Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Furniture and Home Furnishing Stores Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 82 14,432 12,296 2,136 13,445 11,391 2,054 December 36 13,508 11,462 2,046 14,057 12,047 2,010 1993 March 212 14,826 12,656 2,170 13,170 11,212 1,958 June -8 14,716 12,617 2,099 13,559 11,452 2,107 September 208 14,815 12,691 2,124 13,652 11,736 1,916 December 84 14,291 12,256 2,035 13,932 11,981 1,951 1994 March -30 14,622 12,637 1,985 13,842 11,827 2,015 June 73 15,726 13,497 2,229 13,461 11,305 2,156 September 430 15,888 13,538 2,350 13,581 11,661 1,920 December 59 14,513 12,442 2,071 14,455 12,443 2,012 1995 March 243 15,261 13,171 2,090 14,190 12,343 1,847 June -53 15,028 13,019 2,009 14,519 12,457 2,062 September -110 14,663 12,665 1,998 14,775 12,667 2,108 December 121 14,596 12,522 2,074 14,927 12,974 1,953 1996 March -100 14,864 12,802 2,062 14,879 12,717 2,162 June -32 15,104 13,102 2,002 14,629 12,595 2,034 September 2 15,359 13,263 2,096 14,596 12,502 2,094 December 139 14,958 12,845 2,113 14,809 12,835 1,974 1997 March 313 15,975 13,752 2,223 14,168 12,258 1,910 June -101 15,211 13,256 1,955 15,020 12,964 2,056 September -82 15,512 13,436 2,076 14,765 12,607 2,158 December -225 15,089 13,094 1,995 15,162 12,942 2,220 1998 March -57 15,842 13,760 2,082 14,478 12,339 2,139 June 349 15,978 13,741 2,237 14,341 12,453 1,888 September 81 15,758 13,689 2,069 14,689 12,701 1,988 December 12 15,386 13,487 1,899 14,396 12,509 1,887 1999 March 84 16,242 14,211 2,031 14,317 12,370 1,947 June 173 16,192 14,037 2,155 14,571 12,589 1,982 September 109 15,915 13,762 2,153 14,993 12,949 2,044 December -25 15,858 13,839 2,019 15,035 12,991 2,044 2000 March 296 16,613 14,436 2,177 14,560 12,679 1,881 June 51 16,074 14,007 2,067 15,230 13,214 2,016 September -135 15,484 13,494 1,990 16,258 14,133 2,125 December -262 15,071 13,075 1,996 16,367 14,109 2,258 2001 March 32 15,371 13,232 2,139 15,594 13,487 2,107 June -270 14,523 12,621 1,902 16,367 14,195 2,172 September -612 14,712 12,709 2,003 16,253 13,638 2,615 December -233 13,759 11,833 1,926 16,380 14,221 2,159 2002 March -128 15,470 13,497 1,973 14,116 12,015 2,101 June 182 15,280 13,169 2,111 14,170 12,241 1,929 September 7 14,599 12,653 1,946 15,051 13,112 1,939 December -121 14,315 12,421 1,894 15,222 13,207 2,015 2003 March 87 14,652 12,540 2,112 14,970 12,945 2,025 June -90 14,175 12,256 1,919 15,224 13,215 2,009 September 13 14,447 12,512 1,935 14,810 12,888 1,922 December -48 14,639 12,724 1,915 14,494 12,531 1,963 2004 March 191 15,526 13,362 2,164 14,509 12,536 1,973 June 9 14,854 12,898 1,956 15,183 13,236 1,947 September -33 14,787 12,625 2,162 15,330 13,135 2,195 December -25 14,926 12,841 2,085 15,236 13,126 2,110 2005 March -66 15,366 13,268 2,098 15,320 13,156 2,164 June 29 15,115 12,945 2,170 15,540 13,399 2,141 September -76 15,260 13,063 2,197 15,638 13,365 2,273 December -152 15,062 12,984 2,078 15,797 13,567 2,230 2006 March -129 15,466 13,396 2,070 15,359 13,160 2,199 June -117 15,194 13,118 2,076 16,028 13,835 2,193 September -343 14,439 12,436 2,003 16,728 14,382 2,346 December -166 14,917 12,788 2,129 16,723 14,428 2,295 2007 March -210 14,700 12,646 2,054 16,124 13,860 2,264 June -666 13,878 12,059 1,819 17,318 14,833 2,485 September -394 14,185 12,097 2,088 16,555 14,073 2,482 December -504 14,128 12,192 1,936 16,660 14,220 2,440 2008 March -724 13,027 11,080 1,947 16,846 14,175 2,671 June -944 11,906 10,133 1,773 17,803 15,086 2,717 September -712 11,814 10,064 1,750 16,943 14,481 2,462 December -1,378 11,094 9,390 1,704 19,143 16,061 3,082 2009 March -1,466 9,327 7,754 1,573 17,568 14,529 3,039 June -930 10,542 8,801 1,741 15,541 12,870 2,671 September -995 10,990 9,438 1,552 13,947 11,400 2,547 December -658 11,628 9,899 1,729 13,062 10,675 2,387 2010 March -644 10,748 9,136 1,612 13,415 11,159 2,256 June -367 11,391 9,739 1,652 12,690 10,671 2,019 September -517 11,229 9,671 1,558 12,442 10,367 2,075 December -207 12,299 10,489 1,810 11,866 9,849 2,017 2011 March -473 10,936 9,370 1,566 12,649 10,610 2,039 June -410 11,601 9,980 1,621 12,057 10,026 2,031 September -98 11,369 9,634 1,735 12,169 10,336 1,833 December -176 11,910 10,262 1,648 11,472 9,648 1,824 2012 March -144 11,630 10,039 1,591 11,679 9,944 1,735 June -171 11,362 9,873 1,489 11,195 9,535 1,660 September -299 11,416 10,002 1,414 11,264 9,551 1,713 December -15 11,618 10,073 1,545 11,305 9,745 1,560 2013 March -269 10,962 9,556 1,406 11,721 10,046 1,675 June -169 11,515 10,119 1,396 11,174 9,609 1,565 September -72 12,032 10,640 1,392 10,710 9,246 1,464 December -43 11,453 9,985 1,468 11,405 9,894 1,511 2014 March -353 10,786 9,505 1,281 11,777 10,143 1,634 June -317 11,205 9,913 1,292 11,271 9,662 1,609 September -294 10,958 9,782 1,176 11,059 9,589 1,470 December -98 11,796 10,502 1,294 10,272 8,880 1,392 2015 March -209 10,720 9,530 1,190 11,422 10,023 1,399 June -173 11,143 9,923 1,220 11,225 9,832 1,393 September -105 11,240 10,024 1,216 10,939 9,618 1,321 December -314 11,655 10,401 1,254 10,579 9,011 1,568 2016 March -139 10,653 9,450 1,203 11,097 9,755 1,342 June -329 10,362 9,215 1,147 11,762 10,286 1,476 September -54 11,086 9,761 1,325 11,089 9,710 1,379 December -242 11,050 9,752 1,298 11,183 9,643 1,540 2017 March -90 10,926 9,569 1,357 11,362 9,915 1,447 June -100 10,744 9,477 1,267 11,327 9,960 1,367 September -255 10,316 9,034 1,282 12,026 10,489 1,537 December -151 11,667 10,333 1,334 10,562 9,077 1,485 2018 March -174 10,389 9,164 1,225 11,496 10,097 1,399 June -30 10,888 9,472 1,416 11,984 10,538 1,446 September -418 10,128 8,961 1,167 12,091 10,506 1,585 December -332 11,396 10,060 1,336 11,304 9,636 1,668 2019 March -243 10,534 9,315 1,219 11,583 10,121 1,462 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.