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
September -246 5,925 6,171 -204 3,019 3,223 -26 1,034 1,060 -16 1,872 1,888
December 292 6,094 5,802 221 3,232 3,011 112 1,099 987 -41 1,763 1,804
(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
