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
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 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 260 5,755 5,495 206 3,119 2,913 56 1,019 963 -2 1,617 1,619
June 320 6,039 5,719 71 3,122 3,051 115 1,102 987 134 1,815 1,681
September 743 6,259 5,516 185 3,155 2,970 99 1,088 989 459 2,016 1,557
December 260 5,898 5,638 64 3,065 3,001 42 1,029 987 154 1,804 1,650
2017 March 667 6,002 5,335 360 3,240 2,880 186 1,080 894 121 1,682 1,561
June 527 6,191 5,664 145 3,157 3,012 146 1,125 979 236 1,909 1,673
September -104 5,829 5,933 -115 2,997 3,112 -46 1,014 1,060 57 1,818 1,761
December 845 6,211 5,366 233 3,188 2,955 154 1,090 936 458 1,933 1,475
2018 March 741 6,067 5,326 311 3,215 2,904 160 1,067 907 270 1,785 1,515
June 439 6,178 5,739 132 3,190 3,058 151 1,130 979 156 1,858 1,702
September 25 5,979 5,954 -97 3,023 3,120 -29 1,028 1,057 151 1,928 1,777
December 712 6,119 5,407 202 3,176 2,974 146 1,083 937 364 1,860 1,496
2019 March 577 6,004 5,427 274 3,196 2,922 149 1,060 911 154 1,748 1,594
June 188 6,132 5,944 54 3,155 3,101 94 1,120 1,026 40 1,857 1,817
September -9 5,867 5,876 -20 3,041 3,061 -30 1,017 1,047 41 1,809 1,768
December 700 6,227 5,527 210 3,191 2,981 103 1,070 967 387 1,966 1,579
2020 March -581 5,593 6,174 -346 2,964 3,310 -95 966 1,061 -140 1,663 1,803
June -15,238 4,546 19,784 -4,696 2,535 7,231 -2,821 578 3,399 -7,721 1,433 9,154
(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
