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.
2018 2018 2018 2018 2019 2018 2018 2018 2018 2019
Total private(1)
Gross job gains 7,484 7,655 7,499 7,768 7,375 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.3 5.9
At expanding establishments 6,135 6,257 6,122 6,318 6,038 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.1 4.8
At opening establishments 1,349 1,398 1,377 1,450 1,337 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1
Gross job losses 6,777 7,254 7,432 6,957 6,850 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.6 5.5
At contracting establishments 5,587 5,967 6,113 5,626 5,649 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.5
At closing establishments 1,190 1,287 1,319 1,331 1,201 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0
Net employment change 707 401 67 811 525 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.4
Goods-producing
Gross job gains 1,413 1,410 1,314 1,406 1,343 6.6 6.5 6.0 6.4 6.1
At expanding establishments 1,205 1,212 1,118 1,194 1,149 5.6 5.6 5.1 5.4 5.2
At opening establishments 208 198 196 212 194 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9
Gross job losses 1,197 1,271 1,316 1,255 1,232 5.6 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.5
At contracting establishments 1,011 1,066 1,116 1,052 1,049 4.7 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.7
At closing establishments 186 205 200 203 183 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8
Net employment change 216 139 -2 151 111 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.6
Natural resources and mining
Gross job gains 259 275 240 246 243 13.4 14.2 12.5 12.6 12.4
At expanding establishments 226 240 210 214 213 11.7 12.4 10.9 11.0 10.9
At opening establishments 33 35 30 32 30 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.5
Gross job losses 242 249 247 256 242 12.6 12.8 12.8 13.2 12.4
At contracting establishments 210 214 218 227 213 10.9 11.0 11.3 11.7 10.9
At closing establishments 32 35 29 29 29 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.5
Net employment change 17 26 -7 -10 1 0.8 1.4 -0.3 -0.6 0.0
Construction
Gross job gains 730 695 651 695 698 10.2 9.6 9.0 9.6 9.3
At expanding establishments 592 568 526 559 569 8.3 7.8 7.3 7.7 7.6
At opening establishments 138 127 125 136 129 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.7
Gross job losses 595 643 657 621 614 8.3 8.9 9.1 8.6 8.2
At contracting establishments 482 520 535 499 500 6.7 7.2 7.4 6.9 6.7
At closing establishments 113 123 122 122 114 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5
Net employment change 135 52 -6 74 84 1.9 0.7 -0.1 1.0 1.1
Manufacturing
Gross job gains 424 440 423 465 402 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.2
At expanding establishments 387 404 382 421 367 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.3 2.9
At opening establishments 37 36 41 44 35 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Gross job losses 360 379 412 378 376 2.8 3.0 3.3 3.0 2.9
At contracting establishments 319 332 363 326 336 2.5 2.6 2.9 2.6 2.6
At closing establishments 41 47 49 52 40 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Net employment change 64 61 11 87 26 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.3
Service-providing(1)
Gross job gains 6,071 6,245 6,185 6,362 6,032 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.2 5.8
At expanding establishments 4,930 5,045 5,004 5,124 4,889 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.0 4.7
At opening establishments 1,141 1,200 1,181 1,238 1,143 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1
Gross job losses 5,580 5,983 6,116 5,702 5,618 5.5 5.9 6.0 5.5 5.4
At contracting establishments 4,576 4,901 4,997 4,574 4,600 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.4 4.4
At closing establishments 1,004 1,082 1,119 1,128 1,018 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0
Net employment change 491 262 69 660 414 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.4
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains 270 277 275 279 258 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.3
At expanding establishments 222 230 223 228 214 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.6
At opening establishments 48 47 52 51 44 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.7
Gross job losses 249 251 269 245 243 4.2 4.2 4.6 4.1 4.2
At contracting establishments 195 196 211 190 192 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.3
At closing establishments 54 55 58 55 51 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9
Net employment change 21 26 6 34 15 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.1
Retail trade
Gross job gains 945 909 918 847 905 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.4 5.7
At expanding establishments 829 774 794 737 789 5.2 4.9 5.0 4.7 5.0
At opening establishments 116 135 124 110 116 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
Gross job losses 861 961 1,002 918 863 5.5 6.1 6.3 5.8 5.5
At contracting establishments 755 840 852 787 752 4.8 5.3 5.4 5.0 4.8
At closing establishments 106 121 150 131 111 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7
Net employment change 84 -52 -84 -71 42 0.4 -0.4 -0.5 -0.4 0.2
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains 267 286 313 421 281 5.2 5.5 6.0 7.8 5.2
At expanding establishments 231 245 270 365 240 4.5 4.7 5.2 6.8 4.4
At opening establishments 36 41 43 56 41 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.8
Gross job losses 327 254 256 239 346 6.4 4.9 4.9 4.5 6.3
At contracting establishments 293 217 219 198 311 5.7 4.2 4.2 3.7 5.7
At closing establishments 34 37 37 41 35 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.6
Net employment change -60 32 57 182 -65 -1.2 0.6 1.1 3.3 -1.1
Utilities
Gross job gains 11 13 12 12 12 2.0 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.2
At expanding establishments 10 11 10 11 11 1.8 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.0
At opening establishments 1 2 2 1 1 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2
Gross job losses 11 15 13 14 13 2.0 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.4
At contracting establishments 10 13 12 12 12 1.8 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2
At closing establishments 1 2 1 2 1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2
Net employment change 0 -2 -1 -2 -1 0.0 -0.3 -0.2 -0.4 -0.2
Information
Gross job gains 156 160 150 145 175 5.6 5.7 5.3 5.1 6.2
At expanding establishments 131 134 122 116 139 4.7 4.8 4.3 4.1 4.9
At opening establishments 25 26 28 29 36 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.3
Gross job losses 148 167 156 150 145 5.3 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.2
At contracting establishments 123 139 129 121 120 4.4 4.9 4.6 4.3 4.3
At closing establishments 25 28 27 29 25 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9
Net employment change 8 -7 -6 -5 30 0.3 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 1.0
Financial activities
Gross job gains 360 395 381 394 362 4.4 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.4
At expanding establishments 285 313 299 299 290 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.5
At opening establishments 75 82 82 95 72 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.9
Gross job losses 350 357 387 376 343 4.3 4.4 4.8 4.6 4.2
At contracting establishments 268 276 300 286 261 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.2
At closing establishments 82 81 87 90 82 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0
Net employment change 10 38 -6 18 19 0.1 0.4 -0.2 0.2 0.2
Professional and business services
Gross job gains 1,357 1,471 1,438 1,508 1,318 6.5 7.0 6.8 7.2 6.3
At expanding establishments 1,101 1,196 1,158 1,199 1,074 5.3 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.1
At opening establishments 256 275 280 309 244 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.2
Gross job losses 1,279 1,374 1,368 1,352 1,318 6.2 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.2
At contracting establishments 1,029 1,098 1,099 1,061 1,065 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0
At closing establishments 250 276 269 291 253 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.2
Net employment change 78 97 70 156 0 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.1
Education and health services
Gross job gains 998 1,015 1,014 1,004 1,003 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4
At expanding establishments 813 820 836 816 823 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6
At opening establishments 185 195 178 188 180 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
Gross job losses 843 934 917 868 851 3.7 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.7
At contracting establishments 676 758 739 686 673 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.9
At closing establishments 167 176 178 182 178 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Net employment change 155 81 97 136 152 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.7
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains 1,360 1,353 1,344 1,406 1,338 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.6 8.2
At expanding establishments 1,069 1,065 1,049 1,110 1,064 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.8 6.5
At opening establishments 291 288 295 296 274 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7
Gross job losses 1,208 1,364 1,418 1,230 1,198 7.5 8.4 8.7 7.6 7.3
At contracting establishments 1,005 1,136 1,186 1,004 992 6.2 7.0 7.3 6.2 6.0
At closing establishments 203 228 232 226 206 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3
Net employment change 152 -11 -74 176 140 0.9 0.0 -0.4 1.0 0.9
Other services
Gross job gains 299 318 301 304 299 7.1 7.5 7.1 7.2 7.0
At expanding establishments 232 250 236 237 235 5.5 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.5
At opening establishments 67 68 65 67 64 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5
Gross job losses 279 286 308 291 276 6.7 6.8 7.3 6.9 6.5
At contracting establishments 217 223 244 224 216 5.2 5.3 5.8 5.3 5.1
At closing establishments 62 63 64 67 60 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4
Net employment change 20 32 -7 13 23 0.4 0.7 -0.2 0.3 0.5
(1) Includes unclassified sector, not shown separately.
