Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Furniture and Home Furnishing Stores 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 3,922 39,704 31,373 8,331 35,782 27,383 8,399 December -6,144 31,387 23,790 7,597 37,531 30,845 6,686 1993 March 9,899 38,630 31,422 7,208 28,731 22,235 6,496 June 5,913 39,997 32,125 7,872 34,084 27,240 6,844 September 6,463 39,919 32,824 7,095 33,456 27,466 5,990 December -2,453 33,418 25,870 7,548 35,871 29,357 6,514 1994 March 9,168 38,841 32,133 6,708 29,673 23,569 6,104 June 7,294 42,377 34,278 8,099 35,083 26,491 8,592 September 11,678 46,324 36,405 9,919 34,646 28,020 6,626 December -1,945 36,696 27,440 9,256 38,641 31,397 7,244 1995 March 11,616 43,834 34,777 9,057 32,218 26,290 5,928 June 3,343 41,669 33,909 7,760 38,326 30,739 7,587 September 3,118 41,873 33,413 8,460 38,755 31,241 7,514 December -2,928 36,973 27,549 9,424 39,901 33,250 6,651 1996 March 3,008 40,270 32,586 7,684 37,262 29,691 7,571 June 3,823 42,448 33,808 8,640 38,625 30,898 7,727 September 4,854 42,786 33,989 8,797 37,932 30,678 7,254 December 466 39,281 29,847 9,434 38,815 31,580 7,235 1997 March 11,770 47,000 37,766 9,234 35,230 28,088 7,142 June 1,519 42,366 34,438 7,928 40,847 33,582 7,265 September 3,218 45,227 36,570 8,657 42,009 33,821 8,188 December -666 41,413 31,506 9,907 42,079 32,840 9,239 1998 March 8,181 47,151 37,863 9,288 38,970 30,568 8,402 June 6,999 46,043 36,119 9,924 39,044 31,393 7,651 September 5,276 45,542 36,860 8,682 40,266 32,679 7,587 December 2,159 41,384 32,219 9,165 39,225 32,202 7,023 1999 March 8,678 46,441 38,551 7,890 37,763 29,616 8,147 June 6,984 47,969 38,503 9,466 40,985 33,279 7,706 September 7,162 49,749 39,033 10,716 42,587 33,545 9,042 December 3,124 43,618 34,305 9,313 40,494 32,179 8,315 2000 March 14,794 53,523 42,212 11,311 38,729 30,707 8,022 June 5,794 48,664 39,617 9,047 42,870 34,337 8,533 September -3,461 47,823 39,291 8,532 51,284 43,322 7,962 December -3,478 46,131 35,398 10,733 49,609 39,143 10,466 2001 March 3,611 49,049 38,820 10,229 45,438 35,755 9,683 June -7,424 43,015 33,766 9,249 50,439 39,873 10,566 September -8,728 44,455 35,496 8,959 53,183 38,551 14,632 December -8,016 41,170 31,645 9,525 49,186 39,415 9,771 2002 March 5,717 45,619 34,943 10,676 39,902 31,128 8,774 June 8,449 46,842 36,355 10,487 38,393 30,779 7,614 September 1,975 43,084 34,002 9,082 41,109 33,776 7,333 December 4,020 44,956 36,968 7,988 40,936 33,818 7,118 2003 March -865 42,851 33,446 9,405 43,716 36,011 7,705 June 1,098 41,981 33,492 8,489 40,883 34,349 6,534 September 4,108 43,445 35,483 7,962 39,337 32,482 6,855 December 7,591 47,009 39,003 8,006 39,418 32,233 7,185 2004 March 2,822 46,064 36,155 9,909 43,242 36,046 7,196 June 2,746 42,845 34,629 8,216 40,099 33,404 6,695 September 3,108 43,910 34,422 9,488 40,802 33,019 7,783 December 8,233 49,051 39,470 9,581 40,818 33,232 7,586 2005 March 127 45,602 36,638 8,964 45,475 38,120 7,355 June 2,736 44,791 35,908 8,883 42,055 34,036 8,019 September 1,752 47,500 36,839 10,661 45,748 36,085 9,663 December 1,749 46,464 37,953 8,511 44,715 35,558 9,157 2006 March 1,310 46,257 37,509 8,748 44,947 36,600 8,347 June 394 45,281 35,090 10,191 44,887 36,910 7,977 September -4,018 41,488 33,339 8,149 45,506 37,323 8,183 December -570 45,411 37,181 8,230 45,981 37,987 7,994 2007 March -8,821 40,728 33,299 7,429 49,549 40,792 8,757 June -10,320 36,969 29,985 6,984 47,289 38,456 8,833 September -5,585 38,301 30,357 7,944 43,886 35,262 8,624 December -3,689 42,134 35,796 6,338 45,823 37,317 8,506 2008 March -14,697 36,929 29,294 7,635 51,626 40,076 11,550 June -20,556 31,537 25,098 6,439 52,093 42,870 9,223 September -16,019 31,085 23,916 7,169 47,104 39,479 7,625 December -26,928 28,965 23,682 5,283 55,893 45,465 10,428 2009 March -28,948 24,667 18,861 5,806 53,615 37,979 15,636 June -16,215 27,275 21,517 5,758 43,490 34,178 9,312 September -6,489 27,014 22,418 4,596 33,503 26,045 7,458 December -424 30,738 25,994 4,744 31,162 24,323 6,839 2010 March -5,150 27,194 21,985 5,209 32,344 25,891 6,453 June -514 28,855 23,830 5,025 29,369 23,682 5,687 September -2,598 26,474 21,581 4,893 29,072 23,406 5,666 December 2,774 31,746 26,283 5,463 28,972 23,173 5,799 2011 March -3,740 27,471 22,330 5,141 31,211 25,016 6,195 June 434 30,370 24,833 5,537 29,936 23,748 6,188 September -1,584 28,932 22,530 6,402 30,516 24,785 5,731 December 3,606 31,218 26,235 4,983 27,612 21,905 5,707 2012 March -1,447 27,898 23,002 4,896 29,345 24,461 4,884 June 3,506 28,997 24,019 4,978 25,491 20,768 4,723 September 1,204 27,883 23,171 4,712 26,679 21,648 5,031 December 3,424 30,507 25,143 5,364 27,083 22,363 4,720 2013 March -1,995 27,179 22,300 4,879 29,174 24,315 4,859 June 3,203 29,120 24,317 4,803 25,917 21,531 4,386 September 3,906 29,118 24,704 4,414 25,212 21,095 4,117 December 5,792 31,574 26,757 4,817 25,782 21,661 4,121 2014 March -4,006 26,597 22,263 4,334 30,603 25,414 5,189 June 2,617 29,314 24,523 4,791 26,697 22,008 4,689 September 3,135 29,245 24,923 4,322 26,110 21,514 4,596 December 7,739 32,218 28,080 4,138 24,479 20,229 4,250 2015 March 1,641 29,608 25,281 4,327 27,967 24,216 3,751 June 2,695 29,135 24,951 4,184 26,440 22,612 3,828 September 1,761 29,422 24,784 4,638 27,661 23,686 3,975 December 3,492 30,834 26,607 4,227 27,342 22,360 4,982 2016 March -1,510 26,363 22,309 4,054 27,873 23,919 3,954 June -444 28,329 23,762 4,567 28,773 24,343 4,430 September 608 28,410 23,341 5,069 27,802 23,580 4,222 December 1,962 29,543 24,316 5,227 27,581 22,769 4,812 2017 March 1,069 29,494 24,712 4,782 28,425 24,174 4,251 June 685 28,120 23,653 4,467 27,435 23,447 3,988 September -3,268 27,136 21,868 5,268 30,404 25,558 4,846 December 4,692 30,231 25,909 4,322 25,539 21,017 4,522 2018 March -105 27,740 23,213 4,527 27,845 23,860 3,985 June 344 30,109 24,151 5,958 29,765 25,069 4,696 September -3,976 27,816 22,572 5,244 31,792 26,675 5,117 December -445 28,915 24,521 4,394 29,360 24,659 4,701 2019 March 1,979 29,398 24,091 5,307 27,419 22,957 4,462 June -6,625 27,555 22,989 4,566 34,180 28,941 5,239 September -3,762 27,016 21,339 5,677 30,778 26,101 4,677 December 2,448 29,876 25,796 4,080 27,428 22,981 4,447 2020 March -1,912 31,612 27,585 4,027 33,524 25,266 8,258 June -97,132 16,912 13,228 3,684 114,044 94,453 19,591 September 45,605 67,786 59,572 8,214 22,181 16,803 5,378 December 8,848 38,229 33,546 4,683 29,381 18,581 10,800 2021 March 7,589 33,020 27,177 5,843 25,431 21,061 4,370 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.