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
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 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 455 5,666 5,211 240 3,073 2,833 152 1,035 883 63 1,558 1,495
June 887 6,136 5,249 300 3,179 2,879 215 1,121 906 372 1,836 1,464
September 536 5,860 5,324 185 3,060 2,875 110 1,063 953 241 1,737 1,496
December 967 6,158 5,191 217 3,107 2,890 154 1,086 932 596 1,965 1,369
2015 March 230 5,665 5,435 172 3,097 2,925 77 1,022 945 -19 1,546 1,565
June 833 6,252 5,419 318 3,199 2,881 189 1,133 944 326 1,920 1,594
September 417 5,899 5,482 133 3,048 2,915 65 1,041 976 219 1,810 1,591
December 879 6,267 5,388 242 3,179 2,937 98 1,077 979 539 2,011 1,472
2016 March 265 5,746 5,481 213 3,121 2,908 58 1,016 958 -6 1,609 1,615
June 302 6,046 5,744 66 3,126 3,060 115 1,106 991 121 1,814 1,693
September 701 6,245 5,544 164 3,143 2,979 88 1,084 996 449 2,018 1,569
December 302 5,912 5,610 76 3,070 2,994 50 1,033 983 176 1,809 1,633
2017 March 674 5,992 5,318 367 3,241 2,874 189 1,077 888 118 1,674 1,556
June 513 6,198 5,685 143 3,162 3,019 146 1,128 982 224 1,908 1,684
September -153 5,812 5,965 -136 2,985 3,121 -60 1,009 1,069 43 1,818 1,775
December 885 6,224 5,339 245 3,194 2,949 161 1,092 931 479 1,938 1,459
2018 March 779 6,021 5,242 334 3,182 2,848 167 1,061 894 278 1,778 1,500
June 458 6,169 5,711 137 3,171 3,034 154 1,132 978 167 1,866 1,699
September -19 5,948 5,967 -131 2,987 3,118 -37 1,025 1,062 149 1,936 1,787
December 746 6,119 5,373 199 3,161 2,962 147 1,084 937 400 1,874 1,474
(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.
