August 21, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Gross job gains and losses in the fourth quarter of 2008
Three-month private sector gross job gains and losses, seasonally adjusted, December 2007-December 2008
|
Dec 2007 |
Mar 2008 |
Jun 2008 |
Sep 2008 |
Dec 2008 |
Gross job gains, total |
7,676,000 |
7,130,000 |
7,258,000 |
6,822,000 |
6,712,000 |
At expanding establishments |
6,220,000 |
5,731,000 |
5,858,000 |
5,504,000 |
5,367,000 |
At opening establishments |
1,456,000 |
1,399,000 |
1,400,000 |
1,318,000 |
1,345,000 |
Gross job losses, total |
7,366,000 |
7,400,000 |
7,751,000 |
7,754,000 |
8,467,000 |
At contracting establishments |
6,010,000 |
6,047,000 |
6,277,000 |
6,383,000 |
6,977,000 |
At closing establishments |
1,356,000 |
1,353,000 |
1,474,000 |
1,371,000 |
1,490,000 |
Net employment change |
310,000 |
-270,000 |
-493,000 |
-932,000 |
-1,755,000 |
These data featured in the TED article, Gross job gains and losses in the fourth quarter of 2008.
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