February 14, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Gross job gains and job losses in the second quarter of 2011
3-month private sector gross job gains and losses, seasonally adjusted, March 2001–June 2011
| 3 months ended |
Net change
|
Gross job gains |
Gross job losses |
| Total |
At expanding establishments |
At opening establishments |
Total |
At contracting establishments |
At closing establishments |
Mar 2001 |
-119,000 |
8,491,000 |
6,728,000 |
1,763,000 |
8,610,000 |
6,717,000 |
1,893,000 |
Jun 2001 |
-780,000 |
7,991,000 |
6,302,000 |
1,689,000 |
8,771,000 |
7,036,000 |
1,735,000 |
Sep 2001 |
-1,148,000 |
7,630,000 |
5,945,000 |
1,685,000 |
8,778,000 |
6,990,000 |
1,788,000 |
Dec 2001 |
-1,009,000 |
7,547,000 |
5,912,000 |
1,635,000 |
8,556,000 |
6,870,000 |
1,686,000 |
Mar 2002 |
-10,000 |
8,071,000 |
6,298,000 |
1,773,000 |
8,081,000 |
6,434,000 |
1,647,000 |
Jun 2002 |
-30,000 |
7,868,000 |
6,145,000 |
1,723,000 |
7,898,000 |
6,274,000 |
1,624,000 |
Sep 2002 |
-151,000 |
7,630,000 |
6,039,000 |
1,591,000 |
7,781,000 |
6,248,000 |
1,533,000 |
Dec 2002 |
-241,000 |
7,483,000 |
5,938,000 |
1,545,000 |
7,724,000 |
6,185,000 |
1,539,000 |
Mar 2003 |
-393,000 |
7,467,000 |
5,928,000 |
1,539,000 |
7,860,000 |
6,307,000 |
1,553,000 |
Jun 2003 |
-90,000 |
7,398,000 |
5,929,000 |
1,469,000 |
7,488,000 |
6,030,000 |
1,458,000 |
Sep 2003 |
204,000 |
7,392,000 |
5,923,000 |
1,469,000 |
7,188,000 |
5,828,000 |
1,360,000 |
Dec 2003 |
297,000 |
7,521,000 |
6,005,000 |
1,516,000 |
7,224,000 |
5,800,000 |
1,424,000 |
Mar 2004 |
470,000 |
7,715,000 |
6,204,000 |
1,511,000 |
7,245,000 |
5,795,000 |
1,450,000 |
Jun 2004 |
644,000 |
7,754,000 |
6,235,000 |
1,519,000 |
7,110,000 |
5,639,000 |
1,471,000 |
Sep 2004 |
206,000 |
7,633,000 |
6,060,000 |
1,573,000 |
7,427,000 |
5,888,000 |
1,539,000 |
Dec 2004 |
757,000 |
7,844,000 |
6,243,000 |
1,601,000 |
7,087,000 |
5,663,000 |
1,424,000 |
Mar 2005 |
384,000 |
7,620,000 |
6,131,000 |
1,489,000 |
7,236,000 |
5,801,000 |
1,435,000 |
Jun 2005 |
593,000 |
7,774,000 |
6,231,000 |
1,543,000 |
7,181,000 |
5,776,000 |
1,405,000 |
Sep 2005 |
677,000 |
7,965,000 |
6,387,000 |
1,578,000 |
7,288,000 |
5,844,000 |
1,444,000 |
Dec 2005 |
494,000 |
7,807,000 |
6,252,000 |
1,555,000 |
7,313,000 |
5,948,000 |
1,365,000 |
Mar 2006 |
874,000 |
7,797,000 |
6,354,000 |
1,443,000 |
6,923,000 |
5,636,000 |
1,287,000 |
Jun 2006 |
371,000 |
7,758,000 |
6,246,000 |
1,512,000 |
7,387,000 |
6,015,000 |
1,372,000 |
Sep 2006 |
52,000 |
7,499,000 |
6,061,000 |
1,438,000 |
7,447,000 |
6,097,000 |
1,350,000 |
Dec 2006 |
455,000 |
7,740,000 |
6,223,000 |
1,517,000 |
7,285,000 |
5,941,000 |
1,344,000 |
Mar 2007 |
555,000 |
7,723,000 |
6,303,000 |
1,420,000 |
7,168,000 |
5,871,000 |
1,297,000 |
Jun 2007 |
155,000 |
7,630,000 |
6,222,000 |
1,408,000 |
7,475,000 |
6,073,000 |
1,402,000 |
Sep 2007 |
-240,000 |
7,333,000 |
5,858,000 |
1,475,000 |
7,573,000 |
6,219,000 |
1,354,000 |
Dec 2007 |
274,000 |
7,642,000 |
6,178,000 |
1,464,000 |
7,368,000 |
6,016,000 |
1,352,000 |
Mar 2008 |
-215,000 |
7,234,000 |
5,831,000 |
1,403,000 |
7,449,000 |
6,086,000 |
1,363,000 |
Jun 2008 |
-574,000 |
7,255,000 |
5,851,000 |
1,404,000 |
7,829,000 |
6,351,000 |
1,478,000 |
Sep 2008 |
-955,000 |
6,893,000 |
5,526,000 |
1,367,000 |
7,848,000 |
6,467,000 |
1,381,000 |
Dec 2008 |
-1,819,000 |
6,698,000 |
5,342,000 |
1,356,000 |
8,517,000 |
7,030,000 |
1,487,000 |
Mar 2009 |
-2,696,000 |
5,830,000 |
4,651,000 |
1,179,000 |
8,526,000 |
7,109,000 |
1,417,000 |
Jun 2009 |
-1,653,000 |
6,395,000 |
5,091,000 |
1,304,000 |
8,048,000 |
6,661,000 |
1,387,000 |
Sep 2009 |
-893,000 |
6,345,000 |
5,127,000 |
1,218,000 |
7,238,000 |
5,881,000 |
1,357,000 |
Dec 2009 |
-238,000 |
6,634,000 |
5,306,000 |
1,328,000 |
6,872,000 |
5,586,000 |
1,286,000 |
Mar 2010 |
-254,000 |
6,246,000 |
5,084,000 |
1,162,000 |
6,500,000 |
5,299,000 |
1,201,000 |
Jun 2010 |
721,000 |
6,969,000 |
5,687,000 |
1,282,000 |
6,248,000 |
5,086,000 |
1,162,000 |
Sep 2010 |
205,000 |
6,685,000 |
5,427,000 |
1,258,000 |
6,480,000 |
5,255,000 |
1,225,000 |
Dec 2010 |
582,000 |
7,009,000 |
5,631,000 |
1,378,000 |
6,427,000 |
5,199,000 |
1,228,000 |
Mar 2011 |
252,000 |
6,338,000 |
5,230,000 |
1,108,000 |
6,086,000 |
4,969,000 |
1,117,000 |
Jun 2011 |
578,000 |
6,892,000 |
5,627,000 |
1,265,000 |
6,314,000 |
5,083,000 |
1,231,000 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Gross job gains and job losses in the second quarter of 2011.
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