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
2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019
Total private(1)
Gross job gains 7,655 7,499 7,768 7,375 7,605 6.1 6.0 6.3 5.9 6.0
At expanding establishments 6,257 6,122 6,318 6,038 6,229 5.0 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.9
At opening establishments 1,398 1,377 1,450 1,337 1,376 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1
Gross job losses 7,254 7,432 6,957 6,850 7,423 5.8 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.9
At contracting establishments 5,967 6,113 5,626 5,649 6,078 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.5 4.8
At closing establishments 1,287 1,319 1,331 1,201 1,345 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1
Net employment change 401 67 811 525 182 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.1
Goods-producing
Gross job gains 1,410 1,314 1,406 1,343 1,363 6.5 6.0 6.4 6.1 6.2
At expanding establishments 1,212 1,118 1,194 1,149 1,169 5.6 5.1 5.4 5.2 5.3
At opening establishments 198 196 212 194 194 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9
Gross job losses 1,271 1,316 1,255 1,232 1,342 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.5 6.0
At contracting establishments 1,066 1,116 1,052 1,049 1,135 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.7 5.1
At closing establishments 205 200 203 183 207 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9
Net employment change 139 -2 151 111 21 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.6 0.2
Natural resources and mining
Gross job gains 275 240 246 243 265 14.2 12.5 12.6 12.4 13.6
At expanding establishments 240 210 214 213 233 12.4 10.9 11.0 10.9 12.0
At opening establishments 35 30 32 30 32 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6
Gross job losses 249 247 256 242 249 12.8 12.8 13.2 12.4 12.8
At contracting establishments 214 218 227 213 218 11.0 11.3 11.7 10.9 11.2
At closing establishments 35 29 29 29 31 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6
Net employment change 26 -7 -10 1 16 1.4 -0.3 -0.6 0.0 0.8
Construction
Gross job gains 695 651 695 698 683 9.6 9.0 9.6 9.3 9.1
At expanding establishments 568 526 559 569 560 7.8 7.3 7.7 7.6 7.5
At opening establishments 127 125 136 129 123 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.6
Gross job losses 643 657 621 614 668 8.9 9.1 8.6 8.2 8.9
At contracting establishments 520 535 499 500 540 7.2 7.4 6.9 6.7 7.2
At closing establishments 123 122 122 114 128 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.7
Net employment change 52 -6 74 84 15 0.7 -0.1 1.0 1.1 0.2
Manufacturing
Gross job gains 440 423 465 402 415 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.2
At expanding establishments 404 382 421 367 376 3.2 3.0 3.3 2.9 2.9
At opening establishments 36 41 44 35 39 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Gross job losses 379 412 378 376 425 3.0 3.3 3.0 2.9 3.3
At contracting establishments 332 363 326 336 377 2.6 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.9
At closing establishments 47 49 52 40 48 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4
Net employment change 61 11 87 26 -10 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.3 -0.1
Service-providing(1)
Gross job gains 6,245 6,185 6,362 6,032 6,242 6.1 6.1 6.2 5.8 6.0
At expanding establishments 5,045 5,004 5,124 4,889 5,060 4.9 4.9 5.0 4.7 4.9
At opening establishments 1,200 1,181 1,238 1,143 1,182 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1
Gross job losses 5,983 6,116 5,702 5,618 6,081 5.9 6.0 5.5 5.4 5.9
At contracting establishments 4,901 4,997 4,574 4,600 4,943 4.8 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.8
At closing establishments 1,082 1,119 1,128 1,018 1,138 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1
Net employment change 262 69 660 414 161 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.1
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains 277 275 279 258 267 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.3 4.6
At expanding establishments 230 223 228 214 222 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.8
At opening establishments 47 52 51 44 45 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.8
Gross job losses 251 269 245 243 262 4.2 4.6 4.1 4.2 4.5
At contracting establishments 196 211 190 192 204 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.5
At closing establishments 55 58 55 51 58 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0
Net employment change 26 6 34 15 5 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.1
Retail trade
Gross job gains 909 918 847 905 870 5.7 5.8 5.4 5.7 5.6
At expanding establishments 774 794 737 789 749 4.9 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.8
At opening establishments 135 124 110 116 121 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8
Gross job losses 961 1,002 918 863 971 6.1 6.3 5.8 5.5 6.2
At contracting establishments 840 852 787 752 830 5.3 5.4 5.0 4.8 5.3
At closing establishments 121 150 131 111 141 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9
Net employment change -52 -84 -71 42 -101 -0.4 -0.5 -0.4 0.2 -0.6
