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US Data: BLS Quarterly Data on Business Employment Dynamics>

Data through: Second Quarter 2018
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Thousands, seasonally adjusted
                       Gross job gains:         Gross job losses:
                  Net          Expand-   Open-          Contract  Clos-
                  Chg    Total     ing     ing    Total     ing     ing
2Q-18              437    7,639   6,245   1,394    7,202   5,942   1,260
1Q-18              740    7,406   6,071   1,335    6,666   5,526   1,140
4Q-17              979    7,826   6,383   1,443    6,847   5,547   1,300
3Q-17              -93    7,311   5,959   1,352    7,404   6,106   1,298
2Q-17              463    7,624   6,255   1,369    7,161   5,889   1,272
1Q-17              658    7,423   6,088   1,335    6,765   5,582   1,183
4Q-16              368    7,440   6,026   1,414    7,072   5,770   1,302
3Q-16              714    7,704   6,243   1,461    6,990   5,744   1,246
2Q-16              294    7,449   6,076   1,373    7,155   5,846   1,309
1Q-16              253    7,145   5,860   1,285    6,892   5,692   1,200
4Q-15              987    7,834   6,372   1,462    6,847   5,582   1,265
3Q-15              445    7,335   5,975   1,360    6,890   5,680   1,210
2Q-15              832    7,584   6,239   1,345    6,752   5,558   1,194
1Q-15              221    7,039   5,729   1,310    6,818   5,614   1,204
4Q-14            1,060    7,629   6,256   1,373    6,569   5,334   1,235
3Q-14              553    7,241   5,912   1,329    6,688   5,504   1,184
2Q-14              885    7,454   6,114   1,340    6,569   5,350   1,219
1Q-14              433    6,955   5,687   1,268    6,522   5,372   1,150
4Q-13              700    7,255   5,926   1,329    6,555   5,353   1,202
3Q-13              507    7,058   5,719   1,339    6,551   5,408   1,143
2Q-13              674    7,152   5,830   1,322    6,478   5,271   1,207
1Q-13              558    6,941   5,705   1,236    6,383   5,201   1,182
4Q-12              695    7,110   5,753   1,357    6,415   5,225   1,190
3Q-12              252    6,881   5,571   1,310    6,629   5,430   1,199
2Q-12              616    7,051   5,724   1,327    6,435   5,266   1,169
1Q-12              948    7,080   5,746   1,334    6,132   5,005   1,127
4Q-11              335    6,865   5,503   1,362    6,530   5,273   1,257
3Q-11              841    7,205   5,810   1,395    6,364   5,172   1,192
2Q-11              582    6,966   5,625   1,341    6,384   5,115   1,269
1Q-11              334    6,540   5,322   1,218    6,206   5,025   1,181
4Q-10              566    7,052   5,639   1,413    6,486   5,219   1,267
3Q-10              237    6,741   5,438   1,303    6,504   5,231   1,273
2Q-10              698    6,995   5,674   1,321    6,297   5,090   1,207
1Q-10             -247    6,325   5,108   1,217    6,572   5,324   1,248
4Q-09             -264    6,665   5,308   1,357    6,929   5,605   1,324
3Q-09             -849    6,399   5,139   1,260    7,248   5,854   1,394
2Q-09           -1,667    6,425   5,080   1,345    8,092   6,674   1,418
1Q-09           -2,680    5,918   4,675   1,243    8,598   7,142   1,456
4Q-08           -1,838    6,738   5,345   1,393    8,576   7,056   1,520
3Q-08             -913    6,944   5,535   1,409    7,857   6,436   1,421
2Q-08             -593    7,281   5,833   1,448    7,874   6,363   1,511
1Q-08             -199    7,320   5,860   1,460    7,519   6,111   1,408
4Q-07              268    7,687   6,181   1,506    7,419   6,040   1,379
3Q-07             -209    7,376   5,870   1,506    7,585   6,190   1,395
2Q-07              132    7,647   6,205   1,442    7,515   6,084   1,431
1Q-07              584    7,815   6,331   1,484    7,231   5,894   1,337
4Q-06              431    7,770   6,226   1,544    7,339   5,964   1,375
3Q-06               92    7,545   6,076   1,469    7,453   6,067   1,386
2Q-06              342    7,766   6,228   1,538    7,424   6,026   1,398
1Q-06              896    7,880   6,383   1,497    6,984   5,661   1,323
4Q-05              467    7,812   6,239   1,573    7,345   5,960   1,385
3Q-05              736    8,023   6,412   1,611    7,287   5,813   1,474
2Q-05              516    7,753   6,183   1,570    7,237   5,802   1,435
1Q-05              475    7,779   6,222   1,557    7,304   5,828   1,476
4Q-04              757    7,844   6,243   1,601    7,087   5,663   1,424
3Q-04              206    7,633   6,060   1,573    7,427   5,888   1,539
2Q-04              644    7,754   6,235   1,519    7,110   5,639   1,471
1Q-04              470    7,715   6,204   1,511    7,245   5,795   1,450
4Q-03              297    7,521   6,005   1,516    7,224   5,800   1,424
3Q-03              204    7,392   5,923   1,469    7,188   5,828   1,360
2Q-03              -90    7,398   5,929   1,469    7,488   6,030   1,458
1Q-03             -393    7,467   5,928   1,539    7,860   6,307   1,553
4Q-02             -241    7,483   5,938   1,545    7,724   6,185   1,539
3Q-02             -151    7,630   6,039   1,591    7,781   6,248   1,533
2Q-02              -30    7,868   6,145   1,723    7,898   6,274   1,624
1Q-02              -10    8,071   6,298   1,773    8,081   6,434   1,647
4Q-01           -1,009    7,547   5,912   1,635    8,556   6,870   1,686
3Q-01           -1,148    7,630   5,945   1,685    8,778   6,990   1,788
2Q-01             -780    7,991   6,302   1,689    8,771   7,036   1,735
1Q-01             -119    8,491   6,728   1,763    8,610   6,717   1,893
4Q-00              251    8,351   6,673   1,678    8,100   6,444   1,656
3Q-00              324    8,525   6,756   1,769    8,201   6,479   1,722
2Q-00              503    8,479   6,794   1,685    7,976   6,373   1,603
1Q-00              827    8,849   6,960   1,889    8,022   6,342   1,680
4Q-99            1,005    8,749   6,956   1,793    7,744   6,076   1,668
3Q-99              588    8,571   6,734   1,837    7,983   6,250   1,733
2Q-99              644    8,539   6,661   1,878    7,895   6,210   1,685
1Q-99              353    8,585   6,626   1,959    8,232   6,395   1,837
4Q-98              768    8,475   6,737   1,738    7,707   6,025   1,682
3Q-98              742    8,508   6,607   1,901    7,766   6,093   1,673
2Q-98              610    8,629   6,552   2,077    8,019   6,224   1,795
1Q-98              711    8,648   6,599   2,049    7,937   6,077   1,860
4Q-97              708    8,617   6,697   1,920    7,909   6,024   1,885
3Q-97              901    8,515   6,718   1,797    7,614   5,927   1,687
2Q-97              584    8,055   6,330   1,725    7,471   5,931   1,540
1Q-97              784    8,214   6,407   1,807    7,430   5,886   1,544
4Q-96              816    8,206   6,396   1,810    7,390   5,875   1,515
3Q-96              704    8,177   6,373   1,804    7,473   5,942   1,531
2Q-96              631    8,051   6,282   1,769    7,420   5,903   1,517
1Q-96              457    7,933   6,179   1,754    7,476   5,967   1,509
4Q-95              378    7,830   6,140   1,690    7,452   5,929   1,523
3Q-95              845    7,983   6,341   1,642    7,138   5,645   1,493
2Q-95              358    7,666   6,006   1,660    7,308   5,840   1,468
1Q-95              758    7,787   6,124   1,663    7,029   5,652   1,377
4Q-94              460    7,535   5,978   1,557    7,075   5,642   1,433
3Q-94            1,288    8,002   6,277   1,725    6,714   5,426   1,288
2Q-94              905    7,709   6,041   1,668    6,804   5,315   1,489
1Q-94              559    7,381   5,800   1,581    6,822   5,401   1,421
4Q-93              603    7,375   5,822   1,553    6,772   5,411   1,361
3Q-93              965    7,539   5,926   1,613    6,574   5,265   1,309
2Q-93              734    7,275   5,782   1,493    6,541   5,155   1,386
1Q-93              288    7,117   5,404   1,713    6,829   5,364   1,465
4Q-92              123    6,986   5,452   1,534    6,863   5,484   1,379
3Q-92              599    7,329   5,688   1,641    6,730   5,308   1,422
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