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From June 2021 to September 2021, 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 7.5 million. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses resulted in a net employment gain of 1.3 million jobs in the private sector during the third quarter of 2021.
Quarter | Gross job gains | Gross job losses | Net employment change |
---|---|---|---|
Q1 2011 |
6,540,000 | 6,206,000 | 334,000 |
Q2 2011 |
6,966,000 | 6,384,000 | 582,000 |
Q3 2011 |
7,205,000 | 6,364,000 | 841,000 |
Q4 2011 |
6,865,000 | 6,530,000 | 335,000 |
Q1 2012 |
7,080,000 | 6,132,000 | 948,000 |
Q2 2012 |
7,051,000 | 6,435,000 | 616,000 |
Q3 2012 |
6,881,000 | 6,629,000 | 252,000 |
Q4 2012 |
7,110,000 | 6,415,000 | 695,000 |
Q1 2013 |
6,941,000 | 6,383,000 | 558,000 |
Q2 2013 |
7,152,000 | 6,478,000 | 674,000 |
Q3 2013 |
7,058,000 | 6,551,000 | 507,000 |
Q4 2013 |
7,255,000 | 6,555,000 | 700,000 |
Q1 2014 |
6,953,000 | 6,534,000 | 419,000 |
Q2 2014 |
7,454,000 | 6,559,000 | 895,000 |
Q3 2014 |
7,247,000 | 6,670,000 | 577,000 |
Q4 2014 |
7,617,000 | 6,579,000 | 1,038,000 |
Q1 2015 |
7,046,000 | 6,830,000 | 216,000 |
Q2 2015 |
7,580,000 | 6,731,000 | 849,000 |
Q3 2015 |
7,344,000 | 6,869,000 | 475,000 |
Q4 2015 |
7,817,000 | 6,873,000 | 944,000 |
Q1 2016 |
7,163,000 | 6,914,000 | 249,000 |
Q2 2016 |
7,443,000 | 7,125,000 | 318,000 |
Q3 2016 |
7,710,000 | 6,962,000 | 748,000 |
Q4 2016 |
7,413,000 | 7,105,000 | 308,000 |
Q1 2017 |
7,441,000 | 6,779,000 | 662,000 |
Q2 2017 |
7,625,000 | 7,129,000 | 496,000 |
Q3 2017 |
7,318,000 | 7,370,000 | -52,000 |
Q4 2017 |
7,792,000 | 6,879,000 | 913,000 |
Q1 2018 |
7,506,000 | 6,779,000 | 727,000 |
Q2 2018 |
7,657,000 | 7,235,000 | 422,000 |
Q3 2018 |
7,500,000 | 7,421,000 | 79,000 |
Q4 2018 |
7,744,000 | 6,981,000 | 763,000 |
Q1 2019 |
7,473,000 | 6,936,000 | 537,000 |
Q2 2019 |
7,637,000 | 7,455,000 | 182,000 |
Q3 2019 |
7,395,000 | 7,347,000 | 48,000 |
Q4 2019 |
7,848,000 | 7,063,000 | 785,000 |
Q1 2020 |
7,078,000 | 7,869,000 | -791,000 |
Q2 2020 |
5,709,000 | 20,401,000 | -14,692,000 |
Q3 2020 |
10,868,000 | 6,858,000 | 4,010,000 |
Q4 2020 |
8,821,000 | 6,757,000 | 2,064,000 |
Q1 2021 |
8,154,000 | 6,469,000 | 1,685,000 |
Q2 2021 |
8,141,000 | 7,248,000 | 893,000 |
Q3 2021 |
8,795,000 | 7,482,000 | 1,313,000 |
The net employment gain of 1.3 million jobs during the third quarter of 2021 was an increase of 420,000 from the net employment gain of 893,000 during the second quarter of 2021. This represents the fifth consecutive quarter of a net employment gain, following a net employment loss of 14.7 million jobs during the second quarter of 2020.
The goods-producing industries had a net employment gain of 69,000 jobs during the third quarter of 2021, as gross job gains and losses were both at 1.3 million.
Gains and losses | Total, private sector | Goods-producing | Service-providing |
---|---|---|---|
Gross job gains |
8,795,000 | 1,335,000 | 7,460,000 |
Gross job losses |
7,482,000 | 1,266,000 | 6,216,000 |
In the service-providing industries, gross job gains were at 7.5 million, while gross job losses were at 6.2 million during the third quarter of 2021. The net employment gain was 1.2 million jobs.
These data are from the Business Employment Dynamics program and are seasonally adjusted. For more information, see "Business Employment Dynamics — Third Quarter 2021." Also see charts related to the latest "Business Employment Dynamics" news release.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Gross job gains 8.8 million, gross job losses 7.5 million, during the third quarter of 2021 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2022/gross-job-gains-8-8-million-gross-job-losses-7-5-million-during-the-third-quarter-of-2021.htm (visited October 31, 2024).