Table C. Average quarterly level of gross job gains and gross job losses by firm size, third quarter 1992 - second quarter 2018, 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.........   6,247      936       721        745         885        557           597          362           299           1,145
  At expanding firms....   5,250      373       561        633         797        523           575          354           295           1,139
  At opening firms......     999      564       160        112          88         35            21            8             5               6
 
Gross job losses........   5,907      913       703        718         844        525           553          333           275           1,043
  At contracting firms..   4,942      379       552        612         758        488           527          322           268           1,036
  At closing firms......     964      534       151        106          86         36            26           11             7               7
 
Net change..............     340       23        18         27          41         32            44           29            24             102
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics