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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
                                   2023     2023     2023     2024     2024    2023    2023    2023    2024    2024
Total private(1)

Gross job gains                   8,129    7,700    7,902    7,608    7,591     6.2     5.9     6.0     5.7     5.8
 At expanding establishments      6,521    6,116    6,262    6,131    6,040     5.0     4.7     4.8     4.6     4.6
 At opening establishments        1,608    1,584    1,640    1,477    1,551     1.2     1.2     1.2     1.1     1.2
Gross job losses                  7,784    7,758    7,499    7,115    7,754     5.9     6.0     5.7     5.4     5.9
 At contracting establishments    6,316    6,237    5,995    5,714    6,162     4.8     4.8     4.6     4.3     4.7
 At closing establishments        1,468    1,521    1,504    1,401    1,592     1.1     1.2     1.1     1.1     1.2
Net employment change               345      -58      403      493     -163     0.3    -0.1     0.3     0.3    -0.1
 
Goods-producing

Gross job gains                   1,369    1,255    1,319    1,357    1,248     6.0     5.5     5.8     6.0     5.4
 At expanding establishments      1,156    1,044    1,097    1,161    1,055     5.1     4.6     4.8     5.1     4.6
 At opening establishments          213      211      222      196      193     0.9     0.9     1.0     0.9     0.8
Gross job losses                  1,327    1,324    1,300    1,226    1,332     5.9     5.9     5.7     5.4     5.8
 At contracting establishments    1,107    1,106    1,091    1,021    1,101     4.9     4.9     4.8     4.5     4.8
 At closing establishments          220      218      209      205      231     1.0     1.0     0.9     0.9     1.0
Net employment change                42      -69       19      131      -84     0.1    -0.4     0.1     0.6    -0.4
 
Natural resources and mining

Gross job gains                     252      223      207      230      217    13.7    12.1    11.2    12.3    11.8
 At expanding establishments        220      193      175      205      190    12.0    10.5     9.5    11.0    10.3
 At opening establishments           32       30       32       25       27     1.7     1.6     1.7     1.3     1.5
Gross job losses                    207      219      242      223      208    11.3    11.9    13.1    12.0    11.3
 At contracting establishments      179      191      214      195      180     9.8    10.4    11.6    10.5     9.8
 At closing establishments           28       28       28       28       28     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Net employment change                45        4      -35        7        9     2.4     0.2    -1.9     0.3     0.5
 
Construction

Gross job gains                     678      634      695      720      634     8.5     8.0     8.7     8.9     7.8
 At expanding establishments        546      501      553      593      514     6.8     6.3     6.9     7.3     6.3
 At opening establishments          132      133      142      127      120     1.7     1.7     1.8     1.6     1.5
Gross job losses                    668      645      621      596      692     8.4     8.2     7.8     7.3     8.5
 At contracting establishments      528      511      494      470      546     6.6     6.5     6.2     5.8     6.7
 At closing establishments          140      134      127      126      146     1.8     1.7     1.6     1.5     1.8
Net employment change                10      -11       74      124      -58     0.1    -0.2     0.9     1.6    -0.7
 
Manufacturing

Gross job gains                     439      398      417      407      397     3.4     3.1     3.3     3.1     3.1
 At expanding establishments        390      350      369      363      351     3.0     2.7     2.9     2.8     2.7
 At opening establishments           49       48       48       44       46     0.4     0.4     0.4     0.3     0.4
Gross job losses                    452      460      437      407      432     3.5     3.5     3.4     3.2     3.3
 At contracting establishments      400      404      383      356      375     3.1     3.1     3.0     2.8     2.9
 At closing establishments           52       56       54       51       57     0.4     0.4     0.4     0.4     0.4
Net employment change               -13      -62      -20        0      -35    -0.1    -0.4    -0.1    -0.1    -0.2
 
Service-providing(1)

Gross job gains                   6,760    6,445    6,583    6,251    6,343     6.2     6.0     6.0     5.7     5.8
 At expanding establishments      5,365    5,072    5,165    4,970    4,985     4.9     4.7     4.7     4.5     4.6
 At opening establishments        1,395    1,373    1,418    1,281    1,358     1.3     1.3     1.3     1.2     1.2
Gross job losses                  6,457    6,434    6,199    5,889    6,422     6.0     5.9     5.7     5.4     5.8
 At contracting establishments    5,209    5,131    4,904    4,693    5,061     4.8     4.7     4.5     4.3     4.6
 At closing establishments        1,248    1,303    1,295    1,196    1,361     1.2     1.2     1.2     1.1     1.2
Net employment change               303       11      384      362      -79     0.2     0.1     0.3     0.3     0.0
 
Wholesale trade

Gross job gains                     282      266      276      261      257     4.6     4.3     4.5     4.3     4.2
 At expanding establishments        231      215      222      214      208     3.8     3.5     3.6     3.5     3.4
 At opening establishments           51       51       54       47       49     0.8     0.8     0.9     0.8     0.8
Gross job losses                    261      260      255      253      269     4.3     4.2     4.1     4.1     4.4
 At contracting establishments      205      202      198      196      208     3.4     3.3     3.2     3.2     3.4
 At closing establishments           56       58       57       57       61     0.9     0.9     0.9     0.9     1.0
Net employment change                21        6       21        8      -12     0.3     0.1     0.4     0.2    -0.2
 
Retail trade

Gross job gains                     867      841      762      826      803     5.5     5.4     5.0     5.3     5.1
 At expanding establishments        742      721      642      716      689     4.7     4.6     4.2     4.6     4.4
 At opening establishments          125      120      120      110      114     0.8     0.8     0.8     0.7     0.7
Gross job losses                    898      906      873      725      874     5.7     5.8     5.7     4.7     5.6
 At contracting establishments      783      777      753      615      746     5.0     5.0     4.9     4.0     4.8
 At closing establishments          115      129      120      110      128     0.7     0.8     0.8     0.7     0.8
Net employment change               -31      -65     -111      101      -71    -0.2    -0.4    -0.7     0.6    -0.5
 
Transportation and warehousing

Gross job gains                     332      345      504      272      294     5.2     5.3     7.7     4.1     4.6
 At expanding establishments        281      291      449      232      249     4.4     4.5     6.9     3.5     3.9
 At opening establishments           51       54       55       40       45     0.8     0.8     0.8     0.6     0.7
Gross job losses                    373      344      292      452      338     5.8     5.4     4.5     6.9     5.3
 At contracting establishments      321      293      241      406      287     5.0     4.6     3.7     6.2     4.5
 At closing establishments           52       51       51       46       51     0.8     0.8     0.8     0.7     0.8
Net employment change               -41        1      212     -180      -44    -0.6    -0.1     3.2    -2.8    -0.7
 
Utilities

Gross job gains                      21       19       19       15       16     3.6     3.2     3.3     2.5     2.7
 At expanding establishments         19       17       16       13       13     3.3     2.9     2.8     2.2     2.2
 At opening establishments            2        2        3        2        3     0.3     0.3     0.5     0.3     0.5
Gross job losses                     16       13       15       13       16     2.7     2.2     2.6     2.2     2.7
 At contracting establishments       14       11       12       11       14     2.4     1.9     2.1     1.9     2.4
 At closing establishments            2        2        3        2        2     0.3     0.3     0.5     0.3     0.3
Net employment change                 5        6        4        2        0     0.9     1.0     0.7     0.3     0.0
 
Information

Gross job gains                     149      134      157      146      130     5.0     4.6     5.4     5.0     4.5
 At expanding establishments        116       97      122      120      101     3.9     3.3     4.2     4.1     3.5
 At opening establishments           33       37       35       26       29     1.1     1.3     1.2     0.9     1.0
Gross job losses                    221      197      160      139      175     7.4     6.7     5.5     4.8     6.0
 At contracting establishments      183      158      127      111      136     6.1     5.4     4.4     3.8     4.7
 At closing establishments           38       39       33       28       39     1.3     1.3     1.1     1.0     1.3
Net employment change               -72      -63       -3        7      -45    -2.4    -2.1    -0.1     0.2    -1.5
 
