From September 2021 to December 2021, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 85,507 in Kansas, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Kansas were 59,413, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Michael Hirniak noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment gain of 26,094 jobs in the private sector during the fourth quarter of 2021. During the previous quarter, gross job gains exceeded gross job losses by 68. (See chart 1.)

 

The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all private businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these changes in employment at private-sector establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in employment. (See Technical Note.)

Gross job gains

In the fourth quarter of 2021, gross job gains represented 7.6 percent of private-sector employment in Kansas; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 7.7 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 2.) Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment due to expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. In Kansas, gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 64,954 in the fourth quarter of 2021, an increase of 9,821 jobs compared to the previous quarter. (See table 1.) Opening establishments accounted for 20,553 jobs gained in the fourth quarter of 2021, an increase of 2,532 jobs from the previous quarter.

Gross job losses

In the fourth quarter of 2021, gross job losses represented 5.3 percent of private-sector employment in Kansas; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 5.4 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 3.) Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. In Kansas, contracting establishments lost 47,798 jobs in the fourth quarter of 2021, a decrease of 8,724 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 11,615 jobs, a decrease of 4,949 jobs from the previous quarter.

Industries

Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in 9 of the 10 industry sectors in Kansas in the fourth quarter of 2021. Transportation and warehousing had the largest over-the-quarter net job increase, with a gain of 5,795 jobs. This was the result of 8,615 gross job gains and 2,820 gross job losses. The professional and business services had the second largest over-the-quarter net job gain with 4,400 jobs, followed by leisure and hospitality with 3,915 jobs and manufacturing with 3,564 jobs. Retail trade showed a net loss of 84 jobs.

For more information

The BED data series include gross job gains and gross job losses by industry subsector, for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as gross job gains and gross job losses at the firm level by employer size class. BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. Additional information is available online at www.bls.gov/bdm/.

The Business Employment Dynamics for First Quarter 2022 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, October 26, 2022.

Technical Note

The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal-state cooperative program known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The BED data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from existing QCEW records. Most employers in the U.S. are required to file quarterly reports on the employment and wages of workers covered by unemployment insurance (UI) laws, and to pay quarterly UI taxes. The QCEW is based largely on quarterly UI reports which are sent by businesses to the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs). These UI reports are supplemented by two additional BLS data collections to render administrative data into economic statistics. Together these data comprise the QCEW and form the basis of the Bureau’s establishment universe sampling frame.

In the BED program, the QCEW records are linked across quarters to provide a longitudinal history for each establishment. The linkage process allows the tracking of net employment changes at the establishment level, which in turn allows the estimation of jobs gained at opening and expanding units and jobs lost at closing and contracting units.

The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all businesses in the economy. BED statistics track these changes in employment at private business establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment from expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. The difference between the number of gross jobs gained and the number of gross jobs lost is the net change in employment.

Gross job gains and gross job losses are expressed as rates by dividing their levels by the average of employment in the current and previous quarters. The rates are calculated for the components of gross job gains and gross job losses and then summed to form their respective totals. These rates can be added and subtracted just as their levels can. For instance, the difference between the gross job gains rate and the gross job losses rate is the net growth rate.

The formal definitions of employment changes are as follows:

Openings. These are either units with positive third month employment for the first time in the current quarter, with no links to the prior quarter, or with positive third month employment in the current quarter following zero employment in the previous quarter.

Expansions. These are units with positive employment in the third month in both the previous and current quarters, with a net increase in employment over this period.

Closings. These are either units with positive third month employment in the previous quarter, with no employment or zero employment reported in the current quarter.

Contractions. These are units with positive employment in the third month in both the previous and current quarters, with a net decrease in employment over this period.

The full Technical Note for the Business Employment Dynamics program, which includes information on coverage, concepts, and methodology, can be found in the current quarterly news release online at www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.htm.

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Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and losses by industry, Kansas, seasonally adjusted

Category	Gross job gains and losses (3 months ended)					Gross job gains and losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
	Dec. 2020	Mar. 2021	June 2021	Sept. 2021	Dec. 2021	Dec. 2020	Mar. 2021	June 2021	Sept. 2021	Dec. 2021
Total private (1)
Gross job gains	76,509	68,181	68,087	73,154	85,507	7.0	6.2	6.2	6.6	7.6
At expanding establishments	61,925	55,773	56,226	55,133	64,954	5.7	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.8
At opening establishments	14,584	12,408	11,861	18,021	20,553	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.6	1.8
Gross job losses	64,495	61,530	68,174	73,086	59,413	5.9	5.5	6.1	6.6	5.3
At contracting establishments	52,930	51,100	54,618	56,522	47,798	4.8	4.6	4.9	5.1	4.3
At closing establishments	11,565	10,430	13,556	16,564	11,615	1.1	0.9	1.2	1.5	1.0
Net employment change (2)	12,014	6,651	-87	68	26,094	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.0	2.3
Construction
Gross job gains	7,300	5,548	5,287	5,720	5,869	11.6	8.5	8.2	9.0	9.1
At expanding establishments	6,034	4,092	4,246	4,373	4,567	9.6	6.3	6.6	6.9	7.1
At opening establishments	1,266	1,456	1,041	1,347	1,302	2.0	2.2	1.6	2.1	2.0
Gross job losses	4,853	5,744	5,409	5,620	4,980	7.7	8.8	8.4	8.8	7.7
At contracting establishments	3,863	4,675	4,328	4,534	3,941	6.1	7.2	6.7	7.1	6.1
At closing establishments	990	1,069	1,081	1,086	1,039	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.6
Net employment change (2)	2,447	-196	-122	100	889	3.9	-0.3	-0.2	0.2	1.4
Manufacturing
Gross job gains	6,265	6,223	5,397	5,380	7,481	3.9	3.9	3.3	3.3	4.6
At expanding establishments	5,897	5,812	5,041	5,024	6,827	3.7	3.6	3.1	3.1	4.2
At opening establishments	368	411	356	356	654	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.4
Gross job losses	5,673	4,229	5,542	4,948	3,917	3.6	2.7	3.5	3.1	2.4
At contracting establishments	5,200	3,917	5,102	4,426	3,470	3.3	2.5	3.2	2.8	2.1
At closing establishments	473	312	440	522	447	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3
Net employment change (2)	592	1,994	-145	432	3,564	0.3	1.2	-0.2	0.2	2.2
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains	2,856	2,568	2,639	2,723	4,421	5.2	4.6	4.8	4.9	7.9
At expanding establishments	2,185	2,080	2,145	2,169	3,203	4.0	3.7	3.9	3.9	5.7
At opening establishments	671	488	494	554	1,218	1.2	0.9	0.9	1.0	2.2
Gross job losses	2,251	2,578	2,558	3,007	2,462	4.1	4.6	4.6	5.5	4.4
At contracting establishments	1,708	1,953	2,015	2,085	1,813	3.1	3.5	3.6	3.8	3.2
At closing establishments	543	625	543	922	649	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.7	1.2
Net employment change (2)	605	-10	81	-284	1,959	1.1	0.0	0.2	-0.6	3.5
Retail trade
Gross job gains	8,129	7,583	7,965	8,089	8,344	5.8	5.5	5.6	5.8	6.1
At expanding establishments	7,103	6,379	7,067	6,672	7,013	5.1	4.6	5.0	4.8	5.1
At opening establishments	1,026	1,204	898	1,417	1,331	0.7	0.9	0.6	1.0	1.0
Gross job losses	7,503	6,570	9,013	9,350	8,428	5.4	4.7	6.4	6.7	6.1
At contracting establishments	6,201	5,780	8,054	8,056	7,687	4.5	4.1	5.7	5.8	5.6
At closing establishments	1,302	790	959	1,294	741	0.9	0.6	0.7	0.9	0.5
Net employment change (2)	626	1,013	-1,048	-1,261	-84	0.4	0.8	-0.8	-0.9	0.0
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains	5,323	2,960	3,294	4,346	8,615	9.0	5.0	5.6	7.4	13.7
At expanding establishments	4,947	2,435	2,822	3,298	5,344	8.4	4.1	4.8	5.6	8.5
At opening establishments	376	525	472	1,048	3,271	0.6	0.9	0.8	1.8	5.2
Gross job losses	2,437	5,193	3,136	3,178	2,820	4.1	8.7	5.3	5.4	4.5
At contracting establishments	2,065	4,845	2,891	2,474	2,210	3.5	8.1	4.9	4.2	3.5
At closing establishments	372	348	245	704	610	0.6	0.6	0.4	1.2	1.0
Net employment change (2)	2,886	-2,233	158	1,168	5,795	4.9	-3.7	0.3	2.0	9.2
Financial activities
Gross job gains	3,888	3,705	3,814	3,982	5,104	5.3	5.1	5.2	5.5	7.0
At expanding establishments	2,789	2,764	2,908	3,013	3,342	3.8	3.8	4.0	4.2	4.6
At opening establishments	1,099	941	906	969	1,762	1.5	1.3	1.2	1.3	2.4
Gross job losses	4,225	3,712	4,213	5,286	3,316	5.8	5.0	5.7	7.3	4.5
At contracting establishments	3,106	2,806	3,310	3,474	2,343	4.3	3.8	4.5	4.8	3.2
At closing establishments	1,119	906	903	1,812	973	1.5	1.2	1.2	2.5	1.3
Net employment change (2)	-337	-7	-399	-1,304	1,788	-0.5	0.1	-0.5	-1.8	2.5
Professional and business services
Gross job gains	16,578	13,757	13,472	16,601	16,157	9.7	8.2	8.0	9.9	9.3
At expanding establishments	12,793	11,302	10,344	10,902	11,954	7.5	6.7	6.1	6.5	6.9
At opening establishments	3,785	2,455	3,128	5,699	4,203	2.2	1.5	1.9	3.4	2.4
Gross job losses	15,372	12,317	15,317	14,121	11,757	9.0	7.3	9.1	8.4	6.8
At contracting establishments	12,954	10,071	11,672	10,267	8,814	7.6	6.0	6.9	6.1	5.1
At closing establishments	2,418	2,246	3,645	3,854	2,943	1.4	1.3	2.2	2.3	1.7
Net employment change (2)	1,206	1,440	-1,845	2,480	4,400	0.7	0.9	-1.1	1.5	2.5
Education and health services
Gross job gains	10,041	8,342	7,816	8,759	10,401	5.2	4.3	4.1	4.6	5.4
At expanding establishments	8,326	6,982	6,534	6,260	7,576	4.3	3.6	3.4	3.3	3.9
At opening establishments	1,715	1,360	1,282	2,499	2,825	0.9	0.7	0.7	1.3	1.5
Gross job losses	7,753	8,498	9,383	11,500	7,777	4.0	4.3	4.9	6.0	4.1
At contracting establishments	6,153	6,912	7,125	8,207	6,331	3.2	3.5	3.7	4.3	3.3
At closing establishments	1,600	1,586	2,258	3,293	1,446	0.8	0.8	1.2	1.7	0.8
Net employment change (2)	2,288	-156	-1,567	-2,741	2,624	1.2	0.0	-0.8	-1.4	1.3
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains	10,726	12,079	12,799	11,722	13,224	9.7	10.6	10.8	9.6	10.7
At expanding establishments	7,982	9,677	10,670	9,140	10,727	7.2	8.5	9.0	7.5	8.7
At opening establishments	2,744	2,402	2,129	2,582	2,497	2.5	2.1	1.8	2.1	2.0
Gross job losses	9,041	8,118	8,469	10,856	9,309	8.1	7.1	7.1	9.0	7.6
At contracting establishments	7,576	6,405	6,675	9,146	7,736	6.8	5.6	5.6	7.6	6.3
At closing establishments	1,465	1,713	1,794	1,710	1,573	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.3
Net employment change (2)	1,685	3,961	4,330	866	3,915	1.6	3.5	3.7	0.6	3.1
Other services (3)
Gross job gains	2,604	2,896	2,582	2,940	2,616	8.6	9.5	8.4	9.5	8.3
At expanding establishments	1,965	2,288	2,151	1,977	1,923	6.5	7.5	7.0	6.4	6.1
At opening establishments	639	608	431	963	693	2.1	2.0	1.4	3.1	2.2
Gross job losses	2,661	2,012	2,681	2,611	2,110	8.8	6.6	8.7	8.4	6.7
At contracting establishments	2,182	1,572	1,604	1,743	1,584	7.2	5.2	5.2	5.6	5.0
At closing establishments	479	440	1,077	868	526	1.6	1.4	3.5	2.8	1.7
Net employment change (2)	-57	884	-99	329	506	-0.2	2.9	-0.3	1.1	1.6
(1) Includes unclassified sector not shown separately. (2) The net employment change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses. See the Technical Note for further information. (3) Except public administration.

Table 2. Private-sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted

Category	Gross job gains as a percent of employment (3 months ended)					Gross job losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
	Dec. 2020	Mar. 2021	June 2021	Sept. 2021	Dec. 2021	Dec. 2020	Mar. 2021	June 2021	Sept. 2021	Dec. 2021
United States(1)	7.4	6.8	6.7	7.2	7.7	5.7	5.4	5.9	6.2	5.4
Alabama	7.6	5.9	6.2	6.6	7.6	5.5	5.9	6.0	6.7	5.3
Alaska	13.4	11.0	9.5	10.4	11.9	7.7	9.4	9.2	9.5	8.7
Arizona	7.3	6.3	6.8	6.9	6.8	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.0	4.9
Arkansas	7.2	5.9	5.5	6.6	7.6	5.2	5.1	5.6	5.9	4.5
California	8.5	7.7	7.8	7.8	8.5	6.1	5.9	6.4	6.3	5.5
Colorado	7.5	8.6	7.8	8.1	7.6	7.2	5.6	6.4	7.0	6.1
Connecticut	6.6	6.3	6.6	6.8	6.9	5.9	5.3	5.9	6.0	5.4
Delaware	6.8	6.8	6.4	7.2	8.3	6.0	6.0	6.4	7.0	6.1
District of Columbia	5.3	5.5	7.0	7.9	7.3	5.5	5.3	5.4	4.8	5.0
Florida	8.0	6.9	7.8	9.2	7.7	6.0	5.8	6.2	6.0	6.1
Georgia	7.9	6.7	6.9	7.4	8.1	5.2	5.7	6.2	6.2	5.7
Hawaii	14.7	8.5	10.7	7.2	6.8	4.6	5.9	5.6	6.6	4.8
Idaho	8.7	8.1	7.2	7.7	8.6	6.1	5.7	7.2	7.3	6.3
Illinois	6.5	7.2	6.0	6.3	7.5	6.1	4.9	5.6	6.0	4.9
Indiana	6.8	6.0	5.7	6.3	7.3	5.0	5.1	6.0	5.8	4.7
Iowa	6.8	6.1	6.0	6.2	6.6	5.1	5.4	6.0	6.0	5.2
Kansas	7.0	6.2	6.2	6.6	7.6	5.9	5.5	6.1	6.6	5.3
Kentucky	7.3	7.3	6.4	6.6	7.4	6.1	5.1	6.5	6.5	5.0
Louisiana	8.7	6.4	6.8	6.9	9.7	5.6	5.9	6.2	8.6	5.6
Maine	8.5	9.0	7.7	7.8	8.2	6.3	6.3	7.8	8.0	7.0
Maryland	7.3	6.3	6.6	7.5	7.2	5.8	5.5	6.6	6.7	5.7
Massachusetts	7.0	6.6	6.9	7.2	7.0	5.5	5.0	5.7	5.9	5.7
Michigan	6.7	8.5	6.2	6.6	7.5	6.9	4.9	5.6	6.1	5.3
Minnesota	6.9	9.2	6.1	6.4	7.3	6.8	4.9	5.5	6.8	5.2
Mississippi	8.0	5.6	6.4	7.5	8.0	4.9	6.6	6.5	6.2	5.7
Missouri	7.1	6.3	6.0	6.7	7.4	5.2	5.3	6.3	6.1	5.5
Montana	9.4	8.8	8.3	8.4	10.0	6.8	6.9	8.1	8.3	7.2
Nebraska	6.8	6.5	6.2	6.2	6.7	5.5	6.2	6.0	6.6	5.5
Nevada	8.8	7.3	9.5	8.9	8.2	5.7	5.5	5.7	5.8	4.9
New Hampshire	7.4	7.4	7.0	7.0	7.8	6.4	5.4	6.4	6.8	6.7
New Jersey	8.1	7.0	7.2	7.4	8.8	5.9	5.6	5.7	6.1	5.3
New Mexico	7.3	8.5	7.1	7.9	8.0	7.5	5.7	6.6	6.3	6.3
New York	7.4	6.9	7.1	7.5	7.7	6.3	5.4	5.7	6.0	5.5
North Carolina	7.9	6.6	6.4	6.8	8.1	5.0	5.4	5.8	6.4	5.2
North Dakota	7.2	7.8	6.9	7.5	7.7	7.1	6.5	6.5	6.7	6.5
Ohio	6.6	6.1	5.9	6.1	7.0	5.2	5.0	5.8	6.0	5.2
Oklahoma	7.9	6.1	6.5	7.1	7.4	5.8	6.1	6.0	7.0	6.4
Oregon	7.4	8.5	6.6	7.0	7.7	6.5	5.6	6.6	6.5	6.2
Pennsylvania	6.2	6.4	5.6	6.2	6.8	5.3	4.6	5.3	5.3	4.8
Rhode Island	7.6	9.8	7.0	7.6	8.5	7.1	5.5	6.4	6.6	6.5
South Carolina	8.0	6.2	6.3	7.2	7.9	5.2	6.1	6.5	6.6	5.3
South Dakota	7.2	7.3	6.8	6.6	7.2	6.2	6.0	5.8	6.5	5.9
Tennessee	7.5	5.6	5.9	6.8	7.4	4.6	5.0	5.8	5.5	4.9
Texas	7.6	5.7	6.7	7.1	7.7	4.8	5.0	5.4	5.4	4.7
Utah	8.1	7.1	6.9	7.3	7.5	5.6	6.1	6.0	6.8	5.8
Vermont	7.6	8.2	8.4	7.9	8.1	8.0	6.1	6.8	7.5	6.9
Virginia	7.0	6.0	6.2	6.8	7.1	5.3	5.4	6.0	6.1	5.4
Washington	7.2	7.9	6.7	7.2	7.8	6.1	5.4	5.8	5.7	5.1
West Virginia	7.4	7.2	6.5	6.7	7.8	6.2	5.8	6.4	6.5	5.9
Wisconsin	6.3	5.8	5.8	5.5	6.5	5.1	4.7	5.4	5.8	5.4
Wyoming	10.0	9.1	8.8	8.9	10.1	7.7	8.3	8.5	8.6	7.8
Puerto Rico	6.6	6.6	7.7	8.3	6.4	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.5
Virgin Islands	9.9	7.4	10.6	7.4	8.1	5.8	10.8	6.2	8.5	9.4
(1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.