.1 4.4 4.5 4.5 At opening establishments 37 34 32 32 31 .9 .8 .8 .8 .7 Gross job losses 197 203 219 202 204 4.8 4.9 5.2 4.8 4.8 At contracting establishments 164 166 185 167 169 4.0 4.0 4.4 4.0 4.0 At closing establishments 33 37 34 35 35 .8 .9 .8 .8 .8 Net employment change 33 41 -6 16 17 .8 1.0 .0 .5 .4 Utilities Gross job gains 11 12 11 11 12 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.2 At expanding establishments 10 10 10 10 10 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 At opening establishments 1 2 1 1 2 .2 .4 .2 .2 .4 Gross job losses 12 12 10 12 14 2.2 2.2 1.8 2.2 2.6 At contracting establishments 11 11 8 10 12 2.0 2.0 1.4 1.8 2.2 At closing establishments 1 1 2 2 2 .2 .2 .4 .4 .4 Net employment change -1 0 1 -1 -2 -.2 .0 .2 -.2 -.4 Information Gross job gains 125 124 114 123 132 4.7 4.6 4.2 4.6 4.9 At expanding establishments 104 99 95 106 112 3.9 3.7 3.5 4.0 4.2 At opening establishments 21 25 19 17 20 .8 .9 .7 .6 .7 Gross job losses 122 136 115 124 141 4.5 5.1 4.3 4.7 5.2 At contracting establishments 103 102 93 101 116 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.8 4.3 At closing establishments 19 34 22 23 25 .7 1.3 .8 .9 .9 Net employment change 3 -12 -1 -1 -9 .2 -.5 -.1 -.1 -.3 Financial activities Gross job gains 372 361 349 362 355 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.7 At expanding establishments 294 281 282 295 286 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.8 At opening establishments 78 80 67 67 69 1.1 1.1 .9 .9 .9 Gross job losses 339 353 330 334 339 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.5 At contracting establishments 261 268 243 253 261 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.5 At closing establishments 78 85 87 81 78 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 Net employment change 33 8 19 28 16 .5 .2 .2 .3 .2 Professional and business services Gross job gains 1,380 1,354 1,301 1,349 1,322 7.9 7.8 7.3 7.5 7.3 At expanding establishments 1,116 1,081 1,068 1,110 1,082 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.2 6.0 At opening establishments 264 273 233 239 240 1.5 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 Gross job losses 1,167 1,255 1,174 1,221 1,262 6.7 7.2 6.7 6.8 7.0 At contracting establishments 925 983 911 947 990 5.3 5.6 5.2 5.3 5.5 At closing establishments 242 272 263 274 272 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 Net employment change 213 99 127 128 60 1.2 .6 .6 .7 .3 Education and health services Gross job gains 853 811 812 791 834 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.3 At expanding establishments 714 676 697 677 706 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.6 At opening establishments 139 135 115 114 128 .7 .7 .6 .6 .7 Gross job losses 706 740 697 773 743 3.7 3.8 3.6 4.0 3.8 At contracting establishments 586 604 568 642 610 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.1 At closing establishments 120 136 129 131 133 .6 .7 .7 .7 .7 Net employment change 147 71 115 18 91 .7 .4 .6 .1 .5 Leisure and hospitality Gross job gains 1,186 1,115 1,214 1,197 1,140 8.9 8.3 9.0 8.7 8.3 At expanding establishments 916 842 960 932 884 6.9 6.3 7.1 6.8 6.4 At opening establishments 270 273 254 265 256 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 Gross job losses 1,112 1,106 964 1,097 1,168 8.3 8.2 7.1 8.0 8.4 At contracting establishments 906 886 775 902 956 6.8 6.6 5.7 6.6 6.9 At closing establishments 206 220 189 195 212 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.5 Net employment change 74 9 250 100 -28 .6 .1 1.9 .7 -.1 Other services Gross job gains 280 263 275 287 271 7.4 6.9 7.2 7.5 7.1 At expanding establishments 215 205 221 231 217 5.7 5.4 5.8 6.0 5.7 At opening establishments 65 58 54 56 54 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.4 Gross job losses 270 262 250 257 279 7.1 6.9 6.6 6.7 7.3 At contracting establishments 212 205 194 202 217 5.6 5.4 5.1 5.3 5.7 At closing establishments 58 57 56 55 62 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.6 Net employment change 10 1 25 30 -8 .3 .0 .6 .8 -.2 (1) Includes unclassified sector, not shown separately
Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses by firm size, seasonally adjusted (In thousands) Total private by firm(1) Firm size 1 - 49 employees Firm size 50 - 249 employees Firm size 250 or more employees Year 3 months Net Gross job Net Gross job Net Gross job Net Gross job ended change(2,3) gains losses change gains losses change gains losses change gains losses 2002 March 70 6,602 6,532 54 3,402 3,348 -52 1,194 1,246 68 2,006 1,938 June -61 6,416 6,477 69 3,379 3,310 -7 1,191 1,198 -123 1,846 1,969 September -176 6,190 6,366 20 3,335 3,315 -46 1,144 1,190 -150 1,711 1,861 December -247 6,114 6,361 -3 3,299 3,302 -73 1,106 1,179 -171 1,709 1,880 2003 March -326 6,112 6,438 -135 3,257 3,392 -56 1,127 1,183 -135 1,728 1,863 June -137 6,108 6,245 112 3,346 3,234 -26 1,133 1,159 -223 1,629 1,852 September 193 6,162 5,969 120 3,327 3,207 21 1,127 1,106 52 1,708 1,656 December 310 6,218 5,908 146 3,340 3,194 32 1,128 1,096 132 1,750 1,618 2004 March 430 6,306 5,876 153 3,392 3,239 137 1,194 1,057 140 1,720 1,580 June 621 6,471 5,850 169 3,387 3,218 141 1,196 1,055 311 1,888 1,577 September 197 6,243 6,046 88 3,379 3,291 88 1,175 1,087 21 1,689 1,668 December 759 6,494 5,735 274 3,480 3,206 101 1,172 1,071 384 1,842 1,458 2005 March 368 6,320 5,952 66 3,416 3,350 97 1,161 1,064 205 1,743 1,538 June 570 6,435 5,865 243 3,476 3,233 146 1,198 1,052 181 1,761 1,580 September 701 6,672 5,971 218 3,510 3,292 85 1,195 1,110 398 1,967 1,569 December 506 6,406 5,900 169 3,462 3,293 45 1,140 1,095 292 1,804 1,512 2006 March 788 6,433 5,645 334 3,547 3,213 222 1,213 991 232 1,673 1,441 June 375 6,349 5,974 117 3,434 3,317 110 1,190 1,080 148 1,725 1,577 September 43 6,103 6,060 -14 3,329 3,343 27 1,127 1,100 30 1,647 1,617 December 447 6,375 5,928 117 3,393 3,276 74 1,147 1,073 256 1,835 1,579 2007 March 466 6,300 5,834 189 3,451 3,262 99 1,153 1,054 178 1,696 1,518 June 174 6,256 6,082 -31 3,337 3,368 108 1,180 1,072 97 1,739 1,642 September -269 5,891 6,160 -132 3,252 3,384 -53 1,073 1,126 -84 1,566 1,650 December 298 6,254 5,956 8 3,315 3,307 63 1,140 1,077 227 1,799 1,572 2008 March -277 5,807 6,084 -138 3,238 3,376 -11 1,073 1,084 -128 1,496 1,624 June -547 5,861 6,408 -287 3,179 3,466 -37 1,098 1,135 -223 1,584 1,807 September -1,035 5,483 6,518 -359 3,039 3,398 -160 1,013 1,173 -516 1,431 1,947 December -1,850 5,341 7,191 -693 2,907 3,600 -370 946 1,316 -787 1,488 2,275 2009 March -2,643 4,582 7,225 -967 2,724 3,691 -611 806 1,417 -1,065 1,052 2,117 June -1,766 5,174 6,940 -475 2,949 3,424 -275 956 1,231 -1,016 1,269 2,285 September -979 5,119 6,098 -388 2,814 3,202 -127 927 1,054 -464 1,378 1,842 December -277 5,408 5,685 -161 2,937 3,098 -42 963 1,005 -74 1,508 1,582 2010 March -231 5,094 5,325 -185 2,863 3,048 -1 909 910 -45 1,322 1,367 June 689 5,818 5,129 233 3,094 2,861 211 1,079 868 245 1,645 1,400 September 157 5,478 5,321 11 2,933 2,922 71 992 921 75 1,553 1,478 December 534 5,789 5,255 86 3,045 2,959 99 1,035 936 349 1,709 1,360 2011 March 329 5,339 5,010 108 2,979 2,871 122 964 842 99 1,396 1,297 June 550 5,765 5,215 195 3,078 2,883 178 1,072 894 177 1,615 1,438 September 793 5,928 5,135 247 3,116 2,869 152 1,058 906 394 1,754 1,360 December 332 5,615 5,283 39 2,967 2,928 46 985 939 247 1,663 1,416 2012 March 830 5,748 4,918 362 3,119 2,757 216 1,046 830 252 1,583 1,331 June 572 5,797 5,225 158 3,004 2,846 161 1,080 919 253 1,713 1,460 September 168 5,516 5,348 -3 2,893 2,896 38 999 961 133 1,624 1,491 (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. (2) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses. (3) Net change totals for firm-level data shown differ from the establishment-level data due to independent seasonal adjustment of the series. NOTE: See http://www.bls.gov/bdm/bdmfirmsize.htm for additional firm size class data.
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.
Table 6. Private sector gross job gains and losses by state, seasonally adjusted Gross job gains Gross job losses State (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 United States(1)... 7,136,000 6,909,000 6,935,000 7,004,000 6,813,000 6,342,000 6,520,000 6,121,000 6,422,000 6,614,000 Alabama..... 91,559 85,633 91,147 84,920 83,127 82,789 87,650 80,326 81,715 82,206 Alaska..... 24,812 23,440 26,381 27,630 22,254 23,195 26,155 21,997 23,362 25,468 Arizona..... 137,767 139,367 128,843 128,712 134,318 118,548 123,249 121,081 124,788 117,424 Arkansas..... 63,861 60,670 53,381 50,617 51,092 54,625 50,505 52,324 52,617 55,826 California..... 914,096 870,675 842,341 887,477 827,492 818,110 785,705 760,027 779,094 783,686 Colorado..... 131,330 128,255 125,797 138,109 131,968 115,453 122,714 115,062 119,234 123,084 Connecticut..... 73,986 73,072 77,422 76,257 71,695 69,679 71,692 68,197 69,468 73,892 Delaware..... 24,900 21,735 22,107 21,752 21,771 23,534 21,334 20,468 22,610 22,138 District of Columbia 26,457 26,595 29,723 26,871 26,693 24,172 24,771 20,338 26,196 27,948 Florida..... 443,009 439,908 414,219 421,896 454,478 392,137 413,449 365,900 395,061 422,223 Georgia..... 207,102 203,099 219,814 214,145 201,804 198,380 202,265 191,090 202,986 200,269 Hawaii..... 28,145 25,587 24,551 26,632 26,273 21,684 21,986 25,568 24,763 23,911 Idaho..... 41,371 37,097 38,404 40,213 40,980 34,042 37,811 38,352 37,611 35,338 Illinois..... 273,629 267,916 263,987 263,873 270,410 252,813 258,824 235,357 241,807 265,131 Indiana..... 149,786 143,961 150,073 140,314 138,449 128,437 134,950 121,345 131,698 134,489 Iowa..... 74,872 71,492 75,925 70,865 69,857 65,617 69,343 62,833 64,030 68,098 Kansas..... 66,046 65,220 72,837 63,539 62,992 61,132 61,690 57,228 60,718 66,891 Kentucky..... 90,120 87,855 91,719 88,548 84,813 79,336 82,301 81,151 80,639 81,943 Louisiana..... 111,331 102,234 109,747 101,281 99,429 91,783 97,984 98,510 104,363 102,944 Maine..... 36,545 33,221 34,867 38,293 32,103 32,781 35,125 34,497 32,974 35,380 Maryland..... 133,277 129,484 135,839 128,787 130,769 125,888 122,326 115,922 122,287 129,010 Massachusetts..... 171,807 148,370 154,973 164,077 148,509 147,245 150,490 138,173 137,487 156,756 Michigan..... 228,665 203,971 208,109 209,535 209,360 187,570 196,273 178,757 195,190 200,789 Minnesota..... 144,467 125,820 152,204 139,597 134,849 117,056 131,726 133,973 121,250 130,627 Mississippi..... 54,563 52,282 54,928 49,378 52,243 52,513 50,544 47,226 55,417 50,729 Missouri..... 128,571 134,687 133,117 133,106 128,913 123,306 125,738 119,773 139,829 129,765 Montana..... 28,750 28,553 27,783 28,905 27,332 24,191 26,686 26,305 26,502 25,375 Nebraska..... 42,922 43,876 44,064 43,321 42,753 39,735 40,167 38,030 39,828 41,943 Nevada..... 59,847 57,485 58,879 63,846 58,103 57,587 55,150 53,065 54,370 56,807 New Hampshire..... 35,820 35,844 34,876 36,985 33,587 33,688 33,640 32,250 33,680 35,919 New Jersey..... 206,286 208,879 204,354 212,859 196,983 201,210 199,863 187,241 189,236 200,646 New Mexico..... 41,197 37,929 41,334 40,590 38,153 38,765 40,581 35,306 41,465 39,338 New York..... 458,293 438,220 467,340 468,789 461,510 419,493 427,473 403,623 434,900 446,526 North Carolina..... 203,290 205,605 210,182 201,581 197,469 190,395 192,401 179,134 192,592 192,634 North Dakota..... 31,466 32,285 34,563 26,998 29,529 18,453 19,885 20,145 22,002 26,071 Ohio..... 262,885 255,010 257,935 253,436 239,722 227,149 239,343 222,736 229,340 254,269 Oklahoma..... 79,418 76,516 75,110 73,855 72,938 68,589 70,641 68,149 67,598 75,201 Oregon..... 101,905 93,674 92,985 93,491 97,240 79,591 92,363 87,056 88,921 86,428 Pennsylvania..... 267,145 278,996 287,205 264,484 262,020 267,068 249,261 246,934 264,265 266,076 Rhode Island..... 23,368 24,067 26,209 25,198 23,568 23,238 24,900 22,040 23,293 24,966 South Carolina..... 90,699 91,266 90,984 89,452 85,659 87,584 82,761 79,437 86,675 87,619 South Dakota..... 22,187 21,563 21,765 22,642 21,022 18,855 19,365 19,933 21,199 20,613 Tennessee..... 129,598 135,832 132,991 133,201 125,916 116,827 117,380 113,095 125,811 124,788 Texas..... 543,801 523,866 537,062 546,168 526,961 446,936 457,961 446,708 457,008 473,008 Utah..... 69,809 69,692 70,120 71,955 70,156 59,043 61,984 59,307 59,459 61,749 Vermont..... 18,899 20,232 17,597 18,259 17,033 18,672 16,430 17,256 18,263 17,368 Virginia..... 174,323 179,267 175,338 169,857 188,452 160,823 177,063 161,214 167,758 181,523 Washington..... 172,752 163,991 157,863 172,704 161,011 134,881 164,123 146,884 147,566 153,641 West Virginia..... 37,531 38,129 40,657 35,411 35,529 34,120 32,964 34,872 40,026 37,266 Wisconsin..... 134,241 127,238 136,446 133,227 122,610 121,924 130,485 120,565 121,972 127,966 Wyoming..... 20,337 20,004 18,242 17,093 17,703 15,490 17,496 18,379 19,021 18,046 Puerto Rico..... 44,263 45,535 41,000 45,398 41,896 38,359 38,101 41,093 38,884 43,256 Virgin Islands..... 1,861 1,929 1,558 1,750 1,415 2,225 1,891 1,996 4,042 2,166 (1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
Table 7. Private sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted Gross job gains as a percent of employment Gross job losses as a percent of employment State (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 United States1..... 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.8 6.0 Alabama..... 6.3 5.9 6.3 5.8 5.6 5.7 6.0 5.5 5.6 5.6 Alaska..... 10.1 9.6 10.8 11.1 9.0 9.5 10.7 8.9 9.4 10.2 Arizona..... 6.9 6.9 6.3 6.3 6.5 6.0 6.2 6.0 6.1 5.8 Arkansas..... 6.8 6.5 5.6 5.3 5.4 5.9 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.9 California..... 7.6 7.2 6.9 7.2 6.7 6.8 6.5 6.2 6.3 6.3 Colorado..... 7.1 6.9 6.7 7.3 6.9 6.2 6.6 6.2 6.3 6.5 Connecticut..... 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 Delaware..... 7.3 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.8 6.2 5.9 6.6 6.5 District of Columbia.. 5.8 5.8 6.4 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.4 4.4 5.6 6.0 Florida..... 7.2 7.1 6.7 6.8 7.1 6.3 6.7 5.9 6.3 6.6 Georgia..... 6.6 6.5 7.0 6.7 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.0 6.4 6.3 Hawaii..... 5.9 5.4 5.2 5.5 5.4 4.6 4.6 5.3 5.2 5.0 Idaho..... 8.3 7.4 7.7 8.0 8.1 6.9 7.6 7.7 7.5 7.0 Illinois..... 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.3 5.4 4.8 5.0 5.4 Indiana..... 6.3 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.0 5.4 5.6 Iowa..... 6.2 5.9 6.2 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.7 5.1 5.2 5.6 Kansas..... 6.2 6.1 6.8 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.3 5.7 6.2 Kentucky..... 6.4 6.1 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.7 Louisiana..... 7.4 6.7 7.1 6.6 6.4 6.1 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.7 Maine..... 7.6 6.8 7.2 7.9 6.6 6.9 7.3 7.1 6.8 7.2 Maryland..... 6.7 6.5 6.7 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.1 5.8 6.1 6.4 Massachusetts..... 6.2 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.0 4.9 5.6 Michigan..... 7.0 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.2 5.7 6.0 5.4 5.8 6.0 Minnesota..... 6.4 5.5 6.8 6.2 5.9 5.2 5.8 6.0 5.3 5.8 Mississippi..... 6.6 6.3 6.5 5.8 6.2 6.3 6.1 5.6 6.6 6.0 Missouri..... 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.5 6.4 5.9 Montana..... 8.5 8.4 8.0 8.3 7.9 7.2 7.8 7.6 7.7 7.3 Nebraska..... 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.1 5.3 5.6 Nevada..... 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.5 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.7 New Hampshire..... 6.9 6.9 6.7 7.1 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.1 6.4 6.8 New Jersey..... 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.7 6.2 6.3 6.3 5.9 5.9 6.3 New Mexico..... 6.9 6.4 6.9 6.8 6.4 6.5 6.8 5.9 6.9 6.5 New York..... 6.5 6.1 6.6 6.5 6.4 5.9 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.2 North Carolina..... 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.6 6.0 6.0 North Dakota..... 10.1 10.0 10.3 7.8 8.5 5.9 6.2 6.0 6.4 7.6 Ohio..... 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.2 5.3 5.9 Oklahoma..... 6.7 6.4 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.5 6.2 Oregon..... 7.6 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.1 5.9 6.8 6.4 6.6 6.3 Pennsylvania..... 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.1 5.1 5.4 5.4 Rhode Island..... 6.0 6.2 6.7 6.4 6.0 5.9 6.4 5.6 5.9 6.3 South Carolina..... 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.4 5.9 5.9 South Dakota..... 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.8 6.4 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.4 6.2 Tennessee..... 5.9 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.7 5.5 Texas..... 6.3 6.0 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.1 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.3 Utah..... 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.0 6.1 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 Vermont..... 7.8 8.3 7.2 7.4 6.9 7.7 6.8 7.0 7.4 7.1 Virginia..... 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.8 6.5 5.6 6.1 5.6 5.8 6.2 Washington..... 7.6 7.2 6.8 7.4 6.9 6.0 7.1 6.3 6.4 6.5 West Virginia..... 6.7 6.8 7.2 6.3 6.2 6.1 5.8 6.1 7.0 6.6 Wisconsin..... 5.9 5.6 5.9 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 Wyoming..... 9.8 9.4 8.5 8.1 8.4 7.4 8.2 8.6 9.0 8.5 Puerto Rico..... 6.6 6.7 6.0 6.6 6.1 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 Virgin Islands..... 6.0 6.3 5.1 5.9 5.0 7.1 6.1 6.5 13.7 7.7 (1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
Table 8. Private sector establishment births and deaths, seasonally adjusted Total private (Levels in thousands) Number of Establishments Employment Births Deaths(1) Births Deaths Year 3 months ended Level Rate(2) Level Rate Level Rate Level Rate 2002 March 204 3.2 190 3.0 1,175 1.1 1,089 1.0 June 208 3.3 187 2.9 1,189 1.1 1,080 1.0 September 199 3.1 184 2.9 1,051 1.0 1,023 1.0 December 201 3.1 191 3.0 1,023 1.0 1,021 1.0 2003 March 193 3.0 186 2.9 1,004 .9 1,011 .9 June 191 3.0 186 2.9 964 .9 951 .9 September 193 3.0 179 2.8 954 .9 884 .8 December 200 3.1 180 2.8 998 .9 910 .9 2004 March 207 3.2 180 2.8 1,000 .9 917 .9 June 203 3.1 185 2.8 980 .9 909 .8 September 209 3.2 186 2.8 1,016 .9 953 .9 December 210 3.2 180 2.7 997 .9 894 .8 2005 March 209 3.1 185 2.8 944 .9 852 .8 June 216 3.2 180 2.7 951 .9 841 .8 September 221 3.3 186 2.8 996 .9 884 .8 December 221 3.3 186 2.8 979 .9 846 .8 2006 March 220 3.2 180 2.6 924 .8 748 .7 June 221 3.2 194 2.8 973 .9 841 .7 September 210 3.1 196 2.9 927 .8 836 .7 December 221 3.2 194 2.8 959 .8 804 .7 2007 March 214 3.1 193 2.8 897 .8 771 .7 June 206 3.0 202 2.9 884 .8 850 .7 September 216 3.1 203 2.9 941 .8 836 .7 December 208 3.0 206 2.9 902 .8 825 .7 2008 March 207 3.0 211 3.0 897 .8 813 .7 June 201 2.9 228 3.3 876 .8 934 .8 September 191 2.7 223 3.2 827 .7 880 .8 December 188 2.7 240 3.5 799 .7 947 .8 2009 March 172 2.5 236 3.4 703 .6 850 .8 June 177 2.6 227 3.3 742 .7 831 .8 September 169 2.5 215 3.2 692 .7 787 .7 December 183 2.7 200 3.0 712 .7 739 .7 2010 March 175 2.6 194 2.9 685 .7 667 .6 June 179 2.7 185 2.7 713 .7 650 .6 September 188 2.8 189 2.8 741 .7 694 .7 December 200 2.9 186 2.7 790 .7 689 .6 2011 March 189 2.8 184 2.7 695 .7 610 .6 June 192 2.8 190 2.8 748 .7 677 .6 September 198 2.9 187 2.7 790 .7 674 .6 December 202 2.9 191 2.8 802 .7 750 .7 2012 March 193 2.8 N/A N/A 748 .7 N/A N/A June 191 2.8 N/A N/A 759 .7 N/A N/A September 193 2.8 N/A N/A 789 .7 N/A N/A (1) Values for deaths are not available for the most recent three quarters by definition. See the Technical Note for more information. (2) The rates measure births and deaths as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter employment levels or total number of establishments.