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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
                                   2021     2021     2021     2022     2022    2021    2021    2021    2022    2022
Total private by firm(1)

Gross job gains                   6,650    7,159    7,650    6,958    6,511     5.5     5.9     6.1     5.5     5.1
 At expanding firms               5,677    6,107    6,468    5,987    5,498     4.7     5.0     5.2     4.7     4.3
 At opening firms                   973    1,052    1,182      971    1,013     0.8     0.9     0.9     0.8     0.8
 
Gross job losses                  5,676    5,719    4,906    5,312    6,941     4.7     4.7     4.0     4.2     5.4
 At contracting firms             4,846    4,760    4,050    4,323    5,661     4.0     3.9     3.3     3.4     4.4
 At closing firms                   830      959      856      989    1,280     0.7     0.8     0.7     0.8     1.0
 
Net employment change               974    1,440    2,744    1,646     -430     0.8     1.2     2.1     1.3    -0.3
 

Firm size 1 to 49 employees

Gross job gains                   3,522    3,530    3,767    3,348    3,281    10.3    10.2    10.8     9.6     9.3
 At expanding firms               2,580    2,513    2,627    2,414    2,315     7.5     7.3     7.5     6.9     6.6
 At opening firms                   942    1,017    1,140      934      966     2.8     2.9     3.3     2.7     2.7
 
Gross job losses                  2,803    3,130    2,853    3,057    3,510     8.2     9.1     8.2     8.7    10.0
 At contracting firms             1,999    2,200    2,029    2,107    2,292     5.8     6.4     5.8     6.0     6.5
 At closing firms                   804      930      824      950    1,218     2.4     2.7     2.4     2.7     3.5
 
Net employment change               719      400      914      291     -229     2.1     1.1     2.6     0.9    -0.7
 

Firm size 50 to 249 employees

Gross job gains                   1,143    1,195    1,304    1,162    1,151     5.4     5.6     6.0     5.2     5.2
 At expanding firms               1,115    1,166    1,268    1,131    1,109     5.3     5.5     5.8     5.1     5.0
 At opening firms                    28       29       36       31       42     0.1     0.1     0.2     0.1     0.2
 
Gross job losses                    930      940      838      895    1,112     4.4     4.4     3.8     4.1     5.0
 At contracting firms               908      915      812      861    1,060     4.3     4.3     3.7     3.9     4.8
 At closing firms                    22       25       26       34       52     0.1     0.1     0.1     0.2     0.2
 
Net employment change               213      255      466      267       39     1.0     1.2     2.2     1.1     0.2
 

Firm size 250 or more employees

Gross job gains                   1,985    2,434    2,579    2,448    2,079     3.0     3.6     3.8     3.5     2.9
 At expanding firms               1,982    2,428    2,573    2,442    2,074     3.0     3.6     3.8     3.5     2.9
 At opening firms                     3        6        6        6        5     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
 
Gross job losses                  1,943    1,649    1,215    1,360    2,319     2.9     2.5     1.8     1.9     3.3
 At contracting firms             1,939    1,645    1,209    1,355    2,309     2.9     2.5     1.8     1.9     3.3
 At closing firms                     4        4        6        5       10     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
 
Net employment change                42      785    1,364    1,088     -240     0.1     1.1     2.0     1.6    -0.4
 
 
(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 25, 2023