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains 286 313 421 281 308 5.5 6.0 7.8 5.2 5.7
At expanding establishments 245 270 365 240 263 4.7 5.2 6.8 4.4 4.9
At opening establishments 41 43 56 41 45 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8
Gross job losses 254 256 239 346 267 4.9 4.9 4.5 6.3 4.9
At contracting establishments 217 219 198 311 227 4.2 4.2 3.7 5.7 4.2
At closing establishments 37 37 41 35 40 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.7
Net employment change 32 57 182 -65 41 0.6 1.1 3.3 -1.1 0.8
Utilities
Gross job gains 13 12 12 12 13 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4
At expanding establishments 11 10 11 11 11 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0
At opening establishments 2 2 1 1 2 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4
Gross job losses 15 13 14 13 14 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.6
At contracting establishments 13 12 12 12 12 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2
At closing establishments 2 1 2 1 2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4
Net employment change -2 -1 -2 -1 -1 -0.3 -0.2 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2
Information
Gross job gains 160 150 145 175 162 5.7 5.3 5.1 6.2 5.7
At expanding establishments 134 122 116 139 137 4.8 4.3 4.1 4.9 4.8
At opening establishments 26 28 29 36 25 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.9
Gross job losses 167 156 150 145 163 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.7
At contracting establishments 139 129 121 120 135 4.9 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.7
At closing establishments 28 27 29 25 28 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0
Net employment change -7 -6 -5 30 -1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 1.0 0.0
Financial activities
Gross job gains 395 381 394 362 407 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.4 4.9
At expanding establishments 313 299 299 290 322 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.9
At opening establishments 82 82 95 72 85 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.0
Gross job losses 357 387 376 343 357 4.4 4.8 4.6 4.2 4.3
At contracting establishments 276 300 286 261 276 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.3
At closing establishments 81 87 90 82 81 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0
Net employment change 38 -6 18 19 50 0.4 -0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6
Professional and business services
Gross job gains 1,471 1,438 1,508 1,318 1,474 7.0 6.8 7.2 6.3 7.0
At expanding establishments 1,196 1,158 1,199 1,074 1,204 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.1 5.7
At opening establishments 275 280 309 244 270 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.3
Gross job losses 1,374 1,368 1,352 1,318 1,366 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.4
At contracting establishments 1,098 1,099 1,061 1,065 1,085 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.1
At closing establishments 276 269 291 253 281 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.3
Net employment change 97 70 156 0 108 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.6
Education and health services
Gross job gains 1,015 1,014 1,004 1,003 1,016 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4
At expanding establishments 820 836 816 823 834 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6
At opening establishments 195 178 188 180 182 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Gross job losses 934 917 868 851 975 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.7 4.2
At contracting establishments 758 739 686 673 785 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.9 3.4
At closing establishments 176 178 182 178 190 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Net employment change 81 97 136 152 41 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.2
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains 1,353 1,344 1,406 1,338 1,342 8.4 8.3 8.6 8.2 8.1
At expanding establishments 1,065 1,049 1,110 1,064 1,062 6.6 6.5 6.8 6.5 6.4
At opening establishments 288 295 296 274 280 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7
Gross job losses 1,364 1,418 1,230 1,198 1,397 8.4 8.7 7.6 7.3 8.4
At contracting establishments 1,136 1,186 1,004 992 1,160 7.0 7.3 6.2 6.0 7.0
At closing establishments 228 232 226 206 237 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4
Net employment change -11 -74 176 140 -55 0.0 -0.4 1.0 0.9 -0.3
Other services
Gross job gains 318 301 304 299 310 7.5 7.1 7.2 7.0 7.3
At expanding establishments 250 236 237 235 246 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.8
At opening establishments 68 65 67 64 64 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5
Gross job losses 286 308 291 276 289 6.8 7.3 6.9 6.5 6.8
At contracting establishments 223 244 224 216 223 5.3 5.8 5.3 5.1 5.2
At closing establishments 63 64 67 60 66 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.6
Net employment change 32 -7 13 23 21 0.7 -0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5
(1) Includes unclassified sector, not shown separately.
United States Department of Labor
