Table A. Level and rate of gross job gains and losses by firm size, fourth quarter 2019, 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.........   6,211      964       650        702         851        526           547          341           295           1,335
  At expanding firms....   5,220      334       503        602         777        501           537          338           293           1,335
  At opening firms......     991      630       147        100          74         25            10            3             2               0
 
Gross job losses........   5,517      897       640        662         776        466           500          312           265             999
  At contracting firms..   4,631      348       499        569         712        445           489          308           264             997
  At closing firms......     886      549       141         93          64         21            11            4             1               2
 
Net change..............     694       67        10         40          75         60            47           29            30             336
 
                                             Rate (percent of employment)

Gross job gains.........     4.9     16.4       9.8        8.0         6.5        5.4           4.3          3.7           3.3             2.6
  At expanding firms....     4.1      5.7       7.6        6.9         5.9        5.1           4.2          3.7           3.3             2.6
  At opening firms......     0.8     10.7       2.2        1.1         0.6        0.3           0.1          0.0           0.0             0.0
 
Gross job losses........     4.3     15.2       9.7        7.6         5.9        4.7           3.9          3.4           3.0             1.9
  At contracting firms..     3.6      5.9       7.6        6.5         5.4        4.5           3.8          3.4           3.0             1.9
  At closing firms......     0.7      9.3       2.1        1.1         0.5        0.2           0.1          0.0           0.0             0.0
 
Net change..............     0.6      1.2       0.1        0.4         0.6        0.7           0.4          0.3           0.3             0.7
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics