Table 2. Firm size class 1-4 employees: private sector quarterly gross job gains and gross job losses, levels and rates, seasonally adjusted

 Table 2. Firm size class 1 - 4 employees: private sector quarterly gross job gains and gross job losses, levels and rates, seasonally adjusted																
																
	                                Levels (in thousands)			                   Rates (percent)
							
	3 months ended            Gross job gains         Gross job losses                Gross job gains         Gross job losses	
		
Year		       Net     Total	Ex-	Open-	Total	Con-	 Clos-	 Net   Total   Ex-	Open-  Total   Con-	Clos-	 
		     change1	      panding    ing	      tracting    ing  change1	     panding     ing         tracting    ing
				       firms	firms		firms	 firms		       firms	firms	       firms	firms	
																
1992	   September 	72	913	380	533	841	380	 461	 1.5	18.5	7.7	10.8	17.0	7.7	9.3	
	   December	24	891	377	514	867	382	 485	 0.5	17.9	7.6	10.3	17.4	7.7	9.7	
								 								
1993	   March	42	897	377	520	855	381	 474	 0.9	18.0	7.6	10.4	17.1	7.6	9.5	
	   June	 	61	917	387	530	856	370	 486	 1.2	18.3	7.7	10.6	17.1	7.4	9.7	
	   September   125	937	389	548	812	375	 437	 2.5	18.6	7.7	10.9	16.1	7.4	8.7	
	   December	41	888	389	499	847	377	 470	 0.9	17.6	7.7	 9.9	16.7	7.4	9.3	
													 			
1994	   March	27	888	380	508	861	383	 478	 0.5	17.5	7.5	10.0	17.0	7.6	9.4	
	   June		59	948	392	556	889	376	 513 	 1.1	18.6	7.7	10.9	17.5	7.4    10.1	
	   September   135	964	396	568	829	380	 449	 2.7	18.9	7.8	11.1	16.2	7.4	8.8	
	   December     -4	891	385	506	895	388	 507    -0.1	17.4	7.5	 9.9	17.5	7.6	9.9	
																
1995	   March	69	927	390	537	858	386	 472	 1.4	18.1	7.6	10.5	16.7	7.5	9.2	
	   June		42	929	383	546	887	387	 500	 0.8	18.0	7.4	10.6	17.2	7.5	9.7	
	   September 	38	931	393	538	893	387	 506	 0.7	18.0	7.6	10.4	17.3	7.5	9.8	
	   December	20	929	387	542	909	391	 518	 0.4	18.0	7.5	10.5	17.6	7.6    10.0	
																
1996	   March	46	938	389	549	892	385	 507	 0.9	18.1	7.5	10.6	17.2	7.4	9.8	
	   June		54	955	393	562	901	387	 514	 1.1	18.4	7.6	10.8	17.3	7.4	9.9	
	   September 	87	971	395	576	884	392	 492	 1.7	18.6	7.6	11.0	16.9	7.5	9.4	
	   December	31	945	394	551	914	394	 520	 0.6	18.0	7.5	10.5	17.4	7.5	9.9	
																
1997	   March	82	972	401	571	890	387	 503	 1.5	18.5	7.6	10.9	17.0	7.4	9.6	
	   June		35	946	395	551	911	391	 520	 0.6	17.9	7.5	10.4	17.3	7.4	9.9	
	   September 	34	951	400	551	917	391	 526	 0.6	18.0	7.6	10.4	17.4	7.4    10.0	
	   December	 1	965	399	566	964	399	 565	 0.0	18.3	7.6	10.7	18.3	7.6    10.7	
									 							
1998	   March	49	996	394	602	947	387	 560	 1.0	18.9	7.5	11.4	17.9	7.3    10.6	
	   June	       113    1,003	396	607	890	385	 505	 2.2	18.9	7.5	11.4	16.7	7.2	9.5	
	   September 	24	958	395	563	934	396	 538	 0.4	17.9	7.4	10.5	17.5	7.4    10.1	
	   December	 4	929	400	529	925	386	 539	 0.1	17.4	7.5	 9.9	17.3	7.2    10.1	
																
1999	   March	52	990	408	582	938	393	 545	 0.9	18.5	7.6	10.9	17.6	7.4    10.2	
	   June		-4	980	398	582	984	410	 574    -0.1	18.4	7.5	10.9	18.5	7.7    10.8	
	   September 	13	989	400	589	976	402	 574	 0.3	18.6	7.5	11.1	18.3	7.5    10.8	
	   December	85    1,022	404	618	937	389	 548	 1.6	19.2	7.6	11.6	17.6	7.3    10.3	
																
2000	   March	56    1,008	403	605	952	396	 556	 1.0	18.8	7.5	11.3	17.8	7.4    10.4	
	   June		27	978	396	582	951	412	 539	 0.5	18.3	7.4	10.9	17.8	7.7    10.1	
	   September 	-2	992	398	594	994	408	 586	 0.0	18.5	7.4	11.1	18.5	7.6    10.9	
	   December	23	980	390	590	957	407	 550	 0.4	18.2	7.2	11.0	17.8	7.6    10.2	
																
2001	   March	10	949	385	564	939	392	 547	 0.2	17.6	7.1	10.5	17.4	7.3    10.1	
	   June		 3	929	380	549	926	393	 533	 0.0	17.2	7.0	10.2	17.2	7.3	9.9	
	   September   -69	924	368	556	993	397	 596    -1.4	17.1	6.8	10.3	18.5	7.4    11.1	
	   December	32	953	372	581	921	388	 533	 0.5	17.6	6.9	10.7	17.1	7.2	9.9	
																
2002	   March	21	934	376	558	913	379	 534	 0.4	17.2	6.9	10.3	16.8	7.0	9.8	
	   June		36	944	371	573	908	383	 525	 0.6	17.3	6.8	10.5	16.7	7.0	9.7	
	   September 	42	943	373	570	901	380	 521	 0.7	17.2	6.8	10.4	16.5	7.0	9.5	
	   December	40	948	375	573	908	383	 525	 0.6	17.2	6.8	10.4	16.6	7.0	9.6	
																
2003	   March       -11	926	367	559	937	394	 543    -0.3	16.8	6.7	10.1	17.1	7.2	9.9	
	   June		31	933	380	553	902	377	 525	 0.6	16.9	6.9	10.0	16.3	6.8	9.5	
	   September 	34	925	374	551	891	373	 518	 0.6	16.8	6.8	10.0	16.2	6.8	9.4	
	   December	48	939	367	572	891	373	 518	 0.8	16.9	6.6	10.3	16.1	6.7	9.4	
																
2004	   March	70	987	385	602	917	383	 534	 1.2	17.7	6.9	10.8	16.5	6.9	9.6	
	   June		25	942	377	565	917	377	 540	 0.4	16.9	6.8	10.1	16.5	6.8	9.7	
	   September 	20	965	372	593	945	374	 571	 0.4	17.3	6.7	10.6	16.9	6.7    10.2	
	   December    113    1,015	384	631	902	381	 521	 1.9	18.0	6.8	11.2	16.1	6.8	9.3	
																
2005	   March	 8	984	376	608	976	401	 575	 0.0	17.3	6.6	10.7	17.3	7.1    10.2	
																
																
 1  Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.																

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