Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Retail trade (In thousands) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change (1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 60 1,058 841 217 998 809 189 December 0 1,023 805 218 1,023 850 173 1993 March 31 1,078 806 272 1,047 820 227 June 102 1,078 869 209 976 800 176 September 139 1,102 894 208 963 796 167 December 76 1,078 856 222 1,002 834 168 1994 March 84 1,108 902 206 1,024 833 191 June 143 1,147 926 221 1,004 814 190 September 229 1,187 966 221 958 801 157 December 81 1,115 894 221 1,034 855 179 1995 March 73 1,145 917 228 1,072 899 173 June 46 1,119 900 219 1,073 886 187 September 162 1,168 967 201 1,006 834 172 December 15 1,115 891 224 1,100 914 186 1996 March 63 1,165 920 245 1,102 899 203 June 78 1,156 939 217 1,078 898 180 September 80 1,150 946 204 1,070 879 191 December 97 1,179 940 239 1,082 903 179 1997 March 50 1,172 908 264 1,122 913 209 June 20 1,105 891 214 1,085 919 166 September 107 1,183 983 200 1,076 874 202 December 64 1,213 965 248 1,149 929 220 1998 March 6 1,163 913 250 1,157 943 214 June 83 1,206 946 260 1,123 927 196 September 118 1,213 982 231 1,095 900 195 December 101 1,196 971 225 1,095 898 197 1999 March 70 1,215 975 240 1,145 928 217 June 78 1,223 976 247 1,145 926 219 September 103 1,221 983 238 1,118 908 210 December 122 1,230 989 241 1,108 904 204 2000 March 88 1,243 1,002 241 1,155 951 204 June 61 1,176 965 211 1,115 927 188 September -2 1,163 950 213 1,165 967 198 December 62 1,190 988 202 1,128 938 190 2001 March -54 1,150 957 193 1,204 1,004 200 June -101 1,105 902 203 1,206 997 209 September -141 1,062 866 196 1,203 996 207 December -85 1,058 857 201 1,143 955 188 2002 March 44 1,113 903 210 1,069 897 172 June 33 1,096 892 204 1,063 888 175 September -35 1,043 841 202 1,078 917 161 December -45 1,044 874 170 1,089 908 181 2003 March -114 959 793 166 1,073 914 159 June 55 1,034 870 164 979 818 161 September 65 1,022 856 166 957 817 140 December 43 1,060 884 176 1,017 858 159 2004 March 44 1,066 890 176 1,022 865 157 June 108 1,057 880 177 949 797 152 September -64 1,034 839 195 1,098 913 185 December 103 1,076 897 179 973 817 156 2005 March 29 1,022 858 164 993 850 143 June 67 1,047 877 170 980 835 145 September 41 1,079 900 179 1,038 873 165 December 41 1,066 884 182 1,025 876 149 2006 March 77 1,071 914 157 994 847 147 June -47 1,054 869 185 1,101 942 159 September -42 1,033 856 177 1,075 913 162 December 81 1,079 894 185 998 852 146 2007 March 132 1,115 958 157 983 838 145 June -26 1,020 865 155 1,046 909 137 September -48 1,010 826 184 1,058 920 138 December 13 1,024 867 157 1,011 871 140 2008 March -19 974 819 155 993 860 133 June -163 936 778 158 1,099 952 147 September -168 902 741 161 1,070 928 142 December -348 837 701 136 1,185 1,028 157 2009 March -267 764 631 133 1,031 846 185 June -71 865 729 136 936 794 142 September -101 836 704 132 937 797 140 December -119 814 700 114 933 805 128 2010 March -6 804 689 115 810 694 116 June 121 897 765 132 776 671 105 September -91 799 671 128 890 778 112 December 81 893 763 130 812 692 120 2011 March -9 805 698 107 814 704 110 June 127 895 769 126 768 648 120 September 6 870 736 134 864 754 110 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.