Table A. Level and rate of gross job gains and losses by firm size, fourth quarter 2023, 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.........   6,094      992       656        725         859        540           559          323           267           1,173
  At expanding firms....   5,043      340       499        606         774        514           550          321           266           1,173
  At opening firms......   1,051      652       157        119          85         26             9            2             1               0
 
Gross job losses........   5,802      917       640        677         777        473           514          326           292           1,186
  At contracting firms..   4,871      345       494        569         701        454           506          324           292           1,186
  At closing firms......     931      572       146        108          76         19             8            2             0               0
 
Net change..............     292       75        16         48          82         67            45           -3           -25             -13
 
                                             Rate (percent of employment)

Gross job gains.........     4.6     15.8       9.7        8.0         6.4        5.4           4.4          3.5           2.9             2.1
  At expanding firms....     3.8      5.4       7.4        6.7         5.8        5.1           4.3          3.5           2.9             2.1
  At opening firms......     0.8     10.4       2.3        1.3         0.6        0.3           0.1          0.0           0.0             0.0
 
Gross job losses........     4.4     14.6       9.5        7.5         5.8        4.7           4.0          3.5           3.2             2.2
  At contracting firms..     3.7      5.5       7.3        6.3         5.2        4.5           3.9          3.5           3.2             2.2
  At closing firms......     0.7      9.1       2.2        1.2         0.6        0.2           0.1          0.0           0.0             0.0
 
Net change..............     0.2      1.2       0.2        0.5         0.6        0.7           0.4          0.0          -0.3            -0.1
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics