Table 3. Private sector gross job gains and losses by industry, seasonally adjusted
Gross job gains and job losses Gross job gains and job losses
(in thousands) as a percent of employment
Category 3 months ended 3 months ended
June Sept Dec. Mar. June June Sept Dec. Mar. June
2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011
Total private(1)
Gross job gains 6,969 6,685 7,009 6,338 6,892 6.6 6.3 6.6 5.9 6.4
At expanding establishments 5,687 5,427 5,631 5,230 5,627 5.4 5.1 5.3 4.9 5.2
At opening establishments 1,282 1,258 1,378 1,108 1,265 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.2
Gross job losses 6,248 6,480 6,427 6,086 6,314 5.9 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.8
At contracting establishments 5,086 5,255 5,199 4,969 5,083 4.8 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.7
At closing establishments 1,162 1,225 1,228 1,117 1,231 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.1
Net employment change 721 205 582 252 578 .7 .1 .5 .2 .6
Goods-producing
Gross job gains 1,468 1,378 1,364 1,296 1,396 7.8 7.3 7.2 6.9 7.3
At expanding establishments 1,238 1,162 1,138 1,107 1,184 6.6 6.2 6.0 5.9 6.2
At opening establishments 230 216 226 189 212 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1
Gross job losses 1,319 1,331 1,406 1,268 1,264 7.0 7.1 7.5 6.8 6.6
At contracting establishments 1,088 1,092 1,160 1,049 1,029 5.8 5.8 6.2 5.6 5.4
At closing establishments 231 239 246 219 235 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2
Net employment change 149 47 -42 28 132 .8 .2 -.3 .1 .7
Natural resources and mining
Gross job gains 305 270 284 261 276 17.1 14.9 15.6 14.2 15.0
At expanding establishments 263 234 240 225 239 14.7 12.9 13.2 12.2 13.0
At opening establishments 42 36 44 36 37 2.4 2.0 2.4 2.0 2.0
Gross job losses 239 267 278 260 259 13.4 14.7 15.2 14.1 14.0
At contracting establishments 205 230 241 225 214 11.5 12.7 13.2 12.2 11.6
At closing establishments 34 37 37 35 45 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.4
Net employment change 66 3 6 1 17 3.7 .2 .4 .1 1.0
Construction
Gross job gains 681 658 638 613 662 12.4 11.9 11.6 11.3 12.2
At expanding establishments 533 518 499 493 526 9.7 9.4 9.1 9.1 9.7
At opening establishments 148 140 139 120 136 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.5
Gross job losses 681 658 697 638 626 12.4 12.0 12.8 11.8 11.5
At contracting establishments 535 510 541 499 488 9.7 9.3 9.9 9.2 9.0
At closing establishments 146 148 156 139 138 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.5
Net employment change 0 0 -59 -25 36 .0 -.1 -1.2 -.5 .7
Manufacturing
Gross job gains 482 450 442 422 458 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.9
At expanding establishments 442 410 399 389 419 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.6
At opening establishments 40 40 43 33 39 .3 .3 .4 .3 .3
Gross job losses 399 406 431 370 379 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.2 3.2
At contracting establishments 348 352 378 325 327 3.0 3.1 3.3 2.8 2.8
At closing establishments 51 54 53 45 52 .4 .5 .5 .4 .4
Net employment change 83 44 11 52 79 .8 .3 .1 .4 .7
Service-providing(1)
Gross job gains 5,501 5,307 5,645 5,042 5,496 6.3 6.1 6.4 5.7 6.2
At expanding establishments 4,449 4,265 4,493 4,123 4,443 5.1 4.9 5.1 4.7 5.0
At opening establishments 1,052 1,042 1,152 919 1,053 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.2
Gross job losses 4,929 5,149 5,021 4,818 5,050 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.7
At contracting establishments 3,998 4,163 4,039 3,920 4,054 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.6
At closing establishments 931 986 982 898 996 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1
Net employment change 572 158 624 224 446 .6 .2 .7 .2 .5
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains 282 268 281 258 285 5.1 4.9 5.2 4.7 5.2
At expanding establishments 231 218 223 214 235 4.2 4.0 4.1 3.9 4.3
At opening establishments 51 50 58 44 50 .9 .9 1.1 .8 .9
Gross job losses 250 259 253 246 243 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.3
At contracting establishments 192 200 197 189 185 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.3
At closing establishments 58 59 56 57 58 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0
Net employment change 32 9 28 12 42 .5 .1 .6 .3 .9
Retail trade
Gross job gains 897 799 893 805 895 6.1 5.5 6.2 5.5 6.1
At expanding establishments 765 671 763 698 769 5.2 4.6 5.3 4.8 5.2
At opening establishments 132 128 130 107 126 .9 .9 .9 .7 .9
Gross job losses 776 890 812 814 768 5.3 6.1 5.6 5.6 5.2
At contracting establishments 671 778 692 704 648 4.6 5.3 4.8 4.8 4.4
At closing establishments 105 112 120 110 120 .7 .8 .8 .8 .8
Net employment change 121 -91 81 -9 127 .8 -.6 .6 -.1 .9
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains 219 216 253 204 220 5.6 5.4 6.3 5.1 5.4
At expanding establishments 184 183 217 173 187 4.7 4.6 5.4 4.3 4.6
At opening establishments 35 33 36 31 33 .9 .8 .9 .8 .8
Gross job losses 191 196 193 223 200 4.9 4.9 4.8 5.5 4.9
At contracting establishments 157 159 160 190 164 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.0
At closing establishments 34 37 33 33 36 .9 .9 .8 .8 .9
Net employment change 28 20 60 -19 20 .7 .5 1.5 -.4 .5
Utilities
Gross job gains 11 10 12 11 12 2.0 1.8 2.2 2.0 2.2
At expanding establishments 10 9 10 10 10 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.8
At opening establishments 1 1 2 1 2 .2 .2 .4 .2 .4
Gross job losses 13 12 11 9 13 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.7 2.4
At contracting establishments 12 11 10 8 12 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.5 2.2
At closing establishments 1 1 1 1 1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2
Net employment change -2 -2 1 2 -1 -.4 -.4 .2 .3 -.2
Information
Gross job gains 126 134 127 111 124 4.6 4.9 4.8 4.1 4.7
At expanding establishments 106 114 104 95 106 3.9 4.2 3.9 3.5 4.0
At opening establishments 20 20 23 16 18 .7 .7 .9 .6 .7
Gross job losses 130 137 138 130 129 4.8 5.0 5.1 4.8 4.8
At contracting establishments 110 115 114 110 103 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.1 3.8
At closing establishments 20 22 24 20 26 .7 .8 .9 .7 1.0
Net employment change -4 -3 -11 -19 -5 -.2 -.1 -.3 -.7 -.1
Financial activities
Gross job gains 345 350 369 317 346 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.6
At expanding establishments 273 277 282 257 277 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.7
At opening establishments 72 73 87 60 69 1.0 1.0 1.2 .8 .9
Gross job losses 373 370 346 334 352 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.8
At contracting establishments 288 275 263 255 272 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.7
At closing establishments 85 95 83 79 80 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1
Net employment change -28 -20 23 -17 -6 -.3 -.3 .3 -.2 -.2
Professional and business services
Gross job gains 1,357 1,285 1,387 1,219 1,300 8.1 7.6 8.2 7.1 7.6
At expanding establishments 1,102 1,042 1,116 1,013 1,063 6.6 6.2 6.6 5.9 6.2
At opening establishments 255 243 271 206 237 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.4
Gross job losses 1,150 1,189 1,176 1,134 1,212 7.0 7.1 6.9 6.6 7.0
At contracting establishments 892 937 918 907 948 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.5
At closing establishments 258 252 258 227 264 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.5
Net employment change 207 96 211 85 88 1.1 .5 1.3 .5 .6
Education and health services
Gross job gains 780 798 842 733 777 4.2 4.3 4.5 3.8 4.1
At expanding establishments 662 668 697 630 660 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.3 3.5
At opening establishments 118 130 145 103 117 .6 .7 .8 .5 .6
Gross job losses 716 731 704 668 751 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.6 4.0
At contracting establishments 599 600 580 558 618 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.3
At closing establishments 117 131 124 110 133 .6 .7 .7 .6 .7
Net employment change 64 67 138 65 26 .4 .4 .7 .2 .1
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains 1,155 1,111 1,131 1,037 1,166 8.9 8.5 8.6 7.9 8.8
At expanding establishments 892 864 862 814 903 6.9 6.6 6.6 6.2 6.8
At opening establishments 263 247 269 223 263 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.7 2.0
Gross job losses 1,053 1,069 1,100 985 1,095 8.1 8.2 8.4 7.4 8.3
At contracting establishments 873 873 893 799 901 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.0 6.8
At closing establishments 180 196 207 186 194 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.5
Net employment change 102 42 31 52 71 .8 .3 .2 .5 .5
Other services
Gross job gains 279 268 272 258 280 7.5 7.2 7.3 6.9 7.4
At expanding establishments 219 209 210 206 222 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.9
At opening establishments 60 59 62 52 58 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.5
Gross job losses 255 275 267 249 259 6.9 7.4 7.2 6.7 6.9
At contracting establishments 199 211 207 193 196 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.2 5.2
At closing establishments 56 64 60 56 63 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.7
Net employment change 24 -7 5 9 21 .6 -.2 .1 .2 .5
(1) Includes unclassified sector, not shown separately
