Table C. Average quarterly level of gross job gains and gross job losses by firm size, third quarter 1992 - first quarter 2021, 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.........   6,258      943       719        743         881        553           592          360           300           1,167
  At expanding firms....   5,257      372       558        632         794        519           572          353           295           1,162
  At opening firms......     999      571       160        111          87         33            20            8             4               5
 
Gross job losses........   6,003      921       704        723         852        529           559          339           282           1,094
  At contracting firms..   5,033      379       552        617         767        494           534          328           275           1,087
  At closing firms......     968      542       152        106          85         35            25           10             6               7
 
Net change..............     255       22        15         20          29         24            33           21            18              73
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics