Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument 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 2.0 10.9 8.5 2.4 8.9 7.1 1.8 December 16.2 23.7 20.9 2.8 7.5 5.6 1.9 1993 March -16.7 6.8 3.9 2.9 23.5 19.8 3.7 June 1.0 10.8 8.0 2.8 9.8 7.8 2.0 September 3.2 11.3 9.2 2.1 8.1 6.4 1.7 December 16.5 23.6 21.0 2.6 7.1 5.5 1.6 1994 March -17.0 6.6 3.9 2.7 23.6 19.6 4.0 June 2.3 11.7 8.6 3.1 9.4 7.5 1.9 September 3.9 11.8 9.5 2.3 7.9 6.6 1.3 December 17.1 24.2 21.4 2.8 7.1 5.2 1.9 1995 March -16.9 6.0 4.1 1.9 22.9 20.4 2.5 June 1.7 11.4 8.4 3.0 9.7 7.8 1.9 September 2.6 10.7 8.7 2.0 8.1 6.5 1.6 December 17.0 24.2 21.3 2.9 7.2 5.3 1.9 1996 March -17.8 6.0 3.9 2.1 23.8 21.2 2.6 June 0.3 10.6 7.8 2.8 10.3 8.3 2.0 September 1.6 10.1 8.3 1.8 8.5 6.4 2.1 December 17.3 23.9 21.4 2.5 6.6 4.9 1.7 1997 March -18.5 5.6 3.8 1.8 24.1 20.9 3.2 June 0.8 10.0 7.7 2.3 9.2 7.7 1.5 September 1.9 9.9 8.2 1.7 8.0 6.4 1.6 December 17.9 24.6 21.9 2.7 6.7 4.9 1.8 1998 March -17.7 6.2 3.8 2.4 23.9 20.8 3.1 June 0.9 10.7 7.4 3.3 9.8 7.6 2.2 September 1.8 10.8 8.2 2.6 9.0 7.2 1.8 December 16.7 23.3 21.1 2.2 6.6 4.9 1.7 1999 March -16.8 5.9 3.9 2.0 22.7 20.0 2.7 June 1.4 10.4 8.1 2.3 9.0 7.0 2.0 September 1.6 9.9 8.0 1.9 8.3 6.4 1.9 December 16.5 23.0 20.6 2.4 6.5 4.6 1.9 2000 March -16.7 6.1 4.2 1.9 22.8 19.8 3.0 June 0.9 9.9 7.7 2.2 9.0 7.2 1.8 September 2.0 9.7 8.1 1.6 7.7 6.1 1.6 December 15.5 21.5 19.9 1.6 6.0 4.5 1.5 2001 March -17.7 4.5 3.3 1.2 22.2 20.2 2.0 June -0.7 8.9 6.9 2.0 9.6 8.0 1.6 September 1.6 9.4 8.0 1.4 7.8 6.3 1.5 December 11.9 18.5 16.8 1.7 6.6 5.2 1.4 2002 March -15.7 5.2 3.3 1.9 20.9 18.6 2.3 June -0.2 8.4 6.4 2.0 8.6 7.3 1.3 September 2.1 8.9 7.6 1.3 6.8 5.8 1.0 December 13.8 19.9 18.3 1.6 6.1 4.7 1.4 2003 March -18.1 4.3 2.9 1.4 22.4 19.8 2.6 June 0.2 8.9 6.7 2.2 8.7 7.3 1.4 September 2.2 9.1 7.7 1.4 6.9 5.7 1.2 December 14.6 20.5 18.6 1.9 5.9 4.5 1.4 2004 March -17.0 4.9 3.4 1.5 21.9 19.2 2.7 June 0.1 8.6 6.6 2.0 8.5 6.8 1.7 September 2.3 9.4 7.7 1.7 7.1 5.8 1.3 December 12.8 18.8 16.8 2.0 6.0 4.7 1.3 2005 March -14.1 4.6 3.1 1.5 18.7 16.6 2.1 June 0.0 8.7 6.6 2.1 8.7 7.2 1.5 September 3.3 10.0 8.2 1.8 6.7 5.5 1.2 December 12.8 18.5 17.0 1.5 5.7 4.5 1.2 2006 March -14.8 4.4 3.2 1.2 19.2 17.3 1.9 June 0.5 9.1 7.0 2.1 8.6 7.1 1.5 September 1.4 9.1 7.7 1.4 7.7 6.2 1.5 December 12.6 18.2 16.5 1.7 5.6 4.4 1.2 2007 March -14.4 4.3 3.0 1.3 18.7 16.7 2.0 June 0.8 8.6 6.8 1.8 7.8 6.5 1.3 September 2.3 9.4 8.0 1.4 7.1 5.8 1.3 December 12.8 18.1 16.4 1.7 5.3 4.3 1.0 2008 March -15.2 3.8 2.7 1.1 19.0 17.4 1.6 June -1.4 7.4 5.9 1.5 8.8 7.5 1.3 September 1.8 8.9 7.4 1.5 7.1 6.0 1.1 December 9.2 15.7 14.3 1.4 6.5 5.3 1.2 2009 March -17.0 3.6 2.6 1.0 20.6 17.8 2.8 June -1.3 7.1 5.7 1.4 8.4 7.0 1.4 September 1.1 8.1 7.0 1.1 7.0 5.9 1.1 December 11.1 17.0 15.8 1.2 5.9 4.8 1.1 2010 March -14.5 3.3 2.5 0.8 17.8 15.9 1.9 June 0.7 7.8 6.3 1.5 7.1 6.1 1.0 September 1.2 8.1 6.8 1.3 6.9 5.8 1.1 December 12.8 17.9 16.3 1.6 5.1 4.1 1.0 2011 March -14.9 3.6 2.6 1.0 18.5 16.7 1.8 June 0.1 8.0 6.5 1.5 7.9 5.7 2.2 September 3.0 9.2 8.0 1.2 6.2 5.3 0.9 December 10.3 16.6 15.3 1.3 6.3 4.3 2.0 2012 March -13.6 4.0 3.0 1.0 17.6 16.4 1.2 June 1.1 7.9 6.4 1.5 6.8 5.8 1.0 September 3.1 9.2 7.9 1.3 6.1 5.3 0.8 December 11.2 16.4 15.2 1.2 5.2 4.3 0.9 2013 March -13.2 4.0 3.0 1.0 17.2 16.0 1.2 June 0.9 7.6 6.3 1.3 6.7 5.7 1.0 September 3.9 9.5 8.2 1.3 5.6 4.8 0.8 December 13.0 18.1 16.7 1.4 5.1 4.2 0.9 2014 March -14.3 3.6 2.5 1.1 17.9 16.8 1.1 June 0.2 7.5 6.0 1.5 7.3 6.3 1.0 September 2.3 8.3 7.0 1.3 6.0 5.2 0.8 December 13.6 18.3 17.0 1.3 4.7 3.8 0.9 2015 March -15.1 3.5 2.5 1.0 18.6 17.5 1.1 June 0.4 7.4 5.9 1.5 7.0 6.1 0.9 September 1.4 7.8 6.3 1.5 6.4 5.6 0.8 December 13.3 18.0 16.9 1.1 4.7 3.9 0.8 2016 March -14.7 3.3 2.4 0.9 18.0 17.0 1.0 June -2.0 6.1 5.0 1.1 8.1 7.1 1.0 September 0.5 8.3 7.0 1.3 7.8 5.2 2.6 December 11.6 16.7 15.7 1.0 5.1 4.0 1.1 2017 March -15.3 3.7 2.7 1.0 19.0 17.5 1.5 June -0.4 7.1 5.8 1.3 7.5 6.2 1.3 September 0.4 7.6 6.4 1.2 7.2 6.2 1.0 December 13.5 18.5 17.5 1.0 5.0 3.9 1.1 2018 March -15.0 3.3 2.3 1.0 18.3 17.2 1.1 June -1.3 6.9 5.7 1.2 8.2 7.2 1.0 September -2.0 7.6 6.7 0.9 9.6 5.6 4.0 December 9.7 14.8 13.7 1.1 5.1 4.1 1.0 2019 March -11.8 3.4 2.5 0.9 15.2 13.8 1.4 (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.