Table A.  Level and rate of gross job gains and losses by firm size, third quarter 2016, 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.........   6,223      916       671        693         826        515           567          359           318           1,358
  At expanding firms....   5,283      345       516        594         753        489           555          356           317           1,358
  At opening firms......     940      571       155         99          73         26            12            3             1               0

Gross job losses........   5,542      870       632        665         806        493           505          309           262           1,000
  At contracting firms..   4,692      341       497        576         743        473           496          306           260           1,000
  At closing firms......     850      529       135         89          63         20             9            3             2               0

Net change..............     681       46        39         28          20         22            62           50            56             358

                                             Rate (percent of employment)

Gross job gains.........     5.2     15.9      10.3        8.2         6.5        5.5           4.6          4.1           3.8             2.8
  At expanding firms....     4.4      6.0       7.9        7.0         5.9        5.2           4.5          4.1           3.8             2.8
  At opening firms......     0.8      9.9       2.4        1.2         0.6        0.3           0.1          0.0           0.0             0.0

Gross job losses........     4.6     15.1       9.7        7.8         6.3        5.2           4.1          3.5           3.1             2.1
  At contracting firms..     3.9      5.9       7.6        6.8         5.8        5.0           4.0          3.5           3.1             2.1
  At closing firms......     0.7      9.2       2.1        1.0         0.5        0.2           0.1          0.0           0.0             0.0

Net change..............     0.6      0.8       0.6        0.4         0.2        0.3           0.5          0.6           0.7             0.7

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics