Table 3: Private sector gross job gains and losses by industry, seasonally adjusted
Gross job gains and job losses Gross job gains and job losses
(in thousands) as a percent of employment
Category 3 months ended 3 months ended
Mar. June Sept. Dec. Mar. Mar. June Sept. Dec. Mar.
2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008
Total private(1)
Gross job gains 7,627 7,665 7,323 7,676 7,130 6.7 6.7 6.4 6.8 6.2
At expanding establishments 6,228 6,250 5,849 6,220 5,731 5.5 5.5 5.1 5.5 5.0
At opening establishments 1,399 1,415 1,474 1,456 1,399 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2
Gross job losses 7,157 7,473 7,564 7,366 7,400 6.3 6.5 6.7 6.5 6.5
At contracting establishments 5,872 6,066 6,209 6,010 6,047 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.3
At closing establishments 1,285 1,407 1,355 1,356 1,353 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
Net employment change 470 192 -241 310 -270 .4 .2 -.3 .3 -.3
Goods-producing
Gross job gains 1,665 1,633 1,504 1,573 1,493 7.1 7.0 6.4 6.8 6.5
At expanding establishments 1,416 1,386 1,262 1,337 1,258 6.0 5.9 5.4 5.8 5.5
At opening establishments 249 247 242 236 235 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0
Gross job losses 1,702 1,713 1,725 1,701 1,758 7.2 7.3 7.5 7.4 7.6
At contracting establishments 1,437 1,433 1,455 1,424 1,481 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.4
At closing establishments 265 280 270 277 277 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
Net employment change -37 -80 -221 -128 -265 -.1 -.3 -1.1 -.6 -1.1
Natural resources and mining
Gross job gains 286 290 262 292 274 15.6 15.8 14.4 15.8 14.5
At expanding establishments 246 251 224 250 234 13.4 13.7 12.3 13.5 12.4
At opening establishments 40 39 38 42 40 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.1
Gross job losses 288 274 274 261 293 15.7 14.9 15.1 14.1 15.5
At contracting establishments 248 233 233 224 251 13.5 12.7 12.8 12.1 13.3
At closing establishments 40 41 41 37 42 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.2
Net employment change -2 16 -12 31 -19 -.1 .9 -.7 1.7 -1.0
Construction
Gross job gains 867 820 772 784 763 11.3 10.7 10.2 10.5 10.2
At expanding establishments 704 657 616 634 614 9.2 8.6 8.1 8.5 8.2
At opening establishments 163 163 156 150 149 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0
Gross job losses 828 865 882 875 869 10.7 11.3 11.7 11.7 11.7
At contracting establishments 665 696 715 702 698 8.6 9.1 9.5 9.4 9.4
At closing establishments 163 169 167 173 171 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3
Net employment change 39 -45 -110 -91 -106 .6 -.6 -1.5 -1.2 -1.5
Manufacturing
Gross job gains 512 523 470 497 456 3.6 3.7 3.3 3.6 3.3
At expanding establishments 466 478 422 453 410 3.3 3.4 3.0 3.3 3.0
At opening establishments 46 45 48 44 46 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3
Gross job losses 586 574 569 565 596 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.4
At contracting establishments 524 504 507 498 532 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.9
At closing establishments 62 70 62 67 64 .4 .5 .4 .5 .5
Net employment change -74 -51 -99 -68 -140 -.5 -.4 -.8 -.5 -1.1
Service-providing(1)
Gross job gains 5,962 6,032 5,819 6,103 5,637 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.7 6.2
At expanding establishments 4,812 4,864 4,587 4,883 4,473 5.3 5.4 5.1 5.4 4.9
At opening establishments 1,150 1,168 1,232 1,220 1,164 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3
Gross job losses 5,455 5,760 5,839 5,665 5,642 6.0 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.2
At contracting establishments 4,435 4,633 4,754 4,586 4,566 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.0
At closing establishments 1,020 1,127 1,085 1,079 1,076 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
Net employment change 507 272 -20 438 -5 .6 .4 .1 .4 .0
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains 320 321 310 321 294 5.3 5.4 5.1 5.4 4.9
At expanding establishments 259 264 248 263 238 4.3 4.4 4.1 4.4 4.0
At opening establishments 61 57 62 58 56 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 .9
Gross job losses 297 304 308 301 306 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.1
At contracting establishments 232 233 244 232 239 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.9 4.0
At closing establishments 65 71 64 69 67 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1
Net employment change 23 17 2 20 -12 .3 .3 -.1 .4 -.2
Retail trade
Gross job gains 1,099 1,029 1,007 1,022 954 7.1 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.2
At expanding establishments 944 871 821 870 804 6.1 5.6 5.3 5.6 5.2
At opening establishments 155 158 186 152 150 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0
Gross job losses 979 1,042 1,064 1,011 979 6.3 6.7 6.8 6.5 6.3
At contracting establishments 835 905 926 871 846 5.4 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.4
At closing establishments 144 137 138 140 133 .9 .9 .9 .9 .9
Net employment change 120 -13 -57 11 -25 .8 -.1 -.3 .1 -.1
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains 234 246 224 254 208 5.4 5.7 5.2 5.8 4.8
At expanding establishments 199 209 190 219 177 4.6 4.8 4.4 5.0 4.1
At opening establishments 35 37 34 35 31 .8 .9 .8 .8 .7
Gross job losses 250 223 233 229 250 5.8 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.8
At contracting establishments 214 185 194 189 216 5.0 4.3 4.5 4.4 5.0
At closing establishments 36 38 39 40 34 .8 .9 .9 .9 .8
Net employment change -16 23 -9 25 -42 -.4 .5 -.2 .5 -1.0
Utilities
Gross job gains 12 15 14 15 13 2.2 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.4
At expanding establishments 11 14 13 13 11 2.0 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.0
At opening establishments 1 1 1 2 2 .2 .2 .2 .4 .4
Gross job losses 11 12 12 11 10 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.8
At contracting establishments 10 10 10 10 9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6
At closing establishments 1 2 2 1 1 .2 .4 .4 .2 .2
Net employment change 1 3 2 4 3 .2 .6 .4 .8 .6
Information
Gross job gains 140 161 155 145 154 4.6 5.3 5.1 4.7 5.1
At expanding establishments 119 137 127 117 129 3.9 4.5 4.2 3.8 4.3
At opening establishments 21 24 28 28 25 .7 .8 .9 .9 .8
Gross job losses 136 139 154 155 153 4.5 4.6 5.0 5.1 5.1
At contracting establishments 112 113 129 126 123 3.7 3.7 4.2 4.1 4.1
At closing establishments 24 26 25 29 30 .8 .9 .8 1.0 1.0
Net employment change 4 22 1 -10 1 .1 .7 .1 -.4 .0
Financial activities
Gross job gains 434 433 418 432 412 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.1
At expanding establishments 342 346 322 332 324 4.2 4.2 3.9 4.1 4.0
At opening establishments 92 87 96 100 88 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1
Gross job losses 423 463 479 486 436 5.1 5.6 5.8 6.0 5.4
At contracting establishments 324 354 362 368 323 3.9 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.0
At closing establishments 99 109 117 118 113 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.4
Net employment change 11 -30 -61 -54 -24 .2 -.3 -.7 -.7 -.3
Professional and business services
Gross job gains 1,310 1,403 1,316 1,440 1,239 7.4 7.8 7.4 8.0 6.8
At expanding establishments 1,080 1,148 1,053 1,158 998 6.1 6.4 5.9 6.4 5.5
At opening establishments 230 255 263 282 241 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.3
Gross job losses 1,254 1,347 1,339 1,337 1,358 7.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.6
At contracting establishments 1,004 1,041 1,075 1,072 1,094 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.0 6.1
At closing establishments 250 306 264 265 264 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.5
Net employment change 56 56 -23 103 -119 .4 .3 -.1 .5 -.8
Education and health services
Gross job gains 818 795 810 814 785 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.4
At expanding establishments 688 676 678 695 661 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.7
At opening establishments 130 119 132 119 124 .8 .7 .8 .7 .7
Gross job losses 669 696 685 666 667 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.8
At contracting establishments 555 577 568 552 551 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.1
At closing establishments 114 119 117 114 116 .7 .7 .7 .6 .7
Net employment change 149 99 125 148 118 .9 .6 .8 .9 .6
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains 1,194 1,228 1,179 1,247 1,158 9.0 9.2 8.9 9.3 8.6
At expanding establishments 914 939 891 961 879 6.9 7.0 6.7 7.2 6.5
At opening establishments 280 289 288 286 279 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1
Gross job losses 1,117 1,206 1,224 1,148 1,154 8.4 9.0 9.1 8.5 8.6
At contracting establishments 918 975 993 931 930 6.9 7.3 7.4 6.9 6.9
At closing establishments 199 231 231 217 224 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7
Net employment change 77 22 -45 99 4 .6 .2 -.2 .8 .0
Other services
Gross job gains 299 308 293 296 290 7.7 7.9 7.5 7.6 7.5
At expanding establishments 241 247 230 238 233 6.2 6.3 5.9 6.1 6.0
At opening establishments 58 61 63 58 57 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5
Gross job losses 283 289 307 287 289 7.3 7.4 7.8 7.3 7.4
At contracting establishments 221 227 243 224 224 5.7 5.8 6.2 5.7 5.7
At closing establishments 62 62 64 63 65 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7
Net employment change 16 19 -14 9 1 .4 .5 -.3 .3 .1
(1) Includes unclassified sector, not shown separately
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