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Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses by firm size, seasonally adjusted

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

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          662        6,007    5,345         346       3,236    2,890         191       1,085      894         125       1,686    1,561
      June           570        6,216    5,646         145       3,161    3,016         151       1,127      976         274       1,928    1,654
      September      -90        5,826    5,916        -100       2,999    3,099         -44       1,013    1,057          54       1,814    1,760
      December       804        6,185    5,381         235       3,184    2,949         142       1,082      940         427       1,919    1,492
 
2018  March          729        6,072    5,343         297       3,210    2,913         164       1,071      907         268       1,791    1,523
      June           515        6,214    5,699         134       3,194    3,060         162       1,135      973         219       1,885    1,666
      September       24        5,967    5,943         -83       3,027    3,110         -34       1,025    1,059         141       1,915    1,774
      December       663        6,087    5,424         198       3,171    2,973         138       1,076      938         327       1,840    1,513
 
2019  March          572        6,016    5,444         260       3,191    2,931         155       1,066      911         157       1,759    1,602
      June           269        6,170    5,901          58       3,161    3,103         106       1,124    1,018         105       1,885    1,780
      September      -10        5,856    5,866          -6       3,044    3,050         -36       1,014    1,050          32       1,798    1,766
      December       647        6,192    5,545         205       3,186    2,981          93       1,062      969         349       1,944    1,595
 
2020  March         -653        5,612    6,265        -367       3,026    3,393        -100         969    1,069        -186       1,617    1,803
      June       -15,093        4,515   19,608      -4,705       2,557    7,262      -2,796         582    3,378      -7,592       1,376    8,968
      September    4,020        9,428    5,408       1,515       4,482    2,967         532       1,417      885       1,973       3,529    1,556
      December     1,852        7,065    5,213         506       3,488    2,982         348       1,189      841         998       2,388    1,390
 
2021  March        1,840        6,896    5,056         973       3,641    2,668         224       1,101      877         643       2,154    1,511
      June         1,016        6,664    5,648         724       3,523    2,799         220       1,146      926          72       1,995    1,923
      September    1,418        7,143    5,725         396       3,526    3,130         247       1,192      945         775       2,425    1,650
      December     2,734        7,641    4,907         913       3,769    2,856         468       1,303      835       1,353       2,569    1,216
 
2022  March        1,671        6,994    5,323         312       3,388    3,076         274       1,163      889       1,085       2,443    1,358
      June           329        6,604    6,275         174       3,353    3,179         144       1,157    1,013          11       2,094    2,083
      September    1,369        7,105    5,736          71       3,321    3,250         248       1,230      982       1,050       2,554    1,504
      December       460        6,291    5,831         206       3,305    3,099         157       1,128      971          97       1,858    1,761
 
2023  March        1,104        6,556    5,452         317       3,333    3,016         275       1,184      909         512       2,039    1,527
      June           283        6,450    6,167           0       3,237    3,237         133       1,170    1,037         150       2,043    1,893
 
(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.
Last Modified Date: January 30, 2024