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23-427-SAN
Thursday, March 09, 2023

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Business Employment Dynamics in Oregon – Second Quarter 2022

From March 2022 to June 2022, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Oregon were 118,845, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 101,997, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment loss of 16,848 jobs in the private sector during the second quarter of 2022. During the previous quarter, gross job gains exceeded gross job losses by 30,040. (See chart 1.)

The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all private businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these changes in employment at private-sector establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in employment. (See Technical Note.)

Gross job gains

In the second quarter of 2022, gross job gains represented 6.1 percent of private-sector employment in Oregon; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 6.4 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 2.) Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment due to expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. In Oregon, gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 81,719 in the second quarter of 2022, a decrease of 18,192 jobs compared to the previous quarter. (See table 1.) Opening establishments accounted for 20,278 jobs gained in the second quarter of 2022, a decrease of 4,808 jobs from the previous quarter.

Gross job losses

In the second quarter of 2022, gross job losses represented 7.1 percent of private-sector employment in Oregon; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 6.7 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 3.) Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. In Oregon, contracting establishments lost 95,153 jobs in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 19,659 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 23,692 jobs, an increase of 4,229 jobs from the previous quarter.

Industries

Gross job losses exceeded gross job gains in 8 of 11 industry sectors in Oregon in the second quarter of 2022. Retail trade had the largest over-the-quarter net job decrease, with a loss of 4,770 jobs. This was the result of 10,279 gross job gains and 15,049 gross job losses. Professional and business services had a net loss of 4,238 jobs, followed by education and health services with a net loss of 3,428 jobs. Leisure and hospitality had the largest over-the-quarter net job increase, with a gain of 623 jobs.

For more information

The BED data series include gross job gains and gross job losses by industry subsector, for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as gross job gains and gross job losses at the firm level by employer size class. BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. Additional information is available online at www.bls.gov/bdm/.

The Business Employment Dynamics for Third Quarter 2022 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.


Technical Note

The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal-state cooperative program known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The BED data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from existing QCEW records. Most employers in the U.S. are required to file quarterly reports on the employment and wages of workers covered by unemployment insurance (UI) laws, and to pay quarterly UI taxes. The QCEW is based largely on quarterly UI reports which are sent by businesses to the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs). These UI reports are supplemented by two additional BLS data collections to render administrative data into economic statistics. Together these data comprise the QCEW and form the basis of the Bureau’s establishment universe sampling frame.

In the BED program, the QCEW records are linked across quarters to provide a longitudinal history for each establishment. The linkage process allows the tracking of net employment changes at the establishment level, which in turn allows the estimation of jobs gained at opening and expanding units and jobs lost at closing and contracting units.

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. BED statistics track these changes in employment at private business establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment from expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. The difference between the number of gross jobs gained and the number of gross jobs lost is the net change in employment.

Gross job gains and gross job losses are expressed as rates by dividing their levels by the average of employment in the current and previous quarters. The rates are calculated for the components of gross job gains and gross job losses and then summed to form their respective totals. These rates can be added and subtracted just as their levels can. For instance, the difference between the gross job gains rate and the gross job losses rate is the net growth rate.

The formal definitions of employment changes are as follows:

Openings. These are either units with positive third month employment for the first time in the current quarter, with no links to the prior quarter, or with positive third month employment in the current quarter following zero employment in the previous quarter.

Expansions. These are units with positive employment in the third month in both the previous and current quarters, with a net increase in employment over this period.

Closings. These are units with positive third month employment in the previous quarter and either not reported, or reported with zero employment, in the current quarter.

Contractions. These are units with positive employment in the third month in both the previous and current quarters, with a net decrease in employment over this period.

The full Technical Note for the Business Employment Dynamics program, which includes information on coverage, concepts, and methodology, can be found in the current quarterly news release online at www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.htm.

Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.

Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and losses by industry, Oregon, seasonally adjusted
Category Gross job gains and losses
(3 months ended)
Gross job gains and losses
as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
June
2021
Sept.
2021
Dec.
2021
Mar.
2022
June
2022
June
2021
Sept.
2021
Dec.
2021
Mar.
2022
June
2022

Total private (1)

Gross job gains

106,656 114,033 125,828 124,997 101,997 6.6 7.1 7.8 7.5 6.1

At expanding establishments

85,210 93,657 107,076 99,911 81,719 5.3 5.8 6.6 6.0 4.9

At opening establishments

21,446 20,376 18,752 25,086 20,278 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.2

Gross job losses

106,342 104,595 99,966 94,957 118,845 6.6 6.5 6.1 5.7 7.1

At contracting establishments

90,194 84,756 77,099 75,494 95,153 5.6 5.3 4.7 4.5 5.7

At closing establishments

16,148 19,839 22,867 19,463 23,692 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.4

Net employment change (2)

314 9,438 25,862 30,040 -16,848 0.0 0.6 1.7 1.8 -1.0

Construction

Gross job gains

8,855 8,809 11,858 11,248 8,548 7.9 8.1 10.8 9.8 7.4

At expanding establishments

6,817 6,533 9,780 8,681 6,902 6.1 6.0 8.9 7.6 6.0

At opening establishments

2,038 2,276 2,078 2,567 1,646 1.8 2.1 1.9 2.2 1.4

Gross job losses

10,407 9,974 8,493 8,446 9,873 9.3 9.2 7.8 7.4 8.6

At contracting establishments

8,354 7,768 6,100 6,374 7,718 7.5 7.2 5.6 5.6 6.7

At closing establishments

2,053 2,206 2,393 2,072 2,155 1.8 2.0 2.2 1.8 1.9

Net employment change (2)

-1,552 -1,165 3,365 2,802 -1,325 -1.4 -1.1 3.0 2.4 -1.2

Manufacturing

Gross job gains

6,937 6,467 9,832 8,279 7,131 3.8 3.5 5.2 4.4 3.7

At expanding establishments

6,275 5,850 9,187 7,707 6,533 3.4 3.2 4.9 4.1 3.4

At opening establishments

662 617 645 572 598 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

Gross job losses

6,605 7,046 5,474 5,715 6,744 3.6 3.8 3.0 3.0 3.5

At contracting establishments

6,081 6,248 4,226 5,097 5,699 3.3 3.4 2.3 2.7 3.0

At closing establishments

524 798 1,248 618 1,045 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.5

Net employment change (2)

332 -579 4,358 2,564 387 0.2 -0.3 2.2 1.4 0.2

Wholesale trade

Gross job gains

3,227 3,260 4,341 3,843 3,431 4.3 4.4 5.8 5.0 4.5

At expanding establishments

2,615 2,750 3,665 3,218 2,977 3.5 3.7 4.9 4.2 3.9

At opening establishments

612 510 676 625 454 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.6

Gross job losses

3,462 3,699 2,854 3,254 3,683 4.6 5.0 3.8 4.3 4.9

At contracting establishments

2,794 2,880 2,041 2,502 2,649 3.7 3.9 2.7 3.3 3.5

At closing establishments

668 819 813 752 1,034 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.4

Net employment change (2)

-235 -439 1,487 589 -252 -0.3 -0.6 2.0 0.7 -0.4

Retail trade

Gross job gains

11,551 10,916 10,605 14,386 10,279 5.5 5.3 5.2 6.8 4.8

At expanding establishments

10,051 9,549 9,642 12,627 8,485 4.8 4.6 4.7 6.0 4.0

At opening establishments

1,500 1,367 963 1,759 1,794 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.8

Gross job losses

13,474 14,387 12,202 8,933 15,049 6.4 6.9 6.0 4.3 7.1

At contracting establishments

12,177 13,196 10,426 7,479 13,404 5.8 6.3 5.1 3.6 6.3

At closing establishments

1,297 1,191 1,776 1,454 1,645 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.8

Net employment change (2)

