Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not 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 2,873 34,458 26,758 7,700 31,585 23,630 7,955 December 18,942 45,852 37,659 8,193 26,910 21,323 5,587 1993 March -14,901 29,110 21,777 7,333 44,011 35,642 8,369 June 6,382 35,698 27,984 7,714 29,316 22,959 6,357 September 5,179 34,553 27,995 6,558 29,374 23,701 5,673 December 23,354 49,091 40,951 8,140 25,737 20,294 5,443 1994 March -16,551 29,094 22,270 6,824 45,645 37,780 7,865 June 7,487 37,796 29,859 7,937 30,309 22,328 7,981 September 9,763 40,218 31,050 9,168 30,455 24,179 6,276 December 25,663 53,420 43,437 9,983 27,757 21,704 6,053 1995 March -16,463 33,316 24,102 9,214 49,779 42,141 7,638 June 4,188 37,143 29,538 7,605 32,955 25,908 7,047 September 2,241 36,317 28,498 7,819 34,076 26,959 7,117 December 25,230 53,773 43,609 10,164 28,543 22,985 5,558 1996 March -26,947 30,401 22,584 7,817 57,348 47,593 9,755 June 4,698 37,917 29,450 8,467 33,219 26,042 7,177 September 3,777 37,120 28,989 8,131 33,343 26,473 6,870 December 29,545 57,422 47,247 10,175 27,877 21,831 6,046 1997 March -18,658 35,568 26,174 9,394 54,226 45,024 9,202 June 2,716 37,768 29,999 7,769 35,052 28,304 6,748 September 2,251 39,191 31,190 8,001 36,940 29,185 7,755 December 30,135 60,557 49,872 10,685 30,422 22,702 7,720 1998 March -24,134 35,690 26,241 9,449 59,824 48,999 10,825 June 7,622 41,188 31,463 9,725 33,566 26,459 7,107 September 4,076 39,462 31,438 8,024 35,386 28,200 7,186 December 32,756 60,886 51,002 9,884 28,130 22,261 5,869 1999 March -23,225 34,744 26,718 8,026 57,969 47,472 10,497 June 7,609 42,816 33,540 9,276 35,207 28,049 7,158 September 5,684 43,195 33,291 9,904 37,511 28,947 8,564 December 35,154 64,347 54,303 10,044 29,193 22,245 6,948 2000 March -18,797 40,761 29,255 11,506 59,558 49,222 10,336 June 6,509 43,376 34,510 8,866 36,867 28,941 7,926 September -3,528 41,397 33,511 7,886 44,925 37,384 7,541 December 31,805 67,610 56,034 11,576 35,805 27,059 8,746 2001 March -32,480 37,310 26,904 10,406 69,790 57,314 12,476 June -4,944 38,477 29,413 9,064 43,421 33,607 9,814 September -8,571 38,554 30,274 8,280 47,125 33,267 13,858 December 24,954 60,366 50,093 10,273 35,412 27,247 8,165 2002 March -26,122 35,078 24,217 10,861 61,200 49,896 11,304 June 8,932 41,946 31,669 10,277 33,014 25,942 7,072 September 1,303 37,394 29,000 8,394 36,091 29,146 6,945 December 37,807 67,133 58,518 8,615 29,326 23,378 5,948 2003 March -34,903 32,748 23,180 9,568 67,651 57,724 9,927 June 2,474 37,494 29,175 8,319 35,020 28,951 6,069 September 3,100 37,622 30,263 7,359 34,522 28,030 6,492 December 42,089 70,375 61,740 8,635 28,286 22,282 6,004 2004 March -31,914 35,137 25,057 10,080 67,051 57,779 9,272 June 3,843 38,216 30,165 8,051 34,373 28,154 6,219 September 2,263 38,127 29,358 8,769 35,864 28,493 7,371 December 43,501 72,813 62,480 10,333 29,312 22,973 6,339 2005 March -36,069 34,511 25,392 9,119 70,580 61,104 9,476 June 3,849 39,984 31,279 8,705 36,135 28,687 7,448 September 982 41,273 31,420 9,853 40,291 31,139 9,152 December 37,024 69,257 60,078 9,179 32,233 24,581 7,652 2006 March -34,527 34,895 25,996 8,899 69,422 58,668 10,754 June 2,036 40,554 30,567 9,987 38,518 31,109 7,409 September -3,990 35,967 28,435 7,532 39,957 32,207 7,750 December 34,792 67,732 58,856 8,876 32,940 26,260 6,680 2007 March -46,035 30,635 23,078 7,557 76,670 65,388 11,282 June -7,653 32,964 26,120 6,844 40,617 32,412 8,205 September -5,364 33,233 25,891 7,342 38,597 30,429 8,168 December 30,595 63,500 56,664 6,836 32,905 25,797 7,108 2008 March -51,052 28,069 20,302 7,767 79,121 64,240 14,881 June -16,527 28,173 21,863 6,310 44,700 36,133 8,567 September -14,266 27,024 20,398 6,626 41,290 34,068 7,222 December 3,043 43,186 37,488 5,698 40,143 31,429 8,714 2009 March -62,045 18,978 13,072 5,906 81,023 60,878 20,145 June -13,070 24,386 18,743 5,643 37,456 28,807 8,649 September -6,171 23,368 19,120 4,248 29,539 22,475 7,064 December 23,734 46,263 41,147 5,116 22,529 16,814 5,715 2010 March -29,279 20,536 15,237 5,299 49,815 41,501 8,314 June 440 25,682 20,758 4,924 25,242 19,960 5,282 September -2,636 22,928 18,406 4,522 25,564 20,198 5,366 December 26,632 47,497 41,605 5,892 20,865 16,019 4,846 2011 March -27,431 20,665 15,448 5,217 48,096 40,112 7,984 June 1,248 26,995 21,576 5,419 25,747 20,002 5,745 September -1,719 25,134 19,184 5,950 26,853 21,437 5,416 December 27,144 47,025 41,658 5,367 19,881 15,100 4,781 2012 March -24,562 20,890 15,932 4,958 45,452 39,179 6,273 June 3,807 25,753 20,888 4,865 21,946 17,555 4,391 September 629 24,108 19,717 4,391 23,479 18,737 4,742 December 26,325 45,680 39,896 5,784 19,355 15,374 3,981 2013 March -24,754 20,376 15,445 4,931 45,130 38,929 6,201 June 3,576 25,816 21,125 4,691 22,240 18,177 4,063 September 2,788 25,047 20,913 4,134 22,259 18,349 3,910 December 29,455 47,783 42,600 5,183 18,328 14,835 3,493 2014 March -27,331 19,816 15,426 4,390 47,147 40,548 6,599 June 3,037 26,018 21,327 4,691 22,981 18,624 4,357 September 1,979 25,119 21,063 4,056 23,140 18,759 4,381 December 31,659 49,138 44,712 4,426 17,479 13,884 3,595 2015 March -21,378 21,969 17,599 4,370 43,347 38,584 4,763 June 2,936 25,768 21,670 4,098 22,832 19,259 3,573 September 746 25,254 20,849 4,405 24,508 20,717 3,791 December 27,488 46,900 42,415 4,485 19,412 15,212 4,200 2016 March -23,514 19,624 15,493 4,131 43,138 38,134 5,004 June 129 25,059 20,634 4,425 24,930 20,797 4,133 September -285 24,401 19,563 4,838 24,686 20,639 4,047 December 24,958 44,410 38,882 5,528 19,452 15,395 4,057 2017 March -21,885 22,035 17,162 4,873 43,920 38,541 5,379 June 1,115 24,867 20,539 4,328 23,752 20,031 3,721 September -3,659 23,356 18,328 5,028 27,015 22,370 4,645 December 27,978 46,000 41,429 4,571 18,022 14,210 3,812 2018 March -22,349 20,734 16,121 4,613 43,083 38,040 5,043 June 947 26,745 20,972 5,773 25,798 21,417 4,381 September -4,330 23,923 18,918 5,005 28,253 23,348 4,905 December 23,221 43,857 39,210 4,647 20,636 16,673 3,963 2019 March -20,564 21,525 16,329 5,196 42,089 36,645 5,444 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.