Table A. Level and rate of gross job gains and losses by firm size, first quarter 2022, 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.........   6,958      989       708        755         896        562           600          391           339           1,718
  At expanding firms....   5,987      374       560        655         825        541           590          387           337           1,718
  At opening firms......     971      615       148        100          71         21            10            4             2               0
 
Gross job losses........   5,312      950       653        681         773        455           440          258           214             888
  At contracting firms..   4,323      350       497        567         693        432           429          255           213             887
  At closing firms......     989      600       156        114          80         23            11            3             1               1
 
Net change..............   1,646       39        55         74         123        107           160          133           125             830
 
                                             Rate (percent of employment)

Gross job gains.........     5.6     15.9      10.5        8.4         6.7        5.7           4.9          4.4           3.9             3.3
  At expanding firms....     4.8      6.0       8.3        7.3         6.2        5.5           4.8          4.4           3.9             3.3
  At opening firms......     0.8      9.9       2.2        1.1         0.5        0.2           0.1          0.0           0.0             0.0
 
Gross job losses........     4.2     15.2       9.6        7.6         5.8        4.6           3.6          2.9           2.5             1.7
  At contracting firms..     3.4      5.6       7.3        6.3         5.2        4.4           3.5          2.9           2.5             1.7
  At closing firms......     0.8      9.6       2.3        1.3         0.6        0.2           0.1          0.0           0.0             0.0
 
Net change..............     1.4      0.7       0.9        0.8         0.9        1.1           1.3          1.5           1.4             1.6
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics