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.
Last Modified Date: December 08, 2005
United States Department of Labor
