Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of employment (1), seasonally adjusted
Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), seasonally adjusted
Total private
(Percent)
Gross job gains Gross job losses
Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing
establishments establishments establishments establishments
1992 September .7 8.2 6.4 1.8 7.5 5.9 1.6
December .2 7.8 6.1 1.7 7.6 6.1 1.5
1993 March .3 7.9 6.0 1.9 7.6 6.0 1.6
June .8 8.0 6.4 1.6 7.2 5.7 1.5
September 1.1 8.3 6.5 1.8 7.2 5.8 1.4
December .6 8.0 6.3 1.7 7.4 5.9 1.5
1994 March .7 8.0 6.3 1.7 7.3 5.8 1.5
June 1.0 8.3 6.5 1.8 7.3 5.7 1.6
September 1.3 8.4 6.6 1.8 7.1 5.7 1.4
December .5 7.9 6.3 1.6 7.4 5.9 1.5
1995 March .8 8.1 6.4 1.7 7.3 5.9 1.4
June .3 7.9 6.2 1.7 7.6 6.1 1.5
September .9 8.2 6.5 1.7 7.3 5.8 1.5
December .3 8.0 6.3 1.7 7.7 6.1 1.6
1996 March .5 8.1 6.3 1.8 7.6 6.1 1.5
June .7 8.2 6.4 1.8 7.5 6.0 1.5
September .7 8.2 6.4 1.8 7.5 6.0 1.5
December .8 8.2 6.4 1.8 7.4 5.9 1.5
1997 March .9 8.2 6.4 1.8 7.3 5.8 1.5
June .6 7.9 6.2 1.7 7.3 5.8 1.5
September 1.0 8.4 6.6 1.8 7.4 5.8 1.6
December .8 8.4 6.5 1.9 7.6 5.8 1.8
1998 March .7 8.4 6.4 2.0 7.7 5.9 1.8
June .6 8.3 6.3 2.0 7.7 6.0 1.7
September .7 8.1 6.3 1.8 7.4 5.8 1.6
December .7 8.0 6.4 1.6 7.3 5.7 1.6
1999 March .3 8.0 6.2 1.8 7.7 6.0 1.7
June .6 8.0 6.2 1.8 7.4 5.8 1.6
September .6 8.0 6.3 1.7 7.4 5.8 1.6
December 1.0 8.1 6.4 1.7 7.1 5.6 1.5
2000 March .7 8.0 6.3 1.7 7.3 5.8 1.5
June .4 7.7 6.2 1.5 7.3 5.8 1.5
September .2 7.7 6.1 1.6 7.5 5.9 1.6
December .3 7.6 6.1 1.5 7.3 5.8 1.5
2001 March -.1 7.7 6.1 1.6 7.8 6.1 1.7
June -.8 7.2 5.7 1.5 8.0 6.4 1.6
September -1.2 6.9 5.4 1.5 8.1 6.4 1.7
December -.9 7.0 5.5 1.5 7.9 6.3 1.6
2002 March .0 7.5 5.8 1.7 7.5 6.0 1.5
June .0 7.3 5.7 1.6 7.3 5.8 1.5
September -.1 7.1 5.6 1.5 7.2 5.8 1.4
December .0 7.1 5.6 1.5 7.1 5.7 1.4
2003 March -.4 6.9 5.5 1.4 7.3 5.9 1.4
June -.1 7.0 5.6 1.4 7.1 5.7 1.4
September .1 6.9 5.5 1.4 6.8 5.5 1.3
December .3 7.0 5.6 1.4 6.7 5.4 1.3
2004 March .4 7.1 5.7 1.4 6.7 5.4 1.3
June .6 7.2 5.8 1.4 6.6 5.2 1.4
September .3 7.1 5.6 1.5 6.8 5.4 1.4
December .8 7.3 5.8 1.5 6.5 5.2 1.3
2005 March .3 6.9 5.6 1.3 6.6 5.3 1.3
June .5 7.1 5.7 1.4 6.6 5.3 1.3
September .6 7.2 5.8 1.4 6.6 5.3 1.3
December .6 7.1 5.7 1.4 6.5 5.3 1.2
2006 March .8 6.9 5.6 1.3 6.1 5.0 1.1
June .4 6.9 5.6 1.3 6.5 5.3 1.2
September .1 6.7 5.4 1.3 6.6 5.4 1.2
December .5 7.0 5.6 1.4 6.5 5.3 1.2
2007 March .4 6.6 5.4 1.2 6.2 5.1 1.1
June .2 6.7 5.5 1.2 6.5 5.3 1.2
September -.2 6.4 5.1 1.3 6.6 5.4 1.2
December .3 6.8 5.5 1.3 6.5 5.3 1.2
(1) The rates measure gross job gains and gross job losses as a percentage
of the previous and current quarter employment levels.
(2) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.
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