Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses by firm size, seasonally adjusted
(In thousands)
Total private by firm(1) Firm size 1 - 49 employees Firm size 50 - 249 employees Firm size 250 or more employees
Year 3 months Net Gross job Net Gross job Net Gross job Net Gross job
ended change(2,3) gains losses change gains losses change gains losses change gains losses
2001 March 52 7,033 6,981 23 3,508 3,485 -87 1,277 1,364 116 2,248 2,132
June -843 6,432 7,275 -123 3,393 3,516 -180 1,223 1,403 -540 1,816 2,356
September -1,214 6,124 7,338 -271 3,333 3,604 -253 1,142 1,395 -690 1,649 2,339
December -1,041 6,146 7,187 -118 3,325 3,443 -200 1,138 1,338 -723 1,683 2,406
2002 March 70 6,602 6,532 54 3,402 3,348 -52 1,194 1,246 68 2,006 1,938
June -61 6,416 6,477 69 3,379 3,310 -7 1,191 1,198 -123 1,846 1,969
September -176 6,190 6,366 20 3,335 3,315 -46 1,144 1,190 -150 1,711 1,861
December -247 6,114 6,361 -3 3,299 3,302 -73 1,106 1,179 -171 1,709 1,880
2003 March -326 6,112 6,438 -135 3,257 3,392 -56 1,127 1,183 -135 1,728 1,863
June -137 6,108 6,245 112 3,346 3,234 -26 1,133 1,159 -223 1,629 1,852
September 193 6,162 5,969 120 3,327 3,207 21 1,127 1,106 52 1,708 1,656
December 310 6,218 5,908 146 3,340 3,194 32 1,128 1,096 132 1,750 1,618
2004 March 430 6,306 5,876 153 3,392 3,239 137 1,194 1,057 140 1,720 1,580
June 621 6,471 5,850 169 3,387 3,218 141 1,196 1,055 311 1,888 1,577
September 197 6,243 6,046 88 3,379 3,291 88 1,175 1,087 21 1,689 1,668
December 759 6,494 5,735 274 3,480 3,206 101 1,172 1,071 384 1,842 1,458
2005 March 368 6,320 5,952 66 3,416 3,350 97 1,161 1,064 205 1,743 1,538
June 570 6,435 5,865 243 3,476 3,233 146 1,198 1,052 181 1,761 1,580
September 701 6,672 5,971 218 3,510 3,292 85 1,195 1,110 398 1,967 1,569
December 506 6,406 5,900 169 3,462 3,293 45 1,140 1,095 292 1,804 1,512
2006 March 788 6,433 5,645 334 3,547 3,213 222 1,213 991 232 1,673 1,441
June 375 6,349 5,974 117 3,434 3,317 110 1,190 1,080 148 1,725 1,577
September 43 6,103 6,060 -14 3,329 3,343 27 1,127 1,100 30 1,647 1,617
December 447 6,375 5,928 117 3,393 3,276 74 1,147 1,073 256 1,835 1,579
2007 March 481 6,301 5,820 196 3,454 3,258 109 1,155 1,046 176 1,692 1,516
June 170 6,260 6,090 -28 3,340 3,368 106 1,181 1,075 92 1,739 1,647
September -252 5,907 6,159 -129 3,256 3,385 -53 1,075 1,128 -70 1,576 1,646
December 259 6,231 5,972 -10 3,304 3,314 51 1,133 1,082 218 1,794 1,576
2008 March -259 5,810 6,069 -132 3,240 3,372 0 1,076 1,076 -127 1,494 1,621
June -552 5,862 6,414 -282 3,181 3,463 -38 1,100 1,138 -232 1,581 1,813
September -1,016 5,499 6,515 -354 3,045 3,399 -161 1,015 1,176 -501 1,439 1,940
December -1,880 5,323 7,203 -706 2,898 3,604 -380 941 1,321 -794 1,484 2,278
2009 March -2,626 4,582 7,208 -962 2,725 3,687 -600 807 1,407 -1,064 1,050 2,114
June -1,776 5,176 6,952 -472 2,952 3,424 -276 958 1,234 -1,028 1,266 2,294
September -957 5,134 6,091 -382 2,818 3,200 -127 928 1,055 -448 1,388 1,836
December -310 5,389 5,699 -176 2,928 3,104 -52 957 1,009 -82 1,504 1,586
2010 March -213 5,096 5,309 -177 2,866 3,043 7 910 903 -43 1,320 1,363
June 686 5,819 5,133 236 3,096 2,860 211 1,080 869 239 1,643 1,404
September 175 5,493 5,318 14 2,935 2,921 72 995 923 89 1,563 1,474
December 502 5,769 5,267 74 3,036 2,962 87 1,029 942 341 1,704 1,363
2011 March 300 5,270 4,970 95 2,931 2,836 120 954 834 85 1,385 1,300
June 513 5,727 5,214 174 3,043 2,869 174 1,066 892 165 1,618 1,453
September 747 5,869 5,122 207 3,061 2,854 150 1,052 902 390 1,756 1,366
December 305 5,572 5,267 5 2,921 2,916 42 981 939 258 1,670 1,412
(1) Total gross job gains and gross job losses by firm are lower
than total gross job gains and gross job losses by establishment,
as some establishment gains and losses within a firm are offset during the aggregation process.
(2) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.
(3) Net change totals for firm-level data shown differ from the establishment-level data
due to independent seasonal adjustment of the series.
NOTE: See http://www.bls.gov/bdm/bdmfirmsize.htm for additional firm size class data.
