Table A. Level and rate of gross job gains and losses by firm size, third 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.........   5,948      878       644        672         793        491           534          335           299           1,302
  At expanding firms....   5,086      339       509        582         728        470           524          333           299           1,302
  At opening firms......     862      539       135         90          65         21            10            2             0               0
 
Gross job losses........   5,967      908       662        703         845        515           547          337           288           1,162
  At contracting firms..   5,078      351       520        611         783        496           536          334           286           1,161
  At closing firms......     889      557       142         92          62         19            11            3             2               1
 
Net change..............     -19      -30       -18        -31         -52        -24           -13           -2            11             140
 
                                             Rate (percent of employment)

Gross job gains.........     4.8     15.0       9.7        7.7         6.0        5.0           4.3          3.7           3.5             2.6
  At expanding firms....     4.1      5.8       7.7        6.7         5.5        4.8           4.2          3.7           3.5             2.6
  At opening firms......     0.7      9.2       2.0        1.0         0.5        0.2           0.1          0.0           0.0             0.0
 
Gross job losses........     4.8     15.5      10.1        8.1         6.5        5.3           4.4          3.7           3.3             2.3
  At contracting firms..     4.1      6.0       7.9        7.0         6.0        5.1           4.3          3.7           3.3             2.3
  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..............     0.0     -0.5      -0.4       -0.4        -0.5       -0.3          -0.1          0.0           0.2             0.3
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics