Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses by firm size, seasonally adjusted
(In thousands)
Total private by firm(1) Firm size 1 - 49 employees Firm size 50 - 249 employees Firm size 250 or more employees
Year 3 months Net Gross job Net Gross job Net Gross job Net Gross job
ended change gains losses change gains losses change gains losses change gains losses
2012 March 972 5,904 4,932 388 3,173 2,785 220 1,054 834 364 1,677 1,313
June 612 5,828 5,216 174 3,039 2,865 158 1,074 916 280 1,715 1,435
September 226 5,581 5,355 55 2,963 2,908 54 1,006 952 117 1,612 1,495
December 637 5,779 5,142 180 3,025 2,845 94 1,014 920 363 1,740 1,377
2013 March 582 5,743 5,161 212 3,071 2,859 156 1,029 873 214 1,643 1,429
June 650 5,906 5,256 226 3,085 2,859 135 1,071 936 289 1,750 1,461
September 473 5,764 5,291 225 3,063 2,838 69 1,021 952 179 1,680 1,501
December 631 5,886 5,255 122 3,021 2,899 105 1,034 929 404 1,831 1,427
2014 March 442 5,665 5,223 231 3,070 2,839 149 1,035 886 62 1,560 1,498
June 893 6,134 5,241 302 3,178 2,876 214 1,119 905 377 1,837 1,460
September 560 5,865 5,305 197 3,064 2,867 117 1,066 949 246 1,735 1,489
December 951 6,155 5,204 212 3,105 2,893 150 1,085 935 589 1,965 1,376
2015 March 226 5,677 5,451 168 3,098 2,930 75 1,025 950 -17 1,554 1,571
June 846 6,243 5,397 323 3,196 2,873 187 1,128 941 336 1,919 1,583
September 456 5,914 5,458 148 3,057 2,909 79 1,047 968 229 1,810 1,581
December 830 6,245 5,415 227 3,172 2,945 90 1,074 984 513 1,999 1,486
2016 March 254 5,754 5,500 191 3,114 2,923 59 1,022 963 4 1,618 1,614
June 331 6,048 5,717 74 3,123 3,049 114 1,101 987 143 1,824 1,681
September 752 6,266 5,514 192 3,160 2,968 102 1,089 987 458 2,017 1,559
December 245 5,886 5,641 71 3,065 2,994 37 1,026 989 137 1,795 1,658
2017 March 662 6,007 5,345 346 3,236 2,890 191 1,085 894 125 1,686 1,561
June 570 6,216 5,646 145 3,161 3,016 151 1,127 976 274 1,928 1,654
September -90 5,826 5,916 -100 2,999 3,099 -44 1,013 1,057 54 1,814 1,760
December 804 6,185 5,381 235 3,184 2,949 142 1,082 940 427 1,919 1,492
2018 March 731 6,066 5,335 298 3,210 2,912 165 1,072 907 268 1,784 1,516
June 477 6,202 5,725 127 3,192 3,065 156 1,133 977 194 1,877 1,683
September 43 5,981 5,938 -78 3,031 3,109 -26 1,028 1,054 147 1,922 1,775
December 670 6,094 5,424 203 3,172 2,969 132 1,074 942 335 1,848 1,513
2019 March 572 6,010 5,438 260 3,193 2,933 154 1,065 911 158 1,752 1,594
June 225 6,154 5,929 46 3,156 3,110 98 1,122 1,024 81 1,876 1,795
September 7 5,867 5,860 -2 3,047 3,049 -29 1,016 1,045 38 1,804 1,766
December 656 6,199 5,543 210 3,186 2,976 91 1,062 971 355 1,951 1,596
2020 March -652 5,606 6,258 -368 3,027 3,395 -99 970 1,069 -185 1,609 1,794
June -15,224 4,506 19,730 -4,719 2,555 7,274 -2,812 581 3,393 -7,693 1,370 9,063
September 4,046 9,448 5,402 1,519 4,486 2,967 541 1,421 880 1,986 3,541 1,555
December 1,862 7,073 5,211 510 3,487 2,977 345 1,189 844 1,007 2,397 1,390
2021 March 1,837 6,887 5,050 973 3,642 2,669 225 1,102 877 639 2,143 1,504
June 974 6,650 5,676 719 3,522 2,803 213 1,143 930 42 1,985 1,943
September 1,440 7,159 5,719 400 3,530 3,130 255 1,195 940 785 2,434 1,649
December 2,744 7,650 4,906 914 3,767 2,853 466 1,304 838 1,364 2,579 1,215
2022 March 1,646 6,958 5,312 291 3,348 3,057 267 1,162 895 1,088 2,448 1,360
June -430 6,511 6,941 -229 3,281 3,510 39 1,151 1,112 -240 2,079 2,319
September 1,338 7,116 5,778 34 3,302 3,268 249 1,233 984 1,055 2,581 1,526
December 376 6,249 5,873 166 3,272 3,106 146 1,125 979 64 1,852 1,788
(1) Total gross job gains and gross job losses by firm are lower than total gross job gains and gross job losses by establishment, as some
establishment gains and losses within a firm are offset during the aggregation process.
NOTE: Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses. Net change totals for the firm-level data differ from
the establishment-level data due to independent seasonal adjustment. The unit of analysis section in the technical note provides additional detail.
See www.bls.gov/bdm/bdmfirmsize.htm for more detailed firm size class data.
United States Department of Labor
