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
2006 March 782 6,460 5,678 312 3,538 3,226 211 1,216 1,005 259 1,706 1,447
June 369 6,329 5,960 111 3,425 3,314 102 1,179 1,077 156 1,725 1,569
September 86 6,120 6,034 -5 3,334 3,339 48 1,133 1,085 43 1,653 1,610
December 446 6,388 5,942 137 3,406 3,269 80 1,153 1,073 229 1,829 1,600
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 975 5,903 4,928 397 3,178 2,781 221 1,055 834 357 1,670 1,313
June 605 5,828 5,223 170 3,039 2,869 160 1,076 916 275 1,713 1,438
September 245 5,595 5,350 57 2,965 2,908 55 1,007 952 133 1,623 1,490
December 623 5,767 5,144 174 3,019 2,845 90 1,011 921 359 1,737 1,378
2013 March 593 5,741 5,148 230 3,082 2,852 156 1,026 870 207 1,633 1,426
June 642 5,909 5,267 219 3,084 2,865 138 1,075 937 285 1,750 1,465
September 458 5,764 5,306 210 3,056 2,846 62 1,018 956 186 1,690 1,504
December 632 5,881 5,249 126 3,021 2,895 100 1,031 931 406 1,829 1,423
2014 March 469 5,663 5,194 260 3,084 2,824 154 1,033 879 55 1,546 1,491
June 878 6,140 5,262 293 3,177 2,884 218 1,125 907 367 1,838 1,471
September 516 5,858 5,342 168 3,052 2,884 102 1,059 957 246 1,747 1,501
December 969 6,154 5,185 218 3,107 2,889 151 1,083 932 600 1,964 1,364
2015 March 244 5,662 5,418 191 3,106 2,915 81 1,022 941 -28 1,534 1,562
June 823 6,253 5,430 312 3,197 2,885 191 1,136 945 320 1,920 1,600
September 397 5,898 5,501 114 3,040 2,926 58 1,038 980 225 1,820 1,595
December 882 6,258 5,376 247 3,179 2,932 98 1,075 977 537 2,004 1,467
2016 March 224 5,624 5,400 175 3,020 2,845 57 1,002 945 -8 1,602 1,610
June 302 6,072 5,770 72 3,133 3,061 116 1,111 995 114 1,828 1,714
September 681 6,223 5,542 133 3,106 2,973 84 1,082 998 464 2,035 1,571
(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.
