Table A. Level and rate of gross job gains and losses by firm size, first quarter 2018, 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.........   6,021      944       683        711         844        514           547          334           283           1,161
  At expanding firms....   5,078      355       535        615         778        493           539          331           281           1,151
  At opening firms......     943      589       148         96          66         21             8            3             2              10
 
Gross job losses........   5,242      867       606        634         741        438           456          272           215           1,013
  At contracting firms..   4,433      340       483        555         686        422           449          270           215           1,013
  At closing firms......     809      527       123         79          55         16             7            2             0               0
 
Net change..............     779       77        77         77         103         76            91           62            68             148
 
                                             Rate (percent of employment)

Gross job gains.........     5.0     16.1      10.3        8.2         6.4        5.3           4.4          3.7           3.3             2.3
  At expanding firms....     4.2      6.1       8.1        7.1         5.9        5.1           4.3          3.7           3.3             2.3
  At opening firms......     0.8     10.0       2.2        1.1         0.5        0.2           0.1          0.0           0.0             0.0
 
Gross job losses........     4.3     14.8       9.2        7.3         5.6        4.5           3.7          3.0           2.5             2.0
  At contracting firms..     3.6      5.8       7.3        6.4         5.2        4.3           3.6          3.0           2.5             2.0
  At closing firms......     0.7      9.0       1.9        0.9         0.4        0.2           0.1          0.0           0.0             0.0
 
Net change..............     0.7      1.3       1.1        0.9         0.8        0.8           0.7          0.7           0.8             0.3
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics