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Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in all 13 major industries in the fourth quarter of 2020

July 30, 2021

From September 2020 to December 2020, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 8.8 million, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 6.7 million over this period. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses resulted in a net employment gain of 2.0 million jobs in the private sector during the fourth quarter of 2020.

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Gross job gains and losses, and net employment change, by industry, first quarter 2010 to fourth quarter 2020

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Gross job gains and losses, and net employment change, by industry, first quarter 2010 to fourth quarter 2020
Quarter	Gross job gains, total private	Gross job losses, total private	Net employment change, total private	Gross job gains, natural resources and mining	Gross job losses, natural resources and mining	Net employment change, natural resources and mining	Gross job gains, construction	Gross job losses, construction	Net employment change, construction
Q1 2010	6,325,000	6,572,000	-247,000	276,000	274,000	2,000	610,000	739,000	-129,000
Q2 2010	6,995,000	6,297,000	698,000	306,000	235,000	71,000	685,000	680,000	5,000
Q3 2010	6,741,000	6,504,000	237,000	271,000	271,000	0	662,000	662,000	0
Q4 2010	7,052,000	6,486,000	566,000	287,000	276,000	11,000	646,000	696,000	-50,000
Q1 2011	6,540,000	6,206,000	334,000	264,000	267,000	-3,000	627,000	650,000	-23,000
Q2 2011	6,966,000	6,384,000	582,000	284,000	255,000	29,000	674,000	633,000	41,000
Q3 2011	7,205,000	6,364,000	841,000	309,000	244,000	65,000	700,000	622,000	78,000
Q4 2011	6,865,000	6,530,000	335,000	300,000	268,000	32,000	637,000	661,000	-24,000
Q1 2012	7,080,000	6,132,000	948,000	290,000	269,000	21,000	674,000	624,000	50,000
Q2 2012	7,051,000	6,435,000	616,000	301,000	290,000	11,000	645,000	638,000	7,000
Q3 2012	6,881,000	6,629,000	252,000	280,000	280,000	0	655,000	617,000	38,000
Q4 2012	7,110,000	6,415,000	695,000	280,000	287,000	-7,000	673,000	605,000	68,000
Q1 2013	6,941,000	6,383,000	558,000	277,000	256,000	21,000	682,000	608,000	74,000
Q2 2013	7,152,000	6,478,000	674,000	289,000	271,000	18,000	669,000	619,000	50,000
Q3 2013	7,058,000	6,551,000	507,000	264,000	269,000	-5,000	672,000	591,000	81,000
Q4 2013	7,255,000	6,555,000	700,000	281,000	279,000	2,000	656,000	640,000	16,000
Q1 2014	6,953,000	6,534,000	419,000	288,000	256,000	32,000	677,000	592,000	85,000
Q2 2014	7,454,000	6,559,000	895,000	282,000	272,000	10,000	697,000	603,000	94,000
Q3 2014	7,247,000	6,670,000	577,000	287,000	254,000	33,000	669,000	585,000	84,000
Q4 2014	7,617,000	6,579,000	1,038,000	280,000	286,000	-6,000	667,000	608,000	59,000
Q1 2015	7,046,000	6,830,000	216,000	283,000	301,000	-18,000	660,000	626,000	34,000