Financial activities

Gross job gains                     451      395      399      363      396     5.2     4.5     4.6     4.2     4.6
 At expanding establishments        354      298      291      284      304     4.1     3.4     3.4     3.3     3.5
 At opening establishments           97       97      108       79       92     1.1     1.1     1.2     0.9     1.1
Gross job losses                    412      420      425      383      387     4.8     4.8     4.9     4.4     4.5
 At contracting establishments      311      314      323      286      278     3.6     3.6     3.7     3.3     3.2
 At closing establishments          101      106      102       97      109     1.2     1.2     1.2     1.1     1.3
Net employment change                39      -25      -26      -20        9     0.4    -0.3    -0.3    -0.2     0.1
 
Professional and business services

Gross job gains                   1,516    1,445    1,426    1,364    1,437     6.7     6.3     6.4     6.0     6.4
 At expanding establishments      1,183    1,120    1,098    1,087    1,120     5.2     4.9     4.9     4.8     5.0
 At opening establishments          333      325      328      277      317     1.5     1.4     1.5     1.2     1.4
Gross job losses                  1,583    1,546    1,550    1,351    1,523     7.0     6.8     6.9     6.0     6.8
 At contracting establishments    1,264    1,209    1,216    1,050    1,193     5.6     5.3     5.4     4.7     5.3
 At closing establishments          319      337      334      301      330     1.4     1.5     1.5     1.3     1.5
Net employment change               -67     -101     -124       13      -86    -0.3    -0.5    -0.5     0.0    -0.4
 
Education and health services

Gross job gains                   1,274    1,246    1,184    1,196    1,221     5.3     5.1     4.8     4.8     4.9
 At expanding establishments      1,034    1,010      937      975      973     4.3     4.1     3.8     3.9     3.9
 At opening establishments          240      236      247      221      248     1.0     1.0     1.0     0.9     1.0
Gross job losses                    980      971    1,024      921    1,073     4.1     3.9     4.2     3.6     4.2
 At contracting establishments      772      747      758      709      815     3.2     3.0     3.1     2.8     3.2
 At closing establishments          208      224      266      212      258     0.9     0.9     1.1     0.8     1.0
Net employment change               294      275      160      275      148     1.2     1.2     0.6     1.2     0.7
 
Leisure and hospitality

Gross job gains                   1,443    1,363    1,460    1,360    1,368     8.8     8.3     8.8     8.1     8.2
 At expanding establishments      1,133    1,052    1,131    1,067    1,065     6.9     6.4     6.8     6.4     6.4
 At opening establishments          310      311      329      293      303     1.9     1.9     2.0     1.7     1.8
Gross job losses                  1,375    1,436    1,278    1,315    1,421     8.3     8.8     7.7     7.8     8.5
 At contracting establishments    1,121    1,179    1,047    1,073    1,141     6.8     7.2     6.3     6.4     6.8
 At closing establishments          254      257      231      242      280     1.5     1.6     1.4     1.4     1.7
Net employment change                68      -73      182       45      -53     0.5    -0.5     1.1     0.3    -0.3
 
Other services

Gross job gains                     337      315      320      312      323     7.7     7.2     7.2     7.0     7.3
 At expanding establishments        258      238      244      244      248     5.9     5.4     5.5     5.5     5.6
 At opening establishments           79       77       76       68       75     1.8     1.8     1.7     1.5     1.7
Gross job losses                    298      303      290      298      313     6.9     6.9     6.6     6.8     7.0
 At contracting establishments      225      229      219      225      233     5.2     5.2     5.0     5.1     5.2
 At closing establishments           73       74       71       73       80     1.7     1.7     1.6     1.7     1.8
Net employment change                39       12       30       14       10     0.8     0.3     0.6     0.2     0.3
 
(1) Includes unclassified sector, not shown separately.
Last Modified Date: January 29, 2025