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(2,3) gains losses change gains losses change gains losses change gains losses
2007 March 478 6,333 5,855 173 3,445 3,272 98 1,158 1,060 207 1,730 1,523
June 163 6,239 6,076 -33 3,330 3,363 99 1,171 1,072 97 1,738 1,641
September -215 5,920 6,135 -116 3,263 3,379 -34 1,079 1,113 -65 1,578 1,643
December 270 6,251 5,981 10 3,317 3,307 56 1,139 1,083 204 1,795 1,591
2008 March -274 5,831 6,105 -152 3,235 3,387 -11 1,079 1,090 -111 1,517 1,628
June -548 5,850 6,398 -287 3,174 3,461 -44 1,090 1,134 -217 1,586 1,803
September -956 5,532 6,488 -343 3,051 3,394 -140 1,020 1,160 -473 1,461 1,934
December -1,886 5,338 7,224 -689 2,910 3,599 -375 947 1,322 -822 1,481 2,303
2009 March -2,638 4,617 7,255 -983 2,721 3,704 -616 810 1,426 -1,039 1,086 2,125
June -1,763 5,169 6,932 -474 2,946 3,420 -281 950 1,231 -1,008 1,273 2,281
September -906 5,164 6,070 -372 2,826 3,198 -110 932 1,042 -424 1,406 1,830
December -317 5,403 5,720 -159 2,940 3,099 -45 962 1,007 -113 1,501 1,614
2010 March -234 5,115 5,349 -195 2,863 3,058 -2 914 916 -37 1,338 1,375
June 664 5,805 5,141 235 3,093 2,858 204 1,071 867 225 1,641 1,416
September 226 5,525 5,299 26 2,946 2,920 87 998 911 113 1,581 1,468
December 502 5,781 5,279 92 3,051 2,959 92 1,034 942 318 1,696 1,378
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 588 5,743 5,155 221 3,078 2,857 155 1,027 872 212 1,638 1,426
June 649 5,912 5,263 221 3,084 2,863 137 1,074 937 291 1,754 1,463
September 439 5,748 5,309 208 3,054 2,846 62 1,017 955 169 1,677 1,508
December 651 5,894 5,243 131 3,026 2,895 108 1,036 928 412 1,832 1,420
2014 March 459 5,662 5,203 248 3,077 2,829 153 1,034 881 58 1,551 1,493
June 888 6,142 5,254 299 3,179 2,880 216 1,123 907 373 1,840 1,467
September 502 5,845 5,343 168 3,051 2,883 102 1,058 956 232 1,736 1,504
December 987 6,166 5,179 225 3,111 2,886 157 1,087 930 605 1,968 1,363
2015 March 237 5,664 5,427 181 3,102 2,921 79 1,022 943 -23 1,540 1,563
June 834 6,256 5,422 316 3,197 2,881 189 1,135 946 329 1,924 1,595
September 381 5,884 5,503 113 3,038 2,925 59 1,038 979 209 1,808 1,599
December 895 6,270 5,375 250 3,183 2,933 101 1,078 977 544 2,009 1,465
2016 March 273 5,743 5,470 220 3,124 2,904 60 1,015 955 -7 1,604 1,611
June 300 6,051 5,751 64 3,125 3,061 116 1,109 993 120 1,817 1,697
September 665 6,229 5,564 147 3,135 2,988 80 1,080 1,000 438 2,014 1,576
December 326 5,920 5,594 88 3,076 2,988 52 1,033 981 186 1,811 1,625
2017 March 686 5,952 5,266 369 3,206 2,837 197 1,077 880 120 1,669 1,549
June 511 6,193 5,682 143 3,135 2,992 153 1,133 980 215 1,925 1,710
September -197 5,786 5,983 -176 2,948 3,124 -57 1,010 1,067 36 1,828 1,792
(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.
(2) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.
(3) Net change totals for firm-level data shown differ from the establishment-level data due to independent seasonal adjustment of the series.
NOTE: See http://www.bls.gov/bdm/bdmfirmsize.htm for additional firm size class data.