-1,923 -3,471 -1,597 5,453 -4,770 -0.9 -1.6 -0.8 2.5 -2.3

Transportation and warehousing

Gross job gains

2,828 3,959 7,261 3,611 2,974 4.0 5.7 10.1 4.9 4.0

At expanding establishments

2,421 3,391 6,622 3,349 2,654 3.4 4.9 9.2 4.5 3.6

At opening establishments

407 568 639 262 320 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.4

Gross job losses

6,045 4,274 3,121 4,579 4,861 8.5 6.1 4.3 6.2 6.7

At contracting establishments

5,641 3,481 2,514 4,115 4,067 7.9 5.0 3.5 5.6 5.6

At closing establishments

404 793 607 464 794 0.6 1.1 0.8 0.6 1.1

Net employment change (2)

-3,217 -315 4,140 -968 -1,887 -4.5 -0.4 5.8 -1.3 -2.7

Information

Gross job gains

3,282 2,294 2,433 2,622 2,420 9.5 6.5 6.8 7.2 6.6

At expanding establishments

2,132 1,788 2,010 2,081 1,912 6.2 5.1 5.6 5.7 5.2

At opening establishments

1,150 506 423 541 508 3.3 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.4

Gross job losses

1,936 2,369 2,083 2,062 2,839 5.6 6.7 5.9 5.7 7.8

At contracting establishments

1,432 1,526 1,485 1,531 2,000 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.2 5.5

At closing establishments

504 843 598 531 839 1.5 2.4 1.7 1.5 2.3

Net employment change (2)

1,346 -75 350 560 -419 3.9 -0.2 0.9 1.5 -1.2

Financial activities

Gross job gains

4,413 4,963 5,205 4,960 4,727 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.9 5.7

At expanding establishments

3,162 3,889 4,327 3,951 3,663 3.8 4.7 5.2 4.7 4.4

At opening establishments

1,251 1,074 878 1,009 1,064 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.3

Gross job losses

5,221 5,075 5,163 4,851 6,422 6.2 6.1 6.1 5.7 7.7

At contracting establishments

4,212 3,838 3,875 3,806 4,779 5.0 4.6 4.6 4.5 5.7

At closing establishments

1,009 1,237 1,288 1,045 1,643 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.2 2.0

Net employment change (2)

-808 -112 42 109 -1,695 -0.9 -0.1 0.2 0.2 -2.0

Professional and business services

Gross job gains

15,967 18,003 22,281 19,404 16,081 6.4 7.2 8.8 7.5 6.2

At expanding establishments

12,447 13,972 19,434 15,766 13,312 5.0 5.6 7.7 6.1 5.1

At opening establishments

3,520 4,031 2,847 3,638 2,769 1.4 1.6 1.1 1.4 1.1

Gross job losses

17,449 17,374 14,613 14,792 20,319 7.0 7.0 5.8 5.7 7.7

At contracting establishments

14,507 13,514 10,495 11,565 16,308 5.8 5.4 4.2 4.5 6.2

At closing establishments

2,942 3,860 4,118 3,227 4,011 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.5

Net employment change (2)

-1,482 629 7,668 4,612 -4,238 -0.6 0.2 3.0 1.8 -1.5

Education and health services

Gross job gains

12,458 12,624 14,262 16,138 12,663 4.2 4.3 4.9 5.5 4.3

At expanding establishments

9,786 10,503 11,405 13,233 10,402 3.3 3.6 3.9 4.5 3.5

At opening establishments

2,672 2,121 2,857 2,905 2,261 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.8

Gross job losses

13,900 13,304 15,704 12,349 16,091 4.7 4.6 5.4 4.2 5.4

At contracting establishments

11,285 10,797 12,004 9,135 12,107 3.8 3.7 4.1 3.1 4.1

At closing establishments

2,615 2,507 3,700 3,214 3,984 0.9 0.9 1.3 1.1 1.3

Net employment change (2)

