Table C. Average quarterly level of gross job gains and gross job losses by firm size, third quarter 1992 - fourth quarter 2023, 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.........   6,293      948       717        744         883        554           592          362           302           1,191
  At expanding firms....   5,290      371       557        633         797        521           573          354           298           1,186
  At opening firms......   1,002      577       160        111          86         33            19            7             4               5
 
Gross job losses........   5,977      923       700        720         847        524           553          335           279           1,096
  At contracting firms..   5,009      377       548        614         762        490           529          325           274           1,090
  At closing firms......     968      547       152        106          84         34            23           10             6               6
 
Net change..............     316       25        17         24          36         30            39           27            23              95
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics