Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Retail trade (In thousands) Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change (1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September -2 261 227 34 287 251 36 December 3 313 275 38 247 212 35 1993 March -7 228 188 40 348 301 47 June 6 319 278 41 247 212 35 September -1 272 238 34 286 251 35 December 4 329 291 38 246 212 34 1994 March -13 232 198 34 354 307 47 June 7 326 284 42 248 213 35 September 1 283 248 35 286 252 34 December 3 336 298 38 249 214 35 1995 March -8 239 202 37 360 315 45 June 8 321 280 41 257 224 33 September -3 281 248 33 295 259 36 December 4 334 295 39 255 220 35 1996 March -13 238 201 37 367 317 50 June 6 325 284 41 257 222 35 September -1 282 247 35 297 261 36 December 5 342 302 40 252 217 35 1997 March -10 241 203 38 365 317 48 June 6 320 280 40 264 230 34 September -4 281 248 33 300 263 37 December 1 342 302 40 258 219 39 1998 March -13 237 199 38 372 321 51 June 12 330 285 45 257 224 33 September -2 280 246 34 301 265 36 December 1 343 306 37 252 216 36 1999 March -13 244 208 36 364 315 49 June 6 329 288 41 260 225 35 September -6 280 247 33 303 264 39 December 2 345 307 38 251 215 36 2000 March -9 244 207 37 368 322 46 June 5 323 285 38 262 229 33 September -5 275 244 31 306 270 36 December -1 331 297 34 259 224 35 2001 March -18 228 199 29 369 322 47 June 2 309 274 35 266 233 33 September -8 259 230 29 312 275 37 December 0 315 281 34 260 226 34 2002 March -13 222 192 30 356 313 43 June 5 305 269 36 254 223 31 September -2 258 229 29 295 264 31 December -1 313 281 32 254 221 33 2003 March -16 212 184 28 363 319 44 June 3 299 266 33 248 218 30 September -4 258 231 27 287 256 31 December 0 316 285 31 243 212 31 2004 March -13 221 192 29 349 307 42 June 2 305 272 33 246 215 31 September -7 251 224 27 297 263 34 December 1 323 291 32 241 210 31 2005 March -14 219 190 29 357 314 43 June 4 305 271 34 253 223 30 September -6 262 234 28 293 259 34 December 1 324 291 33 249 217 32 2006 March -13 226 197 29 354 312 42 June 4 308 273 35 260 229 31 September -7 257 230 27 302 268 34 December 0 323 291 32 248 216 32 2007 March -13 227 198 29 357 315 42 June 3 307 274 33 258 228 30 September -5 258 230 28 304 271 33 December 0 320 289 31 252 221 31 2008 March -15 213 185 28 369 326 43 June 0 287 254 33 274 241 33 September -8 243 217 26 310 276 34 December -5 288 257 31 278 242 36 2009 March -22 188 161 27 384 335 49 June -1 277 246 31 253 221 32 September -9 232 207 25 288 254 34 December -1 290 260 30 239 208 31 2010 March -15 197 170 27 341 299 42 June 5 294 262 32 227 200 27 September -5 234 209 25 280 250 30 December 2 306 275 31 226 197 29 2011 March -13 202 177 25 331 293 38 June 2 291 260 31 228 199 29 September -3 248 222 26 274 245 29 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.