Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March

Retail trade

(In thousands)

                                                     Gross job gains                          Gross job losses
Year ended            Net change(1)     Total     Expanding      Opening         Total     Contracting    Closing
                                               establishments establishments            establishments establishments

March 1994                   356        1,855         1,118          737         1,499            919         580
March 1995                   455        1,950         1,192          758         1,495            935         560
March 1996                   249        1,880         1,142          738         1,631          1,013         618
March 1997                   298        1,943         1,171          772         1,645          1,016         629
March 1998                   196        1,882         1,153          729         1,686          1,049         637
March 1999                   353        2,028         1,245          783         1,675          1,037         638
March 2000                   373        2,082         1,255          827         1,709          1,030         679
March 2001                    63        1,854         1,143          711         1,791          1,160         631
March 2002                  -204        1,734         1,031          703         1,938          1,283         655
March 2003                  -103        1,600           954          646         1,703          1,152         551
March 2004                   222        1,677         1,060          617         1,455            957         498
March 2005                   227        1,698         1,055          643         1,471            981         490
March 2006                   250        1,718         1,100          618         1,468            993         475
March 2007                   188        1,689         1,063          626         1,501          1,011         490
March 2008                     0        1,523           956          567         1,523          1,089         434
March 2009                  -822        1,173           712          461         1,995          1,439         556
March 2010                  -190        1,195           804          391         1,385            967         418
March 2011                   162        1,281           889          392         1,119            785         334
March 2012                   264        1,368           951          417         1,104            760         344
March 2013                   166        1,339           910          429         1,173            841         332
March 2014                   307        1,393           972          421         1,086            771         315
March 2015                   303        1,456         1,009          447         1,153            799         354
March 2016                   264        1,456         1,029          427         1,192            828         364
March 2017                    58        1,376           960          416         1,318            951         367
March 2018                    30        1,357           961          396         1,327            932         395
March 2019                  -144        1,268           887          381         1,412            976         436
March 2020                  -127        1,247           893          354         1,374            955         419
March 2021                  -198        1,503         1,149          354         1,701          1,269         432
March 2022                   415        1,578         1,193          385         1,163            861         302
March 2023                    18        1,342           966          376         1,324            994         330
 
(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.