Table C. Average quarterly level of gross job gains and gross job losses by firm size, third quarter 1992 - second quarter 2020, 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.........   6,216      936       716        740         878        552           590          359           297           1,148
  At expanding firms....   5,223      371       557        629         791        518           570          351           293           1,143
  At opening firms......     994      565       159        111          87         34            21            8             4               5
 
Gross job losses........   6,022      921       706        725         856        532           562          340           283           1,097
  At contracting firms..   5,052      380       553        619         770        496           537          330           277           1,090
  At closing firms......     972      541       153        107          86         36            25           11             6               7
 
Net change..............     194       15        10         15          22         20            28           19            14              51
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics