Table C. Average quarterly level of gross job gains and gross job losses by firm size, third quarter 1992 - second 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.........   6,282      948       714        743         881        552           591          360           302           1,191
  At expanding firms....   5,280      369       554        631         795        520           572          354           298           1,187
  At opening firms......   1,004      579       160        112          86         32            19            7             4               5
 
Gross job losses........   5,972      925       698        719         845        523           551          334           279           1,098
  At contracting firms..   5,004      375       546        613         762        490           528          325           273           1,092
  At closing firms......     969      550       152        106          84         33            23            9             6               6
 
Net change..............     310       23        16         24          36         29            40           26            23              93
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics