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
June 187 6,111 5,924 55 3,137 3,082 93 1,119 1,026 39 1,855 1,816
(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
