Table A. Level and rate of gross job gains and losses by firm size, fourth quarter 2022, seasonally adjusted

(Levels in thousands)

                                           Size class (number of employees)

Category                   Total    1 to 4    5 to 9    10 to 19    20 to 49    50 to 99    100 to 249    250 to 499    500 to 999    1,000 or more

Gross job gains.........   6,249      989       662        738         883        561           564          345           301           1,206
  At expanding firms....   5,193      336       507        619         795        535           553          342           300           1,206
  At opening firms......   1,056      653       155        119          88         26            11            3             1               0
 
Gross job losses........   5,873      949       666        698         793        474           505          322           276           1,190
  At contracting firms..   4,903      366       513        586         711        450           494          319           274           1,190
  At closing firms......     970      583       153        112          82         24            11            3             2               0
 
Net change..............     376       40        -4         40          90         87            59           23            25              16
 
                                             Rate (percent of employment)

Gross job gains.........     4.8     15.7       9.8        8.2         6.7        5.6           4.5          3.8           3.4             2.2
  At expanding firms....     4.0      5.3       7.5        6.9         6.0        5.3           4.4          3.8           3.4             2.2
  At opening firms......     0.8     10.4       2.3        1.3         0.7        0.3           0.1          0.0           0.0             0.0
 
Gross job losses........     4.5     15.1       9.9        7.7         6.0        4.7           4.1          3.5           3.1             2.2
  At contracting firms..     3.8      5.8       7.6        6.5         5.4        4.5           4.0          3.5           3.1             2.2
  At closing firms......     0.7      9.3       2.3        1.2         0.6        0.2           0.1          0.0           0.0             0.0
 
Net change..............     0.3      0.6      -0.1        0.5         0.7        0.9           0.4          0.3           0.3             0.0
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics