August 4, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Job gains and losses by firm size, fourth quarter 2010
Private sector gross job gains and losses by firm size, Q1 2000–Q4 2010
| 3 months ended |
Total |
Firm size 1–49 employees |
Firm size 50–249 employees |
Firm size 250 or more |
| Net change |
Gross job |
Net change |
Gross job |
Net change |
Gross job |
Net change |
Gross job |
| Gains |
Losses |
Gains |
Losses |
Gains |
Losses |
Gains |
Losses |
Mar 2000 |
910,000 |
7,443,000 |
6,533,000 |
308,000 |
3,745,000 |
3,437,000 |
191,000 |
1,417,000 |
1,226,000 |
411,000 |
2,281,000 |
1,870,000 |
Jun 2000 |
460,000 |
6,972,000 |
6,512,000 |
43,000 |
3,528,000 |
3,485,000 |
80,000 |
1,322,000 |
1,242,000 |
337,000 |
2,122,000 |
1,785,000 |
Sep 2000 |
316,000 |
7,062,000 |
6,746,000 |
76,000 |
3,627,000 |
3,551,000 |
92,000 |
1,348,000 |
1,256,000 |
148,000 |
2,087,000 |
1,939,000 |
Dec 2000 |
266,000 |
6,885,000 |
6,619,000 |
33,000 |
3,512,000 |
3,479,000 |
60,000 |
1,300,000 |
1,240,000 |
173,000 |
2,073,000 |
1,900,000 |
Mar 2001 |
52,000 |
7,033,000 |
6,981,000 |
23,000 |
3,508,000 |
3,485,000 |
−87,000 |
1,277,000 |
1,364,000 |
116,000 |
2,248,000 |
2,132,000 |
Jun 2001 |
−843,000 |
6,432,000 |
7,275,000 |
−123,000 |
3,393,000 |
3,516,000 |
−180,000 |
1,223,000 |
1,403,000 |
−540,000 |
1,816,000 |
2,356,000 |
Sep 2001 |
−1,214,000 |
6,124,000 |
7,338,000 |
−271,000 |
3,333,000 |
3,604,000 |
−253,000 |
1,142,000 |
1,395,000 |
−690,000 |
1,649,000 |
2,339,000 |
Dec 2001 |
−1,041,000 |
6,146,000 |
7,187,000 |
−118,000 |
3,325,000 |
3,443,000 |
−200,000 |
1,138,000 |
1,338,000 |
−723,000 |
1,683,000 |
2,406,000 |
Mar 2002 |
70,000 |
6,602,000 |
6,532,000 |
54,000 |
3,402,000 |
3,348,000 |
−52,000 |
1,194,000 |
1,246,000 |
68,000 |
2,006,000 |
1,938,000 |
Jun 2002 |
−61,000 |
6,416,000 |
6,477,000 |
69,000 |
3,379,000 |
3,310,000 |
−7,000 |
1,191,000 |
1,198,000 |
−123,000 |
1,846,000 |
1,969,000 |
Sep 2002 |
−176,000 |
6,190,000 |
6,366,000 |
20,000 |
3,335,000 |
3,315,000 |
−46,000 |
1,144,000 |
1,190,000 |
−150,000 |
1,711,000 |
1,861,000 |
Dec 2002 |
−247,000 |
6,114,000 |
6,361,000 |
−3,000 |
3,299,000 |
3,302,000 |
−73,000 |
1,106,000 |
1,179,000 |
−171,000 |
1,709,000 |
1,880,000 |
Mar 2003 |
−326,000 |
6,112,000 |
6,438,000 |
−135,000 |
3,257,000 |
3,392,000 |
−56,000 |
1,127,000 |
1,183,000 |
−135,000 |
1,728,000 |
1,863,000 |
Jun 2003 |
−137,000 |
6,108,000 |
6,245,000 |
112,000 |
3,346,000 |
3,234,000 |
−26,000 |
1,133,000 |
1,159,000 |
−223,000 |
1,629,000 |
1,852,000 |
Sep 2003 |
193,000 |
6,162,000 |
5,969,000 |
120,000 |
3,327,000 |
3,207,000 |
21,000 |
1,127,000 |
1,106,000 |
52,000 |
1,708,000 |
1,656,000 |
Dec 2003 |
310,000 |
6,218,000 |
5,908,000 |
146,000 |
3,340,000 |
3,194,000 |
32,000 |
1,128,000 |
1,096,000 |
132,000 |
1,750,000 |
1,618,000 |
Mar 2004 |
430,000 |
6,306,000 |
5,876,000 |
153,000 |
3,392,000 |
3,239,000 |
137,000 |
1,194,000 |
1,057,000 |
140,000 |
1,720,000 |
1,580,000 |
Jun 2004 |
621,000 |
6,471,000 |
5,850,000 |
169,000 |
3,387,000 |
3,218,000 |
141,000 |
1,196,000 |
1,055,000 |
311,000 |
1,888,000 |
1,577,000 |
Sep 2004 |
197,000 |
6,243,000 |
6,046,000 |
88,000 |
3,379,000 |
3,291,000 |
88,000 |
1,175,000 |
1,087,000 |
21,000 |
1,689,000 |
1,668,000 |
Dec 2004 |
759,000 |
6,494,000 |
5,735,000 |
274,000 |
3,480,000 |
3,206,000 |
101,000 |
1,172,000 |
1,071,000 |
384,000 |
1,842,000 |
1,458,000 |
Mar 2005 |
368,000 |
6,320,000 |
5,952,000 |
66,000 |
3,416,000 |
3,350,000 |
97,000 |
1,161,000 |
1,064,000 |
205,000 |
1,743,000 |
1,538,000 |
Jun 2005 |
570,000 |
6,435,000 |
5,865,000 |
243,000 |
3,476,000 |
3,233,000 |
146,000 |
1,198,000 |
1,052,000 |
181,000 |
1,761,000 |
1,580,000 |
Sep 2005 |
701,000 |
6,672,000 |
5,971,000 |
218,000 |
3,510,000 |
3,292,000 |
85,000 |
1,195,000 |
1,110,000 |
398,000 |
1,967,000 |
1,569,000 |
Dec 2005 |
506,000 |
6,406,000 |
5,900,000 |
169,000 |
3,462,000 |
3,293,000 |
45,000 |
1,140,000 |
1,095,000 |
292,000 |
1,804,000 |
1,512,000 |
Mar 2006 |
734,000 |
6,372,000 |
5,638,000 |
316,000 |
3,530,000 |
3,214,000 |
217,000 |
1,203,000 |
986,000 |
201,000 |
1,639,000 |
1,438,000 |
Jun 2006 |
423,000 |
6,381,000 |
5,958,000 |
138,000 |
3,446,000 |
3,308,000 |
122,000 |
1,197,000 |
1,075,000 |
163,000 |
1,738,000 |
1,575,000 |
Sep 2006 |
24,000 |
6,099,000 |
6,075,000 |
−16,000 |
3,325,000 |
3,341,000 |
21,000 |
1,128,000 |
1,107,000 |
19,000 |
1,646,000 |
1,627,000 |
Dec 2006 |
449,000 |
6,386,000 |
5,937,000 |
113,000 |
3,396,000 |
3,283,000 |
68,000 |
1,145,000 |
1,077,000 |
268,000 |
1,845,000 |
1,577,000 |
Mar 2007 |
430,000 |
6,241,000 |
5,811,000 |
179,000 |
3,438,000 |
3,259,000 |
107,000 |
1,146,000 |
1,039,000 |
144,000 |
1,657,000 |
1,513,000 |
Jun 2007 |
216,000 |
6,288,000 |
6,072,000 |
−9,000 |
3,348,000 |
3,357,000 |
118,000 |
1,188,000 |
1,070,000 |
107,000 |
1,752,000 |
1,645,000 |
Sep 2007 |
−269,000 |
5,904,000 |
6,173,000 |
−130,000 |
3,252,000 |
3,382,000 |
−61,000 |
1,075,000 |
1,136,000 |
−78,000 |
1,577,000 |
1,655,000 |
Dec 2007 |
264,000 |
6,241,000 |
5,977,000 |
−13,000 |
3,307,000 |
3,320,000 |
48,000 |
1,131,000 |
1,083,000 |
229,000 |
1,803,000 |
1,574,000 |
Mar 2008 |
−308,000 |
5,755,000 |
6,063,000 |
−149,000 |
3,226,000 |
3,375,000 |
−4,000 |
1,066,000 |
1,070,000 |
−155,000 |
1,463,000 |
1,618,000 |
Jun 2008 |
−505,000 |
5,891,000 |
6,396,000 |
−263,000 |
3,190,000 |
3,453,000 |
−27,000 |
1,106,000 |
1,133,000 |
−215,000 |
1,595,000 |
1,810,000 |
Sep 2008 |
−1,034,000 |
5,496,000 |
6,530,000 |
−355,000 |
3,041,000 |
3,396,000 |
−168,000 |
1,015,000 |
1,183,000 |
−511,000 |
1,440,000 |
1,951,000 |
Dec 2008 |
−1,883,000 |
5,334,000 |
7,217,000 |
−712,000 |
2,901,000 |
3,613,000 |
−385,000 |
941,000 |
1,326,000 |
−786,000 |
1,492,000 |
2,278,000 |
Mar 2009 |
−2,652,000 |
4,545,000 |
7,197,000 |
−974,000 |
2,715,000 |
3,689,000 |
−598,000 |
801,000 |
1,399,000 |
−1,080,000 |
1,029,000 |
2,109,000 |
Jun 2009 |
−1,735,000 |
5,198,000 |
6,933,000 |
−452,000 |
2,960,000 |
3,412,000 |
−266,000 |
963,000 |
1,229,000 |
−1,017,000 |
1,275,000 |
2,292,000 |
Sep 2009 |
−977,000 |
5,131,000 |
6,108,000 |
−386,000 |
2,815,000 |
3,201,000 |
−134,000 |
928,000 |
1,062,000 |
−457,000 |
1,388,000 |
1,845,000 |
Dec 2009 |
−306,000 |
5,399,000 |
5,705,000 |
−179,000 |
2,931,000 |
3,110,000 |
−55,000 |
956,000 |
1,011,000 |
−72,000 |
1,512,000 |
1,584,000 |
Mar 2010 |
−270,000 |
4,998,000 |
5,268,000 |
−220,000 |
2,809,000 |
3,029,000 |
3,000 |
899,000 |
896,000 |
−53,000 |
1,290,000 |
1,343,000 |
Jun 2010 |
688,000 |
5,802,000 |
5,114,000 |
237,000 |
3,070,000 |
2,833,000 |
217,000 |
1,081,000 |
864,000 |
234,000 |
1,651,000 |
1,417,000 |
Sep 2010 |
121,000 |
5,432,000 |
5,311,000 |
−28,000 |
2,879,000 |
2,907,000 |
64,000 |
988,000 |
924,000 |
85,000 |
1,565,000 |
1,480,000 |
Dec 2010 |
482,000 |
5,727,000 |
5,245,000 |
45,000 |
2,996,000 |
2,951,000 |
86,000 |
1,025,000 |
939,000 |
351,000 |
1,706,000 |
1,355,000 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Job gains and losses by firm size, fourth quarter 2010.
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