Three-month private sector gross job gains and losses, 
selected industries, seasonally adjusted, first quarter of 2007

						

						Manufacturing	 Education and	  Construction	 Retail trade	 Leisure and 
								 health services				 hospitality

Gross job gains	Total				  500,000	    799,000	     850,000	  1,087,000	  1,165,000
		At expanding establishments	  458,000	    678,000	     699,000	    941,000	    903,000
		At opening establishments	   42,000	    121,000	     151,000	    146,000	    262,000

Gross job losses Total				  579,000	    655,000	     816,000	    971,000	  1,096,000
		 At contracting establishments	  518,000	    540,000	     655,000	    827,000	    902,000
		 At closing establishments	   61,000	    115,000	     161,000	    144,000	    194,000