Table C. Average quarterly level of gross job gains and gross job losses by firm size, third quarter 1992 - fourth quarter 2019, 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.........   6,236      936       718        742         882        555           594          361           299           1,149
  At expanding firms....   5,239      371       558        631         795        521           573          353           294           1,143
  At opening firms......     995      565       160        111          87         34            21            8             4               5
 
Gross job losses........   5,894      912       700        716         842        522           551          332           274           1,045
  At contracting firms..   4,934      378       549        611         756        487           526          321           268           1,038
  At closing firms......     960      535       151        105          85         35            25           11             6               7
 
Net change..............     342       24        18         26          40         33            43           29            25             104
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics