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

1992

  

3

 3,030 3,061 4,070

4

 3,099 3,126 4,123

1993

  

1

 3,081 3,099 4,090

2

 3,011 3,029 3,903

3

 2,944 2,975 3,959

4

 3,025 3,051 4,084

1994

  

1

 3,101 3,119 4,125

2

 3,137 3,158 4,110

3

 2,998 3,031 4,062

4

 3,171 3,199 4,307

1995

  

1

 3,128 3,149 4,192

2

 3,235 3,257 4,268

3

 3,202 3,236 4,312

4

 3,256 3,285 4,453

1996

  

1

 3,223 3,246 4,376

2

 3,284 3,307 4,408

3

 3,231 3,268 4,412

4

 3,244 3,276 4,438

1997

  

1

 3,209 3,236 4,394

2

 3,284 3,311 4,420

3

 3,281 3,321 4,545

4

 3,413 3,449 4,728

1998

  

1

 3,424 3,452 4,694

2

 3,295 3,326 4,535

3

 3,366 3,409 4,643

4

 3,257 3,293 4,555

1999

  

1

 3,429 3,460 4,764

2

 3,420 3,451 4,685

3

 3,437 3,481 4,786

4

 3,299 3,336 4,615

2000

  

1

 3,407 3,444 4,742

2

 3,459 3,496 4,752

3

 3,499 3,548 4,862

4

 3,422 3,467 4,794

2001

  

1

 3,454 3,495 4,885

2

 3,484 3,529 4,952

3

 3,544 3,600 5,053

4

 3,385 3,431 4,843

2002

  

1

 3,315 3,358 4,698

2

 3,278 3,321 4,678

3

 3,256 3,312 4,596

4

 3,244 3,290 4,601

2003

  

1

 3,358 3,402 4,690

2

 3,199 3,245 4,495

3

 3,152 3,204 4,378

4

 3,140 3,181 4,414

2004

  

1

 3,202 3,248 4,461

2

 3,183 3,227 4,474

3

 3,230 3,288 4,555

4

 3,152 3,195 4,397

2005

  

1

 3,314 3,360 4,566

2

 3,194 3,243 4,490

3

 3,232 3,288 4,534

4

 3,230 3,279 4,523

2006

  

1

 3,175 3,223 4,425

2

 3,265 3,318 4,628

3

 3,275 3,338 4,611

4

 3,220 3,271 4,500

2007

  

1

 3,212 3,266 4,559

2

 3,309 3,367 4,697

3

 3,311 3,381 4,704

4

 3,251 3,307 4,605

2008

  

1

 3,320 3,382 4,713

2

 3,398 3,464 4,918

3

 3,321 3,395 4,795

4

 3,533 3,601 5,085

2009

  

1

 3,626 3,699 5,225

2

 3,353 3,424 4,895

3

 3,131 3,196 4,529

4

 3,042 3,098 4,332

2010

  

1

 3,000 3,052 4,250

2

 2,810 2,860 4,072

3

 2,911 2,918 4,140

4

 2,957 2,959 4,116

2011

  

1

 2,826 2,874 4,041

2

 2,831 2,882 4,134

3

 2,858 2,866 4,044

4

 2,879 2,928 4,144

2012

  

1

 2,717 2,762 3,951

2

 2,812 2,847 4,103

3

 2,834 2,896 4,134
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.