WEDNESDAY WORKFACTS: Business Openings & Closings / Job Gains & Losses

Gross Openings and Closings In the fourth quarter of 2017, the number of establishment openings increased by 4,000, to a total of 244,000 establishments. These new establishments accounted for 849,000 jobs, an increase of 12,000 jobs from the previous quarter. Data for establishment closings are available through the first quarter of 2017, when 660,000 jobs […]