August 23, 2010
Gross job gains and losses in the fourth quarter of 2009
Private sector gross job gains and gross job losses, seasonally adjusted, March 1999–December 2009
| Quarter |
Gross Job Gains |
Gross Job Losses |
1999 I |
8,585,000 |
8,232,000 |
1999 II |
8,539,000 |
7,895,000 |
1999 III |
8,571,000 |
7,983,000 |
1999 IV |
8,749,000 |
7,744,000 |
2000 I |
8,792,000 |
8,003,000 |
2000 II |
8,499,000 |
8,007,000 |
2000 III |
8,506,000 |
8,210,000 |
2000 IV |
8,400,000 |
8,105,000 |
2001 I |
8,436,000 |
8,592,000 |
2001 II |
8,009,000 |
8,801,000 |
2001 III |
7,608,000 |
8,792,000 |
2001 IV |
7,591,000 |
8,551,000 |
2002 I |
8,049,000 |
8,088,000 |
2002 II |
7,890,000 |
7,928,000 |
2002 III |
7,608,000 |
7,779,000 |
2002 IV |
7,522,000 |
7,720,000 |
2003 I |
7,439,000 |
7,851,000 |
2003 II |
7,401,000 |
7,505,000 |
2003 III |
7,383,000 |
7,179,000 |
2003 IV |
7,549,000 |
7,240,000 |
2004 I |
7,709,000 |
7,244,000 |
2004 II |
7,747,000 |
7,113,000 |
2004 III |
7,635,000 |
7,423,000 |
2004 IV |
7,860,000 |
7,085,000 |
2005 I |
7,618,000 |
7,237,000 |
2005 II |
7,771,000 |
7,185,000 |
2005 III |
7,963,000 |
7,287,000 |
2005 IV |
7,826,000 |
7,312,000 |
2006 I |
7,720,000 |
6,920,000 |
2006 II |
7,784,000 |
7,367,000 |
2006 III |
7,493,000 |
7,456,000 |
2006 IV |
7,793,000 |
7,300,000 |
2007 I |
7,651,000 |
7,166,000 |
2007 II |
7,653,000 |
7,457,000 |
2007 III |
7,325,000 |
7,573,000 |
2007 IV |
7,670,000 |
7,360,000 |
2008 I |
7,167,000 |
7,447,000 |
2008 II |
7,296,000 |
7,832,000 |
2008 III |
6,884,000 |
7,851,000 |
2008 IV |
6,738,000 |
8,539,000 |
2009 I |
5,746,000 |
8,486,000 |
2009 II |
6,420,000 |
7,999,000 |
2009 III |
6,296,000 |
7,260,000 |
2009 IV |
6,628,000 |
6,821,000 |
These data featured in the TED article, Gross job gains and losses in the fourth quarter of 2009.
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