Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses by firm size, seasonally adjusted
(In thousands)
Total private by firm(1) Firm size 1 - 49 employees Firm size 50 - 249 employees Firm size 250 or more employees
Year 3 months Net Gross job Net Gross job Net Gross job Net Gross job
ended change gains losses change gains losses change gains losses change gains losses
2011 March 340 5,375 5,035 99 2,983 2,884 122 971 849 119 1,421 1,302
June 537 5,746 5,209 190 3,073 2,883 169 1,063 894 178 1,610 1,432
September 852 5,974 5,122 272 3,137 2,865 171 1,066 895 409 1,771 1,362
December 297 5,585 5,288 45 2,970 2,925 44 981 937 208 1,634 1,426
2012 March 972 5,904 4,932 388 3,173 2,785 220 1,054 834 364 1,677 1,313
June 612 5,828 5,216 174 3,039 2,865 158 1,074 916 280 1,715 1,435
September 226 5,581 5,355 55 2,963 2,908 54 1,006 952 117 1,612 1,495
December 637 5,779 5,142 180 3,025 2,845 94 1,014 920 363 1,740 1,377
2013 March 582 5,743 5,161 212 3,071 2,859 156 1,029 873 214 1,643 1,429
June 650 5,906 5,256 226 3,085 2,859 135 1,071 936 289 1,750 1,461
September 473 5,764 5,291 225 3,063 2,838 69 1,021 952 179 1,680 1,501
December 631 5,886 5,255 122 3,021 2,899 105 1,034 929 404 1,831 1,427
2014 March 442 5,665 5,223 231 3,070 2,839 149 1,035 886 62 1,560 1,498
June 893 6,134 5,241 302 3,178 2,876 214 1,119 905 377 1,837 1,460
September 560 5,865 5,305 197 3,064 2,867 117 1,066 949 246 1,735 1,489
December 951 6,155 5,204 212 3,105 2,893 150 1,085 935 589 1,965 1,376
2015 March 226 5,677 5,451 168 3,098 2,930 75 1,025 950 -17 1,554 1,571
June 846 6,243 5,397 323 3,196 2,873 187 1,128 941 336 1,919 1,583
September 456 5,914 5,458 148 3,057 2,909 79 1,047 968 229 1,810 1,581
December 830 6,245 5,415 227 3,172 2,945 90 1,074 984 513 1,999 1,486
2016 March 254 5,754 5,500 191 3,114 2,923 59 1,022 963 4 1,618 1,614
June 331 6,048 5,717 74 3,123 3,049 114 1,101 987 143 1,824 1,681
September 752 6,266 5,514 192 3,160 2,968 102 1,089 987 458 2,017 1,559
December 245 5,886 5,641 71 3,065 2,994 37 1,026 989 137 1,795 1,658
2017 March 658 6,000 5,342 341 3,232 2,891 190 1,084 894 127 1,684 1,557
June 543 6,203 5,660 150 3,160 3,010 145 1,123 978 248 1,920 1,672
September -100 5,833 5,933 -111 2,999 3,110 -44 1,014 1,058 55 1,820 1,765
December 831 6,199 5,368 241 3,189 2,948 149 1,086 937 441 1,924 1,483
2018 March 731 6,062 5,331 297 3,210 2,913 164 1,071 907 270 1,781 1,511
June 454 6,188 5,734 136 3,191 3,055 151 1,129 978 167 1,868 1,701
September 33 5,985 5,952 -90 3,027 3,117 -25 1,030 1,055 148 1,928 1,780
December 698 6,109 5,411 208 3,177 2,969 141 1,080 939 349 1,852 1,503
2019 March 572 6,003 5,431 259 3,190 2,931 153 1,064 911 160 1,749 1,589
June 204 6,142 5,938 58 3,157 3,099 93 1,118 1,025 53 1,867 1,814
September -1 5,874 5,875 -15 3,044 3,059 -27 1,019 1,046 41 1,811 1,770
December 682 6,214 5,532 214 3,191 2,977 99 1,067 968 369 1,956 1,587
2020 March -610 5,659 6,269 -368 3,026 3,394 -102 967 1,069 -140 1,666 1,806
June -15,320 4,494 19,814 -4,700 2,552 7,252 -2,819 579 3,398 -7,801 1,363 9,164
September 4,040 9,459 5,419 1,505 4,483 2,978 542 1,423 881 1,993 3,553 1,560
December 1,893 7,092 5,199 521 3,496 2,975 351 1,193 842 1,021 2,403 1,382
2021 March 1,755 6,798 5,043 949 3,590 2,641 217 1,094 877 589 2,114 1,525
June 920 6,614 5,694 698 3,493 2,795 204 1,137 933 18 1,984 1,966
September 1,280 7,112 5,832 298 3,475 3,177 229 1,189 960 753 2,448 1,695
December 2,736 7,653 4,917 896 3,748 2,852 474 1,314 840 1,366 2,591 1,225
(1) Total gross job gains and gross job losses by firm are lower than total gross job gains and gross job losses by establishment, as some
establishment gains and losses within a firm are offset during the aggregation process.
NOTE: Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses. Net change totals for the firm-level data differ from
the establishment-level data due to independent seasonal adjustment. The unit of analysis section in the technical note provides additional detail.
See www.bls.gov/bdm/bdmfirmsize.htm for more detailed firm size class data.
United States Department of Labor
