Table C. Average quarterly level of gross job gains and gross job losses by firm size, third quarter 1992 - second quarter 2023, seasonally adjusted

(In thousands)

                                           Size class (number of employees)

Category                   Total    1 to 4    5 to 9    10 to 19    20 to 49    50 to 99    100 to 249    250 to 499    500 to 999    1,000 or more

Gross job gains.........   6,298      948       718        745         884        555           593          362           302           1,191
  At expanding firms....   5,297      372       558        634         798        522           574          355           298           1,186
  At opening firms......   1,002      576       160        111          86         33            20            7             4               5
 
Gross job losses........   5,976      923       701        720         847        524           553          335           279           1,094
  At contracting firms..   5,008      377       549        614         763        490           530          325           273           1,087
  At closing firms......     968      546       152        106          84         34            24           10             6               6
 
Net change..............     322       25        17         25          37         31            40           27            23              97
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics