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Gross job gains 8.8 million, gross job losses 7.5 million, during the third quarter of 2021
May 02, 2022
From June 2021 to September 2021, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 8.8 million, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 7.5 million. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses resulted in a net employment gain of 1.3 million jobs in the private sector during the third quarter of 2021.
Gross job gains and losses, and net employment change, first quarter 2011 to third quarter 2021
Quarter
Gross job gains
Gross job losses
Net employment change
Q1 2011
6,540,000
6,206,000
334,000
Q2 2011
6,966,000
6,384,000
582,000
Q3 2011
7,205,000
6,364,000
841,000
Q4 2011
6,865,000
6,530,000
335,000
Q1 2012
7,080,000
6,132,000
948,000
Q2 2012
7,051,000
6,435,000
616,000
Q3 2012
6,881,000
6,629,000
252,000
Q4 2012
7,110,000
6,415,000
695,000
Q1 2013
6,941,000
6,383,000
558,000
Q2 2013
7,152,000
6,478,000
674,000
Q3 2013
7,058,000
6,551,000
507,000
Q4 2013
7,255,000
6,555,000
700,000
Q1 2014
6,953,000
6,534,000
419,000
Q2 2014
7,454,000
6,559,000
895,000
Q3 2014
7,247,000
6,670,000
577,000
Q4 2014
7,617,000
6,579,000
1,038,000
Q1 2015
7,046,000
6,830,000
216,000
Q2 2015
7,580,000
6,731,000
849,000
Q3 2015
7,344,000
6,869,000
475,000
Q4 2015
7,817,000
6,873,000
944,000
Q1 2016
7,163,000
6,914,000
249,000
Q2 2016
7,443,000
7,125,000
318,000
Q3 2016
7,710,000
6,962,000
748,000
Q4 2016
7,413,000
7,105,000
308,000
Q1 2017
7,441,000
6,779,000
662,000
Q2 2017
7,625,000
7,129,000
496,000
Q3 2017
7,318,000
7,370,000
-52,000
Q4 2017
7,792,000
6,879,000
913,000
Q1 2018
7,506,000
6,779,000
727,000
Q2 2018
7,657,000
7,235,000
422,000
Q3 2018
7,500,000
7,421,000
79,000
Q4 2018
7,744,000
6,981,000
763,000
Q1 2019
7,473,000
6,936,000
537,000
Q2 2019
7,637,000
7,455,000
182,000
Q3 2019
7,395,000
7,347,000
48,000
Q4 2019
7,848,000
7,063,000
785,000
Q1 2020
7,078,000
7,869,000
-791,000
Q2 2020
5,709,000
20,401,000
-14,692,000
Q3 2020
10,868,000
6,858,000
4,010,000
Q4 2020
8,821,000
6,757,000
2,064,000
Q1 2021
8,154,000
6,469,000
1,685,000
Q2 2021
8,141,000
7,248,000
893,000
Q3 2021
8,795,000
7,482,000
1,313,000
The net employment gain of 1.3 million jobs during the third quarter of 2021 was an increase of 420,000 from the net employment gain of 893,000 during the second quarter of 2021. This represents the fifth consecutive quarter of a net employment gain, following a net employment loss of 14.7 million jobs during the second quarter of 2020.
The goods-producing industries had a net employment gain of 69,000 jobs during the third quarter of 2021, as gross job gains and losses were both at 1.3 million.
Gross job gains and losses, by industry, third quarter 2021
Gains and losses
Total, private sector
Goods-producing
Service-providing
Gross job gains
8,795,000
1,335,000
7,460,000
Gross job losses
7,482,000
1,266,000
6,216,000
In the service-providing industries, gross job gains were at 7.5 million, while gross job losses were at 6.2 million during the third quarter of 2021. The net employment gain was 1.2 million jobs.
United States Department of Labor
