Table 9. Firm size class 500-999 employees: private sector quarterly gross job gains and gross job losses, levels and rates, seasonally adjusted
Table 9. Firm size class 500 - 999 employees: private sector quarterly gross job gains and gross job losses, levels and rates, seasonally adjusted
Levels (in thousands) Rates (percent)
3 months ended Gross job gains Gross job losses Gross job gains Gross job losses
Year Net Total Ex- Open- Total Con- Clos- Net Total Ex- Open- Total Con- Clos-
change1 panding ing tracting ing change1 panding ing tracting ing
firms firms firms firms firms firms firms firms
1992 September 19 273 261 12 254 241 13 0.3 4.7 4.5 0.2 4.4 4.2 0.2
December 23 274 265 9 251 239 12 0.5 4.8 4.6 0.2 4.3 4.1 0.2
1993 March 41 276 266 10 235 224 11 0.7 4.7 4.5 0.2 4.0 3.8 0.2
June 67 287 280 7 220 207 13 1.1 4.8 4.7 0.1 3.7 3.5 0.2
September 42 294 287 7 252 238 14 0.7 4.9 4.8 0.1 4.2 4.0 0.2
December 55 306 299 7 251 236 15 1.0 5.1 5.0 0.1 4.1 3.9 0.2
1994 March 49 302 292 10 253 243 10 0.8 5.0 4.8 0.2 4.2 4.0 0.2
June 67 315 303 12 248 231 17 1.0 5.1 4.9 0.2 4.1 3.8 0.3
September 74 322 314 8 248 242 6 1.1 5.1 5.0 0.1 4.0 3.9 0.1
December 53 317 311 6 264 255 9 0.9 5.0 4.9 0.1 4.1 4.0 0.1
1995 March 51 311 302 9 260 250 10 0.7 4.8 4.7 0.1 4.1 3.9 0.2
June 30 301 292 9 271 260 11 0.4 4.6 4.5 0.1 4.2 4.0 0.2
September 76 339 330 9 263 248 15 1.2 5.2 5.1 0.1 4.0 3.8 0.2
December 23 315 304 11 292 277 15 0.4 4.8 4.6 0.2 4.4 4.2 0.2
1996 March 11 314 303 11 303 290 13 0.2 4.8 4.6 0.2 4.6 4.4 0.2
June 50 330 320 10 280 269 11 0.7 4.9 4.8 0.1 4.2 4.0 0.2
September 47 343 329 14 296 282 14 0.7 5.0 4.8 0.2 4.3 4.1 0.2
December 62 346 334 12 284 272 12 0.9 5.1 4.9 0.2 4.2 4.0 0.2
1997 March 26 334 322 12 308 294 14 0.4 4.8 4.6 0.2 4.4 4.2 0.2
June 38 338 328 10 300 282 18 0.5 4.8 4.7 0.1 4.3 4.0 0.3
September 67 371 351 20 304 289 15 1.0 5.3 5.0 0.3 4.3 4.1 0.2
December 54 369 355 14 315 294 21 0.8 5.2 5.0 0.2 4.4 4.1 0.3
1998 March 87 400 383 17 313 296 17 1.2 5.5 5.3 0.2 4.3 4.1 0.2
June 4 359 346 13 355 332 23 0.1 5.0 4.8 0.2 4.9 4.6 0.3
September 50 361 348 13 311 294 17 0.7 5.0 4.8 0.2 4.3 4.1 0.2
December 39 365 353 12 326 307 19 0.5 5.0 4.8 0.2 4.5 4.2 0.3
1999 March 20 376 358 18 356 336 20 0.2 5.0 4.8 0.2 4.8 4.5 0.3
June 33 373 354 19 340 322 18 0.6 5.1 4.8 0.3 4.5 4.3 0.2
September 46 371 358 13 325 314 11 0.7 5.0 4.8 0.2 4.3 4.2 0.1
December 67 384 374 10 317 303 14 0.9 5.1 5.0 0.1 4.2 4.0 0.2
2000 March 70 386 374 12 316 305 11 1.0 5.1 4.9 0.2 4.1 4.0 0.1
June 44 373 364 9 329 317 12 0.5 4.8 4.7 0.1 4.3 4.1 0.2
September 32 374 363 11 342 328 14 0.4 4.8 4.7 0.1 4.4 4.2 0.2
December 0 357 351 6 357 341 16 0.0 4.6 4.5 0.1 4.6 4.4 0.2
2001 March -20 353 348 5 373 352 21 -0.2 4.6 4.5 0.1 4.8 4.5 0.3
June -94 311 306 5 405 389 16 -1.2 4.1 4.0 0.1 5.3 5.1 0.2
September -123 285 277 8 408 393 15 -1.6 3.8 3.7 0.1 5.4 5.2 0.2
December -90 294 281 13 384 372 12 -1.2 4.0 3.8 0.2 5.2 5.0 0.2
2002 March -19 317 308 9 336 320 16 -0.2 4.3 4.2 0.1 4.5 4.3 0.2
June -24 311 303 8 335 320 15 -0.4 4.2 4.1 0.1 4.6 4.4 0.2
September -14 302 297 5 316 303 13 -0.2 4.1 4.0 0.1 4.3 4.1 0.2
December -16 298 291 7 314 307 7 -0.2 4.1 4.0 0.1 4.3 4.2 0.1
2003 March -24 288 283 5 312 302 10 -0.3 4.0 3.9 0.1 4.3 4.2 0.1
June -37 288 282 6 325 317 8 -0.5 4.0 3.9 0.1 4.5 4.4 0.1
September 3 291 286 5 288 280 8 0.1 4.1 4.0 0.1 4.0 3.9 0.1
December 1 281 275 6 280 272 8 0.0 3.9 3.8 0.1 3.9 3.8 0.1
2004 March 33 299 295 4 266 257 9 0.6 4.2 4.1 0.1 3.6 3.5 0.1
June 41 312 306 6 271 266 5 0.6 4.3 4.2 0.1 3.7 3.6 0.1
September 12 300 295 5 288 279 9 0.2 4.1 4.0 0.1 3.9 3.8 0.1
December 45 314 308 6 269 259 10 0.7 4.3 4.2 0.1 3.6 3.5 0.1
2005 March 22 291 287 4 269 262 7 0.4 4.0 3.9 0.1 3.6 3.5 0.1
1 Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.
Last Modified Date: December 08, 2005
United States Department of Labor
