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
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 536 5,998 5,462 254 3,191 2,937 151 1,064 913 131 1,743 1,612
June 269 6,157 5,888 64 3,161 3,097 104 1,121 1,017 101 1,875 1,774
September 13 5,865 5,852 4 3,050 3,046 -30 1,017 1,047 39 1,798 1,759
December 660 6,206 5,546 195 3,180 2,985 94 1,065 971 371 1,961 1,590
2020 March -707 5,590 6,297 -382 3,023 3,405 -104 968 1,072 -221 1,599 1,820
June -15,021 4,510 19,531 -4,666 2,561 7,227 -2,793 581 3,374 -7,562 1,368 8,930
September 4,039 9,434 5,395 1,530 4,489 2,959 543 1,423 880 1,966 3,522 1,556
December 1,871 7,079 5,208 488 3,480 2,992 343 1,188 845 1,040 2,411 1,371
2021 March 1,792 6,871 5,079 960 3,636 2,676 221 1,101 880 611 2,134 1,523
June 1,030 6,656 5,626 744 3,529 2,785 218 1,143 925 68 1,984 1,916
September 1,439 7,152 5,713 410 3,532 3,122 257 1,197 940 772 2,423 1,651
December 2,756 7,660 4,904 896 3,761 2,865 465 1,304 839 1,395 2,595 1,200
2022 March 1,619 6,966 5,347 299 3,384 3,085 271 1,163 892 1,049 2,419 1,370
June 346 6,594 6,248 194 3,357 3,163 143 1,154 1,011 9 2,083 2,074
September 1,391 7,111 5,720 86 3,325 3,239 260 1,236 976 1,045 2,550 1,505
December 480 6,303 5,823 188 3,298 3,110 153 1,128 975 139 1,877 1,738
2023 March 1,124 6,618 5,494 348 3,393 3,045 291 1,198 907 485 2,027 1,542
June 320 6,455 6,135 36 3,257 3,221 140 1,169 1,029 144 2,029 1,885
September -111 6,035 6,146 -109 3,101 3,210 6 1,055 1,049 -8 1,879 1,887
December 350 6,142 5,792 245 3,272 3,027 113 1,104 991 -8 1,766 1,774
2024 March 644 6,188 5,544 123 3,180 3,057 120 1,094 974 401 1,914 1,513
June -125 5,981 6,106 -177 3,070 3,247 69 1,096 1,027 -17 1,815 1,832
September 38 6,057 6,019 -96 3,130 3,226 -31 1,033 1,064 165 1,894 1,729
December 250 6,079 5,829 140 3,195 3,055 118 1,097 979 -8 1,787 1,795
2025 March 333 5,923 5,590 88 3,113 3,025 -22 991 1,013 267 1,819 1,552
(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
