| Gross job gains and losses are statistics from the new Business Employment Dynamics data series at
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. They are generated from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages,
or ES-202, program. These data quantify the sizable number of jobs that appear and disappear in the
economy each quarter.
The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment
that occur at all establishments in the economy. The new data track these changes in employment at private
business establishments from one quarter to the next. The new data series includes the number and rates of
gross jobs gained at opening and expanding establishments, as well as the number and rates of gross jobs
lost by closing and contracting establishments. The difference between gross jobs gained and gross jobs lost
is the net change in employment. These statistics show the dynamic labor market changes that underlie net
employment changes.
Data is released in the second month of each quarter. It consists of tables and graphs of private sector totals, seasonally adjusted
and unadjusted, by quarter, from 1992 forward. U.S. data also includes totals for industries and firm size
classes.
For more information about Business Employment Dynamics and gross job gains and losses, visit the following:
The Job Creation and Destruction report, statistics of gross job gains and losses produced by ELMI, has been
discontinued. Past reports are still available on the downloads
page. Note: the levels of change are not comparable to the BED data because of the different time frames,
annual versus quarterly, respectively.
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