Table 8. Firm size class 250-499 employees: private sector quarterly gross job gains and gross job losses, levels and rates, seasonally adjusted
Table 8. Firm size class 250 - 499 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 30 348 334 14 318 300 18 0.4 5.5 5.3 0.2 5.1 4.8 0.3
December 24 351 334 17 327 308 19 0.4 5.6 5.3 0.3 5.2 4.9 0.3
1993 March 35 343 327 16 308 291 17 0.6 5.5 5.2 0.3 4.9 4.6 0.3
June 67 359 347 12 292 274 18 1.0 5.6 5.4 0.2 4.6 4.3 0.3
September 75 376 365 11 301 282 19 1.2 5.9 5.7 0.2 4.7 4.4 0.3
December 55 373 362 11 318 301 17 0.8 5.7 5.5 0.2 4.9 4.6 0.3
1994 March 57 374 356 18 317 301 16 0.9 5.7 5.4 0.3 4.8 4.6 0.2
June 96 403 387 16 307 289 18 1.4 6.0 5.8 0.2 4.6 4.3 0.3
September 83 404 388 16 321 309 12 1.1 5.9 5.7 0.2 4.8 4.6 0.2
December 55 392 380 12 337 318 19 0.8 5.7 5.5 0.2 4.9 4.6 0.3
1995 March 53 388 374 14 335 319 16 0.8 5.6 5.4 0.2 4.8 4.6 0.2
June 33 377 363 14 344 326 18 0.4 5.4 5.2 0.2 5.0 4.7 0.3
September 60 400 386 14 340 318 22 0.9 5.7 5.5 0.2 4.8 4.5 0.3
December 50 402 383 19 352 332 20 0.7 5.7 5.4 0.3 5.0 4.7 0.3
1996 March 22 391 374 17 369 350 19 0.3 5.5 5.3 0.2 5.2 4.9 0.3
June 65 409 392 17 344 326 18 0.8 5.7 5.5 0.2 4.9 4.6 0.3
September 50 406 388 18 356 335 21 0.7 5.7 5.4 0.3 5.0 4.7 0.3
December 63 408 391 17 345 325 20 0.8 5.6 5.4 0.2 4.8 4.5 0.3
1997 March 56 413 395 18 357 337 20 0.7 5.6 5.4 0.2 4.9 4.6 0.3
June 63 411 395 16 348 327 21 0.8 5.5 5.3 0.2 4.7 4.4 0.3
September 60 429 407 22 369 346 23 0.9 5.8 5.5 0.3 4.9 4.6 0.3
December 66 438 418 20 372 341 31 1.0 5.9 5.6 0.3 4.9 4.5 0.4
1998 March 72 455 428 27 383 358 25 1.1 6.1 5.7 0.4 5.0 4.7 0.3
June 21 431 409 22 410 377 33 0.4 5.7 5.4 0.3 5.3 4.9 0.4
September 56 430 411 19 374 351 23 0.7 5.6 5.4 0.2 4.9 4.6 0.3
December 60 433 418 15 373 351 22 0.8 5.6 5.4 0.2 4.8 4.5 0.3
1999 March 1 434 411 23 433 405 28 0.0 5.6 5.3 0.3 5.6 5.2 0.4
June 46 443 418 25 397 372 25 0.6 5.7 5.4 0.3 5.1 4.8 0.3
September 48 447 430 17 399 377 22 0.6 5.7 5.5 0.2 5.1 4.8 0.3
December 75 468 449 19 393 368 25 1.0 5.9 5.7 0.2 4.9 4.6 0.3
2000 March 88 477 459 18 389 370 19 1.1 5.9 5.7 0.2 4.8 4.6 0.2
June 40 445 430 15 405 383 22 0.5 5.5 5.3 0.2 5.0 4.7 0.3
September 22 444 427 17 422 398 24 0.3 5.5 5.3 0.2 5.2 4.9 0.3
December 7 424 411 13 417 396 21 0.0 5.2 5.0 0.2 5.2 4.9 0.3
2001 March -45 410 398 12 455 423 32 -0.6 5.0 4.9 0.1 5.6 5.2 0.4
June -91 385 372 13 476 453 23 -1.2 4.8 4.6 0.2 6.0 5.7 0.3
September -111 361 345 16 472 450 22 -1.4 4.6 4.4 0.2 6.0 5.7 0.3
December -102 358 342 16 460 441 19 -1.3 4.6 4.4 0.2 5.9 5.7 0.2
2002 March -14 385 372 13 399 377 22 -0.2 5.0 4.8 0.2 5.2 4.9 0.3
June -13 381 366 15 394 372 22 -0.2 4.9 4.7 0.2 5.1 4.8 0.3
September -19 356 347 9 375 357 18 -0.2 4.6 4.5 0.1 4.8 4.6 0.2
December -28 354 342 12 382 366 16 -0.3 4.7 4.5 0.2 5.0 4.8 0.2
2003 March -24 353 343 10 377 361 16 -0.3 4.6 4.5 0.1 4.9 4.7 0.2
June -13 357 347 10 370 357 13 -0.2 4.7 4.6 0.1 4.9 4.7 0.2
September 3 357 348 9 354 341 13 0.0 4.7 4.6 0.1 4.7 4.5 0.2
December 14 360 350 10 346 331 15 0.2 4.7 4.6 0.1 4.5 4.3 0.2
2004 March 39 365 358 7 326 312 14 0.5 4.8 4.7 0.1 4.3 4.1 0.2
June 40 374 364 10 334 323 11 0.5 4.8 4.7 0.1 4.3 4.2 0.1
September 35 376 366 10 341 325 16 0.4 4.8 4.7 0.1 4.4 4.2 0.2
December 41 376 366 10 335 321 14 0.5 4.8 4.7 0.1 4.3 4.1 0.2
2005 March 36 364 356 8 328 315 13 0.4 4.6 4.5 0.1 4.2 4.0 0.2
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