Q2 2015	7,580,000	6,731,000	849,000	264,000	331,000	-67,000	698,000	598,000	100,000
Q3 2015	7,344,000	6,869,000	475,000	248,000	290,000	-42,000	657,000	602,000	55,000
Q4 2015	7,817,000	6,873,000	944,000	250,000	301,000	-51,000	704,000	591,000	113,000
Q1 2016	7,149,000	6,906,000	243,000	257,000	279,000	-22,000	672,000	622,000	50,000
Q2 2016	7,446,000	7,136,000	310,000	261,000	297,000	-36,000	660,000	649,000	11,000
Q3 2016	7,717,000	6,967,000	750,000	249,000	257,000	-8,000	672,000	618,000	54,000
Q4 2016	7,423,000	7,094,000	329,000	253,000	268,000	-15,000	652,000	637,000	15,000
Q1 2017	7,428,000	6,774,000	654,000	288,000	237,000	51,000	713,000	591,000	122,000
Q2 2017	7,621,000	7,141,000	480,000	269,000	264,000	5,000	686,000	638,000	48,000
Q3 2017	7,324,000	7,379,000	-55,000	255,000	243,000	12,000	626,000	661,000	-35,000
Q4 2017	7,801,000	6,868,000	933,000	256,000	257,000	-1,000	719,000	609,000	110,000
Q1 2018	7,494,000	6,777,000	717,000	259,000	241,000	18,000	729,000	596,000	133,000
Q2 2018	7,652,000	7,245,000	407,000	274,000	250,000	24,000	694,000	640,000	54,000
Q3 2018	7,506,000	7,427,000	79,000	240,000	249,000	-9,000	652,000	657,000	-5,000
Q4 2018	7,756,000	6,966,000	790,000	246,000	254,000	-8,000	695,000	621,000	74,000
Q1 2019	7,460,000	6,927,000	533,000	244,000	250,000	-6,000	711,000	623,000	88,000
Q2 2019	7,637,000	7,466,000	171,000	266,000	250,000	16,000	690,000	673,000	17,000
Q3 2019	7,404,000	7,351,000	53,000	228,000	243,000	-15,000	649,000	647,000	2,000
Q4 2019	7,864,000	7,051,000	813,000	234,000	273,000	-39,000	676,000	649,000	27,000
Q1 2020	6,963,000	7,736,000	-773,000	239,000	251,000	-12,000	683,000	626,000	57,000
Q2 2020	5,749,000	20,366,000	-14,617,000	221,000	372,000	-151,000	543,000	1,044,000	-501,000
Q3 2020	10,804,000	6,901,000	3,903,000	220,000	237,000	-17,000	678,000	663,000	15,000
Q4 2020	8,756,000	6,713,000	2,043,000	228,000	227,000	1,000	705,000	559,000	146,000

Gross job gains and losses, and net employment change, by industry, first quarter 2010 to fourth quarter 2020 (continued)
Quarter	Gross job gains, manufacturing	Gross job losses, manufacturing	Net employment change, manufacturing	Gross job gains, wholesale trade	Gross job losses, wholesale trade	Net employment change, wholesale trade	Gross job gains, retail trade	Gross job losses, retail trade	Net employment change, retail trade
Q1 2010	420,000	470,000	-50,000	258,000	276,000	-18,000	814,000	808,000	6,000
Q2 2010	477,000	400,000	77,000	283,000	251,000	32,000	896,000	789,000	107,000
Q3 2010	452,000	403,000	49,000	273,000	258,000	15,000	811,000	881,000	-70,000
Q4 2010	447,000	428,000	19,000	286,000	254,000	32,000	898,000	821,000	77,000
Q1 2011	436,000	378,000	58,000	269,000	247,000	22,000	826,000	818,000	8,000
Q2 2011	454,000	382,000	72,000	290,000	245,000	45,000	904,000	789,000	115,000
Q3 2011	468,000	408,000	60,000	294,000	254,000	40,000	893,000	859,000	34,000
Q4 2011	432,000	419,000	13,000	279,000	250,000	29,000	903,000	825,000	78,000
Q1 2012	441,000	368,000	73,000	290,000	245,000	45,000	905,000	847,000	58,000
Q2 2012	449,000	370,000	79,000	291,000	252,000	39,000	897,000	826,000	71,000
Q3 2012	418,000	409,000	9,000	272,000	263,000	9,000	855,000	867,000	-12,000
Q4 2012	414,000	423,000	-9,000	282,000	258,000	24,000	927,000	830,000	97,000
Q1 2013	405,000	379,000	26,000	278,000	253,000	25,000	907,000	882,000	25,000
Q2 2013	419,000	387,000	32,000	290,000	256,000	34,000	947,000	778,000	169,000
Q3 2013	410,000	400,000	10,000	281,000	259,000	22,000	904,000	844,000	60,000
Q4 2013	422,000	395,000	27,000	287,000	251,000	36,000	952,000	835,000	117,000
Q1 2014	403,000	372,000	31,000	276,000	254,000	22,000	874,000	894,000	-20,000
Q2 2014	436,000	372,000	64,000	285,000	250,000	35,000	972,000	833,000	139,000
Q3 2014	412,000	390,000	22,000	279,000	254,000	25,000	903,000	898,000	5,000
Q4 2014	439,000	379,000	60,000	292,000	248,000	44,000	958,000	841,000	117,000
Q1 2015	392,000	393,000	-1,000	265,000	261,000	4,000	911,000	887,000	24,000
Q2 2015	431,000	399,000	32,000	285,000	263,000	22,000	999,000	831,000	168,000
Q3 2015	397,000	413,000	-16,000	272,000	263,000	9,000	929,000	925,000	4,000
Q4 2015	411,000	429,000	-18,000	294,000	269,000	25,000	928,000	923,000	5,000
Q1 2016	386,000	408,000	-22,000	261,000	269,000	-8,000	963,000	870,000	93,000
Q2 2016	412,000	433,000	-21,000	273,000	272,000	1,000	934,000	906,000	28,000
Q3 2016	402,000	425,000	-23,000	278,000	260,000	18,000	959,000	952,000	7,000
Q4 2016	408,000	394,000	14,000	272,000	257,000	15,000	897,000	925,000	-28,000
Q1 2017	408,000	383,000	25,000	268,000	250,000	18,000	941,000	894,000	47,000
Q2 2017	445,000	390,000	55,000	284,000	248,000	36,000	931,000	931,000	0
Q3 2017	397,000	422,000	-25,000	270,000	266,000	4,000	891,000	981,000	-90,000
Q4 2017	457,000	369,000	88,000	280,000	250,000	30,000	907,000	900,000	7,000
Q1 2018	426,000	360,000	66,000	270,000	249,000	21,000	943,000	862,000	81,000
Q2 2018	440,000	379,000	61,000	276,000	251,000	25,000	910,000	959,000	-49,000
Q3 2018	424,000	410,000	14,000	275,000	268,000	7,000	921,000	1,001,000	-80,000
Q4 2018	465,000	379,000	86,000	279,000	245,000	34,000	846,000	919,000	-73,000
Q1 2019	404,000	382,000	22,000	264,000	246,000	18,000	914,000	872,000	42,000
Q2 2019	416,000	428,000	-12,000	270,000	264,000	6,000	876,000	976,000	-100,000
Q3 2019	377,000	441,000	-64,000	256,000	266,000	-10,000	858,000	943,000	-85,000
Q4 2019	409,000	407,000	2,000	267,000	249,000	18,000	891,000	887,000	4,000
Q1 2020	364,000	418,000	-54,000	250,000	258,000	-8,000	906,000	874,000	32,000
Q2 2020	272,000	1,160,000	-888,000	202,000	607,000	-405,000	963,000	2,529,000	-1,566,000
Q3 2020	578,000	476,000	102,000	317,000	268,000	49,000	1,520,000	827,000	693,000
Q4 2020	518,000	373,000	145,000	298,000	219,000	79,000	936,000	848,000	88,000

Gross job gains and losses, and net employment change, by industry, first quarter 2010 to fourth quarter 2020 (continued)
Quarter	Gross job gains, transportation and warehousing	Gross job losses, transportation and warehousing	Net employment change, transportation and warehousing	Gross job gains, utilities	Gross job losses, utilities	Net employment change, utilities	Gross job gains, information	Gross job losses, information	Net employment change, information
Q1 2010	193,000	220,000	-27,000	9,000	10,000	-1,000	111,000	134,000	-23,000
Q2 2010	222,000	193,000	29,000	11,000	12,000	-1,000	127,000	131,000	-4,000
Q3 2010	218,000	197,000	21,000	10,000	12,000	-2,000	135,000	137,000	-2,000
Q4 2010	249,000	196,000	53,000	12,000	11,000	1,000	128,000	139,000	-11,000
Q1 2011	214,000	219,000	-5,000	11,000	10,000	1,000	116,000	131,000	-15,000
Q2 2011	226,000	200,000	26,000	12,000	13,000	-1,000	124,000	128,000	-4,000
Q3 2011	234,000	199,000	35,000	11,000	12,000	-1,000	126,000	121,000	5,000
Q4 2011	238,000	207,000	31,000	12,000	12,000	0	118,000	127,000	-9,000
Q1 2012	220,000	209,000	11,000	12,000	11,000	1,000	117,000	114,000	3,000
Q2 2012	226,000	204,000	22,000	11,000	13,000	-2,000	122,000	127,000	-5,000
Q3 2012	224,000	211,000	13,000	12,000	13,000	-1,000	131,000	138,000	-7,000
Q4 2012	255,000	216,000	39,000	14,000	12,000	2,000	141,000	120,000	21,000
Q1 2013	217,000	229,000	-12,000	10,000	12,000	-2,000	119,000	120,000	-1,000
Q2 2013	229,000	215,000	14,000	14,000	13,000	1,000	134,000	127,000	7,000
Q3 2013	233,000	213,000	20,000	11,000	13,000	-2,000	130,000	135,000	-5,000
Q4 2013	272,000	210,000	62,000	12,000	16,000	-4,000	137,000	123,000	14,000
Q1 2014	243,000	236,000	7,000	14,000	13,000	1,000	124,000	130,000	-6,000
Q2 2014	255,000	209,000	46,000	12,000	13,000	-1,000	141,000	133,000	8,000
Q3 2014	253,000	216,000	37,000	12,000	12,000	0	140,000	139,000	1,000
Q4 2014	314,000	210,000	104,000	14,000	12,000	2,000	147,000	136,000	11,000
Q1 2015	243,000	263,000	-20,000	13,000	13,000	0	127,000	130,000	-3,000
Q2 2015	268,000	232,000	36,000	13,000	12,000	1,000	149,000	128,000	21,000
Q3 2015	269,000	232,000	37,000	12,000	13,000	-1,000	144,000	145,000	-1,000
Q4 2015	328,000	234,000	94,000	12,000	11,000	1,000	164,000	139,000	25,000
Q1 2016	245,000	283,000	-38,000	10,000	10,000	0	138,000	141,000	-3,000
Q2 2016	254,000	252,000	2,000	13,000	13,000	0	156,000	139,000	17,000
Q3 2016	291,000	233,000	58,000	11,000	14,000	-3,000	152,000	152,000	0
Q4 2016	371,000	238,000	133,000	12,000	12,000	0	143,000	149,000	-6,000
Q1 2017	256,000	314,000	-58,000	11,000	10,000	1,000	144,000	154,000	-10,000
Q2 2017	274,000	256,000	18,000	12,000	13,000	-1,000	157,000	174,000	-17,000
Q3 2017	309,000	235,000	74,000	11,000	13,000	-2,000	157,000	155,000	2,000
Q4 2017	381,000	234,000	147,000	12,000	12,000	0	148,000	147,000	1,000
Q1 2018	270,000	323,000	-53,000	12,000	11,000	1,000	157,000	149,000	8,000
Q2 2018	288,000	255,000	33,000	13,000	15,000	-2,000	160,000	167,000	-7,000
Q3 2018	314,000	259,000	55,000	12,000	13,000	-1,000	149,000	156,000	-7,000
Q4 2018	417,000	241,000	176,000	12,000	14,000	-2,000	144,000	149,000	-5,000
Q1 2019	290,000	348,000	-58,000	14,000	13,000	1,000	162,000	133,000	29,000
Q2 2019	312,000	269,000	43,000	14,000	14,000	0	164,000	163,000	1,000
Q3 2019	343,000	255,000	88,000	14,000	14,000	0	162,000	154,000	8,000
Q4 2019	508,000	254,000	254,000	13,000	12,000	1,000	155,000	161,000	-6,000
Q1 2020	278,000	416,000	-138,000	10,000	9,000	1,000	152,000	139,000	13,000
Q2 2020	422,000	826,000	-404,000	10,000	14,000	-4,000	98,000	421,000	-323,000
Q3 2020	527,000	311,000	216,000	14,000	12,000	2,000	204,000	135,000	69,000
Q4 2020	639,000	275,000	364,000	13,000	12,000	1,000	173,000	142,000	31,000

Gross job gains and losses, and net employment change, by industry, first quarter 2010 to fourth quarter 2020 (continued)
Quarter	Gross job gains, financial activities	Gross job losses, financial activities	Net employment change, financial activities	Gross job gains, professional and business services	Gross job losses, professional and business services	Net employment change, professional and business services	Gross job gains, education and health services	Gross job losses, education and health services	Net employment change, education and health services
Q1 2010	345,000	373,000	-28,000	1,182,000	1,157,000	25,000	798,000	767,000	31,000
Q2 2010	346,000	373,000	-27,000	1,368,000	1,151,000	217,000	832,000	762,000	70,000
Q3 2010	352,000	370,000	-18,000	1,299,000	1,192,000	107,000	853,000	780,000	73,000
Q4 2010	372,000	345,000	27,000	1,394,000	1,176,000	218,000	898,000	763,000	135,000
Q1 2011	332,000	338,000	-6,000	1,266,000	1,146,000	120,000	825,000	722,000	103,000
Q2 2011	350,000	352,000	-2,000	1,327,000	1,220,000	107,000	848,000	793,000	55,000
Q3 2011	377,000	339,000	38,000	1,399,000	1,166,000	233,000	896,000	756,000	140,000
Q4 2011	357,000	349,000	8,000	1,336,000	1,248,000	88,000	848,000	782,000	66,000
Q1 2012	348,000	320,000	28,000	1,313,000	1,150,000	163,000	922,000	725,000	197,000
Q2 2012	362,000	331,000	31,000	1,371,000	1,216,000	155,000	853,000	793,000	60,000
Q3 2012	358,000	333,000	25,000	1,337,000	1,263,000	74,000	867,000	780,000	87,000
Q4 2012	377,000	324,000	53,000	1,400,000	1,232,000	168,000	869,000	732,000	137,000
Q1 2013	358,000	329,000	29,000	1,307,000	1,194,000	113,000	854,000	780,000	74,000
Q2 2013	369,000	330,000	39,000	1,371,000	1,255,000	116,000	849,000	838,000	11,000
Q3 2013	358,000	346,000	12,000	1,383,000	1,239,000	144,000	893,000	783,000	110,000
Q4 2013	369,000	355,000	14,000	1,447,000	1,255,000	192,000	887,000	777,000	110,000
Q1 2014	333,000	347,000	-14,000	1,292,000	1,274,000	18,000	845,000	792,000	53,000
Q2 2014	373,000	337,000	36,000	1,442,000	1,246,000	196,000	891,000	833,000	58,000
Q3 2014	361,000	343,000	18,000	1,393,000	1,261,000	132,000	932,000	791,000	141,000
Q4 2014	382,000	342,000	40,000	1,556,000	1,275,000	281,000	929,000	779,000	150,000
