Table A. Level and rate of gross job gains and losses by firm size, second quarter 2020, 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......... 4,546 927 574 513 521 289 289 176 136 1,121 At expanding firms.... 3,695 353 448 437 470 274 282 174 136 1,121 At opening firms...... 851 574 126 76 51 15 7 2 0 0 Gross job losses........ 19,784 1,724 1,352 1,723 2,432 1,580 1,819 1,264 1,257 6,633 At contracting firms.. 17,722 604 1,015 1,469 2,229 1,512 1,778 1,245 1,243 6,627 At closing firms...... 2,062 1,120 337 254 203 68 41 19 14 6 Net change.............. -15238 -797 -778 -1,210 -1,911 -1,291 -1,530 -1,088 -1,121 -5,512 Rate (percent of employment) Gross job gains......... 3.9 15.8 8.8 6.1 4.2 3.2 2.5 2.0 1.7 2.3 At expanding firms.... 3.2 6.0 6.9 5.2 3.8 3.0 2.4 2.0 1.7 2.3 At opening firms...... 0.7 9.8 1.9 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Gross job losses........ 17.3 29.4 20.8 20.3 19.6 17.2 15.2 14.7 15.4 13.6 At contracting firms.. 15.5 10.3 15.6 17.3 18.0 16.5 14.9 14.5 15.2 13.6 At closing firms...... 1.8 19.1 5.2 3.0 1.6 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 Net change.............. -13.4 -13.6 -12.0 -14.2 -15.4 -14.0 -12.7 -12.7 -13.7 -11.3 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics