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Business Employment Dynamics

BDM News Releases

Gross job gains are 8.1 million in 2nd quarter 2023; gross job losses are 7.8 million

01/30/2024

In the second quarter of 2023, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 8.1 million. Gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 7.8 million.
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  • Quarterly Data on Business Employment Dynamics (HTML) (PDF) — this release includes updates for the private sector as a whole and for firm size classes.
  • Quarterly Data From BLS on Business Employment Dynamics by State (TXT) (PDF) — State-level Business Employment Dynamics.
  • Firm Size Class Quarterly Data (HTML) (PDF) — this initial release of firm size class data includes analysis of data series that begin in 1992.
  • County Employment and Wages (HTML) (PDF)
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