Q1 2015	352,000	336,000	16,000	1,298,000	1,341,000	-43,000	874,000	835,000	39,000
Q2 2015	385,000	331,000	54,000	1,441,000	1,311,000	130,000	940,000	806,000	134,000
Q3 2015	370,000	347,000	23,000	1,414,000	1,312,000	102,000	964,000	828,000	136,000
Q4 2015	394,000	351,000	43,000	1,593,000	1,311,000	282,000	1,007,000	803,000	204,000
Q1 2016	360,000	341,000	19,000	1,284,000	1,370,000	-86,000	910,000	829,000	81,000
Q2 2016	387,000	355,000	32,000	1,424,000	1,354,000	70,000	964,000	881,000	83,000
Q3 2016	391,000	349,000	42,000	1,479,000	1,280,000	199,000	1,045,000	821,000	224,000
Q4 2016	380,000	354,000	26,000	1,388,000	1,359,000	29,000	965,000	912,000	53,000
Q1 2017	364,000	343,000	21,000	1,324,000	1,285,000	39,000	972,000	825,000	147,000
Q2 2017	392,000	346,000	46,000	1,446,000	1,337,000	109,000	994,000	899,000	95,000
Q3 2017	375,000	364,000	11,000	1,388,000	1,384,000	4,000	986,000	908,000	78,000
Q4 2017	388,000	370,000	18,000	1,492,000	1,315,000	177,000	987,000	867,000	120,000
Q1 2018	361,000	349,000	12,000	1,362,000	1,278,000	84,000	998,000	842,000	156,000
Q2 2018	394,000	357,000	37,000	1,469,000	1,375,000	94,000	1,014,000	933,000	81,000
Q3 2018	381,000	386,000	-5,000	1,439,000	1,369,000	70,000	1,014,000	918,000	96,000
Q4 2018	394,000	376,000	18,000	1,505,000	1,352,000	153,000	1,004,000	870,000	134,000
Q1 2019	373,000	351,000	22,000	1,347,000	1,333,000	14,000	1,036,000	863,000	173,000
Q2 2019	410,000	364,000	46,000	1,490,000	1,370,000	120,000	1,020,000	977,000	43,000
Q3 2019	386,000	364,000	22,000	1,408,000	1,375,000	33,000	1,052,000	921,000	131,000
Q4 2019	406,000	362,000	44,000	1,506,000	1,378,000	128,000	1,034,000	904,000	130,000
Q1 2020	356,000	363,000	-7,000	1,270,000	1,377,000	-107,000	976,000	983,000	-7,000
Q2 2020	314,000	637,000	-323,000	1,142,000	2,965,000	-1,823,000	663,000	2,418,000	-1,755,000
Q3 2020	449,000	374,000	75,000	1,812,000	1,364,000	448,000	1,365,000	914,000	451,000
Q4 2020	419,000	361,000	58,000	1,832,000	1,180,000	652,000	1,157,000	893,000	264,000

Gross job gains and losses, and net employment change, by industry, first quarter 2010 to fourth quarter 2020 (continued)
Quarter	Gross job gains, leisure and hospitality	Gross job losses, leisure and hospitality	Net employment change, leisure and hospitality	Gross job gains, other services	Gross job losses, other services	Net employment change, other services
Q1 2010	1,040,000	1,062,000	-22,000	258,000	269,000	-11,000
Q2 2010	1,153,000	1,053,000	100,000	278,000	257,000	21,000
Q3 2010	1,122,000	1,057,000	65,000	270,000	273,000	-3,000
Q4 2010	1,142,000	1,103,000	39,000	277,000	268,000	9,000
Q1 2011	1,073,000	1,014,000	59,000	269,000	254,000	15,000
Q2 2011	1,176,000	1,098,000	78,000	285,000	263,000	22,000
Q3 2011	1,200,000	1,101,000	99,000	285,000	269,000	16,000
Q4 2011	1,119,000	1,106,000	13,000	269,000	263,000	6,000
Q1 2012	1,247,000	984,000	263,000	283,000	252,000	31,000
Q2 2012	1,212,000	1,101,000	111,000	292,000	260,000	32,000
Q3 2012	1,173,000	1,159,000	14,000	279,000	280,000	-1,000
Q4 2012	1,181,000	1,094,000	87,000	274,000	267,000	7,000
Q1 2013	1,226,000	1,063,000	163,000	280,000	260,000	20,000
Q2 2013	1,258,000	1,107,000	151,000	289,000	266,000	23,000
Q3 2013	1,203,000	1,172,000	31,000	282,000	269,000	13,000
Q4 2013	1,213,000	1,127,000	86,000	276,000	273,000	3,000
Q1 2014	1,209,000	1,091,000	118,000	284,000	257,000	27,000
Q2 2014	1,284,000	1,160,000	124,000	301,000	271,000	30,000
Q3 2014	1,216,000	1,220,000	-4,000	287,000	281,000	6,000
Q4 2014	1,250,000	1,156,000	94,000	285,000	274,000	11,000
Q1 2015	1,258,000	1,140,000	118,000	283,000	271,000	12,000
Q2 2015	1,319,000	1,191,000	128,000	302,000	268,000	34,000
Q3 2015	1,272,000	1,191,000	81,000	285,000	279,000	6,000
Q4 2015	1,337,000	1,200,000	137,000	295,000	274,000	21,000
Q1 2016	1,293,000	1,174,000	119,000	283,000	272,000	11,000
Q2 2016	1,315,000	1,266,000	49,000	302,000	284,000	18,000
Q3 2016	1,354,000	1,285,000	69,000	312,000	284,000	28,000
Q4 2016	1,302,000	1,254,000	48,000	281,000	294,000	-13,000
Q1 2017	1,348,000	1,172,000	176,000	293,000	277,000	16,000
Q2 2017	1,347,000	1,324,000	23,000	310,000	284,000	26,000
Q3 2017	1,303,000	1,410,000	-107,000	284,000	303,000	-19,000
Q4 2017	1,386,000	1,230,000	156,000	295,000	276,000	19,000
Q1 2018	1,360,000	1,212,000	148,000	299,000	280,000	19,000
Q2 2018	1,354,000	1,358,000	-4,000	318,000	286,000	32,000
Q3 2018	1,344,000	1,412,000	-68,000	301,000	307,000	-6,000
Q4 2018	1,403,000	1,236,000	167,000	304,000	291,000	13,000
Q1 2019	1,354,000	1,215,000	139,000	305,000	279,000	26,000
Q2 2019	1,353,000	1,407,000	-54,000	314,000	293,000	21,000
Q3 2019	1,337,000	1,409,000	-72,000	299,000	300,000	-1,000
Q4 2019	1,407,000	1,218,000	189,000	307,000	279,000	28,000
Q1 2020	1,116,000	1,660,000	-544,000	283,000	336,000	-53,000
Q2 2020	651,000	6,300,000	-5,649,000	191,000	1,036,000	-845,000
Q3 2020	2,516,000	1,036,000	1,480,000	529,000	264,000	265,000
Q4 2020	1,433,000	1,319,000	114,000	321,000	283,000	38,000

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Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in all 13 major industries in the fourth quarter of 2020. The professional and business industry had a net employment gain of 652,000 jobs, as gross job gains were 1.8 million and gross job losses were 1.2 million.

From September 2020 to December 2020, transportation and warehousing experienced a net job increase of 364,000 jobs, education and health services added 264,000 jobs, construction added 146,000 jobs, and manufacturing showed a net gain 145,000 jobs.

These data are from the Business Employment Dynamics program and are seasonally adjusted. For more information, see "Business Employment Dynamics — Fourth Quarter 2020." Also see charts related to the latest "Business Employment Dynamics" news release.

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