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Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses by firm size, seasonally adjusted

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

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          536        5,998    5,462         254       3,191    2,937         151       1,064      913         131       1,743    1,612
      June           269        6,157    5,888          64       3,161    3,097         104       1,121    1,017         101       1,875    1,774
      September       13        5,865    5,852           4       3,050    3,046         -30       1,017    1,047          39       1,798    1,759
      December       660        6,206    5,546         195       3,180    2,985          94       1,065      971         371       1,961    1,590
 
2020  March         -689        5,595    6,284        -373       3,027    3,400        -103         968    1,071        -213       1,600    1,813
      June       -15,060        4,506   19,566      -4,689       2,557    7,246      -2,793         581    3,374      -7,578       1,368    8,946
      September    4,049        9,442    5,393       1,531       4,492    2,961         539       1,421      882       1,979       3,529    1,550
      December     1,870        7,083    5,213         498       3,483    2,985         348       1,191      843       1,024       2,409    1,385
 
2021  March        1,804        6,872    5,068         968       3,639    2,671         220       1,099      879         616       2,134    1,518
      June         1,015        6,650    5,635         731       3,523    2,792         218       1,143      925          66       1,984    1,918
      September    1,445        7,156    5,711         409       3,534    3,125         254       1,196      942         782       2,426    1,644
      December     2,754        7,661    4,907         903       3,762    2,859         469       1,306      837       1,382       2,593    1,211
 
2022  March        1,633        6,970    5,337         308       3,389    3,081         270       1,161      891       1,055       2,420    1,365
      June           329        6,591    6,262         180       3,353    3,173         144       1,155    1,011           5       2,083    2,078
      September    1,394        7,115    5,721          83       3,327    3,244         256       1,234      978       1,055       2,554    1,499
      December       475        6,306    5,831         197       3,299    3,102         157       1,131      974         121       1,876    1,755
 
2023  March        1,139        6,623    5,484         359       3,398    3,039         289       1,196      907         491       2,029    1,538
      June           304        6,450    6,146          22       3,252    3,230         141       1,169    1,028         141       2,029    1,888
      September     -106        6,037    6,143        -114       3,101    3,215           2       1,053    1,051           6       1,883    1,877
      December       341        6,143    5,802         252       3,273    3,021         115       1,106      991         -26       1,764    1,790
 
2024  March          582        6,106    5,524          71       3,115    3,044         105       1,084      979         406       1,907    1,501
      June          -227        5,953    6,180        -259       3,033    3,292          57       1,094    1,037         -25       1,826    1,851
 
(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.
Last Modified Date: January 29, 2025