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Large firms gain 133,000 jobs during 3rd quarter of 2012

May 08, 2013
Private sector gross job gains and losses by firm size, March 2002-September 2012, seasonally adjusted
3 months endedGross job gains, firm size 1-49 employeesGross job losses, firm size 1-49 employeesGross job gains, firm size 50-249 employeesGross job losses, firm size 50-249 employeesGross job gains, firm size 250 or moreGross job losses, firm size 250 or more

Mar 2002

3,402,000-3,348,0001,194,000-1,246,0002,006,000-1,938,000

Jun 2002

3,379,000-3,310,0001,191,000-1,198,0001,846,000-1,969,000

Sep 2002

3,335,000-3,315,0001,144,000-1,190,0001,711,000-1,861,000

Dec 2002

3,299,000-3,302,0001,106,000-1,179,0001,709,000-1,880,000

Mar 2003

3,257,000-3,392,0001,127,000-1,183,0001,728,000-1,863,000

Jun 2003

3,346,000-3,234,0001,133,000-1,159,0001,629,000-1,852,000

Sep 2003

3,327,000-3,207,0001,127,000-1,106,0001,708,000-1,656,000

Dec 2003

3,340,000-3,194,0001,128,000-1,096,0001,750,000-1,618,000

Mar 2004

3,392,000-3,239,0001,194,000-1,057,0001,720,000-1,580,000

Jun 2004

3,387,000-3,218,0001,196,000-1,055,0001,888,000-1,577,000

Sep 2004

3,379,000-3,291,0001,175,000-1,087,0001,689,000-1,668,000

Dec 2004

3,480,000-3,206,0001,172,000-1,071,0001,842,000-1,458,000

Mar 2005

3,416,000-3,350,0001,161,000-1,064,0001,743,000-1,538,000

Jun 2005

3,476,000-3,233,0001,198,000-1,052,0001,761,000-1,580,000

Sep 2005

3,510,000-3,292,0001,195,000-1,110,0001,967,000-1,569,000

Dec 2005

3,462,000-3,293,0001,140,000-1,095,0001,804,000-1,512,000

Mar 2006

3,547,000-3,213,0001,213,000-991,0001,673,000-1,441,000

Jun 2006

3,434,000-3,317,0001,190,000-1,080,0001,725,000-1,577,000

Sep 2006

3,329,000-3,343,0001,127,000-1,100,0001,647,000-1,617,000

Dec 2006

3,393,000-3,276,0001,147,000-1,073,0001,835,000-1,579,000

Mar 2007

3,451,000-3,262,0001,153,000-1,054,0001,696,000-1,518,000

Jun 2007

3,337,000-3,368,0001,180,000-1,072,0001,739,000-1,642,000

Sep 2007

3,252,000-3,384,0001,073,000-1,126,0001,566,000-1,650,000

Dec 2007

3,315,000-3,307,0001,140,000-1,077,0001,799,000-1,572,000

Mar 2008

3,238,000-3,376,0001,073,000-1,084,0001,496,000-1,624,000

Jun 2008

3,179,000-3,466,0001,098,000-1,135,0001,584,000-1,807,000

Sep 2008

3,039,000-3,398,0001,013,000-1,173,0001,431,000-1,947,000

Dec 2008

2,907,000-3,600,000946,000-1,316,0001,488,000-2,275,000

Mar 2009

2,724,000-3,691,000806,000-1,417,0001,052,000-2,117,000

Jun 2009

2,949,000-3,424,000956,000-1,231,0001,269,000-2,285,000

Sep 2009

2,814,000-3,202,000927,000-1,054,0001,378,000-1,842,000

Dec 2009

2,937,000-3,098,000963,000-1,005,0001,508,000-1,582,000

Mar 2010

2,863,000-3,048,000909,000-910,0001,322,000-1,367,000

Jun 2010

3,094,000-2,861,0001,079,000-868,0001,645,000-1,400,000

Sep 2010

2,933,000-2,922,000992,000-921,0001,553,000-1,478,000

Dec 2010

3,045,000-2,959,0001,035,000-936,0001,709,000-1,360,000

Mar 2011

2,979,000-2,871,000964,000-842,0001,396,000-1,297,000

Jun 2011

3,078,000-2,883,0001,072,000-894,0001,615,000-1,438,000

Sep 2011

3,116,000-2,869,0001,058,000-906,0001,754,000-1,360,000

Dec 2011

2,967,000-2,928,000985,000-939,0001,663,000-1,416,000

Mar 2012

3,119,000-2,757,0001,046,000-830,0001,583,000-1,331,000

Jun 2012

3,004,000-2,846,0001,080,000-919,0001,713,000-1,460,000

Sep 2012

2,893,000-2,896,000999,000-961,0001,624,000-1,491,000

By firm, there were 5.5 million gross job gains and 5.3 million gross losses from June 2012 to September 2012. The difference between the number of gross job gains and gross job losses yielded a net employment gain of 168,000 jobs in the private sector during the third quarter of 2012. Gross job gains decreased and gross job losses increased in all three major firm size classes in the three months ended in September.

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Private sector gross job gains and losses by firm size, March 2002–September 2012, seasonally adjusted
3 months ended Total private Firm size 1–49 employees Firm size 50–249 employees Firm size 250 or more employees
Total net change Total gross job gains Total gross job losses Net change Gross job gains Gross job losses Net change Gross job gains Gross job losses Net change Gross job gains Gross job losses

Mar 2002

 70,000 6,602,000 6,532,000 54,000 3,402,000 3,348,000 -52,000 1,194,000 1,246,000 68,000 2,006,000 1,938,000

Jun 2002

 -61,000 6,416,000 6,477,000 69,000 3,379,000 3,310,000 -7,000 1,191,000 1,198,000 -123,000 1,846,000 1,969,000

Sep 2002

 -176,000 6,190,000 6,366,000 20,000 3,335,000 3,315,000 -46,000 1,144,000 1,190,000 -150,000 1,711,000 1,861,000

Dec 2002

 -247,000 6,114,000 6,361,000 -3,000 3,299,000 3,302,000 -73,000 1,106,000 1,179,000 -171,000 1,709,000 1,880,000

Mar 2003

 -326,000 6,112,000 6,438,000 -135,000 3,257,000 3,392,000 -56,000 1,127,000 1,183,000 -135,000 1,728,000 1,863,000

Jun 2003

 -137,000 6,108,000 6,245,000 112,000 3,346,000 3,234,000 -26,000 1,133,000 1,159,000 -223,000 1,629,000 1,852,000

Sep 2003

 193,000 6,162,000 5,969,000 120,000 3,327,000 3,207,000 21,000 1,127,000 1,106,000 52,000 1,708,000 1,656,000

Dec 2003

 310,000 6,218,000 5,908,000 146,000 3,340,000 3,194,000 32,000 1,128,000 1,096,000 132,000 1,750,000 1,618,000

Mar 2004

 430,000 6,306,000 5,876,000 153,000 3,392,000 3,239,000 137,000 1,194,000 1,057,000 140,000 1,720,000 1,580,000

Jun 2004

 621,000 6,471,000 5,850,000 169,000 3,387,000 3,218,000 141,000 1,196,000 1,055,000 311,000 1,888,000 1,577,000

Sep 2004

 197,000 6,243,000 6,046,000 88,000 3,379,000 3,291,000 88,000 1,175,000 1,087,000 21,000 1,689,000 1,668,000

Dec 2004

 759,000 6,494,000 5,735,000 274,000 3,480,000 3,206,000 101,000 1,172,000 1,071,000 384,000 1,842,000 1,458,000

Mar 2005

 368,000 6,320,000 5,952,000 66,000 3,416,000 3,350,000 97,000 1,161,000 1,064,000 205,000 1,743,000 1,538,000

Jun 2005

 570,000 6,435,000 5,865,000 243,000 3,476,000 3,233,000 146,000 1,198,000 1,052,000 181,000 1,761,000 1,580,000

Sep 2005

 701,000 6,672,000 5,971,000 218,000 3,510,000 3,292,000 85,000 1,195,000 1,110,000 398,000 1,967,000 1,569,000

Dec 2005

 506,000 6,406,000 5,900,000 169,000 3,462,000 3,293,000 45,000 1,140,000 1,095,000 292,000 1,804,000 1,512,000

Mar 2006

 788,000 6,433,000 5,645,000 334,000 3,547,000 3,213,000 222,000 1,213,000 991,000 232,000 1,673,000 1,441,000

Jun 2006

 375,000 6,349,000 5,974,000 117,000 3,434,000 3,317,000 110,000 1,190,000 1,080,000 148,000 1,725,000 1,577,000

Sep 2006

 43,000 6,103,000 6,060,000 -14,000 3,329,000 3,343,000 27,000 1,127,000 1,100,000 30,000 1,647,000 1,617,000

Dec 2006

 447,000 6,375,000 5,928,000 117,000 3,393,000 3,276,000 74,000 1,147,000 1,073,000 256,000 1,835,000 1,579,000

Mar 2007

 466,000 6,300,000 5,834,000 189,000 3,451,000 3,262,000 99,000 1,153,000 1,054,000 178,000 1,696,000 1,518,000

Jun 2007

 174,000 6,256,000 6,082,000 -31,000 3,337,000 3,368,000 108,000 1,180,000 1,072,000 97,000 1,739,000 1,642,000

Sep 2007

 -269,000 5,891,000 6,160,000 -132,000 3,252,000 3,384,000 -53,000 1,073,000 1,126,000 -84,000 1,566,000 1,650,000

Dec 2007

 298,000 6,254,000 5,956,000 8,000 3,315,000 3,307,000 63,000 1,140,000 1,077,000 227,000 1,799,000 1,572,000

Mar 2008

 -277,000 5,807,000 6,084,000 -138,000 3,238,000 3,376,000 -11,000 1,073,000 1,084,000 -128,000 1,496,000 1,624,000

Jun 2008

 -547,000 5,861,000 6,408,000 -287,000 3,179,000 3,466,000 -37,000 1,098,000 1,135,000 -223,000 1,584,000 1,807,000

Sep 2008

 -1,035,000 5,483,000 6,518,000 -359,000 3,039,000 3,398,000 -160,000 1,013,000 1,173,000 -516,000 1,431,000 1,947,000

Dec 2008

 -1,850,000 5,341,000 7,191,000 -693,000 2,907,000 3,600,000 -370,000 946,000 1,316,000 -787,000 1,488,000 2,275,000

Mar 2009

 -2,643,000 4,582,000 7,225,000 -967,000 2,724,000 3,691,000 -611,000 806,000 1,417,000 -1,065,000 1,052,000 2,117,000

Jun 2009

 -1,766,000 5,174,000 6,940,000 -475,000 2,949,000 3,424,000 -275,000 956,000 1,231,000 -1,016,000 1,269,000 2,285,000

Sep 2009

 -979,000 5,119,000 6,098,000 -388,000 2,814,000 3,202,000 -127,000 927,000 1,054,000 -464,000 1,378,000 1,842,000

Dec 2009

 -277,000 5,408,000 5,685,000 -161,000 2,937,000 3,098,000 -42,000 963,000 1,005,000 -74,000 1,508,000 1,582,000

Mar 2010

 -231,000 5,094,000 5,325,000 -185,000 2,863,000 3,048,000 -1,000 909,000 910,000 -45,000 1,322,000 1,367,000

Jun 2010

 689,000 5,818,000 5,129,000 233,000 3,094,000 2,861,000 211,000 1,079,000 868,000 245,000 1,645,000 1,400,000

Sep 2010

 157,000 5,478,000 5,321,000 11,000 2,933,000 2,922,000 71,000 992,000 921,000 75,000 1,553,000 1,478,000

Dec 2010

 534,000 5,789,000 5,255,000 86,000 3,045,000 2,959,000 99,000 1,035,000 936,000 349,000 1,709,000 1,360,000

Mar 2011

 329,000 5,339,000 5,010,000 108,000 2,979,000 2,871,000 122,000 964,000 842,000 99,000 1,396,000 1,297,000

Jun 2011

 550,000 5,765,000 5,215,000 195,000 3,078,000 2,883,000 178,000 1,072,000 894,000 177,000 1,615,000 1,438,000

Sep 2011

 793,000 5,928,000 5,135,000 247,000 3,116,000 2,869,000 152,000 1,058,000 906,000 394,000 1,754,000 1,360,000

Dec 2011

 332,000 5,615,000 5,283,000 39,000 2,967,000 2,928,000 46,000 985,000 939,000 247,000 1,663,000 1,416,000

Mar 2012

 830,000 5,748,000 4,918,000 362,000 3,119,000 2,757,000 216,000 1,046,000 830,000 252,000 1,583,000 1,331,000

Jun 2012

 572,000 5,797,000 5,225,000 158,000 3,004,000 2,846,000 161,000 1,080,000 919,000 253,000 1,713,000 1,460,000

Sep 2012

 168,000 5,516,000 5,348,000 -3,000 2,893,000 2,896,000 38,000 999,000 961,000 133,000 1,624,000 1,491,000

In comparison, during the previous quarter (the three months ending in June 2012), there were 5.8 million job gains and 5.2 million job losses, resulting in a net change in employment of 572,000.

During the third quarter of 2012, only the smallest size class (firms with 1–49 employees) experienced a net job loss; gross job losses in this size class (2,896,000) exceeded gross job gains (2,893,000), resulting in a net loss of 3,000 jobs.

Among firms with 50–249 employees, there were 999,000 job gains during the third quarter of 2012 and 961,000 job losses, resulting in a net gain of 38,000 jobs.

The largest size class (firms with 250 or more employees) experienced a net employment gain of 133,000 jobs (the result of 1,624,000 job gains and 1,491,000 job losses), accounting for 79 percent of the total net change in employment for the third quarter of 2012.

These data are from the Business Employment Dynamics program. To learn more, see "Business Employment Dynamics – Third Quarter 2012" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL‑13‑0782. Net change totals for firm-level data differ from the establishment-level data featured in the first page of the news release due to independent seasonal adjustment of the data.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Large firms gain 133,000 jobs during 3rd quarter of 2012 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2013/ted_20130508.htm (visited March 15, 2026).