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
Mar. June Sept. Dec. Mar. Mar. June Sept. Dec. Mar.
2017 2017 2017 2017 2018 2017 2017 2017 2017 2018
Total private(1)
Gross job gains 7,423 7,624 7,311 7,826 7,406 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.4 6.0
At expanding establishments 6,088 6,255 5,959 6,383 6,071 5.0 5.1 4.9 5.2 4.9
At opening establishments 1,335 1,369 1,352 1,443 1,335 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1
Gross job losses 6,765 7,161 7,404 6,847 6,666 5.6 5.8 6.1 5.6 5.4
At contracting establishments 5,582 5,889 6,106 5,547 5,526 4.6 4.8 5.0 4.5 4.5
At closing establishments 1,183 1,272 1,298 1,300 1,140 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 .9
Net employment change 658 463 -93 979 740 .5 .4 -.1 .8 .6
Goods-producing
Gross job gains 1,414 1,400 1,271 1,435 1,390 6.7 6.6 6.0 6.8 6.4
At expanding establishments 1,214 1,205 1,083 1,226 1,200 5.8 5.7 5.1 5.8 5.5
At opening establishments 200 195 188 209 190 .9 .9 .9 1.0 .9
Gross job losses 1,209 1,295 1,331 1,233 1,174 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.8 5.4
At contracting establishments 1,020 1,094 1,129 1,039 997 4.8 5.1 5.3 4.9 4.6
At closing establishments 189 201 202 194 177 .9 .9 1.0 .9 .8
Net employment change 205 105 -60 202 216 1.0 .6 -.3 1.0 1.0
Natural resources and mining
Gross job gains 290 270 253 256 254 15.5 14.4 13.6 13.5 13.2
At expanding establishments 254 237 220 223 224 13.6 12.6 11.8 11.8 11.6
At opening establishments 36 33 33 33 30 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6
Gross job losses 238 263 243 258 236 12.7 14.0 13.0 13.6 12.3
At contracting establishments 203 225 212 227 206 10.8 12.0 11.3 12.0 10.7
At closing establishments 35 38 31 31 30 1.9 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.6
Net employment change 52 7 10 -2 18 2.8 .4 .6 -.1 0.9
Construction
Gross job gains 717 686 622 719 716 10.4 9.9 9.0 10.4 10.0
At expanding establishments 587 563 504 582 590 8.5 8.1 7.3 8.4 8.2
At opening establishments 130 123 118 137 126 1.9 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.8
Gross job losses 589 641 663 608 584 8.6 9.3 9.6 8.8 8.1
At contracting establishments 479 525 541 491 476 7.0 7.6 7.8 7.1 6.6
At closing establishments 110 116 122 117 108 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.5
Net employment change 128 45 -41 111 132 1.8 .6 -.6 1.6 1.9
Manufacturing
Gross job gains 407 444 396 460 420 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.7 3.4
At expanding establishments 373 405 359 421 386 3.0 3.3 2.9 3.4 3.1
At opening establishments 34 39 37 39 34 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3
Gross job losses 382 391 425 367 354 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.0 2.8
At contracting establishments 338 344 376 321 315 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.5
At closing establishments 44 47 49 46 39 .4 .4 .4 .4 .3
Net employment change 25 53 -29 93 66 .2 .4 -.2 .7 .6
Service-providing(1)
Gross job gains 6,009 6,224 6,040 6,391 6,016 6.0 6.2 6.0 6.3 5.9
At expanding establishments 4,874 5,050 4,876 5,157 4,871 4.9 5.0 4.8 5.1 4.8
At opening establishments 1,135 1,174 1,164 1,234 1,145 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1
Gross job losses 5,556 5,866 6,073 5,614 5,492 5.5 5.9 6.0 5.5 5.3
At contracting establishments 4,562 4,795 4,977 4,508 4,529 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.4 4.4
At closing establishments 994 1,071 1,096 1,106 963 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 .9
Net employment change 453 358 -33 777 524 .5 .3 .0 .8 .6
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains 268 284 270 280 263 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.5
At expanding establishments 222 236 225 233 220 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.8
At opening establishments 46 48 45 47 43 .8 .8 .8 .8 .7
Gross job losses 250 248 267 249 243 4.3 4.2 4.5 4.2 4.2
At contracting establishments 197 195 213 193 192 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.3
At closing establishments 53 53 54 56 51 .9 .9 .9 .9 .9
Net employment change 18 36 3 31 20 .3 .6 .1 .5 .3
Retail trade
Gross job gains 945 930 891 907 919 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.8
At expanding establishments 817 802 764 793 811 5.1 5.0 4.8 5.0 5.1
At opening establishments 128 128 127 114 108 .8 .8 .8 .7 .7
Gross job losses 890 936 986 898 848 5.6 5.9 6.2 5.7 5.3
At contracting establishments 782 807 860 783 748 4.9 5.1 5.4 5.0 4.7
At closing establishments 108 129 126 115 100 .7 .8 .8 .7 .6
Net employment change 55 -6 -95 9 71 .3 -.1 -.6 .0 .5
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains 252 271 307 390 257 5.1 5.6 6.2 7.6 4.9
At expanding establishments 220 234 266 343 224 4.5 4.8 5.4 6.7 4.3
At opening establishments 32 37 41 47 33 .6 .8 .8 .9 .6
Gross job losses 321 254 232 231 327 6.5 5.2 4.6 4.5 6.3
At contracting establishments 287 216 195 190 296 5.8 4.4 3.9 3.7 5.7
At closing establishments 34 38 37 41 31 .7 .8 .7 .8 .6
Net employment change -69 17 75 159 -70 -1.4 .4 1.6 3.1 -1.4
Utilities
Gross job gains 11 12 11 12 11 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.0
At expanding establishments 10 11 10 11 10 1.8 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.8
At opening establishments 1 1 1 1 1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2
Gross job losses 10 13 13 12 11 1.8 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.0
At contracting establishments 9 12 12 10 10 1.6 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.8
At closing establishments 1 1 1 2 1 .2 .2 .2 .4 .2
Net employment change 1 -1 -2 0 0 .2 -.2 -.4 .0 .0
Information
Gross job gains 144 158 157 147 154 5.1 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.5
At expanding establishments 121 132 125 120 131 4.3 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.7
At opening establishments 23 26 32 27 23 .8 .9 1.1 1.0 .8
Gross job losses 152 175 155 148 143 5.5 6.2 5.6 5.3 5.1
At contracting establishments 128 149 130 121 120 4.6 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3
At closing establishments 24 26 25 27 23 .9 .9 .9 1.0 .8
Net employment change -8 -17 2 -1 11 -.4 -.6 .0 .0 .4
Financial activities
Gross job gains 362 394 374 389 351 4.5 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.3
At expanding establishments 295 317 298 301 281 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.4
At opening establishments 67 77 76 88 70 .8 1.0 .9 1.1 .9
Gross job losses 343 346 366 370 338 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.1
At contracting establishments 266 269 286 283 262 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.2
At closing establishments 77 77 80 87 76 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 .9
Net employment change 19 48 8 19 13 .2 .6 .1 .2 .2
Professional and business services
Gross job gains 1,317 1,451 1,387 1,499 1,324 6.5 7.2 6.8 7.3 6.4
At expanding establishments 1,075 1,190 1,129 1,215 1,088 5.3 5.9 5.5 5.9 5.3
At opening establishments 242 261 258 284 236 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1
Gross job losses 1,286 1,338 1,384 1,315 1,255 6.3 6.6 6.8 6.4 6.1
At contracting establishments 1,036 1,075 1,114 1,029 1,016 5.1 5.3 5.5 5.0 4.9
At closing establishments 250 263 270 286 239 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.2
Net employment change 31 113 3 184 69 .2 .6 .0 0.9 .3
Education and health services
Gross job gains 972 994 985 987 971 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4
At expanding establishments 802 815 813 805 799 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6
At opening establishments 170 179 172 182 172 .8 .8 .8 .8 .8
Gross job losses 824 902 908 863 830 3.7 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.7
At contracting establishments 667 730 731 681 668 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.0
At closing establishments 157 172 177 182 162 .7 .8 .8 .8 .7
Net employment change 148 92 77 124 141 .7 .4 .4 .5 .7
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains 1,348 1,346 1,302 1,391 1,331 8.5 8.4 8.2 8.8 8.2
At expanding establishments 1,065 1,057 1,011 1,093 1,058 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.9 6.5
At opening establishments 283 289 291 298 273 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.7
Gross job losses 1,165 1,334 1,423 1,221 1,183 7.4 8.4 9.0 7.6 7.3
At contracting establishments 966 1,110 1,187 997 991 6.1 7.0 7.5 6.2 6.1
At closing establishments 199 224 236 224 192 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.2
Net employment change 183 12 -121 170 148 1.1 .0 -.8 1.2 0.9
Other services
Gross job gains 292 310 284 295 287 7.1 7.5 6.8 7.1 6.9
At expanding establishments 230 243 222 232 228 5.6 5.9 5.3 5.6 5.5
At opening establishments 62 67 62 63 59 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4
Gross job losses 277 284 305 275 275 6.7 6.8 7.4 6.6 6.6
At contracting establishments 215 222 240 212 215 5.2 5.3 5.8 5.1 5.2
At closing establishments 62 62 65 63 60 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.4
Net employment change 15 26 -21 20 12 .4 .7 -.6 .5 .3
(1) Includes unclassified sector, not shown separately.
