Table 5. Firm size class 20-49 employees: private sector quarterly gross job gains and gross job losses, levels and rates, seasonally adjusted

 Table 5. Firm size class 20 - 49 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 	83	913	809	104	830	730	100	0.8	8.9	7.9	1.0	8.1	7.1	1.0	
	   December	36	887	779	108	851	746	105	0.4	8.7	7.6	1.1	8.3	7.3	1.0	
																
1993	   March	31	861	763	 98	830	731	 99	0.3	8.4	7.4	1.0	8.1	7.1	1.0	
	   June		89	887	791	 96	798	698	100	0.8	8.5	7.6	0.9	7.7	6.7	1.0	
	   September   127	925	825	100	798	705	 93	1.3	8.9	7.9	1.0	7.6	6.7	0.9	
	   December    101	921	821	100	820	724	 96	0.9	8.7	7.8	0.9	7.8	6.9	0.9	
																
1994	   March	68	904	805	 99	836	735	101	0.6	8.5	7.6	0.9	7.9	6.9	1.0	
	   June	       104	932	828	104	828	717	111	1.0	8.7	7.7	1.0	7.7	6.7	1.0	
	   September   176	985	870	115	809	721	 88	1.7	9.2	8.1	1.1	7.5	6.7	0.8	
	   December	65	926	830	 96	861	754	107	0.6	8.5	7.6	0.9	7.9	6.9	1.0	
																
1995	   March       104	954	850	104	850	749	101	1.1	8.8	7.8	1.0	7.7	6.8	0.9	
	   June	        35	920	813	107	885	778	107	0.3	8.4	7.4	1.0	8.1	7.1	1.0	
	   September   108	973	866	107	865	753	112	1.0	8.8	7.8	1.0	7.8	6.8	1.0	
	   December     63	959	850	109	896	782	114	0.6	8.7	7.7	1.0	8.1	7.1	1.0	
																
1996	   March	79	961	857	104	882	774	108	0.6	8.6	7.7	0.9	8.0	7.0	1.0	
	   June		36	945	837	108	909	795	114	0.4	8.5	7.5	1.0	8.1	7.1	1.0	
	   September 	82	974	858	116	892	786	106	0.7	8.6	7.6	1.0	7.9	7.0	0.9	
	   December	96	981	871	110	885	776	109	0.8	8.7	7.7	1.0	7.9	6.9	1.0	
																
1997	   March       118	996	889	107	878	766	112	1.0	8.7	7.8	0.9	7.7	6.7	1.0	
	   June		38	940	839	101	902	790	112	0.3	8.2	7.3	0.9	7.9	6.9	1.0	
	   September   108	999	891	108	891	778	113	0.9	8.7	7.8	0.9	7.8	6.8	1.0	
	   December	63    1,004  	889	115	941	800	141	0.5	8.7	7.7	1.0	8.2	7.0	1.2	
																
1998	   March	53    1,002  	867	135	949	805	144	0.4	8.7	7.5	1.2	8.3	7.0	1.3	
	   June		71	997	869	128	926	799	127	0.6	8.6	7.5	1.1	8.0	6.9	1.1	
	   September 	46	976	863	113	930	807	123	0.4	8.4	7.4	1.0	8.0	6.9	1.1	
	   December    107    1,003  	906	 97	896	779	117	0.9	8.6	7.8	0.8	7.7	6.7	1.0	
																
1999	   March	34	996	875	121	962	828	134	0.3	8.5	7.5	1.0	8.2	7.1	1.1	
	   June		65    1,007  	887	120	942	821	121	0.6	8.6	7.6	1.0	8.0	7.0	1.0	
	   September 	72    1,032  	912	120	960	824	136	0.5	8.7	7.7	1.0	8.2	7.0	1.2	
	   December    138    1,063  	933	130	925	800	125	1.2	9.0	7.9	1.1	7.8	6.7	1.1	
																
2000	   March       100    1,055  	931	124	955	828	127	0.8	8.8	7.8	1.0	8.0	6.9	1.1	
	   June		35    1,011  	894	117	976	852	124	0.3	8.4	7.4	1.0	8.1	7.1	1.0	
	   September 	23    1,015  	893	122	992	861	131	0.1	8.4	7.4	1.0	8.3	7.2	1.1	
	   December	18	991	882	109	973	851	122	0.2	8.3	7.4	0.9	8.1	7.1	1.0	
																
2001	   March	 1	986	878	108	985	856	129	0.0	8.2	7.3	0.9	8.2	7.1	1.1	
	   June        -65	955	844	111   1,020  	897	123    -0.6	7.9	7.0	0.9	8.5	7.5	1.0	
	   September  -119	909	799	110   1,028  	895	133    -1.0	7.6	6.7	0.9	8.6	7.5	1.1	
	   December    -85	906	796	110	991	873	118    -0.7	7.6	6.7	0.9	8.3	7.3	1.0	
																
2002	   March	-3	933	824	109	936	829	107    -0.1	7.8	6.9	0.9	7.9	7.0	0.9	
	   June		 8	941	829	112	933	825	108	0.1	7.9	7.0	0.9	7.8	6.9	0.9	
	   September   -33	894	792	102	927	826	101    -0.3	7.6	6.7	0.9	7.9	7.0	0.9	
	   December    -31	882	786	 96	913	812	101    -0.3	7.4	6.6	0.8	7.7	6.8	0.9	
																
2003	   March       -57	873	773	100	930	831	 99    -0.5	7.3	6.5	0.8	7.8	7.0	0.8	
	   June	        27	917	818	 99	890	789	101	0.1	7.7	6.9	0.8	7.6	6.7	0.9	
	   September    16	885	791	 94	869	777	 92	0.1	7.5	6.7	0.8	7.4	6.6	0.8	
	   December	21	889	794	 95	868	774	 94	0.2	7.5	6.7	0.8	7.3	6.5	0.8	
																
2004	   March	64	924	825	 99	860	770	 90	0.4	7.7	6.9	0.8	7.3	6.5	0.8	
	   June		82	935	836	 99	853	757	 96	0.7	7.8	7.0	0.8	7.1	6.3	0.8	
	   September 	26	904	800	104	878	779	 99	0.3	7.6	6.7	0.9	7.3	6.5	0.8	
	   December	72	934	832	102	862	769	 93	0.5	7.7	6.9	0.8	7.2	6.4	0.8	
																
2005	   March	33	912	814	 98	879	788	 91	0.2	7.5	6.7	0.8	7.3	6.5	0.8	
																
																
 1  Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.																

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