Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores (Percent) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 0.7 9.7 7.5 2.2 9.0 7.3 1.7 December 13.9 19.4 16.9 2.5 5.5 4.2 1.3 1993 March -16.1 6.0 3.5 2.5 22.1 18.9 3.2 June 2.1 10.2 8.0 2.2 8.1 6.2 1.9 September 0.1 9.3 7.2 2.1 9.2 7.1 2.1 December 15.5 20.9 18.0 2.9 5.4 4.1 1.3 1994 March -18.0 5.2 3.2 2.0 23.2 20.1 3.1 June 2.1 10.7 8.4 2.3 8.6 6.4 2.2 September 0.6 9.8 7.6 2.2 9.2 7.3 1.9 December 15.0 20.9 18.2 2.7 5.9 4.2 1.7 1995 March -18.2 5.4 3.3 2.1 23.6 20.7 2.9 June 1.6 10.1 8.0 2.1 8.5 6.7 1.8 September -0.2 9.0 7.1 1.9 9.2 7.3 1.9 December 13.4 19.7 17.2 2.5 6.3 4.5 1.8 1996 March -18.1 5.6 3.6 2.0 23.7 20.0 3.7 June 2.6 10.8 8.8 2.0 8.2 6.2 2.0 September 0.3 9.3 7.6 1.7 9.0 7.1 1.9 December 14.6 20.7 18.4 2.3 6.1 4.2 1.9 1997 March -17.5 5.3 3.4 1.9 22.8 19.9 2.9 June 2.2 10.0 8.1 1.9 7.8 6.2 1.6 September 1.8 10.3 8.5 1.8 8.5 6.8 1.7 December 15.6 21.0 18.4 2.6 5.4 3.8 1.6 1998 March -16.9 5.3 3.3 2.0 22.2 19.3 2.9 June 3.4 11.3 8.5 2.8 7.9 6.2 1.7 September 1.1 9.9 7.7 2.2 8.8 6.8 2.0 December 15.2 20.2 18.0 2.2 5.0 3.8 1.2 1999 March -16.9 5.0 3.2 1.8 21.9 19.2 2.7 June 2.7 10.4 8.5 1.9 7.7 5.9 1.8 September 0.3 9.3 7.3 2.0 9.0 6.8 2.2 December 16.4 21.5 18.8 2.7 5.1 3.6 1.5 2000 March -16.6 5.2 3.4 1.8 21.8 19.3 2.5 June 2.8 10.2 8.1 2.1 7.4 5.7 1.7 September 0.4 9.0 7.0 2.0 8.6 6.8 1.8 December 15.3 20.0 17.9 2.1 4.7 3.4 1.3 2001 March -17.1 5.2 3.2 2.0 22.3 19.5 2.8 June 1.5 9.1 7.4 1.7 7.6 5.9 1.7 September -1.8 7.2 5.6 1.6 9.0 7.5 1.5 December 13.6 18.5 16.6 1.9 4.9 3.8 1.1 2002 March -15.0 4.9 3.2 1.7 19.9 17.8 2.1 June 2.2 9.1 7.2 1.9 6.9 5.5 1.4 September 0.5 8.1 6.1 2.0 7.6 6.3 1.3 December 13.8 18.3 16.6 1.7 4.5 3.4 1.1 2003 March -16.1 4.1 2.8 1.3 20.2 18.3 1.9 June 2.1 8.5 7.1 1.4 6.4 5.1 1.3 September 0.3 7.7 6.2 1.5 7.4 6.3 1.1 December 14.6 18.8 16.9 1.9 4.2 3.3 0.9 2004 March -14.1 4.1 2.9 1.2 18.2 16.4 1.8 June 3.1 9.2 7.8 1.4 6.1 4.7 1.4 September -0.3 7.8 6.2 1.6 8.1 6.8 1.3 December 15.4 19.4 17.7 1.7 4.0 3.0 1.0 2005 March -15.1 4.3 2.9 1.4 19.4 17.7 1.7 June 2.7 9.1 7.5 1.6 6.4 5.2 1.2 September 1.3 8.7 7.0 1.7 7.4 6.1 1.3 December 14.8 19.0 17.0 2.0 4.2 3.2 1.0 2006 March -15.0 4.7 3.1 1.6 19.7 17.7 2.0 June 2.0 9.5 7.8 1.7 7.5 6.1 1.4 September 1.0 8.8 7.0 1.8 7.8 6.7 1.1 December 17.0 20.8 18.5 2.3 3.8 2.9 0.9 2007 March -15.4 4.3 3.0 1.3 19.7 18.1 1.6 June 2.1 9.2 7.6 1.6 7.1 6.0 1.1 September 0.2 8.2 6.6 1.6 8.0 7.1 0.9 December 14.4 18.4 16.6 1.8 4.0 3.2 0.8 2008 March -14.9 4.0 2.6 1.4 18.9 17.4 1.5 June 0.6 8.1 6.6 1.5 7.5 6.4 1.1 September -1.3 7.5 6.0 1.5 8.8 7.5 1.3 December 10.6 15.7 14.2 1.5 5.1 4.0 1.1 2009 March -17.9 3.6 2.4 1.2 21.5 18.9 2.6 June 1.8 8.5 7.2 1.3 6.7 5.6 1.1 September -0.4 7.6 6.2 1.4 8.0 6.8 1.2 December 13.6 17.6 16.4 1.2 4.0 3.1 0.9 2010 March -14.5 3.5 2.6 0.9 18.0 16.4 1.6 June 2.7 8.6 7.4 1.2 5.9 5.0 0.9 September -0.9 7.0 5.7 1.3 7.9 7.0 0.9 December 16.4 20.0 18.5 1.5 3.6 2.8 0.8 2011 March -15.3 3.8 2.8 1.0 19.1 17.5 1.6 June 2.7 9.1 7.7 1.4 6.4 5.3 1.1 September -0.5 7.8 6.2 1.6 8.3 7.4 0.9 December 15.7 19.4 18.1 1.3 3.7 2.9 0.8 2012 March -15.0 3.9 2.8 1.1 18.9 17.2 1.7 June 2.8 9.0 7.6 1.4 6.2 5.2 1.0 September -1.2 7.0 5.5 1.5 8.2 7.2 1.0 December 15.6 19.4 17.9 1.5 3.8 2.9 0.9 2013 March -15.6 3.5 2.5 1.0 19.1 17.3 1.8 June 2.1 8.3 7.0 1.3 6.2 5.3 0.9 September -1.7 6.9 5.6 1.3 8.6 7.7 0.9 December 15.9 19.6 18.3 1.3 3.7 2.9 0.8 2014 March -17.0 3.4 2.4 1.0 20.4 18.9 1.5 June 2.3 8.9 7.4 1.5 6.6 5.4 1.2 September -2.0 7.1 5.7 1.4 9.1 7.7 1.4 December 14.9 18.8 17.5 1.3 3.9 3.1 0.8 2015 March -16.3 3.5 2.6 0.9 19.8 17.7 2.1 June 2.3 8.8 7.5 1.3 6.5 5.4 1.1 September -1.5 6.7 5.6 1.1 8.2 7.2 1.0 December 14.0 18.2 16.8 1.4 4.2 3.3 0.9 2016 March -14.7 3.9 2.9 1.0 18.6 16.9 1.7 June 0.6 7.5 6.3 1.2 6.9 6.0 0.9 September -0.1 7.6 6.4 1.2 7.7 6.8 0.9 December 13.6 17.8 16.7 1.1 4.2 3.3 0.9 2017 March -15.0 3.6 2.7 0.9 18.6 16.8 1.8 June 1.7 8.5 7.3 1.2 6.8 5.4 1.4 September -2.1 6.6 5.4 1.2 8.7 7.4 1.3 December 13.4 17.5 16.5 1.0 4.1 3.2 0.9 2018 March -14.5 3.4 2.6 0.8 17.9 16.3 1.6 June 1.8 8.2 7.0 1.2 6.4 5.4 1.0 September -2.8 6.3 5.2 1.1 9.1 7.9 1.2 December 12.7 16.9 15.9 1.0 4.2 3.4 0.8 2019 March -15.1 3.2 2.4 0.8 18.3 16.7 1.6 (1) The rates measure gross job gains and job losses as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter employment levels. (2) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.