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
Dec. Mar. June Sept. Dec. Dec. Mar. June Sept. Dec.
2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016
Total private(1)
Gross job gains 7,843 6,977 7,463 7,650 7,465 6.6 5.8 6.2 6.4 6.2
At expanding establishments 6,375 5,778 6,056 6,207 6,016 5.4 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.0
At opening establishments 1,468 1,199 1,407 1,443 1,449 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2
Gross job losses 6,842 6,783 7,156 6,962 7,089 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.8 5.8
At contracting establishments 5,573 5,617 5,829 5,720 5,726 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.7
At closing establishments 1,269 1,166 1,327 1,242 1,363 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1
Net employment change 1,001 194 307 688 376 .8 .1 .2 .6 .4
Goods-producing
Gross job gains 1,368 1,292 1,332 1,299 1,306 6.6 6.1 6.4 6.3 6.2
At expanding establishments 1,162 1,119 1,145 1,101 1,114 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.3
At opening establishments 206 173 187 198 192 1.0 .8 .9 1.0 .9
Gross job losses 1,316 1,282 1,381 1,297 1,301 6.3 6.2 6.6 6.2 6.3
At contracting establishments 1,120 1,099 1,171 1,105 1,098 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.3 5.3
At closing establishments 196 183 210 192 203 .9 .9 1.0 .9 1.0
Net employment change 52 10 -49 2 5 .3 -.1 -.2 .1 -.1
Natural resources and mining
Gross job gains 248 254 260 248 249 12.8 13.1 13.8 13.5 13.5
At expanding establishments 214 223 228 215 217 11.0 11.5 12.1 11.7 11.8
At opening establishments 34 31 32 33 32 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7
Gross job losses 301 272 297 253 270 15.5 14.1 15.9 13.7 14.6
At contracting establishments 266 239 264 223 239 13.7 12.4 14.1 12.1 12.9
At closing establishments 35 33 33 30 31 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.7
Net employment change -53 -18 -37 -5 -21 -2.7 -1.0 -2.1 -.2 -1.1
Construction
Gross job gains 705 661 657 654 648 10.8 10.0 9.8 9.9 9.7
At expanding establishments 574 550 541 529 528 8.8 8.3 8.1 8.0 7.9
At opening establishments 131 111 116 125 120 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8
Gross job losses 589 607 650 618 636 9.1 9.1 9.7 9.3 9.4
At contracting establishments 474 499 523 503 513 7.3 7.5 7.8 7.6 7.6
At closing establishments 115 108 127 115 123 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.8
Net employment change 116 54 7 36 12 1.7 .9 .1 .6 .3
Manufacturing
Gross job gains 415 377 415 397 409 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.3
At expanding establishments 374 346 376 357 369 3.0 2.8 3.1 2.9 3.0
At opening establishments 41 31 39 40 40 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3
Gross job losses 426 403 434 426 395 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.2
At contracting establishments 380 361 384 379 346 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.1 2.8
At closing establishments 46 42 50 47 49 .4 .3 .4 .4 .4
Net employment change -11 -26 -19 -29 14 -.2 -.1 -.1 -.3 .1
Service-providing(1)
Gross job gains 6,475 5,685 6,131 6,351 6,159 6.6 5.7 6.2 6.4 6.2
At expanding establishments 5,213 4,659 4,911 5,106 4,902 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.1 4.9
At opening establishments 1,262 1,026 1,220 1,245 1,257 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.3
Gross job losses 5,526 5,501 5,775 5,665 5,788 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.8
At contracting establishments 4,453 4,518 4,658 4,615 4,628 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.6
At closing establishments 1,073 983 1,117 1,050 1,160 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2
Net employment change 949 184 356 686 371 1.0 .1 .4 .7 .4
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains 294 256 276 274 277 4.9 4.4 4.7 4.6 4.7
At expanding establishments 244 216 227 225 224 4.1 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.8
At opening establishments 50 40 49 49 53 .8 .7 .8 .8 .9
Gross job losses 268 265 273 262 263 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.5
At contracting establishments 209 208 213 208 200 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.4
At closing establishments 59 57 60 54 63 1.0 1.0 1.0 .9 1.1
Net employment change 26 -9 3 12 14 .4 -.1 .1 .1 .2
Retail trade
Gross job gains 925 948 926 947 896 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.6
At expanding establishments 798 833 798 812 779 5.1 5.3 5.0 5.1 4.9
At opening establishments 127 115 128 135 117 .8 .7 .8 .8 .7
Gross job losses 921 850 900 949 916 5.8 5.4 5.7 6.0 5.8
At contracting establishments 789 747 790 827 792 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.0
At closing establishments 132 103 110 122 124 .8 .7 .7 .8 .8
Net employment change 4 98 26 -2 -20 .1 .6 .1 -.1 -.2
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains 343 229 246 288 386 7.3 4.8 5.2 6.0 7.9
At expanding establishments 305 200 209 250 342 6.5 4.2 4.4 5.2 7.0
At opening establishments 38 29 37 38 44 .8 .6 .8 .8 .9
Gross job losses 227 293 250 227 232 4.8 6.1 5.3 4.7 4.7
At contracting establishments 188 258 211 188 192 4.0 5.4 4.5 3.9 3.9
At closing establishments 39 35 39 39 40 .8 .7 .8 .8 .8
Net employment change 116 -64 -4 61 154 2.5 -1.3 -.1 1.3 3.2
Utilities
Gross job gains 12 9 13 11 12 2.2 1.6 2.4 2.0 2.2
At expanding establishments 11 8 11 10 10 2.0 1.4 2.0 1.8 1.8
At opening establishments 1 1 2 1 2 .2 .2 .4 .2 .4
Gross job losses 11 10 13 14 13 2.0 1.8 2.4 2.6 2.4
At contracting establishments 10 9 11 12 11 1.8 1.6 2.0 2.2 2.0
At closing establishments 1 1 2 2 2 .2 .2 .4 .4 .4
Net employment change 1 -1 0 -3 -1 .2 -.2 .0 -.6 -.2
Information
Gross job gains 162 135 157 152 144 5.9 4.9 5.6 5.4 5.1
At expanding establishments 135 116 132 124 116 4.9 4.2 4.7 4.4 4.1
At opening establishments 27 19 25 28 28 1.0 .7 .9 1.0 1.0
Gross job losses 140 138 139 149 151 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.4 5.4
At contracting establishments 112 110 109 125 122 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.5 4.4
At closing establishments 28 28 30 24 29 1.0 1.0 1.1 .9 1.0
Net employment change 22 -3 18 3 -7 .9 -.1 .6 .0 -.3
Financial activities
Gross job gains 394 344 389 386 386 5.0 4.3 4.9 4.9 4.8
At expanding establishments 307 278 313 308 296 3.9 3.5 3.9 3.9 3.7
At opening establishments 87 66 76 78 90 1.1 .8 1.0 1.0 1.1
Gross job losses 353 333 354 347 358 4.5 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.5
At contracting establishments 270 258 272 274 272 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4
At closing establishments 83 75 82 73 86 1.1 .9 1.0 .9 1.1
Net employment change 41 11 35 39 28 .5 .1 .5 .6 .3
Professional and business services
Gross job gains 1,600 1,237 1,426 1,469 1,395 8.1 6.3 7.2 7.3 6.9
At expanding establishments 1,292 1,026 1,165 1,201 1,112 6.5 5.2 5.9 6.0 5.5
At opening establishments 308 211 261 268 283 1.6 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.4
Gross job losses 1,311 1,355 1,363 1,272 1,363 6.6 6.8 6.9 6.4 6.8
At contracting establishments 1,037 1,111 1,065 1,014 1,064 5.2 5.6 5.4 5.1 5.3
At closing establishments 274 244 298 258 299 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.5
Net employment change 289 -118 63 197 32 1.5 -.5 .3 .9 .1
Education and health services
Gross job gains 1,006 878 962 1,034 967 4.8 4.1 4.5 4.8 4.4
At expanding establishments 824 726 776 867 769 3.9 3.4 3.6 4.0 3.5
At opening establishments 182 152 186 167 198 .9 .7 .9 .8 .9
Gross job losses 801 813 888 822 918 3.8 3.8 4.2 3.8 4.2
At contracting establishments 635 658 701 650 707 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.2
At closing establishments 166 155 187 172 211 .8 .7 .9 .8 1.0
Net employment change 205 65 74 212 49 1.0 .3 .3 1.0 .2
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains 1,344 1,247 1,312 1,330 1,301 8.8 8.0 8.4 8.5 8.3
At expanding establishments 1,048 1,013 1,025 1,045 1,013 6.9 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.5
At opening establishments 296 234 287 285 288 1.9 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.8
Gross job losses 1,184 1,138 1,273 1,297 1,238 7.8 7.4 8.2 8.4 7.9
At contracting establishments 977 939 1,055 1,082 1,024 6.4 6.1 6.8 7.0 6.5
At closing establishments 207 199 218 215 214 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4
Net employment change 160 109 39 33 63 1.0 .6 .2 .1 .4
Other services
Gross job gains 294 272 301 305 280 7.2 6.7 7.4 7.4 6.8
At expanding establishments 232 219 235 240 219 5.7 5.4 5.8 5.8 5.3
At opening establishments 62 53 66 65 61 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.5
Gross job losses 273 266 284 285 293 6.8 6.5 7.0 7.0 7.1
At contracting establishments 213 207 219 221 230 5.3 5.1 5.4 5.4 5.6
At closing establishments 60 59 65 64 63 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.5
Net employment change 21 6 17 20 -13 .4 .2 .4 .4 -.3
(1) Includes unclassified sector, not shown separately
