Table C.  Average quarterly level of gross job gains and gross job losses by firm size, third quarter 1992 - fourth quarter 2016, 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.........   6,256      936       724        747         887        559           599          363           299           1,142
  At expanding firms....   5,255      374       563        634         798        524           577          354           294           1,137
  At opening firms......   1,002      562       161        113          90         35            22            8             5               6

Gross job losses........   5,929      914       707        722         848        528           557          335           276           1,042
  At contracting firms..   4,957      381       554        614         760        491           530          324           269           1,034
  At closing firms......     971      533       153        107          88         37            27           11             7               8

Net change..............     327       22        17         25          39         31            42           28            23             100

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics