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Table 3. Private sector gross job gains and losses by industry, seasonally adjusted

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

                                   June     Sept.    Dec.     Mar.     June    June    Sept.   Dec.    Mar.    June
                                   2022     2022     2022     2023     2023    2022    2022    2022    2023    2023
Total private(1)

Gross job gains                   8,352    8,841    8,108    8,041    8,120     6.6     6.9     6.3     6.2     6.2
 At expanding establishments      6,624    7,183    6,447    6,515    6,511     5.2     5.6     5.0     5.0     5.0
 At opening establishments        1,728    1,658    1,661    1,526    1,609     1.4     1.3     1.3     1.2     1.2
Gross job losses                  7,970    7,500    7,630    7,065    7,788     6.2     5.9     5.9     5.4     5.9
 At contracting establishments    6,450    5,995    6,113    5,646    6,296     5.0     4.7     4.7     4.3     4.8
 At closing establishments        1,520    1,505    1,517    1,419    1,492     1.2     1.2     1.2     1.1     1.1
Net employment change               382    1,341      478      976      332     0.4     1.0     0.4     0.8     0.3
 
Goods-producing

Gross job gains                   1,348    1,383    1,341    1,343    1,350     6.1     6.2     6.0     5.9     5.9
 At expanding establishments      1,135    1,172    1,124    1,139    1,147     5.1     5.3     5.0     5.0     5.0
 At opening establishments          213      211      217      204      203     1.0     0.9     1.0     0.9     0.9
Gross job losses                  1,291    1,234    1,288    1,211    1,318     5.8     5.5     5.8     5.3     5.8
 At contracting establishments    1,072    1,024    1,073    1,007    1,095     4.8     4.6     4.8     4.4     4.8
 At closing establishments          219      210      215      204      223     1.0     0.9     1.0     0.9     1.0
Net employment change                57      149       53      132       32     0.3     0.7     0.2     0.6     0.1
 
Natural resources and mining

Gross job gains                     226      234      204      218      247    12.6    13.0    11.1    11.9    13.5
 At expanding establishments        197      205      176      192      217    11.0    11.4     9.6    10.5    11.9
 At opening establishments           29       29       28       26       30     1.6     1.6     1.5     1.4     1.6
Gross job losses                    223      180      240      229      204    12.4    10.0    13.2    12.5    11.2
 At contracting establishments      194      156      215      198      175    10.8     8.7    11.8    10.8     9.6
 At closing establishments           29       24       25       31       29     1.6     1.3     1.4     1.7     1.6
Net employment change                 3       54      -36      -11       43     0.2     3.0    -2.1    -0.6     2.3
 
Construction

Gross job gains                     653      655      667      706      666     8.4     8.5     8.6     8.9     8.4
 At expanding establishments        521      525      529      571      541     6.7     6.8     6.8     7.2     6.8
 At opening establishments          132      130      138      135      125     1.7     1.7     1.8     1.7     1.6
Gross job losses                    642      626      630      580      663     8.3     8.1     8.1     7.4     8.4
 At contracting establishments      509      495      495      457      522     6.6     6.4     6.4     5.8     6.6
 At closing establishments          133      131      135      123      141     1.7     1.7     1.7     1.6     1.8
Net employment change                11       29       37      126        3     0.1     0.4     0.5     1.5     0.0
 
Manufacturing

Gross job gains                     469      494      470      419      437     3.7     3.9     3.7     3.2     3.4
 At expanding establishments        417      442      419      376      389     3.3     3.5     3.3     2.9     3.0
 At opening establishments           52       52       51       43       48     0.4     0.4     0.4     0.3     0.4
Gross job losses                    426      428      418      402      451     3.3     3.3     3.2     3.1     3.5
 At contracting establishments      369      373      363      352      398     2.9     2.9     2.8     2.7     3.1
 At closing establishments           57       55       55       50       53     0.4     0.4     0.4     0.4     0.4
Net employment change                43       66       52       17      -14     0.4     0.6     0.5     0.1    -0.1
 
Service-providing(1)

Gross job gains                   7,004    7,458    6,767    6,698    6,770     6.6     7.1     6.3     6.2     6.2
 At expanding establishments      5,489    6,011    5,323    5,376    5,364     5.2     5.7     5.0     5.0     4.9
 At opening establishments        1,515    1,447    1,444    1,322    1,406     1.4     1.4     1.3     1.2     1.3
Gross job losses                  6,679    6,266    6,342    5,854    6,470     6.3     5.9     5.9     5.4     6.0
 At contracting establishments    5,378    4,971    5,040    4,639    5,201     5.1     4.7     4.7     4.3     4.8
 At closing establishments        1,301    1,295    1,302    1,215    1,269     1.2     1.2     1.2     1.1     1.2
Net employment change               325    1,192      425      844      300     0.3     1.2     0.4     0.8     0.2
 
Wholesale trade

Gross job gains                     314      333      293      280      280     5.2     5.6     4.9     4.7     4.6
 At expanding establishments        252      273      239      234      231     4.2     4.6     4.0     3.9     3.8
 At opening establishments           62       60       54       46       49     1.0     1.0     0.9     0.8     0.8
Gross job losses                    275      258      253      250      261     4.6     4.3     4.2     4.1     4.2
 At contracting establishments      210      200      195      191      204     3.5     3.3     3.2     3.1     3.3
 At closing establishments           65       58       58       59       57     1.1     1.0     1.0     1.0     0.9
Net employment change                39       75       40       30       19     0.6     1.3     0.7     0.6     0.4
 
Retail trade

Gross job gains                     853      954      804      880      859     5.4     6.1     5.3     5.7     5.5
 At expanding establishments        724      828      687      771      739     4.6     5.3     4.5     5.0     4.7
 At opening establishments          129      126      117      109      120     0.8     0.8     0.8     0.7     0.8
Gross job losses                  1,019      920      903      729      898     6.5     5.9     5.8     4.8     5.7
 At contracting establishments      905      808      789      628      785     5.8     5.2     5.1     4.1     5.0
 At closing establishments          114      112      114      101      113     0.7     0.7     0.7     0.7     0.7
Net employment change              -166       34      -99      151      -39    -1.1     0.2    -0.5     0.9    -0.2
 
Transportation and warehousing

Gross job gains                     332      385      473      307      324     5.2     6.0     7.3     4.7     5.0
 At expanding establishments        279      334      409      261      277     4.4     5.2     6.3     4.0     4.3
 At opening establishments           53       51       64       46       47     0.8     0.8     1.0     0.7     0.7
Gross job losses                    454      328      332      440      377     7.1     5.1     5.1     6.7     5.9
 At contracting establishments      405      277      277      393      324     6.3     4.3     4.3     6.0     5.1
 At closing establishments           49       51       55       47       53     0.8     0.8     0.8     0.7     0.8
Net employment change              -122       57      141     -133      -53    -1.9     0.9     2.2    -2.0    -0.9
 
Utilities

Gross job gains                      16       19       18       16       21     2.9     3.5     3.3     2.9     3.6
 At expanding establishments         13       17       16       14       19     2.4     3.1     2.9     2.5     3.3
 At opening establishments            3        2        2        2        2     0.5     0.4     0.4     0.4     0.3
Gross job losses                     15       12       14       11       15     2.8     2.2     2.5     2.0     2.6
 At contracting establishments       13       10       11        9       13     2.4     1.8     2.0     1.6     2.3
 At closing establishments            2        2        3        2        2     0.4     0.4     0.5     0.4     0.3
Net employment change                 1        7        4        5        6     0.1     1.3     0.8     0.9     1.0
 
Information

Gross job gains                     211      203      166      139      146     7.0     6.6     5.4     4.6     4.8
 At expanding establishments        170      162      127      112      115     5.6     5.3     4.1     3.7     3.8
 At opening establishments           41       41       39       27       31     1.4     1.3     1.3     0.9     1.0
Gross job losses                    183      176      190      179      216     6.1     5.8     6.2     5.8     7.2
 At contracting establishments      148      137      151      147      180     4.9     4.5     4.9     4.8     6.0
 At closing establishments           35       39       39       32       36     1.2     1.3     1.3     1.0     1.2
Net employment change                28       27      -24      -40      -70     0.9     0.8    -0.8    -1.2    -2.4
 
Financial activities

Gross job gains                     487      497      451      410      448     5.6     5.8     5.2     4.8     5.2
 At expanding establishments        372      392      341      325      355     4.3     4.6     3.9     3.8     4.1
 At opening establishments          115      105      110       85       93     1.3     1.2     1.3     1.0     1.1
Gross job losses                    460      438      473      401      413     5.3     5.1     5.5     4.6     4.7
 At contracting establishments      354      332      363      297      308     4.1     3.9     4.2     3.4     3.5
 At closing establishments          106      106      110      104      105     1.2     1.2     1.3     1.2     1.2
Net employment change                27       59      -22        9       35     0.3     0.7    -0.3     0.2     0.5
 
Professional and business services

Gross job gains                   1,695    1,776    1,520    1,475    1,497     7.5     7.8     6.7     6.5     6.6
 At expanding establishments      1,308    1,403    1,173    1,184    1,181     5.8     6.2     5.2     5.2     5.2
 At opening establishments          387      373      347      291      316     1.7     1.6     1.5     1.3     1.4
Gross job losses                  1,592    1,501    1,601    1,422    1,578     7.1     6.6     7.0     6.3     7.0
 At contracting establishments    1,273    1,163    1,252    1,112    1,263     5.7     5.1     5.5     4.9     5.6
 At closing establishments          319      338      349      310      315     1.4     1.5     1.5     1.4     1.4
Net employment change               103      275      -81       53      -81     0.4     1.2    -0.3     0.2    -0.4
 
Education and health services

Gross job gains                   1,188    1,313    1,162    1,225    1,275     5.2     5.7     4.9     5.1     5.3
 At expanding establishments        939    1,089      920    1,013    1,042     4.1     4.7     3.9     4.2     4.3
 At opening establishments          249      224      242      212      233     1.1     1.0     1.0     0.9     1.0
Gross job losses                  1,081      959    1,012      908      989     4.7     4.1     4.3     3.8     4.1
 At contracting establishments      814      727      770      690      773     3.5     3.1     3.3     2.9     3.2
 At closing establishments          267      232      242      218      216     1.2     1.0     1.0     0.9     0.9
Net employment change               107      354      150      317      286     0.5     1.6     0.6     1.3     1.2
 
Leisure and hospitality

Gross job gains                   1,461    1,529    1,459    1,464    1,423     9.3     9.7     9.1     9.0     8.6
 At expanding establishments      1,158    1,224    1,149    1,178    1,126     7.4     7.8     7.2     7.2     6.8
 At opening establishments          303      305      310      286      297     1.9     1.9     1.9     1.8     1.8
Gross job losses                  1,264    1,347    1,224    1,182    1,375     8.1     8.5     7.6     7.2     8.4
 At contracting establishments    1,024    1,092      996      948    1,113     6.6     6.9     6.2     5.8     6.8
 At closing establishments          240      255      228      234      262     1.5     1.6     1.4     1.4     1.6
Net employment change               197      182      235      282       48     1.2     1.2     1.5     1.8     0.2
 
Other services

Gross job gains                     342      350      322      327      330     8.2     8.3     7.6     7.6     7.6
 At expanding establishments        257      271      246      258      255     6.2     6.4     5.8     6.0     5.9
 At opening establishments           85       79       76       69       75     2.0     1.9     1.8     1.6     1.7
Gross job losses                    302      289      298      284      299     7.3     6.9     7.0     6.6     6.9
 At contracting establishments      221      213      223      209      224     5.3     5.1     5.2     4.9     5.2
 At closing establishments           81       76       75       75       75     2.0     1.8     1.8     1.7     1.7
Net employment change                40       61       24       43       31     0.9     1.4     0.6     1.0     0.7
 
(1) Includes unclassified sector, not shown separately.
Last Modified Date: January 30, 2024