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Table 3. Firm size class 5-9 employees: private sector quarterly gross job gains and gross job losses, levels and rates, seasonally adjusted 

 Table 3. Firm size class 5 - 9 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 	38	730	568	162	692	548	144	0.6	12.1	9.4	2.7	11.5	9.1	2.4	
	   December	28	729	562	167	701	551	150	0.5	12.1	9.3	2.8	11.6	9.1	2.5	
																
1993	   March	 6	707	552	155	701	554	147	0.2	11.7	9.1	2.6	11.5	9.1	2.4	
	   June		55	735	577	158	680	528	152	0.9	12.1	9.5	2.6	11.2	8.7	2.5	
	   September 	78	749	582	167	671	536	135	1.3	12.2	9.5	2.7	10.9	8.7	2.2	
	   December	53	745	584	161	692	547	145	0.8	12.1	9.5	2.6	11.3	8.9	2.4	
																
1994	   March	23	728	573	155	705	555	150	0.4	11.8	9.3	2.5	11.4	9.0	2.4	
	   June		47	758	590	168	711	543	168	0.7	12.2	9.5	2.7	11.5	8.8	2.7	
	   September   101	785	603	182	684	549	135	1.6	12.6	9.7	2.9	11.0	8.8	2.2	
	   December	15	739	583	156	724	565	159	0.3	11.8	9.3	2.5	11.5	9.0	2.5	
																
1995	   March	46	756	591	165	710	562	148	0.6	12.0	9.4	2.6	11.4	9.0	2.4	
	   June		23	748	579	169	725	567	158	0.4	11.9	9.2	2.7	11.5	9.0	2.5	
	   September 	39	763	596	167	724	563	161	0.6	12.2	9.5	2.7	11.6	9.0	2.6	
	   December	24	760	588	172	736	571	165	0.3	12.0	9.3	2.7	11.7	9.1	2.6	
																
1996	   March	33	757	589	168	724	564	160	0.6	12.0	9.3	2.7	11.4	8.9	2.5	
	   June		35	767	594	173	732	568	164	0.5	12.1	9.4	2.7	11.6	9.0	2.6	
	   September 	45	774	594	180	729	575	154	0.7	12.2	9.4	2.8	11.5	9.1	2.4	
	   December	39	776	602	174	737	575	162	0.7	12.2	9.5	2.7	11.5	9.0	2.5	
																
1997	   March	62	782	608	174	720	563	157	0.9	12.2	9.5	2.7	11.3	8.8	2.5	
	   June		25	759	593	166	734	571	163	0.5	11.9	9.3	2.6	11.4	8.9	2.5	
	   September 	38	780	613	167	742	572	170	0.6	12.2	9.6	2.6	11.6	8.9	2.7	
	   December	19	789	606	183	770	586	184	0.4	12.4	9.5	2.9	12.0	9.1	2.9	
																
1998	   March	25	789	595	194	764	570	194	0.4	12.3	9.3	3.0	11.9	8.9	3.0	
	   June		64	797	602	195	733	565	168	1.0	12.4	9.4	3.0	11.4	8.8	2.6	
	   September 	10	770	597	173	760	583	177	0.3	12.0	9.3	2.7	11.7	9.0	2.7	
	   December	32	774	612	162	742	565	177	0.5	12.0	9.5	2.5	11.5	8.8	2.7	
																
1999	   March	39	809	615	194	770	583	187	0.6	12.5	9.5	3.0	11.9	9.0	2.9	
	   June		17	800	615	185	783	600	183	0.3	12.3	9.5	2.8	12.0	9.2	2.8	
	   September 	24	811	621	190	787	598	189	0.4	12.5	9.6	2.9	12.1	9.2	2.9	
	   December	79	836	636	200	757	578	179	1.2	12.9	9.8	3.1	11.7	8.9	2.8	
																
2000	   March	59	832	635	197	773	590	183	0.9	12.7	9.7	3.0	11.8	9.0	2.8	
	   June		 5	796	610	186	791	617	174	0.0	12.1	9.3	2.8	12.1	9.4	2.7	
	   September 	 4	810	620	190	806	614	192	0.1	12.4	9.5	2.9	12.3	9.4	2.9	
	   December	-1	786	604	182	787	611	176	0.0	12.0	9.2	2.8	12.0	9.3	2.7	
																
2001	   March	15	782	605	177	767	589	178	0.3	12.0	9.3	2.7	11.7	9.0	2.7	
	   June	       -12	760	587	173	772	601	171    -0.2	11.6	9.0	2.6	11.8	9.2	2.6	
	   September   -54	743	568	175	797	605	192    -0.8	11.4	8.7	2.7	12.2	9.3	2.9	
	   December    -15	747	570	177	762	591	171    -0.3	11.4	8.7	2.7	11.7	9.1	2.6	
																
2002	   March	23	760	583	177	737	572	165	0.4	11.6	8.9	2.7	11.2	8.7	2.5	
	   June		11	754	575	179	743	580	163	0.2	11.5	8.8	2.7	11.3	8.8	2.5	
	   September 	11	747	574	173	736	576	160	0.1	11.3	8.7	2.6	11.2	8.8	2.4	
	   December	 2	739	574	165	737	577	160	0.0	11.2	8.7	2.5	11.2	8.8	2.4	
																
2003	   March       -20	733	562	171	753	592	161    -0.3	11.1	8.5	2.6	11.4	9.0	2.4	
	   June		27	753	585	168	726	567	159	0.4	11.4	8.9	2.5	11.0	8.6	2.4	
	   September 	22	739	575	164	717	562	155	0.4	11.2	8.7	2.5	10.8	8.5	2.3	
	   December	20	737	572	165	717	561	156	0.4	11.1	8.6	2.5	10.7	8.4	2.3	
																
2004	   March	34	768	588	180	734	575	159	0.5	11.5	8.8	2.7	11.0	8.6	2.4	
	   June		17	754	583	171	737	570	167	0.3	11.3	8.7	2.6	11.0	8.5	2.5	
	   September 	13	757	576	181	744	568	176	0.2	11.3	8.6	2.7	11.1	8.5	2.6	
	   December	49	780	591	189	731	569	162	0.7	11.6	8.8	2.8	10.9	8.5	2.4	
																
2005	  March		 7	770	582	188	763	592	171	0.2	11.5	8.7	2.8	11.3	8.8	2.5	
																
																
 1  Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.

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Last Modified Date: December 08, 2005