Figure 13a. BED gross job gains, BED gross job losses, JOLTS total hires, and JOLTS total separations, 1–49 employees, 2002–17
Year BED gains BED losses JOLTS hires JOLTS total seps

2002

6,438,306 5,934,686 15,767,267 15,654,265

2003

6,430,966 5,579,384 16,015,612 15,860,827

2004

6,590,135 5,265,311 16,593,350 16,115,648

2005

6,747,855 5,328,585 17,389,576 17,121,451

2006

6,973,128 5,246,557 17,589,958 17,034,345

2007

6,696,857 5,480,472 16,986,328 16,830,292

2008

6,274,269 5,772,852 15,826,985 16,271,812

2009

5,148,180 6,751,402 14,454,966 16,134,299

2010

5,158,065 5,739,983 14,134,425 14,363,254

2011

5,820,661 4,761,435 13,783,691 13,474,173

2012

6,126,797 4,609,338 13,871,534 13,380,924

2013

5949206 4,692,127 13,633,890 13,339,979

2014

6,077,547 4,630,295 13,571,892 13,073,591

2015

6,232,167 4,657,487 14,193,841 13,821,235

2016

6,330,750 4,760,322 15,298,639 14,790,461

2017

6,227,664 4,915,105 15,092,536 14,753,840

Notes: BED = Business Employment Dynamics, JOLTS = Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, and seps = separations.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.