Table A.  Level and rate of gross job gains and losses by firm size, third quarter 2017, 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.........   5,786      868       635        663         782        482           528          331           288           1,209
  At expanding firms....   4,933      337       501        575         718        460           518          329           287           1,208
  At opening firms......     853      531       134         88          64         22            10            2             1               1

Gross job losses........   5,983      911       663        704         846        518           549          330           291           1,171
  At contracting firms..   5,083      351       520        609         780        498           539          327           289           1,170
  At closing firms......     900      560       143         95          66         20            10            3             2               1

Net change..............    -197      -43       -28        -41         -64        -36           -21            1            -3              38

                                             Rate (percent of employment)

Gross job gains.........     4.7     14.9       9.6        7.7         6.0        5.0           4.3          3.8           3.4             2.5
  At expanding firms....     4.0      5.8       7.6        6.7         5.5        4.8           4.2          3.8           3.4             2.5
  At opening firms......     0.7      9.1       2.0        1.0         0.5        0.2           0.1          0.0           0.0             0.0

Gross job losses........     4.8     15.6      10.1        8.2         6.5        5.4           4.4          3.7           3.4             2.4
  At contracting firms..     4.1      6.0       7.9        7.1         6.0        5.2           4.3          3.7           3.4             2.4
  At closing firms......     0.7      9.6       2.2        1.1         0.5        0.2           0.1          0.0           0.0             0.0

Net change..............    -0.1     -0.7      -0.5       -0.5        -0.5       -0.4          -0.1          0.1           0.0             0.1

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics