Table C. Average quarterly level of gross job gains and gross job losses by firm size, third quarter 1992 - first quarter 2026, 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.........   6,276      948       713        742         879        551           590          360           301           1,192
  At expanding firms....   5,272      368       553        630         793        519           571          353           297           1,188
  At opening firms......   1,005      580       160        112          86         32            19            7             4               5
 
Gross job losses........   5,968      925       696        719         844        522           550          334           279           1,099
  At contracting firms..   4,999      374       545        612         761        489           528          324           273           1,093
  At closing firms......     969      551       152        106          84         33            22            9             6               6
 
Net change..............     308       23        17         23          35         29            40           26            22              93
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics