January 13, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Firm size and share of employment change, 1992–2009
Percentage of net employment change, by firm size, U.S. total private sector, seasonally adjusted, 1992–2009
| Firm size (number of employees) |
Successive quarters of positive or negative employment change |
3Q 1992–1Q 2001
(positive) |
2Q 2001–2Q 2003
(negative) |
3Q 2003–4Q 2007
(positive) |
1Q 2008–4Q 2009
(negative) |
1 to 4 |
6.9 |
-3.3 |
9.2 |
9.5 |
5 to 9 |
5.5 |
0.7 |
4.6 |
7.3 |
10 to 19 |
7.4 |
3.6 |
6.7 |
8.3 |
20 to 49 |
11.6 |
8.9 |
11.6 |
11.9 |
50 to 99 |
9.1 |
9.5 |
9.4 |
8.2 |
100 to 249 |
11.6 |
13.0 |
12.7 |
9.2 |
250 to 499 |
7.6 |
10.2 |
8.5 |
6.3 |
500 to 999 |
6.8 |
10.3 |
7.0 |
6.1 |
1,000 or more |
33.3 |
47.0 |
30.2 |
33.2 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Firm size and share of employment change, 1992–2009.
Average share of total employment (in percent), by firm size, U.S. total private sector, seasonally adjusted, 1992–2009
| Firm size (number of employees) |
Successive quarters of positive or negative employment change |
3Q 1992–1Q 2001
(positive) |
2Q 2001–2Q 2003
(negative) |
3Q 2003–4Q 2007
(positive) |
1Q 2008–4Q 2009
(negative) |
1 to 4 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
5 to 9 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
10 to 19 |
7.8 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.5 |
20 to 49 |
11.2 |
11.1 |
11.0 |
10.8 |
50 to 99 |
8.5 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.2 |
100 to 249 |
10.6 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
10.4 |
250 to 499 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
500 to 999 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
1,000 or more |
36.3 |
37.3 |
37.3 |
38.1 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Firm size and share of employment change, 1992–2009.
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