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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 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 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 222 5,669 5,447 166 3,096 2,930 76 1,024 948 -20 1,549 1,569 June 838 6,248 5,410 319 3,197 2,878 188 1,131 943 331 1,920 1,589 September 446 5,905 5,459 146 3,053 2,907 75 1,045 970 225 1,807 1,582 December 860 6,261 5,401 237 3,178 2,941 96 1,077 981 527 2,006 1,479 2016 March 254 5,747 5,493 204 3,118 2,914 56 1,017 961 -6 1,612 1,618 June 305 6,040 5,735 67 3,123 3,056 113 1,103 990 125 1,814 1,689 September 728 6,251 5,523 180 3,151 2,971 94 1,086 992 454 2,014 1,560 December 288 5,909 5,621 72 3,068 2,996 47 1,032 985 169 1,809 1,640 2017 March 663 5,994 5,331 359 3,239 2,880 187 1,078 891 117 1,677 1,560 June 516 6,193 5,677 143 3,158 3,015 146 1,127 981 227 1,908 1,681 September -120 5,821 5,941 -121 2,992 3,113 -51 1,012 1,063 52 1,817 1,765 December 871 6,222 5,351 240 3,192 2,952 159 1,092 933 472 1,938 1,466 2018 March 729 6,050 5,321 310 3,212 2,902 159 1,064 905 260 1,774 1,514 June 426 6,179 5,753 128 3,189 3,061 150 1,132 982 148 1,858 1,710 September 10 5,970 5,960 -102 3,019 3,121 -33 1,026 1,059 145 1,925 1,780 December 739 6,132 5,393 210 3,182 2,972 151 1,085 934 378 1,865 1,487 2019 March 579 5,944 5,365 280 3,159 2,879 150 1,054 904 149 1,731 1,582 (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.