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In the fourth quarter of 2013, firms with 250 or more employees accounted for 68 percent of total net job growth, while firms with 1-49 employees and firms with 50-249 employees each accounted for 16 percent of net job growth. This is the fifteenth consecutive quarter of positive net employment change for all three major firm size categories.
Quarter | Total private | Firm size 1-49 | Firm size 50-249 | Firm size 250 or more | ||||
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Total job gains | Job gains as a percent of total | Total job gains | Job gains as a percent of total | Total job gains | Job gains as a percent of total | Total job gains | Job gains as a percent of total | |
Jun 2010 | 692,000 | 100.0% | 238,000 | 34.4% | 209,000 | 30.2% | 245,000 | 35.4% |
Sep 2010 | 188,000 | 100.0% | 23,000 | 12.2% | 79,000 | 42.0% | 86,000 | 45.7% |
Dec 2010 | 519,000 | 100.0% | 85,000 | 16.4% | 95,000 | 18.3% | 339,000 | 65.3% |
Mar 2011 | 313,000 | 100.0% | 93,000 | 29.7% | 118,000 | 37.7% | 102,000 | 32.6% |
Jun 2011 | 548,000 | 100.0% | 196,000 | 35.8% | 176,000 | 32.1% | 176,000 | 32.1% |
Sep 2011 | 823,000 | 100.0% | 259,000 | 31.5% | 161,000 | 19.6% | 403,000 | 49.0% |
Dec 2011 | 321,000 | 100.0% | 39,000 | 12.1% | 45,000 | 14.0% | 237,000 | 73.8% |
Mar 2012 | 846,000 | 100.0% | 385,000 | 45.5% | 217,000 | 25.7% | 244,000 | 28.8% |
Jun 2012 | 604,000 | 100.0% | 178,000 | 29.5% | 167,000 | 27.6% | 259,000 | 42.9% |
Sep 2012 | 213,000 | 100.0% | 49,000 | 23.0% | 44,000 | 20.7% | 120,000 | 56.3% |
Dec 2012 | 637,000 | 100.0% | 169,000 | 26.5% | 90,000 | 14.1% | 378,000 | 59.3% |
Mar 2013 | 1,198,000 | 100.0% | 281,000 | 23.5% | 156,000 | 13.0% | 761,000 | 63.5% |
Jun 2013 | 643,000 | 100.0% | 217,000 | 33.7% | 143,000 | 22.2% | 283,000 | 44.0% |
Sep 2013 | 386,000 | 100.0% | 154,000 | 39.9% | 54,000 | 14.0% | 178,000 | 46.1% |
Dec 2013 | 650,000 | 100.0% | 103,000 | 15.8% | 104,000 | 16.0% | 443,000 | 68.2% |
From the second quarter of 2010 to the fourth quarter of 2013, a total of 8.6 million net new jobs were created. During that period, firms with 1-49 employees contributed 29 percent of net job growth, firms with 50-249 employees contributed 22 percent, and firms with 250 or more employees contributed 49 percent.
These data are from the Business Employment Dynamics program. To learn more, see "Business Employment Dynamics — Fourth Quarter 2013" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL‑14‑1388.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Firms with 250 or more employees accounted for 68% of total net job growth, fourth quarter 2013 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2014/ted_20140806.htm (visited October 15, 2024).