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 10 886 684 202 876 705 171 December 786 1,510 1,284 226 724 574 150 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 886 1,596 1,365 231 710 564 146 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 91 973 786 187 882 726 156 December 873 1,652 1,420 232 779 618 161 1996 March -1,015 809 564 245 1,824 1,555 269 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 280 1,095 874 221 815 666 149 September 42 986 799 187 944 761 183 December 979 1,797 1,539 258 818 628 190 1998 March -1,105 810 560 250 1,915 1,631 284 June 347 1,196 928 268 849 672 177 September 53 1,014 798 216 961 784 177 December 1,004 1,782 1,548 234 778 607 171 1999 March -1,052 840 598 242 1,892 1,605 287 June 343 1,212 957 255 869 671 198 September 41 1,023 799 224 982 791 191 December 1,042 1,831 1,578 253 789 612 177 2000 March -1,055 861 615 246 1,916 1,646 270 June 327 1,170 948 222 843 673 170 September -46 978 774 204 1,024 844 180 December 994 1,796 1,578 218 802 636 166 2001 March -1,210 796 590 206 2,006 1,739 267 June 191 1,104 887 217 913 724 189 September -164 894 705 189 1,058 869 189 December 773 1,583 1,368 215 810 646 164 2002 March -1,007 775 555 220 1,782 1,553 229 June 291 1,094 876 218 803 644 159 September -66 881 685 196 947 800 147 December 806 1,578 1,394 184 772 614 158 2003 March -1,131 664 488 176 1,795 1,583 212 June 293 1,032 855 177 739 593 146 September 19 860 697 163 841 713 128 December 882 1,602 1,410 192 720 581 139 2004 March -972 734 547 187 1,706 1,497 209 June 340 1,056 864 192 716 578 138 September -90 875 683 192 965 796 169 December 936 1,625 1,431 194 689 553 136 2005 March -961 702 527 175 1,663 1,472 191 June 309 1,047 862 185 738 606 132 September -2 911 734 177 913 762 151 December 885 1,609 1,411 198 724 593 131 2006 March -938 722 556 166 1,660 1,464 196 June 237 1,060 860 200 823 680 143 September -80 867 693 174 947 799 148 December 925 1,632 1,431 201 707 579 128 2007 March -897 747 582 165 1,644 1,450 194 June 243 1,023 855 168 780 656 124 September -85 846 668 178 931 805 126 December 845 1,560 1,389 171 715 592 123 2008 March -1,003 660 498 162 1,663 1,486 177 June 119 939 769 170 820 687 133 September -187 754 599 155 941 811 130 December 431 1,267 1,122 145 836 698 138 2009 March -1,188 520 384 136 1,708 1,462 246 June 167 867 720 147 700 573 127 September -127 698 570 128 825 697 128 December 584 1,243 1,120 123 659 547 112 2010 March -816 538 419 119 1,354 1,200 154 June 316 895 755 140 579 484 95 September -115 667 543 124 782 680 102 December 788 1,362 1,221 141 574 469 105 2011 March -828 543 426 117 1,371 1,223 148 June 326 907 766 141 581 472 109 September -31 734 599 135 765 666 99 December 792 1,372 1,241 131 580 470 110 2012 March -824 598 469 129 1,422 1,283 139 June 293 898 752 146 605 512 93 September -71 705 569 136 776 674 102 December 823 1,405 1,263 142 582 477 105 2013 March -879 598 474 124 1,477 1,337 140 June 376 948 808 140 572 474 98 September -17 741 612 129 758 667 91 December 862 1,447 1,313 134 585 483 102 2014 March -915 579 458 121 1,494 1,357 137 June 359 973 832 141 614 511 103 September -67 741 618 123 808 708 100 December 869 1,457 1,330 127 588 487 101 2015 March -873 604 479 125 1,477 1,329 148 June 386 999 863 136 613 511 102 September -74 760 635 125 834 732 102 December 762 1,408 1,278 130 646 529 117 2016 March -815 635 512 123 1,450 1,308 142 June 267 934 799 135 667 567 100 September -73 785 653 132 858 746 112 December 720 1,365 1,244 121 645 538 107 2017 March -868 623 496 127 1,491 1,350 141 June 244 931 798 133 687 571 116 September -154 731 610 121 885 770 115 December 757 1,384 1,268 116 627 525 102 2018 March -817 620 505 115 1,437 1,300 137 June 205 911 770 141 706 597 109 September -150 753 635 118 903 766 137 December 645 1,288 1,177 111 643 527 116 2019 March -847 604 484 120 1,451 1,304 147 June 155 877 748 129 722 593 129 September -149 702 589 113 851 739 112 December 738 1,357 1,239 118 619 514 105 2020 March -871 596 495 101 1,467 1,304 163 June -946 917 809 108 1,863 1,615 248 September 503 1,253 1,077 176 750 649 101 December 834 1,425 1,301 124 591 475 116 2021 March -586 664 537 127 1,250 1,120 130 June 234 936 801 135 702 607 95 September -107 793 671 122 900 790 110 December 836 1,411 1,278 133 575 478 97 2022 March -537 673 558 115 1,210 1,078 132 June 98 854 719 135 756 653 103 September -53 784 664 120 837 735 102 December 583 1,211 1,092 119 628 526 102 2023 March -615 583 476 107 1,198 1,069 129 June 187 859 734 125 672 569 103 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.