Table A. Level and rate of gross job gains and losses by firm size, second quarter 2024, seasonally adjusted

(Levels in thousands)

                                           Size class (number of employees)

Category                   Total    1 to 4    5 to 9    10 to 19    20 to 49    50 to 99    100 to 249    250 to 499    500 to 999    1,000 or more

Gross job gains.........   5,953      880       629        691         833        525           569          345           291           1,190
  At expanding firms....   5,006      321       482        578         747        501           559          342           289           1,187
  At opening firms......     947      559       147        113          86         24            10            3             2               3
 
Gross job losses........   6,180    1,023       685        740         844        515           522          321           296           1,234
  At contracting firms..   5,092      355       523        619         761        494           512          315           291           1,222
  At closing firms......   1,088      668       162        121          83         21            10            6             5              12
 
Net change..............    -227     -143       -56        -49         -11         10            47           24            -5             -44
 
                                             Rate (percent of employment)

Gross job gains.........     4.5     14.0       9.4        7.7         6.2        5.1           4.4          3.7           3.2             2.1
  At expanding firms....     3.8      5.1       7.2        6.4         5.6        4.9           4.3          3.7           3.2             2.1
  At opening firms......     0.7      8.9       2.2        1.3         0.6        0.2           0.1          0.0           0.0             0.0
 
Gross job losses........     4.6     16.4      10.2        8.2         6.3        5.0           4.1          3.5           3.3             2.2
  At contracting firms..     3.8      5.7       7.8        6.9         5.7        4.8           4.0          3.4           3.2             2.2
  At closing firms......     0.8     10.7       2.4        1.3         0.6        0.2           0.1          0.1           0.1             0.0
 
Net change..............    -0.1     -2.4      -0.8       -0.5        -0.1        0.1           0.3          0.2          -0.1            -0.1
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics