Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, 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 84 1,070 855 215 986 796 190 December -9 1,020 800 220 1,029 859 170 1993 March 49 1,095 820 275 1,046 817 229 June 69 1,064 858 206 995 819 176 September 165 1,116 909 207 951 783 168 December 66 1,074 850 224 1,008 843 165 1994 March 106 1,127 918 209 1,021 829 192 June 110 1,133 915 218 1,023 833 190 September 256 1,202 982 220 946 788 158 December 72 1,111 888 223 1,039 864 175 1995 March 93 1,163 933 230 1,070 895 175 June 13 1,107 890 217 1,094 907 187 September 188 1,182 983 199 994 820 174 December 4 1,110 884 226 1,106 924 182 1996 March 84 1,184 936 248 1,100 895 205 June 43 1,143 928 215 1,100 919 181 September 108 1,164 962 202 1,056 864 192 December 87 1,175 934 241 1,088 912 176 1997 March 72 1,191 924 267 1,119 909 210 June -15 1,092 880 212 1,107 941 166 September 136 1,198 1,000 198 1,062 859 203 December 56 1,209 959 250 1,153 938 215 1998 March 26 1,181 928 253 1,155 939 216 June 46 1,192 935 257 1,146 949 197 September 146 1,228 999 229 1,082 885 197 December 92 1,192 965 227 1,100 907 193 1999 March 93 1,236 992 244 1,143 924 219 June 42 1,210 965 245 1,168 948 220 September 132 1,238 1,000 238 1,106 894 212 December 115 1,229 983 246 1,114 914 200 2000 March 116 1,268 1,020 248 1,152 947 205 June 29 1,168 955 213 1,139 950 189 September 31 1,184 968 216 1,153 953 200 December 57 1,195 983 212 1,138 951 187 2001 March -17 1,187 979 208 1,204 1,001 203 June -130 1,102 893 209 1,232 1,022 210 September -108 1,083 882 201 1,191 981 210 December -90 1,061 852 209 1,151 966 185 2002 March 74 1,142 920 222 1,068 894 174 June 7 1,093 883 210 1,086 910 176 September -1 1,065 857 208 1,066 903 163 December -50 1,047 868 179 1,097 919 178 2003 March -86 987 809 178 1,073 911 162 June 31 1,032 861 171 1,001 838 163 September 98 1,045 872 173 947 805 142 December 39 1,065 878 187 1,026 869 157 2004 March 77 1,097 908 189 1,020 861 159 June 85 1,055 871 184 970 817 153 September -28 1,059 855 204 1,087 899 188 December 99 1,080 891 189 981 827 154 2005 March 60 1,052 875 177 992 847 145 June 43 1,046 868 178 1,003 856 147 September 79 1,107 918 189 1,028 860 168 December 36 1,071 879 192 1,035 887 148 2006 March 98 1,090 922 168 992 843 149 June -61 1,059 866 193 1,120 961 159 September -14 1,052 867 185 1,066 902 164 December 76 1,087 892 195 1,011 866 145 2007 March 151 1,132 965 167 981 834 147 June -41 1,024 862 162 1,065 927 138 September -24 1,024 835 189 1,048 909 139 December 7 1,031 865 166 1,024 885 139 2008 March -1 989 826 163 990 855 135 June -181 938 775 163 1,119 971 148 September -147 913 749 164 1,060 916 144 December -359 840 699 141 1,199 1,043 156 2009 March -254 774 636 138 1,028 841 187 June -83 868 726 142 951 809 142 September -81 848 712 136 929 787 142 December -126 818 698 120 944 817 127 2010 March 6 814 694 120 808 691 117 June 107 896 761 135 789 684 105 September -70 811 679 132 881 767 114 December 77 898 761 137 821 702 119 2011 March 8 826 707 119 818 705 113 June 115 904 769 135 789 668 121 September 34 893 750 143 859 749 110 December 78 903 775 128 825 701 124 2012 March 58 905 775 130 847 741 106 June 71 897 756 141 826 723 103 September -12 855 711 144 867 755 112 December 97 927 789 138 830 712 118 2013 March 25 907 781 126 882 774 108 June 169 947 812 135 778 670 108 September 60 904 767 137 844 744 100 December 117 952 821 131 835 720 115 2014 March -20 874 752 122 894 788 106 June 139 972 837 135 833 719 114 September 5 903 773 130 898 788 110 December 117 958 833 125 841 727 114 2015 March 24 911 784 127 887 773 114 June 168 999 869 130 831 718 113 September 4 929 797 132 925 813 112 December 5 928 800 128 923 791 132 2016 March 93 964 839 125 871 761 110 June 29 933 804 129 904 794 110 September 6 959 820 139 953 830 123 December -27 897 778 119 924 804 120 2017 March 39 937 808 129 898 789 109 June 8 931 804 127 923 794 129 September -91 891 764 127 982 857 125 December 11 909 795 114 898 783 115 2018 March 65 936 819 117 871 764 107 June -36 911 776 135 947 827 120 September -74 916 792 124 990 841 149 December -71 850 741 109 921 791 130 2019 March 18 904 782 122 886 771 115 June -84 875 752 123 959 817 142 September -79 853 734 119 932 811 121 December 13 897 782 115 884 766 118 2020 March 5 903 800 103 898 771 127 June -1,582 916 813 103 2,498 2,224 274 September 704 1,527 1,342 185 823 713 110 December 104 943 821 122 839 709 130 2021 March 234 997 868 129 763 662 101 June -6 935 806 129 941 836 105 September -22 965 836 129 987 868 119 December 115 937 807 130 822 713 109 2022 March 278 1,018 901 117 740 637 103 June -162 851 723 128 1,013 899 114 September 37 955 828 127 918 807 111 December -92 806 689 117 898 784 114 2023 March 159 898 779 119 739 636 103 June -31 867 742 125 898 783 115 September -65 841 721 120 906 777 129 December -111 762 642 120 873 753 120 2024 March 101 826 716 110 725 615 110 June -71 803 689 114 874 746 128 September -44 814 701 113 858 743 115 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.