Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not 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 9 885 683 202 876 705 171 December 785 1,509 1,283 226 724 574 150 1993 March -954 766 494 272 1,720 1,419 301 June 328 1,067 852 215 739 580 159 September 77 921 726 195 844 693 151 December 885 1,595 1,364 231 710 564 146 1994 March -935 759 553 206 1,694 1,441 253 June 374 1,135 908 227 761 590 171 September 152 992 785 207 840 698 142 December 921 1,654 1,425 229 733 578 155 1995 March -994 790 562 228 1,784 1,555 229 June 297 1,108 883 225 811 642 169 September 90 972 785 187 882 726 156 December 873 1,652 1,420 232 779 618 161 1996 March -1,014 809 564 245 1,823 1,554 269 June 332 1,145 921 224 813 651 162 September 21 959 769 190 938 765 173 December 982 1,747 1,499 248 765 610 155 1997 March -1,034 821 557 264 1,855 1,579 276 June 278 1,093 873 220 815 666 149 September 42 986 799 187 944 761 183 December 979 1,796 1,539 257 817 627 190 1998 March -1,106 809 559 250 1,915 1,631 284 June 345 1,194 927 267 849 672 177 September 53 1,013 798 215 960 783 177 December 1,003 1,781 1,548 233 778 607 171 1999 March -1,053 838 598 240 1,891 1,604 287 June 342 1,211 957 254 869 671 198 September 40 1,021 799 222 981 791 190 December 1,039 1,827 1,577 250 788 611 177 2000 March -1,059 855 614 241 1,914 1,645 269 June 321 1,163 946 217 842 672 170 September -50 971 772 199 1,021 842 179 December 985 1,784 1,575 209 799 634 165 2001 March -1,221 780 587 193 2,001 1,736 265 June 183 1,093 884 209 910 722 188 September -169 886 703 183 1,055 867 188 December 768 1,576 1,367 209 808 645 163 2002 March -1,015 764 554 210 1,779 1,551 228 June 283 1,084 874 210 801 643 158 September -73 871 683 188 944 798 146 December 799 1,569 1,392 177 770 613 157 2003 March -1,140 652 486 166 1,792 1,581 211 June 285 1,022 853 169 737 592 145 September 12 851 696 155 839 712 127 December 872 1,590 1,408 182 718 580 138 2004 March -981 722 546 176 1,703 1,495 208 June 330 1,045 863 182 715 578 137 September -99 864 682 182 963 795 168 December 927 1,614 1,429 185 687 552 135 2005 March -970 690 526 164 1,660 1,471 189 June 299 1,035 860 175 736 605 131 September -10 900 732 168 910 760 150 December 877 1,598 1,409 189 721 592 129 2006 March -947 710 554 156 1,657 1,463 194 June 229 1,050 858 192 821 679 142 September -89 856 691 165 945 798 147 December 916 1,621 1,429 192 705 578 127 2007 March -904 737 581 156 1,641 1,448 193 June 237 1,015 854 161 778 655 123 September -90 839 667 172 929 804 125 December 838 1,551 1,387 164 713 591 122 2008 March -1,011 650 496 154 1,661 1,485 176 June 114 932 768 164 818 686 132 September -191 748 598 150 939 810 129 December 428 1,262 1,121 141 834 697 137 2009 March -1,191 515 383 132 1,706 1,461 245 June 161 861 720 141 700 573 127 September -133 691 568 123 824 697 127 December 581 1,238 1,119 119 657 546 111 2010 March -820 532 418 114 1,352 1,199 153 June 314 892 755 137 578 484 94 September -120 661 542 119 781 679 102 December 782 1,356 1,221 135 574 469 105 2011 March -830 530 423 107 1,360 1,215 145 June 317 892 761 131 575 467 108 September -40 721 595 126 761 661 100 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.