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Table 5. Components of private sector gross job gains and losses by firm size, seasonally adjusted

Table 5. Components of private sector gross job gains and losses by firm size, seasonally adjusted

                                   Gross job gains and job losses              Gross job gains and job losses
                                          (in thousands)                         as a percent of employment

    Category                              3 months ended                               3 months ended

                                   June     Sept.    Dec.     Mar.     June    June    Sept.   Dec.    Mar.    June
                                   2022     2022     2022     2023     2023    2022    2022    2022    2023    2023
Total private by firm(1)

Gross job gains                   6,604    7,105    6,291    6,556    6,450     5.1     5.5     4.8     5.1     5.0
 At expanding firms               5,558    6,108    5,229    5,556    5,455     4.3     4.7     4.0     4.3     4.2
 At opening firms                 1,046      997    1,062    1,000      995     0.8     0.8     0.8     0.8     0.8
 
Gross job losses                  6,275    5,736    5,831    5,452    6,167     4.9     4.5     4.5     4.2     4.7
 At contracting firms             5,340    4,722    4,880    4,473    5,157     4.2     3.7     3.8     3.4     3.9
 At closing firms                   935    1,014      951      979    1,010     0.7     0.8     0.7     0.8     0.8
 
Net employment change               329    1,369      460    1,104      283     0.2     1.0     0.3     0.9     0.3
 

Firm size 1 to 49 employees

Gross job gains                   3,353    3,321    3,305    3,333    3,237     9.5     9.4     9.3     9.4     9.1
 At expanding firms               2,348    2,363    2,278    2,366    2,280     6.7     6.7     6.4     6.7     6.4
 At opening firms                 1,005      958    1,027      967      957     2.8     2.7     2.9     2.7     2.7
 
Gross job losses                  3,179    3,250    3,099    3,016    3,237     9.0     9.2     8.8     8.5     9.1
 At contracting firms             2,277    2,272    2,181    2,066    2,270     6.4     6.4     6.2     5.8     6.4
 At closing firms                   902      978      918      950      967     2.6     2.8     2.6     2.7     2.7
 
Net employment change               174       71      206      317        0     0.5     0.2     0.5     0.9     0.0
 

Firm size 50 to 249 employees

Gross job gains                   1,157    1,230    1,128    1,184    1,170     5.2     5.6     5.0     5.2     5.2
 At expanding firms               1,120    1,195    1,095    1,153    1,134     5.0     5.4     4.9     5.1     5.0
 At opening firms                    37       35       33       31       36     0.2     0.2     0.1     0.1     0.2
 
Gross job losses                  1,013      982      971      909    1,037     4.5     4.4     4.3     4.0     4.5
 At contracting firms               984      949      941      884    1,003     4.4     4.3     4.2     3.9     4.4
 At closing firms                    29       33       30       25       34     0.1     0.1     0.1     0.1     0.1
 
Net employment change               144      248      157      275      133     0.7     1.2     0.7     1.2     0.7
 

Firm size 250 or more employees

Gross job gains                   2,094    2,554    1,858    2,039    2,043     3.0     3.6     2.6     2.8     2.8
 At expanding firms               2,090    2,550    1,856    2,037    2,041     3.0     3.6     2.6     2.8     2.8
 At opening firms                     4        4        2        2        2     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
 
Gross job losses                  2,083    1,504    1,761    1,527    1,893     3.0     2.1     2.5     2.1     2.6
 At contracting firms             2,079    1,501    1,758    1,523    1,884     3.0     2.1     2.5     2.1     2.6
 At closing firms                     4        3        3        4        9     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
 
Net employment change                11    1,050       97      512      150     0.0     1.5     0.1     0.7     0.2
 
 
(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 30, 2024