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
Dec. 2006 March 2007 June 2007 Sept. 2007 Dec. 2007
Total private.................
Gross job gains............... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Expanding firms............ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Opening firms.............. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Gross job losses.............. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Contracting firms.......... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Closing firms.............. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Firm size 1 - 4 employees
Gross job gains............... 15.8 15.7 14.8 16.0 15.5
Expanding firms............ 7.2 7.4 7.1 7.5 7.2
Opening firms.............. 60.6 60.4 58.8 59.8 61.8
Gross job losses.............. 15.9 16.7 16.2 15.8 16.1
Contracting firms.......... 8.0 8.2 7.9 7.8 8.0
Closing firms.............. 58.5 60.6 59.6 59.7 59.8
Firm size 5 - 9 employees
Gross job gains............... 11.6 12.3 11.6 12.1 11.4
Expanding firms............ 10.8 11.5 10.8 11.3 10.7
Opening firms.............. 15.8 16.6 16.6 16.4 15.5
Gross job losses.............. 12.4 12.6 12.4 12.2 12.3
Contracting firms.......... 11.7 11.9 11.6 11.4 11.6
Closing firms.............. 16.1 15.9 16.6 16.3 16.4
Firm size 10 - 19 employees
Gross job gains............... 11.7 12.5 12.1 12.2 11.7
Expanding firms............ 12.0 12.8 12.2 12.4 11.9
Opening firms.............. 10.3 10.8 11.3 10.6 10.1
Gross job losses.............. 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.4
Contracting firms.......... 12.8 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.7
Closing firms.............. 10.6 10.3 10.9 10.7 10.8
Firm size 20 - 49 employees
Gross job gains............... 13.8 14.6 14.6 14.3 13.8
Expanding firms............ 14.9 15.9 15.6 15.6 14.9
Opening firms.............. 7.9 7.7 8.5 7.7 7.7
Gross job losses.............. 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.6 14.5
Contracting firms.......... 15.6 15.7 15.5 15.8 15.7
Closing firms.............. 8.0 7.5 7.9 7.9 8.0
Firm size 50 - 99 employees
Gross job gains............... 8.7 9.0 9.2 8.9 8.8
Expanding firms............ 9.8 10.2 10.3 10.1 9.8
Opening firms.............. 3.0 2.5 2.9 2.8 2.8
Gross job losses.............. 8.9 8.8 8.7 9.0 9.0
Contracting firms.......... 10.0 10.0 9.8 10.1 10.1
Closing firms.............. 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 3.0
Firm size 100 - 249 employees
Gross job gains............... 9.2 9.4 9.9 9.3 9.3
Expanding firms............ 10.6 11.0 11.4 10.8 10.8
Opening firms.............. 1.5 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.4
Gross job losses.............. 9.3 9.0 8.8 9.5 9.1
Contracting firms.......... 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.9 10.5
Closing firms.............. 1.9 1.7 1.3 1.7 1.6
Firm size 250 - 499 employees
Gross job gains............... 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.6 5.6
Expanding firms............ 6.4 6.4 6.9 6.6 6.6
Opening firms.............. .5 .3 .3 .5 .3
Gross job losses.............. 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.4
Contracting firms.......... 6.8 6.3 6.2 6.5 6.3
Closing firms.............. .6 .5 .5 .5 .4
Firm size 500 - 999 employees
Gross job gains............... 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.7 4.6
Expanding firms............ 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.3
Opening firms.............. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2
Gross job losses.............. 4.6 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.5
Contracting firms.......... 5.3 4.8 5.2 5.3 5.3
Closing firms.............. .4 .3 .3 .2 .0
Firm size 1,000 or more employees
Gross job gains............... 19.2 16.5 17.1 16.9 19.3
Expanding firms............ 22.9 19.5 20.1 20.1 22.8
Opening firms.............. .2 .5 .1 .5 .2
Gross job losses.............. 16.3 16.6 17.4 16.4 16.7
Contracting firms.......... 19.2 19.7 20.7 19.4 19.8
Closing firms.............. .8 .3 .2 .3 .0
(1) Share measures the percent of the category represented by each firm size class,
Last Modified Date: August 12, 2008
Bureau of Labor Statistics
