Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted General Merchandise 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 24,357 196,317 164,204 32,113 171,960 145,034 26,926 December -4,991 187,419 148,590 38,829 192,410 173,144 19,266 1993 March 16,820 209,010 157,158 51,852 192,190 157,847 34,343 June 11,698 179,565 149,971 29,594 167,867 151,709 16,158 September 62,334 211,780 182,712 29,068 149,446 134,401 15,045 December -21,315 185,513 155,317 30,196 206,828 188,712 18,116 1994 March 30,199 217,147 197,612 19,535 186,948 166,598 20,350 June 34,988 197,602 166,698 30,904 162,614 143,798 18,816 September 113,790 243,779 215,802 27,977 129,989 117,843 12,146 December 5,863 187,730 158,115 29,615 181,867 168,553 13,314 1995 March 2,891 185,846 159,709 26,137 182,955 170,867 12,088 June 33,587 202,487 170,731 31,756 168,900 147,273 21,627 September 63,458 212,629 192,510 20,119 149,171 138,286 10,885 December -33,043 178,108 156,507 21,601 211,151 194,309 16,842 1996 March 13,794 204,154 156,993 47,161 190,360 171,072 19,288 June -11,801 183,414 157,924 25,490 195,215 178,831 16,384 September 29,679 203,765 185,398 18,367 174,086 152,048 22,038 December -7,292 196,237 169,770 26,467 203,529 188,804 14,725 1997 March 1,525 197,277 133,456 63,821 195,752 167,983 27,769 June -506 183,491 147,352 36,139 183,997 176,087 7,910 September 29,329 197,757 176,134 21,623 168,428 146,666 21,762 December 33,327 205,593 179,738 25,855 172,266 143,786 28,480 1998 March -45,931 153,470 122,687 30,783 199,401 183,225 16,176 June 38,495 202,602 176,780 25,822 164,107 152,282 11,825 September 70,771 223,508 205,682 17,826 152,737 140,029 12,708 December 18,854 193,515 164,086 29,429 174,661 157,328 17,333 1999 March 37,579 234,215 208,339 25,876 196,636 168,675 27,961 June -18,204 188,672 162,526 26,146 206,876 172,119 34,757 September 30,531 186,885 161,392 25,493 156,354 144,951 11,403 December 57,694 194,603 167,227 27,376 136,909 125,428 11,481 2000 March 26,526 205,993 188,116 17,877 179,467 168,117 11,350 June 50,642 188,392 168,510 19,882 137,750 130,660 7,090 September 14,876 188,251 167,486 20,765 173,375 159,967 13,408 December 74,532 200,925 181,364 19,561 126,393 114,751 11,642 2001 March 38,976 250,465 226,086 24,379 211,489 193,728 17,761 June 10,298 204,488 175,454 29,034 194,190 172,492 21,698 September -26,705 174,613 156,575 18,038 201,318 185,136 16,182 December -19,077 174,411 148,471 25,940 193,488 180,886 12,602 2002 March 48,317 217,649 191,324 26,325 169,332 160,062 9,270 June 27,736 204,193 174,672 29,521 176,457 156,052 20,405 September -39,732 176,234 151,894 24,340 215,966 199,713 16,253 December -18,324 180,390 163,739 16,651 198,714 168,809 29,905 2003 March 33,317 206,471 189,618 16,853 173,154 164,217 8,937 June 14,875 185,435 169,643 15,792 170,560 148,070 22,490 September 44,096 197,795 178,125 19,670 153,699 148,216 5,483 December 29,451 173,878 153,368 20,510 144,427 126,029 18,398 2004 March 94,773 260,328 241,642 18,686 165,555 158,353 7,202 June 35,605 167,826 147,850 19,976 132,221 125,799 6,422 September -32,029 186,370 159,734 26,636 218,399 195,726 22,673 December 47,157 178,441 160,618 17,823 131,284 123,314 7,970 2005 March 56,083 207,075 188,637 18,438 150,992 145,895 5,097 June 7,852 164,960 148,633 16,327 157,108 151,570 5,538 September 34,514 194,284 177,060 17,224 159,770 152,598 7,172 December 2,594 177,602 148,434 29,168 175,008 167,317 7,691 2006 March 74,228 233,596 218,397 15,199 159,368 145,397 13,971 June -91,004 162,987 136,842 26,145 253,991 241,330 12,661 September -23,369 169,984 147,392 22,592 193,353 182,035 11,318 December 12,269 184,209 151,815 32,394 171,940 164,797 7,143 2007 March 261,957 406,465 389,625 16,840 144,508 131,664 12,844 June -73,534 146,124 131,345 14,779 219,658 214,543 5,115 September -13,199 165,736 140,123 25,613 178,935 172,377 6,558 December -1,141 162,545 152,693 9,852 163,686 158,176 5,510 2008 March 102,929 252,140 231,858 20,282 149,211 144,639 4,572 June -72,504 133,195 116,332 16,863 205,699 200,208 5,491 September -22,632 140,329 120,975 19,354 162,961 157,151 5,810 December -54,656 133,633 124,994 8,639 188,289 180,683 7,606 2009 March -20,577 127,075 112,256 14,819 147,652 130,744 16,908 June -2,554 153,925 140,379 13,546 156,479 151,660 4,819 September -12,829 154,485 140,419 14,066 167,314 153,846 13,468 December -180,287 126,258 117,486 8,772 306,545 301,454 5,091 2010 March 30,557 150,034 141,501 8,533 119,477 116,584 2,893 June 3,423 150,004 140,882 9,122 146,581 143,196 3,385 September -34,147 124,992 111,436 13,556 159,139 155,672 3,467 December -13,189 141,218 130,505 10,713 154,407 149,983 4,424 2011 March -15,577 114,346 104,620 9,726 129,923 126,071 3,852 June 36,590 154,078 143,131 10,947 117,488 114,314 3,174 September -18,495 137,584 125,034 12,550 156,079 151,852 4,227 December 34,454 162,952 150,840 12,112 128,498 123,757 4,741 2012 March -37,283 116,731 105,249 11,482 154,014 149,852 4,162 June -12,140 143,327 130,270 13,057 155,467 152,845 2,622 September -23,354 125,879 112,665 13,214 149,233 145,631 3,602 December 42,488 161,991 145,414 16,577 119,503 115,316 4,187 2013 March -64,108 104,393 91,807 12,586 168,501 165,655 2,846 June 53,600 173,202 160,142 13,060 119,602 114,421 5,181 September -17,191 140,336 124,894 15,442 157,527 154,505 3,022 December 39,586 168,526 152,447 16,079 128,940 125,352 3,588 2014 March -37,321 120,049 108,027 12,022 157,370 153,300 4,070 June 32,351 172,671 159,242 13,429 140,320 135,124 5,196 September -11,623 148,551 137,020 11,531 160,174 154,925 5,249 December 17,879 167,578 154,311 13,267 149,699 145,969 3,730 2015 March -9,329 148,856 134,968 13,888 158,185 154,040 4,145 June 94,748 213,556 201,119 12,437 118,808 112,657 6,151 September -7,338 156,465 145,815 10,650 163,803 160,076 3,727 December -49,598 150,271 136,406 13,865 199,869 194,832 5,037 2016 March 13,390 161,418 147,373 14,045 148,028 143,892 4,136 June 40,740 188,856 178,365 10,491 148,116 142,073 6,043 September -18,907 150,516 140,244 10,272 169,423 163,566 5,857 December -44,913 150,947 139,709 11,238 195,860 191,114 4,746 2017 March -25,257 132,705 121,177 11,528 157,962 153,771 4,191 June -23,286 146,804 136,852 9,952 170,090 161,068 9,022 September 14,816 164,030 155,085 8,945 149,214 140,090 9,124 December -93,487 143,872 134,009 9,863 237,359 231,654 5,705 2018 March -3,400 139,766 130,805 8,961 143,166 138,129 5,037 June -11,809 155,525 142,464 13,061 167,334 160,740 6,594 September 56,382 217,545 206,614 10,931 161,163 140,624 20,539 December -87,685 133,356 124,070 9,286 221,041 212,822 8,219 2019 March -21,423 143,325 131,528 11,797 164,748 156,747 8,001 June -47,642 143,440 132,904 10,536 191,082 181,646 9,436 September -11,828 151,512 144,415 7,097 163,340 153,282 10,058 December -5,820 167,186 156,171 11,015 173,006 165,613 7,393 2020 March -6,819 150,285 142,345 7,940 157,104 153,579 3,525 June -192,148 260,398 253,303 7,095 452,546 441,453 11,093 September 71,155 257,002 246,934 10,068 185,847 179,948 5,899 December -133,021 151,731 143,699 8,032 284,752 267,030 17,722 2021 March 35,297 177,604 168,782 8,822 142,307 135,206 7,101 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.