Table C. Average quarterly level of gross job gains and gross job losses by firm size, third quarter 1992 - fourth quarter 2022, seasonally adjusted

(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.........   6,293      947       718        745         884        554           593          362           302           1,188
  At expanding firms....   5,293      372       558        634         798        521           573          355           298           1,184
  At opening firms......   1,002      576       160        111          86         33            20            7             4               5
 
Gross job losses........   5,987      923       702        721         849        525           555          336           280           1,096
  At contracting firms..   5,016      378       549        615         763        491           531          326           274           1,089
  At closing firms......     972      546       153        107          85         34            24           10             6               7
 
Net change..............     306       24        16         24          35         29            38           26            22              92
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics