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Business Employment Dynamics in Ohio — Third Quarter 2014
From June 2014 to September 2014 gross job losses in Ohio totaled 248,466, while gross job gains
numbered 246,052, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Charlene
Peiffer, noted that gross job losses exceeded gross job gains by 2,414. During the previous quarter, gross job
gains exceeded gross job losses by 35,495.
The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that
occur at all businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these
changes in employment at private business establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third
month of the next. Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment from expansions at existing
establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. Gross job losses are the result of
contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. The
difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in
employment. (See the Technical Note for more information.)
Gross job losses in September 2014 totaled 248,466 in the state, 1,405 fewer than the recent post-recession
peak of 249,871 reached in September 2012. (See chart 1.) The state’s 246,052 gross job gains in September
2014 were down 27,882 from the recent peak of 273,934 reached in June 2013. Gross job gains in Ohio
have been above 230,000 in all but two quarters since the series low of 207,885 in March 2009.
Ohio’s rate of gross job losses as a percent of private sector employment was 5.5 percent, lower than the
national rate of 5.8 percent in the third quarter of 2014. With few exceptions, the state’s rate of gross job
losses has been below the U.S. rate in each quarter since the series began in September 1992. Gross job
gains represented 5.5 percent of private sector employment in Ohio, while nationally gross job gains
accounted for 6.2 percent of private sector employment. (See chart 2.) The rate of gross job gains in the
state has been below the U.S. rate in all but two quarters since the series began.
During the third quarter of 2014, gross job losses exceeded gross job gains in four industry sectors in Ohio.
For example, more than 49,000 jobs were lost at closing and contracting establishments in the leisure and
hospitality industry while more than 43,000 jobs were created by opening and expanding establishments,
resulting in a net employment loss of 5,798. In the three other sectors, gross job losses exceeded gross job
gains by less than 2,000. (See table 1.)
Ohio’s gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in seven industry sectors. More than 33,000 jobs were
created by opening and expanding establishments in the education and health services industry during the
period, though almost 32,000 jobs were lost at closing and contracting establishments. The resulting net
gain of 1,558 jobs was the largest of any sector in the third quarter 2014. Other industries showing net job
gains included professional and business services and manufacturing. Within the professional and business
services industry, 45,000 jobs were created at opening and expanding establishments, while more than
43,000 jobs were lost at closing and contracting establishments, resulting in a net gain of 1,281.
Manufacturing recorded a net employment gain of 1,092, with over 20,000 gross job gains in opening and
expanding establishments and more than 19,000 job losses in closing and contracting establishments.
In September 2014, Ohio and three other states which are part of the East North Central Census division had
gross job losses that exceeded gross job gains. Indiana was the only state in the division where gross job
gains were larger than gross job losses. (See table A.) The rate of gross job gains was lower than the
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national rate of 6.2 percent in all five states. Three states—Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin—had rates of
gross job losses that were below the 5.8 percent national rate. Illinois and Michigan had rates of gross job
losses that were equal to the national rate.
Table A. Private sector job gains and losses for the United States, East North Central Division, and East
North Central states, third quarter 2014, seasonally adjusted
Gross job gains
Area
Gross job losses
As a
percent of
total
employment
Total
Total
As a
percent of
total
employment
Net change
Net change as
a percent of
total
employment
United States...................................................
7,179,000
6.2
6,637,000
5.8
542,000
East North Central (1)....................................
978,685
—
1,007,820
—
-29,135
0.4
—
Illinois .......................................................
Indiana......................................................
Michigan ...................................................
Ohio ..........................................................
Wisconsin .................................................
279,907
133,763
192,391
246,052
126,572
5.7
5.3
5.5
5.5
5.3
289,157
131,464
205,613
248,466
133,120
5.8
5.3
5.8
5.5
5.6
-9,250
2,299
-13,222
-2,414
-6,548
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
Footnotes:
(1) Data were calculated for this release using published gross job gains and gross job losses for the states located in the East North Central
Census Division.
Note: Dash indicates data not available.
Additional statistics and other information
BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. For more information on the Business
Employment Dynamics data, visit the BED web site at www.bls.gov/bdm/.
The Business Employment Dynamics release for fourth quarter 2014 is scheduled to be released on
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
Technical Note
The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal-state cooperative program
known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), or the ES-202 program. The BED data are
compiled from existing QCEW records. The QCEW reports are sent by the State Employment Security
Agencies (SESAs) to BLS and form the basis of the Bureau’s QCEW program and establishment universe
sampling frame. These reports are also used to produce the QCEW data on total employment and wages.
Other important Bureau uses of the QCEW reports are in the Current Employment Statistics (CES)
program. The CES program produces monthly estimates of employment, net changes, and earnings by
detailed industry.
In the BED program, the QCEW records are linked across quarters to provide a longitudinal history for each
establishment. The linkage process allows the tracking of net employment changes at the establishment
level, which in turn allows the estimation of jobs gained at opening and expanding establishments and jobs
lost at closing and contracting establishments.
The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that
occur at all businesses in the economy. BED statistics track these changes in employment at private business
establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. Gross job gains are the
sum of increases in employment from expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at
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opening establishments. Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing
establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. The difference between the number of gross
jobs gained and the number of gross jobs lost is the net change in employment.
Gross job gains and gross job losses are expressed as rates by dividing their levels by the average of
employment in the current and previous quarters. The rates are calculated for the components of gross job
gains and gross job losses and then summed to form their respective totals. These rates can be added and
subtracted just as their levels can. For instance, the difference between the gross job gains rate and the gross
job losses rate is the net growth rate.
The formal definitions of employment changes are as follows:
Openings. These are either establishments with positive third month employment for the first time in the
current quarter, with no links to the prior quarter, or with positive third month employment in the current
quarter following zero employment in the previous quarter.
Expansions. These are establishments with positive employment in the third month in both the previous and
current quarters, with a net increase in employment over this period.
Closings. These are either establishments with positive third month employment in the previous quarter,
with no employment or zero employment reported in the current quarter.
Contractions. These are establishments with positive employment in the third month in both the previous
and current quarters, with a net decrease in employment over this period.
Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice
phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
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Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and losses by industry, Ohio, seasonally adjusted
Gross job gains and job losses
as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
Gross job gains and job losses
(3 months ended)
Category
Sept.
2013
Dec.
2013
Mar.
2014
June
2014
Sept.
2014
Sept.
2013
Dec.
2013
Mar.
2014
June
2014
Sept.
2014
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
247,306
209,043
38,263
246,422
212,355
34,067
265,643
226,278
39,365
236,612
200,260
36,352
250,208
213,037
37,171
245,509
206,821
38,688
270,113
232,002
38,111
234,618
196,398
38,220
246,052
209,832
36,220
248,466
211,593
36,873
5.6
4.7
0.9
5.6
4.8
0.8
6.0
5.1
0.9
5.3
4.5
0.8
5.6
4.8
0.8
5.6
4.7
0.9
6.1
5.2
0.9
5.3
4.4
0.9
5.5
4.7
0.8
5.5
4.7
0.8
Total private (1)
Net employment change (2) ...........
884
29,031
4,699
35,495
-2,414
0.0
0.7
0.0
0.8
0.0
Construction
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
22,358
18,664
3,694
19,515
16,364
3,151
21,785
18,198
3,587
23,638
19,517
4,121
23,278
19,071
4,207
19,329
15,636
3,693
24,602
20,480
4,122
18,320
15,187
3,133
21,742
18,268
3,474
21,426
18,223
3,203
12.0
10.0
2.0
10.5
8.8
1.7
11.6
9.7
1.9
12.6
10.4
2.2
12.3
10.1
2.2
10.2
8.3
1.9
12.6
10.5
2.1
9.4
7.8
1.6
11.0
9.2
1.8
10.8
9.2
1.6
Net employment change (2) ...........
2,843
-1,853
3,949
6,282
316
1.5
-1.0
2.1
3.2
0.2
Manufacturing
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
20,111
18,867
1,244
20,391
19,004
1,387
21,343
20,202
1,141
18,052
16,699
1,353
20,553
19,312
1,241
18,984
17,693
1,291
23,858
22,755
1,103
17,166
15,642
1,524
20,254
19,178
1,076
19,162
17,599
1,563
3.0
2.8
0.2
3.1
2.9
0.2
3.2
3.0
0.2
2.7
2.5
0.2
3.1
2.9
0.2
2.8
2.6
0.2
3.6
3.4
0.2
2.5
2.3
0.2
3.0
2.8
0.2
2.8
2.6
0.2
Net employment change (2) ...........
-280
3,291
1,569
6,692
1,092
-0.1
0.5
0.3
1.1
0.2
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
10,716
9,009
1,707
9,947
8,038
1,909
11,317
9,329
1,988
9,441
7,300
2,141
11,654
9,458
2,196
9,450
7,576
1,874
11,284
9,542
1,742
9,349
7,351
1,998
11,062
9,293
1,769
10,545
8,317
2,228
4.8
4.0
0.8
4.3
3.5
0.8
5.0
4.1
0.9
4.1
3.2
0.9
5.1
4.1
1.0
4.1
3.3
0.8
4.8
4.1
0.7
4.1
3.2
0.9
4.8
4.0
0.8
4.6
3.6
1.0
Net employment change (2) ...........
769
1,876
2,204
1,935
517
0.5
0.9
1.0
0.7
0.2
Retail trade
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
32,384
28,627
3,757
34,475
31,764
2,711
33,107
29,614
3,493
31,116
27,483
3,633
29,803
27,117
2,686
33,071
29,942
3,129
36,521
32,469
4,052
30,324
26,048
4,276
33,325
29,027
4,298
35,230
31,281
3,949
5.8
5.1
0.7
6.1
5.6
0.5
5.8
5.2
0.6
5.5
4.9
0.6
5.3
4.8
0.5
5.9
5.3
0.6
6.4
5.7
0.7
5.4
4.6
0.8
5.9
5.1
0.8
6.2
5.5
0.7
Net employment change (2) ...........
-2,091
1,991
-3,268
6,197
-1,905
-0.3
0.3
-0.6
1.0
-0.3
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
7,786
6,790
996
7,842
6,857
985
12,486
11,311
1,175
7,615
6,560
1,055
9,723
8,364
1,359
10,769
9,818
951
9,428
8,363
1,065
7,562
6,716
846
9,362
8,360
1,002
8,765
7,527
1,238
4.7
4.1
0.6
4.7
4.1
0.6
7.4
6.7
0.7
4.5
3.9
0.6
5.7
4.9
0.8
6.4
5.8
0.6
5.5
4.9
0.6
4.5
4.0
0.5
5.5
4.9
0.6
5.1
4.4
0.7
Net employment change (2) ...........
-56
4,871
-1,046
1,866
597
0.0
2.9
-0.7
1.0
0.4
Information
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
3,120
2,733
387
3,200
3,543
2,844
699
3,863
2,656
2,139
517
3,697
2,717
2,337
380
3,371
3,300
2,701
599
3,177
4.1
3.6
0.5
4.3
4.7
3.8
0.9
5.2
3.6
2.9
0.7
5.0
3.7
3.2
0.5
4.6
4.6
3.8
0.8
4.5
Note: See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and losses by industry, Ohio, seasonally adjusted - Continued
Gross job gains and job losses
as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
Gross job gains and job losses
(3 months ended)
Category
Sept.
2013
Dec.
2013
Mar.
2014
June
2014
Sept.
2014
Sept.
2013
Dec.
2013
Mar.
2014
June
2014
Sept.
2014
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
2,809
391
3,272
591
3,026
671
2,839
532
2,705
472
3.8
0.5
4.4
0.8
4.1
0.9
3.9
0.7
3.8
0.7
Net employment change (2) ...........
-80
-320
-1,041
-654
123
-0.2
-0.5
-1.4
-0.9
0.1
Financial activities
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
11,604
9,357
2,247
11,853
9,927
1,926
11,811
9,548
2,263
11,889
9,675
2,214
11,458
9,612
1,846
11,396
9,008
2,388
13,230
11,314
1,916
11,107
8,684
2,423
10,908
8,799
2,109
11,189
8,899
2,290
4.3
3.5
0.8
4.4
3.7
0.7
4.3
3.5
0.8
4.4
3.6
0.8
4.3
3.6
0.7
4.3
3.4
0.9
4.9
4.2
0.7
4.1
3.2
0.9
4.0
3.2
0.8
4.1
3.3
0.8
Net employment change (2) ...........
-249
-78
62
2,123
-281
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.8
-0.1
Professional and business
services
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
48,104
40,322
7,782
45,167
37,527
7,640
53,578
45,772
7,806
43,166
35,035
8,131
45,560
39,237
6,323
48,237
40,245
7,992
49,291
41,899
7,392
43,876
35,427
8,449
45,002
38,294
6,708
43,721
36,108
7,613
6.9
5.8
1.1
6.5
5.4
1.1
7.7
6.6
1.1
6.2
5.0
1.2
6.5
5.6
0.9
6.8
5.7
1.1
6.9
5.9
1.0
6.2
5.0
1.2
6.3
5.4
0.9
6.2
5.1
1.1
Net employment change (2) ...........
2,937
10,412
-2,677
5,415
1,281
0.4
1.5
-0.3
0.7
0.1
Education and health services
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
32,901
28,733
4,168
31,957
27,664
4,293
33,471
29,088
4,383
28,476
24,936
3,540
30,285
25,997
4,288
31,206
25,858
5,348
34,133
30,750
3,383
33,661
28,661
5,000
33,277
28,765
4,512
31,719
26,931
4,788
3.9
3.4
0.5
3.8
3.3
0.5
3.9
3.4
0.5
3.3
2.9
0.4
3.5
3.0
0.5
3.6
3.0
0.6
4.0
3.6
0.4
3.9
3.3
0.6
3.9
3.4
0.5
3.7
3.1
0.6
Net employment change (2) ...........
944
4,995
-921
472
1,558
0.1
0.6
-0.1
0.1
0.2
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
44,118
34,429
9,689
48,015
40,853
7,162
48,113
38,473
9,640
44,938
37,485
7,453
49,796
40,358
9,438
45,881
36,766
9,115
49,607
39,335
10,272
46,326
38,433
7,893
43,325
34,980
8,345
49,123
41,963
7,160
8.5
6.6
1.9
9.3
7.9
1.4
9.2
7.4
1.8
8.6
7.2
1.4
9.5
7.7
1.8
8.7
7.0
1.7
9.4
7.5
1.9
8.8
7.3
1.5
8.2
6.6
1.6
9.4
8.0
1.4
Net employment change (2) ...........
-3,897
3,175
3,915
3,281
-5,798
-0.8
0.6
0.8
0.6
-1.2
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
9,564
8,210
1,354
10,079
8,314
1,765
9,644
7,685
1,959
10,398
8,796
1,602
9,726
8,391
1,335
9,254
7,565
1,689
11,054
9,217
1,837
9,093
7,508
1,585
9,407
7,992
1,415
10,767
8,869
1,898
6.5
5.6
0.9
6.9
5.7
1.2
6.6
5.3
1.3
7.2
6.1
1.1
6.7
5.8
0.9
6.4
5.2
1.2
7.6
6.3
1.3
6.2
5.1
1.1
6.4
5.4
1.0
7.3
6.0
1.3
Net employment change (2) ...........
-515
-754
472
1,961
-1,360
-0.4
-0.6
0.3
1.4
-0.9
Other services (3)
Footnotes:
(1) Includes unclassified sector not shown separately.
(2) The net employment change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses. See the Technical Note for further
information.
(3) Except public administration.
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Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally
adjusted
Category
Gross job gains as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
Sept.
2013
Dec.
2013
Mar.
2014
June
2014
Gross job losses as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
Sept.
2014
Sept.
2013
Dec.
2013
Mar.
2014
June
2014
Sept.
2014
United States (1).................................
6.3
6.4
6.0
6.5
6.2
5.8
5.8
5.7
5.6
5.8
Alabama ........................................
Alaska............................................
Arizona ..........................................
Arkansas .......................................
California .......................................
Colorado........................................
Connecticut ...................................
Delaware .......................................
District of Columbia .......................
Florida ...........................................
Georgia..........................................
Hawaii............................................
Idaho .............................................
Illinois ............................................
Indiana...........................................
Iowa ...............................................
Kansas ..........................................
Kentucky........................................
Louisiana .......................................
Maine.............................................
Maryland........................................
Massachusetts ..............................
Michigan ........................................
Minnesota......................................
Mississippi .....................................
Missouri .........................................
Montana ........................................
Nebraska .......................................
Nevada ..........................................
New Hampshire.............................
New Jersey....................................
New Mexico...................................
New York .......................................
North Carolina ...............................
North Dakota .................................
Ohio ...............................................
Oklahoma ......................................
Oregon ..........................................
Pennsylvania .................................
Rhode Island .................................
South Carolina...............................
South Dakota.................................
Tennessee .....................................
Texas .............................................
Utah ...............................................
Vermont .........................................
Virginia...........................................
Washington....................................
West Virginia .................................
Wisconsin ......................................
Wyoming .......................................
Puerto Rico....................................
5.5
9.8
6.4
5.8
6.9
7.0
5.3
6.6
6.0
7.0
6.6
5.6
7.7
5.7
5.6
5.9
6.1
6.0
6.9
7.4
6.1
5.5
5.9
5.6
6.2
5.8
7.7
6.3
6.0
6.0
6.2
6.7
6.4
6.3
8.3
5.6
6.4
7.1
5.2
6.2
6.2
6.2
5.5
6.0
6.9
7.1
5.9
7.0
6.0
5.5
8.4
6.1
6.0
10.1
6.7
6.0
7.3
6.9
5.3
6.6
5.8
7.0
6.8
5.4
8.3
5.8
6.1
6.0
6.2
6.5
6.7
7.0
6.4
5.4
6.0
5.6
6.6
6.0
8.2
6.3
6.3
6.8
6.4
6.9
6.6
6.4
8.2
6.0
6.2
6.9
5.4
6.2
6.7
6.9
6.3
6.1
7.4
7.6
5.7
6.9
6.5
5.7
9.4
6.6
5.6
10.8
5.7
5.8
6.8
6.7
5.1
6.3
5.9
6.5
6.5
4.8
8.4
5.8
5.3
5.8
5.7
6.1
6.7
6.7
5.9
5.3
5.5
5.3
5.7
5.6
7.2
5.9
6.6
5.7
5.9
6.3
6.2
5.9
8.6
5.6
6.1
7.0
5.2
5.7
6.2
6.3
5.4
5.9
6.5
6.7
5.3
6.6
6.3
5.3
8.4
5.1
5.9
10.9
6.0
5.6
7.0
7.3
5.6
6.5
6.4
7.2
6.8
4.9
7.7
6.1
5.9
6.2
6.1
6.2
6.6
7.8
6.6
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.1
6.0
8.2
6.0
6.7
6.7
6.9
6.6
6.6
6.4
7.6
6.1
6.2
6.9
5.6
6.5
6.5
6.4
5.6
6.0
7.0
7.4
6.2
7.3
6.6
5.9
8.7
5.6
5.9
9.4
6.4
5.9
7.0
7.3
5.2
6.0
5.7
7.2
6.8
5.2
7.5
5.7
5.3
5.7
5.7
6.1
6.6
6.7
6.5
5.6
5.5
5.5
6.2
5.6
8.0
6.0
6.6
5.9
6.3
6.5
6.4
6.1
8.2
5.5
6.1
7.0
5.2
5.9
6.1
6.2
5.7
6.0
7.1
6.8
5.6
7.0
6.1
5.3
8.3
5.6
5.7
10.1
5.5
5.7
6.2
6.3
5.4
6.0
5.1
6.2
6.0
4.7
7.2
5.7
5.4
5.5
5.7
5.5
6.0
7.3
6.1
5.5
5.8
5.5
5.8
5.7
7.6
5.7
5.8
6.5
6.2
6.7
6.1
5.8
6.9
5.6
5.7
6.3
5.2
6.1
5.6
6.3
5.3
5.2
6.4
7.4
5.9
6.6
6.4
5.4
8.2
6.6
5.3
10.4
5.4
5.5
6.3
6.1
5.4
5.8
5.4
6.0
5.8
4.5
7.3
5.3
5.1
5.5
5.3
5.4
6.1
7.5
6.3
5.3
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.5
7.5
5.7
5.3
5.8
6.4
6.4
6.0
5.7
6.9
5.3
6.2
6.6
5.2
5.7
5.5
6.0
4.7
5.3
6.1
6.6
5.6
6.3
6.4
5.2
8.1
5.2
5.7
9.6
6.0
5.0
6.1
5.9
5.0
5.9
5.5
5.8
5.6
5.1
7.2
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.9
5.8
7.0
5.8
5.0
5.1
5.7
5.9
5.5
7.9
5.6
5.2
5.9
6.2
6.4
6.0
5.6
6.8
5.6
6.0
6.1
4.9
5.7
5.8
6.1
5.3
5.1
6.0
6.8
5.5
5.9
6.7
5.1
8.0
6.4
5.5
10.9
6.0
4.9
6.4
6.1
4.8
5.2
5.7
6.2
5.9
5.1
8.0
5.5
5.0
5.7
5.7
5.5
6.4
6.5
5.8
5.3
5.4
5.1
6.7
5.3
7.7
6.0
5.6
6.1
5.8
6.1
5.7
5.5
7.0
5.3
6.1
6.4
4.8
5.5
5.7
6.0
5.0
4.9
6.6
6.9
5.5
5.5
6.4
5.0
8.2
6.3
5.4
10.4
5.4
5.3
6.0
6.2
5.3
6.1
5.5
5.9
5.9
4.7
7.3
5.8
5.3
5.7
5.8
5.4
5.8
7.1
6.2
5.5
5.8
5.9
6.0
5.6
8.1
5.7
5.5
6.3
6.3
6.1
6.0
5.8
6.7
5.5
5.5
6.0
5.1
5.8
5.8
6.0
5.0
5.1
6.0
7.2
5.8
6.0
6.6
5.6
8.4
5.9
Note: See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally
adjusted - Continued
Category
Virgin Islands .................................
Gross job gains as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
Sept.
2013
5.7
Dec.
2013
5.5
Mar.
2014
June
2014
4.9
Sept.
2014
6.1
Footnotes
(1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
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Gross job losses as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
6.3
Sept.
2013
6.5
Dec.
2013
6.0
Mar.
2014
6.1
June
2014
6.4
Sept.
2014
5.5