Table A. Level and rate of gross job gains and losses by firm size, fourth 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.........   7,051    1,082       721        753         889        561           631          412           367           1,635
  At expanding firms....   5,957      376       554        646         815        538           620          409           365           1,634
  At opening firms......   1,094      706       167        107          74         23            11            3             2               1
 
Gross job losses........   5,188      914       646        664         745        413           424          257           212             913
  At contracting firms..   4,294      347       500        572         685        396           415          254           212             913
  At closing firms......     894      567       146         92          60         17             9            3             0               0
 
Net change..............   1,863      168        75         89         144        148           207          155           155             722
 
                                             Rate (percent of employment)

Gross job gains.........     5.9     18.1      11.0        8.9         7.4        6.4           5.5          4.9           4.6             3.4
  At expanding firms....     5.0      6.3       8.5        7.6         6.8        6.1           5.4          4.9           4.6             3.4
  At opening firms......     0.9     11.8       2.5        1.3         0.6        0.3           0.1          0.0           0.0             0.0
 
Gross job losses........     4.3     15.3       9.8        7.8         6.2        4.7           3.7          3.1           2.6             1.9
  At contracting firms..     3.6      5.8       7.6        6.7         5.7        4.5           3.6          3.1           2.6             1.9
  At closing firms......     0.7      9.5       2.2        1.1         0.5        0.2           0.1          0.0           0.0             0.0
 
Net change..............     1.6      2.8       1.2        1.1         1.2        1.7           1.8          1.8           2.0             1.5
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics