Table C. Average quarterly level of gross job gains and gross job losses by firm size, third quarter 1992 - third quarter 2025, 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.........   6,280      948       714        743         880        552           590          360           301           1,192
  At expanding firms....   5,277      369       554        631         794        520           571          353           298           1,187
  At opening firms......   1,004      579       160        112          86         32            19            7             4               5
 
Gross job losses........   5,974      925       698        719         846        523           551          334           279           1,099
  At contracting firms..   5,007      375       546        613         762        490           529          325           274           1,093
  At closing firms......     969      550       152        106          84         33            23            9             6               6
 
Net change..............     306       23        16         24          34         29            39           26            22              93
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics