Table C. Average quarterly level of gross job gains and gross job losses by firm size, third quarter 1992 - second quarter 2024, 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.........   6,291      948       716        744         883        554           592          361           302           1,191
  At expanding firms....   5,289      371       556        633         797        521           573          354           298           1,186
  At opening firms......   1,001      577       160        111          86         32            19            7             4               5
 
Gross job losses........   5,974      924       700        720         846        523           552          334           279           1,096
  At contracting firms..   5,006      376       547        614         762        490           529          325           273           1,090
  At closing firms......     969      548       152        106          84         34            23           10             6               6
 
Net change..............     317       24        16         24          37         31            40           27            23              95
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics