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9.6 million gross job gains and 6.7 million gross job losses during the fourth quarter of 2021
August 01, 2022
From September 2021 to December 2021, there were 9.6 million gross job gains from opening and expanding private sector establishments. Over this period, gross job losses from closing and contracting private sector establishments were 6.7 million. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses resulted in a net employment gain of 2.9 million jobs during the fourth quarter of 2021.
Private sector job gains and losses, seasonally adjusted, September 2021–December 2021
Category
3 months ended December 2021
Job gains
9,576,000
At expanding establishments
7,733,000
At opening establishments
1,843,000
Job losses
6,697,000
At contracting establishments
5,347,000
At closing establishments
1,350,000
Net employment change
2,879,000
Note: The net employment change is the difference between total job gains and total job losses.
In the fourth quarter of 2021, gross job gains represented 7.7 percent of private sector employment. Gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 7.7 million, while gains at opening establishments totaled 1.8 million.
Gross job losses represented 5.4 percent of private sector employment in the fourth quarter of 2021. Contracting establishments lost 5.3 million jobs, and closing establishments lost 1.4 million jobs.
United States Department of Labor
