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