Article: Business employment dynamics: new data on gross job gains and losses: the new BLS business employment dynamics data series captures establishment-level employment changes that are absent from other BLS series; the detail provided gives researchers insight into business openings, closings, expansions, and contractions across the stages of the business cycle.(Business Employment Dynamics)(statistical data included)

One of the most watched economic indicators in the United States is the monthly change in nonfarm payroll employment released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Changes in this indicator can affect stock market movements and interest rate decisions considerably. The monthly change in nonfarm payroll employment gives the net change in the number of jobs over a particular month--the overall change, given that some establishments have opened, some have expanded, some have contracted, and some have closed. This article presents new BLS data on quarterly gross job gains and losses, documents their magnitude, and examines the historical time series having to do with these ...

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