Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Clothing and Clothing Accessories 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 8,945 121,588 94,111 27,477 112,643 91,020 21,623 December 185,765 260,752 226,579 34,173 74,987 57,100 17,887 1993 March -214,433 79,890 46,454 33,436 294,323 251,324 42,999 June 27,041 126,869 99,312 27,557 99,828 76,429 23,399 September 1,980 116,705 89,908 26,797 114,725 88,813 25,912 December 210,637 283,880 245,022 38,858 73,243 55,676 17,567 1994 March -239,853 70,817 43,596 27,221 310,670 269,613 41,057 June 27,020 132,228 103,369 28,859 105,208 78,582 26,626 September 7,946 123,169 95,004 28,165 115,223 91,515 23,708 December 204,600 284,073 247,873 36,200 79,473 56,617 22,856 1995 March -243,980 72,643 44,781 27,862 316,623 277,513 39,110 June 20,625 124,342 98,569 25,773 103,717 81,864 21,853 September -2,297 110,822 87,496 23,326 113,119 89,975 23,144 December 177,733 261,736 228,791 32,945 84,003 59,758 24,245 1996 March -233,949 73,584 47,099 26,485 307,533 259,935 47,598 June 30,143 128,589 105,086 23,503 98,446 73,963 24,483 September 3,758 112,790 92,565 20,225 109,032 86,130 22,902 December 191,214 271,237 240,875 30,362 80,023 55,525 24,498 1997 March -227,620 67,607 43,638 23,969 295,227 258,061 37,166 June 25,857 119,192 96,242 22,950 93,335 73,825 19,510 September 20,498 124,747 103,084 21,663 104,249 83,071 21,178 December 207,335 278,948 244,302 34,646 71,613 50,156 21,457 1998 March -222,320 70,364 43,314 27,050 292,684 254,620 38,064 June 42,374 138,779 104,921 33,858 96,405 75,836 20,569 September 12,863 124,554 96,740 27,814 111,691 86,082 25,609 December 207,883 277,336 246,978 30,358 69,453 52,658 16,795 1999 March -229,883 67,754 43,758 23,996 297,637 260,721 36,916 June 33,803 130,884 107,261 23,623 97,081 74,662 22,419 September 2,748 118,293 93,048 25,245 115,545 87,332 28,213 December 227,982 299,413 261,925 37,488 71,431 50,529 20,902 2000 March -231,002 72,391 47,374 25,017 303,393 268,438 34,955 June 35,319 131,568 104,946 26,622 96,249 73,759 22,490 September 6,276 119,218 92,605 26,613 112,942 89,556 23,386 December 218,012 284,965 255,085 29,880 66,953 48,854 18,099 2001 March -241,029 74,648 45,846 28,802 315,677 275,586 40,091 June 19,247 119,032 96,923 22,109 99,785 77,304 22,481 September -22,907 94,332 73,443 20,889 117,239 97,246 19,993 December 187,446 256,189 229,536 26,653 68,743 53,100 15,643 2002 March -205,712 67,522 44,507 23,015 273,234 243,878 29,356 June 28,667 116,976 92,020 24,956 88,309 70,501 17,808 September 6,266 105,263 79,738 25,525 98,997 82,280 16,717 December 194,026 256,208 232,221 23,987 62,182 47,112 15,070 2003 March -222,617 55,389 37,813 17,576 278,006 251,295 26,711 June 27,972 108,766 90,827 17,939 80,794 64,804 15,990 September 4,522 99,173 79,816 19,357 94,651 80,631 14,020 December 203,158 261,700 235,533 26,167 58,542 45,772 12,770 2004 March -199,653 57,051 40,749 16,302 256,704 231,655 25,049 June 41,476 122,646 103,545 19,101 81,170 63,114 18,056 September -4,333 104,611 83,188 21,423 108,944 91,513 17,431 December 224,882 283,205 257,793 25,412 58,323 44,284 14,039 2005 March -219,640 63,435 42,348 21,087 283,075 258,043 25,032 June 35,961 124,475 102,119 22,356 88,514 71,815 16,699 September 16,956 121,135 97,898 23,237 104,179 85,650 18,529 December 224,237 287,631 256,921 30,710 63,394 48,531 14,863 2006 March -225,741 69,267 45,918 23,349 295,008 264,549 30,459 June 27,647 132,316 108,282 24,034 104,669 84,590 20,079 September 13,479 124,192 98,425 25,767 110,713 95,219 15,494 December 263,601 322,364 287,161 35,203 58,763 45,154 13,609 2007 March -240,151 67,997 47,079 20,918 308,148 282,617 25,531 June 30,036 132,636 110,069 22,567 102,600 87,106 15,494 September 3,163 120,278 96,330 23,948 117,115 104,191 12,924 December 228,630 292,380 263,671 28,709 63,750 50,868 12,882 2008 March -231,897 62,605 41,083 21,522 294,502 270,868 23,634 June 8,726 117,934 96,007 21,927 109,208 93,214 15,994 September -18,473 108,203 86,069 22,134 126,676 108,237 18,439 December 159,816 237,798 215,490 22,308 77,982 61,132 16,850 2009 March -257,398 51,356 34,073 17,283 308,754 271,917 36,837 June 23,704 112,411 94,646 17,765 88,707 73,610 15,097 September -5,754 101,134 82,534 18,600 106,888 91,048 15,840 December 193,716 251,142 234,463 16,679 57,426 44,614 12,812 2010 March -203,837 50,700 37,523 13,177 254,537 232,231 22,306 June 36,420 115,406 98,786 16,620 78,986 66,363 12,623 September -11,740 93,929 76,881 17,048 105,669 93,751 11,918 December 239,110 292,243 269,988 22,255 53,133 41,567 11,566 2011 March -214,439 52,712 38,940 13,772 267,151 244,605 22,546 June 34,344 118,549 100,614 17,935 84,205 69,419 14,786 September -7,123 102,576 81,837 20,739 109,699 97,681 12,018 December 224,774 278,329 259,743 18,586 53,555 41,638 11,917 2012 March -216,270 55,419 39,539 15,880 271,689 247,379 24,310 June 38,389 121,953 102,622 19,331 83,564 70,700 12,864 September -16,800 95,099 75,066 20,033 111,899 98,349 13,550 December 228,704 284,661 263,047 21,614 55,957 42,951 13,006 2013 March -226,111 51,529 36,761 14,768 277,640 251,453 26,187 June 27,667 111,452 93,963 17,489 83,785 71,277 12,508 September -21,668 93,787 75,990 17,797 115,455 103,922 11,533 December 231,832 285,713 266,459 19,254 53,881 41,575 12,306 2014 March -244,631 49,322 34,772 14,550 293,953 271,937 22,016 June 29,707 117,655 98,169 19,486 87,948 71,622 16,326 September -26,159 94,819 76,655 18,164 120,978 102,954 18,024 December 212,586 268,700 249,490 19,210 56,114 43,995 12,119 2015 March -228,222 50,237 37,165 13,072 278,459 249,336 29,123 June 31,407 116,425 98,866 17,559 85,018 70,333 14,685 September -18,615 88,343 73,376 14,967 106,958 94,359 12,599 December 197,583 256,483 236,685 19,798 58,900 46,565 12,335 2016 March -205,197 55,022 40,490 14,532 260,219 236,384 23,835 June 6,903 97,697 82,560 15,137 90,794 78,444 12,350 September -850 99,440 83,344 16,096 100,290 88,412 11,878 December 190,177 249,318 234,055 15,263 59,141 46,972 12,169 2017 March -216,499 52,053 38,521 13,532 268,552 241,961 26,591 June 22,866 114,662 97,993 16,669 91,796 73,149 18,647 September -27,654 89,357 73,026 16,331 117,011 99,283 17,728 December 190,556 249,805 235,201 14,604 59,249 45,816 13,433 2018 March -205,754 49,304 37,616 11,688 255,058 231,742 23,316 June 23,587 109,184 93,106 16,078 85,597 72,164 13,433 September -37,064 83,291 69,133 14,158 120,355 104,208 16,147 December 177,943 236,484 222,610 13,874 58,541 46,942 11,599 2019 March -208,135 45,315 33,646 11,669 253,450 230,742 22,708 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.