Table 4. Private sector percentage share (1) of gross job gains and losses, seasonally adjusted

Table 4.  Private sector percentage share (1) of gross job gains and losses, seasonally adjusted

(Percent)

                                                         3 months ended

                              Sept. 2006     Dec.  2006      March 2007      June  2007      Sept. 2007

Total private.................
Gross job gains...............  100.0           100.0           100.0           100.0           100.0
   Expanding firms............  100.0           100.0           100.0           100.0           100.0
   Opening firms..............  100.0           100.0           100.0           100.0           100.0
Gross job losses..............  100.0           100.0           100.0           100.0           100.0
   Contracting firms..........  100.0           100.0           100.0           100.0           100.0
   Closing firms..............  100.0           100.0           100.0           100.0           100.0

Firm size 1 - 4 employees

Gross job gains...............   15.6            15.7            15.7            14.7            15.9
   Expanding firms............    7.4             7.1             7.4             7.0             7.4
   Opening firms..............   58.5            60.5            60.3            58.7            59.7
Gross job losses..............   15.7            15.9            16.6            16.2            15.8
   Contracting firms..........    7.7             7.9             8.1             7.9             7.7
   Closing firms..............   58.7            58.4            60.6            59.5            59.7

Firm size 5 - 9 employees

Gross job gains...............   12.1            11.6            12.2            11.6            12.1
   Expanding firms............   11.2            10.8            11.4            10.7            11.2
   Opening firms..............   16.6            15.7            16.6            16.5            16.4
Gross job losses..............   12.2            12.3            12.5            12.4            12.1
   Contracting firms..........   11.5            11.6            11.9            11.6            11.4
   Closing firms..............   15.9            16.1            15.9            16.6            16.2

Firm size 10 - 19 employees

Gross job gains...............   12.2            11.7            12.5            12.1            12.1
   Expanding firms............   12.5            12.0            12.8            12.2            12.4
   Opening firms..............   10.9            10.3            10.7            11.3            10.6
Gross job losses..............   12.3            12.4            12.5            12.4            12.4
   Contracting firms..........   12.7            12.7            12.9            12.7            12.7
   Closing firms..............   10.5            10.5            10.2            10.9            10.6

Firm size 20 - 49 employees

Gross job gains...............   14.4            13.8            14.5            14.5            14.2
   Expanding firms............   15.5            14.9            15.8            15.6            15.5
   Opening firms..............    8.3             7.9             7.6             8.5             7.6
Gross job losses..............   14.5            14.4            14.3            14.2            14.5
   Contracting firms..........   15.7            15.6            15.7            15.5            15.8
   Closing firms..............    8.0             8.0             7.4             7.8             7.9

Firm size 50 - 99 employees

Gross job gains...............    9.0             8.6             8.9             9.2             8.9
   Expanding firms............   10.2             9.7            10.1            10.3            10.1
   Opening firms..............    3.0             2.9             2.4             2.8             2.7
Gross job losses..............    8.8             8.9             8.8             8.6             8.9
   Contracting firms..........    9.9            10.0             9.9             9.7            10.1
   Closing firms..............    3.1             3.0             2.8             2.6             2.7

Firm size 100 - 249 employees

Gross job gains...............    9.3             9.1             9.4             9.8             9.2
   Expanding firms............   10.8            10.6            10.9            11.3            10.7
   Opening firms..............    1.5             1.5             1.0             1.2             1.4
Gross job losses..............    9.3             9.2             9.0             8.8             9.4
   Contracting firms..........   10.6            10.6            10.4            10.2            10.8
   Closing firms..............    1.9             1.9             1.7             1.3             1.6

Firm size 250 - 499 employees

Gross job gains...............    5.7             5.4             5.4             5.9             5.6
   Expanding firms............    6.7             6.4             6.4             6.8             6.6
   Opening firms..............     .4              .4              .3              .3              .5
Gross job losses..............    5.5             5.8             5.3             5.2             5.5
   Contracting firms..........    6.4             6.8             6.2             6.1             6.4
   Closing firms..............     .7              .6              .5              .5              .5

Firm size 500 - 999 employees

Gross job gains...............    4.6             4.5             4.4             4.8             4.7
   Expanding firms............    5.4             5.3             5.2             5.6             5.6
   Opening firms..............     .4              .1              .2              .2              .2
Gross job losses..............    4.4             4.5             4.0             4.4             4.5
   Contracting firms..........    5.2             5.3             4.8             5.2             5.3
   Closing firms..............     .2              .4              .3              .3              .2

Firm size 1,000 or more employees

Gross job gains...............   16.7            19.2            16.5            17.0            16.9
   Expanding firms............   19.9            22.8            19.5            20.0            20.1
   Opening firms..............     .1              .1              .5              .1              .5
Gross job losses..............   16.9            16.2            16.5            17.3            16.4
   Contracting firms..........   19.9            19.1            19.7            20.6            19.4
   Closing firms..............     .5              .7              .3              .2              .3


(1) Share measures the percent of the category represented by each firm size class,
    and rates may not sum to 100.0 due to rounding.




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