Figure 2c. Gross job losses, by level of aggregation, less than 50 employees, 1992–2012 (in thousands)
Year and quarter Enterprise level Firm level Establishment level

1992

 

3

3,030 3,061 4,070

4

3,099 3,126 4,123

1993

 

1

3,081 3,099 4,090

2

3,011 3,029 3,903

3

2,944 2,975 3,959

4

3,025 3,051 4,084

1994

 

1

3,101 3,119 4,125

2

3,137 3,158 4,110

3

2,998 3,031 4,062

4

3,171 3,199 4,307

1995

 

1

3,128 3,149 4,192

2

3,235 3,257 4,268

3

3,202 3,236 4,312

4

3,256 3,285 4,453

1996

 

1

3,223 3,246 4,376

2

3,284 3,307 4,408

3

3,231 3,268 4,412

4

3,244 3,276 4,438

1997

 

1

3,209 3,236 4,394

2

3,284 3,311 4,420

3

3,281 3,321 4,545

4

3,413 3,449 4,728

1998

 

1

3,424 3,452 4,694

2

3,295 3,326 4,535

3

3,366 3,409 4,643

4

3,257 3,293 4,555

1999

 

1

3,429 3,460 4,764

2

3,420 3,451 4,685

3

3,437 3,481 4,786

4

3,299 3,336 4,615

2000

 

1

3,407 3,444 4,742

2

3,459 3,496 4,752

3

3,499 3,548 4,862

4

3,422 3,467 4,794

2001

 

1

3,454 3,495 4,885

2

3,484 3,529 4,952

3

3,544 3,600 5,053

4

3,385 3,431 4,843

2002

 

1

3,315 3,358 4,698

2

3,278 3,321 4,678

3

3,256 3,312 4,596

4

3,244 3,290 4,601

2003

 

1

3,358 3,402 4,690

2

3,199 3,245 4,495

3

3,152 3,204 4,378

4

3,140 3,181 4,414

2004

 

1

3,202 3,248 4,461

2

3,183 3,227 4,474

3

3,230 3,288 4,555

4

3,152 3,195 4,397

2005

 

1

3,314 3,360 4,566

2

3,194 3,243 4,490

3

3,232 3,288 4,534

4

3,230 3,279 4,523

2006

 

1

3,175 3,223 4,425

2

3,265 3,318 4,628

3

3,275 3,338 4,611

4

3,220 3,271 4,500

2007

 

1

3,212 3,266 4,559

2

3,309 3,367 4,697

3

3,311 3,381 4,704

4

3,251 3,307 4,605

2008

 

1

3,320 3,382 4,713

2

3,398 3,464 4,918

3

3,321 3,395 4,795

4

3,533 3,601 5,085

2009

 

1

3,626 3,699 5,225

2

3,353 3,424 4,895

3

3,131 3,196 4,529

4

3,042 3,098 4,332

2010

 

1

3,000 3,052 4,250

2

2,810 2,860 4,072

3

2,911 2,918 4,140

4

2,957 2,959 4,116

2011

 

1

2,826 2,874 4,041

2

2,831 2,882 4,134

3

2,858 2,866 4,044

4

2,879 2,928 4,144

2012

 

1

2,717 2,762 3,951

2

2,812 2,847 4,103

3

2,834 2,896 4,134
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.