-1,442 -680 -1,442 3,789 -3,428 -0.5 -0.3 -0.5 1.3 -1.1

Leisure and hospitality

Gross job gains

21,854 24,690 19,678 17,819 16,609 13.0 13.7 10.5 9.2 8.5

At expanding establishments

17,492 21,145 16,696 15,052 13,783 10.4 11.7 8.9 7.8 7.1

At opening establishments

4,362 3,545 2,982 2,767 2,826 2.6 2.0 1.6 1.4 1.4

Gross job losses

11,396 13,471 13,814 14,360 15,986 6.7 7.5 7.3 7.4 8.1

At contracting establishments

9,669 10,801 10,576 11,193 13,160 5.7 6.0 5.6 5.8 6.7

At closing establishments

1,727 2,670 3,238 3,167 2,826 1.0 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.4

Net employment change (2)

10,458 11,219 5,864 3,459 623 6.3 6.2 3.2 1.8 0.4

Other services (3)

Gross job gains

4,526 4,360 4,936 4,477 4,221 7.7 7.4 8.3 7.5 7.0

At expanding establishments

3,694 3,596 4,220 3,540 3,523 6.3 6.1 7.1 5.9 5.8

At opening establishments

832 764 716 937 698 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.2

Gross job losses

3,490 3,997 4,262 4,126 4,069 5.9 6.7 7.2 6.8 6.7

At contracting establishments

2,763 2,921 3,038 3,143 2,981 4.7 4.9 5.1 5.2 4.9

At closing establishments

727 1,076 1,224 983 1,088 1.2 1.8 2.1 1.6 1.8

Net employment change (2)

1,036 363 674 351 152 1.8 0.7 1.1 0.7 0.3

Footnotes:
(1) Includes unclassified sector not shown separately.
(2) The net employment change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses. See the Technical Note for further information.
(3) Except public administration.

Table 2. Private-sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted
Category Gross job gains as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
Gross job losses as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
June
2021
Sept.
2021
Dec.
2021
Mar.
2022
June
2022
June
2021
Sept.
2021
Dec.
2021
Mar.
2022
June
2022

United States(1)

6.8 7.3 7.7 6.6 6.4 5.9 6.1 5.4 5.4 6.7

Alabama

6.3 6.7 7.6 6.2 6.6 6.0 6.3 5.2 6.0 7.0

Alaska

9.5 10.5 11.8 10.1 10.1 9.3 9.7 8.7 9.3 9.6

Arizona

6.8 7.1 6.8 6.8 6.7 5.9 5.1 5.0 5.7 7.3

Arkansas

5.8 6.8 7.8 5.9 5.6 5.7 6.7 4.8 5.4 6.0

California

7.8 7.8 8.5 7.4 6.6 6.5 6.1 5.5 5.6 7.2

Colorado

7.8 8.0 7.6 7.5 7.3 6.4 7.0 6.1 6.3 6.7

Connecticut

6.7 6.9 6.9 6.3 6.3 5.8 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.5

Delaware

6.8 7.6 8.2 7.3 6.5 6.5 7.2 6.0 5.6 8.2

District of Columbia

7.1 7.9 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.4 4.9 4.9 4.9 6.8

Florida

7.8 9.0 7.7 6.5 7.5 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.9

Georgia

7.0 7.5 7.9 6.8 6.6 6.2 6.2 5.5 5.7 6.7

Hawaii

10.7 7.3 7.1 6.1 5.9 5.5 6.3 5.1 5.1 5.9

Idaho

7.2 7.7 8.5 8.5 7.1 7.2 7.3 6.3 6.2 9.1

Illinois

6.2 6.6 7.5 6.2 5.9 5.5 6.0 4.9 5.0 5.9

Indiana

5.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 5.6 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.8 6.8

Iowa

6.0 6.2 6.6 6.5 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.4 5.3 6.7

Kansas

6.2 6.6 7.6 6.2 6.5 6.2 6.5 5.3 5.4 7.5

Kentucky

6.5 6.7 7.4 6.6 6.3 6.4 6.4 4.9 5.0 8.7

Louisiana

6.9 6.9 9.6 6.5 6.6 6.1 8.5 5.8 7.1 7.3

Maine

7.5 7.8 8.2 8.0 17.7 7.7 7.8 6.9 6.1 8.1

Maryland

6.6 7.5 7.3 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.4 5.3 5.9 8.1

Massachusetts

6.9 7.2 7.0 6.6 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.1 5.4

Michigan

6.3 6.5 7.5 6.3 6.0 5.6 5.9 5.2 5.1 6.5

Minnesota

6.1 6.4 7.3 6.0 6.6 5.6 6.7 5.2 5.4 7.1

Mississippi

6.5 7.6 7.9 6.1 6.5 6.6 6.1 5.7 6.0 7.0

Missouri

6.1 6.7 7.4 6.5 6.3 6.1 6.1 5.5 5.4 5.9

Montana

8.5 8.5 9.9 9.3 8.2 8.1 8.3 7.2 8.5 9.4

Nebraska

6.2 6.3 7.0 6.8 6.0 6.0 6.5 5.8 5.9 6.6

Nevada

9.4 8.9 8.3 6.8 6.9 5.7 5.7 4.8 5.2 6.7

New Hampshire

7.0 7.0 7.6 7.7 6.6 6.3 6.8 6.4 5.4 7.9

New Jersey

7.1 7.5 8.7 7.1 6.5 5.7 6.1 5.4 5.5 6.3

New Mexico

7.4 8.2 8.2 7.4 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.2 7.1

New York

7.1 7.5 7.7 6.7 7.1 5.7 5.9 5.4 5.2 6.6

North Carolina

6.4 6.8 8.1 6.5 6.3 5.8 6.4 5.0 5.3 6.2

North Dakota

6.9 7.5 7.6 7.5 6.8 6.5 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.7

Ohio

5.9 6.1 7.0 6.1 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.2 4.8 6.3

Oklahoma

6.6 7.1 7.6 6.3 6.4 6.1 6.6 5.9 5.7 6.2

Oregon

6.6 7.1 7.8 7.5 6.1 6.6 6.5 6.1 5.7 7.1

Pennsylvania

5.7 6.3 6.8 6.3 5.5 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.9 5.6

Rhode Island

7.0 7.6 8.5 7.9 7.0 6.4 7.1 6.6 5.7 7.3

South Carolina

6.3 7.3 7.9 6.9 6.4 6.4 6.0 5.3 6.2 6.9

South Dakota

6.8 6.6 7.2 7.7 6.6 5.8 6.4 5.9 6.1 6.8

Tennessee

6.1 6.9 7.3 6.6 6.3 6.0 5.4 5.6 4.7 6.4

Texas

6.8 7.1 7.7 6.3 6.5 5.6 5.5 4.8 5.4 6.1

Utah

7.0 7.4 7.5 7.8 7.0 6.1 7.0 6.0 5.9 6.8

Vermont

8.4 8.0 8.1 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.9 6.3 8.4

Virginia

6.4 6.9 7.2 6.4 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.3 5.8 7.0

Washington

6.7 7.3 7.8 7.3 7.0 5.9 5.9 5.3 5.0 7.1

West Virginia

6.6 7.1 7.9 7.3 6.3 6.6 6.5 6.0 5.9 7.9

Wisconsin

5.8 5.5 6.6 6.5 5.9 5.3 5.8 5.2 4.8 6.8

Wyoming

8.8 9.1 10.1 8.9 8.4 8.4 8.4 7.8 8.3 9.1

Puerto Rico

7.8 8.5 6.4 7.0 6.5 5.0 5.1 5.5 4.9 6.1

Virgin Islands

11.0 7.5 8.0 6.9 8.8 5.8 8.5 9.5 10.3 12.6

Footnotes
(1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

 

Last Modified Date: Thursday, March 09, 2023