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Gross job gains totaled 7.5 million in the second quarter of 2016
January 31, 2017
From March 2016 to June 2016, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 7.5 million, an increase of 486,000 jobs from the previous quarter. Over this period, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 7.2 million, an increase of 373,000 jobs from the previous quarter. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment gain of 307,000 jobs in the private sector during the second quarter of 2016.
Total private gross job gains and gross job losses, seasonally adjusted, June 2006 to June 2016
Quarter
Gross job gains
Gross job losses
Net employment change
Jun 2006
7,766,000
-7,424,000
342,000
Sep 2006
7,545,000
-7,453,000
92,000
Dec 2006
7,770,000
-7,339,000
431,000
Mar 2007
7,815,000
-7,231,000
584,000
Jun 2007
7,647,000
-7,515,000
132,000
Sep 2007
7,376,000
-7,585,000
- 209,000
Dec 2007
7,687,000
-7,419,000
268,000
Mar 2008
7,320,000
-7,519,000
- 199,000
Jun 2008
7,281,000
-7,874,000
-593,000
Sep 2008
6,944,000
-7,857,000
- 913,000
Dec 2008
6,738,000
-8,576,000
-1,838,000
Mar 2009
5,918,000
-8,598,000
-2,680,000
Jun 2009
6,425,000
-8,092,000
-1,667,000
Sep 2009
6,399,000
-7,248,000
-849,000
Dec 2009
6,665,000
-6,929,000
-264,000
Mar 2010
6,325,000
-6,572,000
-247,000
Jun 2010
6,995,000
-6,297,000
698,000
Sep 2010
6,741,000
-6,504,000
237,000
Dec 2010
7,052,000
-6,486,000
566,000
Mar 2011
6,540,000
-6,206,000
334,000
Jun 2011
6,966,000
-6,384,000
582,000
Sep 2011
7,205,000
-6,364,000
841,000
Dec 2011
6,865,000
-6,530,000
335,000
Mar 2012
7,080,000
-6,126,000
954,000
Jun 2012
7,048,000
-6,445,000
603,000
Sep 2012
6,898,000
-6,627,000
271,000
Dec 2012
7,103,000
-6,415,000
688,000
Mar 2013
6,933,000
-6,368,000
565,000
Jun 2013
7,154,000
-6,493,000
661,000
Sep 2013
7,060,000
-6,573,000
487,000
Dec 2013
7,261,000
-6,549,000
712,000
Mar 2014
6,947,000
-6,500,000
447,000
Jun 2014
7,456,000
-6,586,000
870,000
Sep 2014
7,243,000
-6,703,000
540,000
Dec 2014
7,634,000
-6,563,000
1,071,000
Mar 2015
7,036,000
-6,799,000
237,000
Jun 2015
7,588,000
-6,773,000
815,000
Sep 2015
7,338,000
-6,911,000
427,000
Dec 2015
7,843,000
-6,842,000
1,001,000
Mar 2016
6,977,000
-6,783,000
194,000
Jun 2016
7,463,000
-7,156,000
307,000
Over the previous four quarters there were 29.6 million gross job gains and 27.7 million gross job losses, resulting in a net employment increase of 1.9 million private-sector jobs. The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all businesses in the economy. Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment from expansions at existing units and the addition of new jobs at opening units. Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing units and the loss of jobs at closing units. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in employment.
These data are from the Business Employment Dynamics program. To learn more, see "Business Employment Dynamics — Second Quarter 2016" (HTML) (PDF).
United States Department of Labor
