Figure 2b. Gross job gains, by level of aggregation, less than 50 employees, 1992–2012 (in thousands)
Year and quarter Enterprise level Firm level Establishment level

1992

  

3

 3,302 3,338 4,364

4

 3,225 3,261 4,191

1993

  

1

 3,158 3,184 4,303

2

 3,219 3,258 4,359

3

 3,371 3,409 4,461

4

 3,312 3,352 4,354

1994

  

1

 3,244 3,272 4,355

2

 3,346 3,387 4,536

3

 3,536 3,578 4,734

4

 3,315 3,361 4,432

1995

  

1

 3,392 3,423 4,578

2

 3,295 3,339 4,521

3

 3,448 3,493 4,660

4

 3,425 3,474 4,573

1996

  

1

 3,410 3,443 4,676

2

 3,382 3,429 4,650

3

 3,500 3,547 4,768

4

 3,502 3,553 4,820

1997

  

1

 3,529 3,567 4,824

2

 3,355 3,402 4,643

3

 3,520 3,571 4,872

4

 3,566 3,620 4,920

1998

  

1

 3,566 3,610 4,942

2

 3,553 3,609 4,985

3

 3,474 3,529 4,871

4

 3,514 3,571 4,866

1999

  

1

 3,577 3,622 5,003

2

 3,500 3,558 4,918

3

 3,601 3,663 5,012

4

 3,633 3,698 5,031

2000

  

1

 3,698 3,753 5,162

2

 3,457 3,515 4,868

3

 3,569 3,630 4,991

4

 3,454 3,520 4,824

2001

  

1

 3,463 3,515 4,975

2

 3,324 3,383 4,724

3

 3,279 3,338 4,620

4

 3,270 3,334 4,561

2002

  

1

 3,351 3,408 4,770

2

 3,308 3,368 4,656

3

 3,282 3,339 4,577

4

 3,244 3,304 4,543

2003

  

1

 3,208 3,262 4,490

2

 3,276 3,335 4,544

3

 3,270 3,330 4,507

4

 3,279 3,346 4,571

2004

  

1

 3,340 3,400 4,676

2

 3,311 3,375 4,634

3

 3,315 3,385 4,636

4

 3,413 3,487 4,784

2005

  

1

 3,363 3,423 4,644

2

 3,397 3,465 4,731

3

 3,447 3,514 4,823

4

 3,400 3,469 4,795

2006

  

1

 3,479 3,540 4,837

2

 3,367 3,435 4,750

3

 3,266 3,329 4,627

4

 3,332 3,402 4,793

2007

  

1

 3,389 3,445 4,780

2

 3,278 3,339 4,663

3

 3,201 3,257 4,607

4

 3,255 3,313 4,703

2008

  

1

 3,180 3,232 4,569

2

 3,122 3,181 4,470

3

 2,995 3,043 4,330

4

 2,852 2,904 4,216

2009

  

1

 2,678 2,719 3,862

2

 2,900 2,951 4,089

3

 2,774 2,819 3,965

4

 2,885 2,935 4,155

2010

  

1

 2,816 2,859 4,013

2

 3,044 3,095 4,307

3

 2,936 2,935 4,134

4

 3,038 3,043 4,341

2011

  

1

 2,930 2,973 4,138

2

 3,027 3,079 4,296

3

 3,120 3,121 4,430

4

 2,916 2,965 4,261

2012

  

1

 3,128 3,113 4,341

2

 2,999 3,002 4,237

3

 2,857 2,893 4,186
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.