Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 4. Private sector percentage share (1) of gross job gains and losses, seasonally adjusted
Table 4. Private sector percentage share (1) of gross job gains and losses, seasonally adjusted
(Percent)
3 months ended
Mar. 2007 June 2007 Sept. 2007 Dec. 2007 Mar. 2008
Firm size 1 - 4 employees
Gross job gains............... 15.9 14.9 16.2 15.6 16.2
Expanding firms............ 7.4 7.1 7.5 7.2 7.7
Opening firms.............. 60.0 58.4 59.4 61.5 58.9
Gross job losses.............. 16.7 16.1 15.8 16.0 16.7
Contracting firms.......... 8.2 7.9 7.7 8.0 8.1
Closing firms.............. 60.5 59.6 60.1 59.6 60.9
Firm size 5 - 9 employees
Gross job gains............... 12.2 11.6 12.2 11.4 12.4
Expanding firms............ 11.4 10.8 11.3 10.7 11.6
Opening firms.............. 16.6 16.5 16.4 15.5 16.5
Gross job losses.............. 12.5 12.3 12.1 12.3 12.4
Contracting firms.......... 11.9 11.6 11.3 11.5 11.7
Closing firms.............. 15.6 16.1 16.1 16.2 15.9
Firm size 10 - 19 employees
Gross job gains............... 12.4 12.1 12.2 11.6 12.6
Expanding firms............ 12.7 12.2 12.5 11.9 12.9
Opening firms.............. 10.8 11.4 10.7 10.1 11.0
Gross job losses.............. 12.5 12.3 12.3 12.4 12.4
Contracting firms.......... 12.9 12.7 12.7 12.6 12.8
Closing firms.............. 10.1 10.5 10.5 10.8 10.2
Firm size 20 - 49 employees
Gross job gains............... 14.5 14.5 14.3 13.8 14.7
Expanding firms............ 15.8 15.6 15.6 14.9 16.1
Opening firms.............. 7.7 8.6 7.7 7.7 7.8
Gross job losses.............. 14.3 14.3 14.5 14.4 14.3
Contracting firms.......... 15.6 15.5 15.7 15.6 15.6
Closing firms.............. 7.6 8.0 7.9 8.0 7.5
Firm size 50 - 99 employees
Gross job gains............... 8.9 9.1 8.9 8.7 9.1
Expanding firms............ 10.1 10.2 10.1 9.8 10.4
Opening firms.............. 2.4 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7
Gross job losses.............. 8.8 8.6 8.9 8.9 8.7
Contracting firms.......... 9.9 9.7 10.0 10.0 9.9
Closing firms.............. 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.8
Firm size 100 - 249 employees
Gross job gains............... 9.4 9.8 9.2 9.3 9.4
Expanding firms............ 11.0 11.3 10.8 10.7 11.1
Opening firms.............. 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.3
Gross job losses.............. 9.0 8.9 9.4 9.1 8.9
Contracting firms.......... 10.4 10.2 10.8 10.4 10.3
Closing firms.............. 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5
Firm size 250 - 499 employees
Gross job gains............... 5.5 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.6
Expanding firms............ 6.5 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.6
Opening firms.............. .2 .4 .5 .3 .4
Gross job losses.............. 5.3 5.2 5.5 5.3 5.3
Contracting firms.......... 6.2 6.1 6.4 6.2 6.2
Closing firms.............. .6 .6 .5 .5 .4
Firm size 500 - 999 employees
Gross job gains............... 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.4
Expanding firms............ 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.2
Opening firms.............. .1 .2 .2 .2 .3
Gross job losses.............. 4.0 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.2
Contracting firms.......... 4.8 5.2 5.3 5.3 4.9
Closing firms.............. .3 .3 .2 .1 .2
Firm size 1,000 or more employees
Gross job gains............... 16.4 16.9 16.4 19.1 15.2
Expanding firms............ 19.4 20.0 19.6 22.6 18.1
Opening firms.............. .4 .1 .5 .2 .7
Gross job losses.............. 16.5 17.4 16.6 16.7 16.8
Contracting firms.......... 19.6 20.7 19.7 19.8 20.1
Closing firms.............. .3 .2 .0 .0 .2
(1) Shares measure the percent of the category represented by each firm size class,
and rates may not sum to 100.0 due to rounding.
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Last Modified Date: November 20, 2008
