Table 8. Private sector establishments by direction of employment change, as percent of total establishments, (1) not seasonally adjusted Retail trade (Percent) Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change (2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September -0.2 27.8 24.2 3.6 30.6 26.8 3.8 December 0.3 33.3 29.3 4.0 26.3 22.6 3.7 1993 March -0.7 24.3 20.0 4.3 37.1 32.1 5.0 June 0.6 33.4 29.1 4.3 25.9 22.2 3.7 September -0.2 28.3 24.8 3.5 29.9 26.2 3.7 December 0.5 34.2 30.2 4.0 25.5 22.0 3.5 1994 March -1.3 24.3 20.7 3.6 37.0 32.1 4.9 June 0.7 34.1 29.7 4.4 26.0 22.3 3.7 September 0.1 29.4 25.8 3.6 29.7 26.2 3.5 December 0.3 34.8 30.9 3.9 25.8 22.2 3.6 1995 March -0.8 24.9 21.0 3.9 37.5 32.8 4.7 June 0.9 33.3 29.0 4.3 26.6 23.2 3.4 September -0.3 29.0 25.6 3.4 30.5 26.8 3.7 December 0.4 34.5 30.5 4.0 26.3 22.7 3.6 1996 March -1.4 24.7 20.9 3.8 38.1 32.9 5.2 June 0.6 33.6 29.4 4.2 26.6 23.0 3.6 September -0.1 29.1 25.5 3.6 30.6 26.9 3.7 December 0.5 35.2 31.1 4.1 26.0 22.4 3.6 1997 March -1.1 24.9 21.0 3.9 37.7 32.7 5.0 June 0.6 32.9 28.8 4.1 27.2 23.7 3.5 September -0.4 28.9 25.5 3.4 30.8 27.0 3.8 December 0.1 35.2 31.1 4.1 26.5 22.5 4.0 1998 March -1.4 24.5 20.6 3.9 38.5 33.2 5.3 June 1.2 34.0 29.4 4.6 26.5 23.1 3.4 September -0.2 28.8 25.3 3.5 30.9 27.2 3.7 December 0.1 35.2 31.4 3.8 25.9 22.2 3.7 1999 March -1.4 25.2 21.5 3.7 37.7 32.6 5.1 June 0.6 34.0 29.8 4.2 26.9 23.3 3.6 September -0.6 28.9 25.5 3.4 31.3 27.3 4.0 December 0.2 35.6 31.7 3.9 25.9 22.2 3.7 2000 March -1.0 25.3 21.5 3.8 38.2 33.4 4.8 June 0.5 33.4 29.5 3.9 27.1 23.7 3.4 September -0.5 28.5 25.3 3.2 31.7 28.0 3.7 December -0.1 34.4 30.9 3.5 26.9 23.3 3.6 2001 March -1.9 23.9 20.9 3.0 38.7 33.8 4.9 June 0.2 32.4 28.7 3.7 27.9 24.4 3.5 September -0.9 27.1 24.1 3.0 32.7 28.8 3.9 December 0.0 33.1 29.5 3.6 27.3 23.7 3.6 2002 March -1.3 23.5 20.3 3.2 37.6 33.1 4.5 June 0.5 32.1 28.3 3.8 26.8 23.5 3.3 September -0.3 27.0 24.0 3.0 31.0 27.7 3.3 December -0.1 32.8 29.4 3.4 26.7 23.2 3.5 2003 March -1.7 22.5 19.5 3.0 38.5 33.8 4.7 June 0.3 31.6 28.1 3.5 26.2 23.0 3.2 September -0.5 27.1 24.3 2.8 30.3 27.0 3.3 December 0.0 33.3 30.0 3.3 25.6 22.3 3.3 2004 March -1.4 23.5 20.4 3.1 37.1 32.6 4.5 June 0.2 32.2 28.7 3.5 26.0 22.7 3.3 September -0.8 26.4 23.6 2.8 31.4 27.8 3.6 December 0.1 34.1 30.7 3.4 25.4 22.1 3.3 2005 March -1.5 23.2 20.1 3.1 37.8 33.2 4.6 June 0.4 32.2 28.6 3.6 26.7 23.5 3.2 September -0.7 27.5 24.6 2.9 30.8 27.2 3.6 December 0.1 34.0 30.5 3.5 26.2 22.8 3.4 2006 March -1.3 23.8 20.7 3.1 37.2 32.8 4.4 June 0.5 32.3 28.6 3.7 27.2 24.0 3.2 September -0.8 26.8 24.0 2.8 31.6 28.0 3.6 December 0.0 33.7 30.4 3.3 25.9 22.6 3.3 2007 March -1.4 23.7 20.7 3.0 37.3 32.9 4.4 June 0.3 32.0 28.6 3.4 26.9 23.8 3.1 September -0.5 26.8 23.9 2.9 31.6 28.2 3.4 December 0.0 33.3 30.1 3.2 26.2 23.0 3.2 2008 March -1.6 22.3 19.4 2.9 38.6 34.1 4.5 June 0.0 29.9 26.5 3.4 28.5 25.1 3.4 September -0.8 25.3 22.6 2.7 32.2 28.7 3.5 December -0.6 30.0 26.8 3.2 29.1 25.3 3.8 2009 March -2.3 19.9 17.0 2.9 40.6 35.4 5.2 June -0.1 29.5 26.2 3.3 26.9 23.5 3.4 September -0.9 24.8 22.1 2.7 30.7 27.1 3.6 December -0.1 31.0 27.8 3.2 25.5 22.2 3.3 2010 March -1.6 21.2 18.3 2.9 36.7 32.2 4.5 June 0.5 31.5 28.1 3.4 24.4 21.5 2.9 September -0.5 25.1 22.4 2.7 30.0 26.8 3.2 December 0.2 32.7 29.4 3.3 24.2 21.1 3.1 2011 March -1.4 21.7 19.0 2.7 35.6 31.5 4.1 June 0.2 31.3 28.0 3.3 24.5 21.4 3.1 September -0.3 26.6 23.8 2.8 29.3 26.2 3.1 (1) The rates measure establishments gaining or losing jobs as a percentage of the average of previous and current quarter total number of establishments. (2) See footnote 1, table 5.