Table A. Level and rate of gross job gains and losses by firm size, first quarter 2024, 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......... 6,106 908 659 716 832 520 564 353 316 1,238 At expanding firms.... 5,154 339 508 602 748 497 556 351 315 1,238 At opening firms...... 952 569 151 114 84 23 8 2 1 0 Gross job losses........ 5,524 919 638 688 799 485 494 283 231 987 At contracting firms.. 4,559 338 484 572 720 465 486 280 229 985 At closing firms...... 965 581 154 116 79 20 8 3 2 2 Net change.............. 582 -11 21 28 33 35 70 70 85 251 Rate (percent of employment) Gross job gains......... 4.6 14.4 9.7 7.9 6.2 5.1 4.4 3.8 3.5 2.2 At expanding firms.... 3.9 5.4 7.5 6.6 5.6 4.9 4.3 3.8 3.5 2.2 At opening firms...... 0.7 9.0 2.2 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Gross job losses........ 4.2 14.6 9.5 7.6 5.9 4.8 3.9 3.0 2.5 1.8 At contracting firms.. 3.5 5.4 7.2 6.3 5.3 4.6 3.8 3.0 2.5 1.8 At closing firms...... 0.7 9.2 2.3 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Net change.............. 0.4 -0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.4 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics