Table A. Level and rate of gross job gains and losses by firm size, third quarter 2021, 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.........   7,112    1,042       732        778         923        572           617          396           346           1,706
  At expanding firms....   6,087      382       571        676         856        552           607          393           344           1,706
  At opening firms......   1,025      660       161        102          67         20            10            3             2               0
 
Gross job losses........   5,832      985       693        707         792        472           488          306           256           1,133
  At contracting firms..   4,809      358       518        596         721        450           477          302           254           1,133
  At closing firms......   1,023      627       175        111          71         22            11            4             2               0
 
Net change..............   1,280       57        39         71         131        100           129           90            90             573
 
                                             Rate (percent of employment)

Gross job gains.........     5.7     17.0      10.9        8.9         7.2        6.0           5.2          4.6           4.2             3.4
  At expanding firms....     4.9      6.2       8.5        7.7         6.7        5.8           5.1          4.6           4.2             3.4
  At opening firms......     0.8     10.8       2.4        1.2         0.5        0.2           0.1          0.0           0.0             0.0
 
Gross job losses........     4.7     16.0      10.3        8.1         6.2        4.9           4.1          3.5           3.1             2.3
  At contracting firms..     3.9      5.8       7.7        6.8         5.6        4.7           4.0          3.5           3.1             2.3
  At closing firms......     0.8     10.2       2.6        1.3         0.6        0.2           0.1          0.0           0.0             0.0
 
Net change..............     1.0      1.0       0.6        0.8         1.0        1.1           1.1          1.1           1.1             1.1
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics