Table C. Average quarterly level of gross job gains and gross job losses by firm size, third quarter 1992 - fourth 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.........   6,278      948       713        742         880        552           590          360           301           1,192
  At expanding firms....   5,274      369       553        630         794        520           571          353           297           1,187
  At opening firms......   1,005      580       160        112          86         32            19            7             4               5
 
Gross job losses........   5,971      925       697        719         845        522           551          334           279           1,099
  At contracting firms..   5,003      375       545        613         761        489           528          325           274           1,093
  At closing firms......     969      550       152        106          84         33            23            9             6               6
 
Net change..............     307       23        16         23          35         30            39           26            22              93
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics