Table C. Average quarterly level of gross job gains and gross job losses by firm size, third quarter 1992 - third quarter 2024, seasonally adjusted

(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.........   6,290      948       716        744         882        553           592          361           302           1,192
  At expanding firms....   5,287      370       556        632         796        521           573          354           298           1,187
  At opening firms......   1,002      577       160        112          86         32            19            7             4               5
 
Gross job losses........   5,973      924       699        720         846        523           552          334           279           1,096
  At contracting firms..   5,006      376       547        614         762        490           529          325           273           1,090
  At closing firms......     968      548       152        106          84         33            23           10             6               6
 
Net change..............     317       24        17         24          36         30            40           27            23              96
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics