Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Food and Beverage 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 45 37,260 31,903 5,357 40,416 35,104 5,312 December 385 36,343 30,703 5,640 41,460 36,205 5,255 1993 March 175 37,855 32,209 5,646 39,680 34,209 5,471 June -206 38,631 33,324 5,307 39,127 33,614 5,513 September 230 38,481 33,237 5,244 39,236 34,222 5,014 December 58 38,042 32,723 5,319 41,381 36,120 5,261 1994 March -299 39,080 34,227 4,853 39,080 33,928 5,152 June -407 39,309 33,946 5,363 41,347 35,577 5,770 September 324 39,750 34,310 5,440 39,422 34,306 5,116 December -29 38,879 33,681 5,198 40,000 34,773 5,227 1995 March -18 39,679 34,372 5,307 40,204 34,879 5,325 June -240 39,289 34,067 5,222 40,543 35,081 5,462 September -184 41,330 36,159 5,171 39,349 33,994 5,355 December 218 38,812 33,233 5,579 41,076 35,715 5,361 1996 March -377 39,701 34,450 5,251 39,919 34,291 5,628 June -200 39,710 34,494 5,216 39,717 34,301 5,416 September 234 39,954 34,533 5,421 39,909 34,722 5,187 December 499 39,865 34,200 5,665 40,644 35,478 5,166 1997 March -322 39,248 34,098 5,150 40,949 35,477 5,472 June -269 38,187 33,202 4,985 42,056 36,802 5,254 September -751 39,870 35,145 4,725 39,496 34,020 5,476 December -81 38,160 32,749 5,411 41,922 36,430 5,492 1998 March -171 38,356 32,950 5,406 41,088 35,511 5,577 June 276 38,589 33,224 5,365 41,165 36,076 5,089 September -17 39,287 34,021 5,266 39,980 34,697 5,283 December -149 39,273 34,198 5,075 40,119 34,895 5,224 1999 March -366 39,983 34,732 5,251 40,086 34,469 5,617 June -82 38,867 33,481 5,386 42,058 36,590 5,468 September -501 40,148 34,775 5,373 40,677 34,803 5,874 December 111 39,516 33,973 5,543 40,986 35,554 5,432 2000 March -18 39,235 33,894 5,341 41,375 36,016 5,359 June -369 38,070 33,139 4,931 42,155 36,855 5,300 September -140 38,751 33,669 5,082 40,449 35,227 5,222 December 10 38,856 33,714 5,142 40,181 35,049 5,132 2001 March -464 38,871 34,085 4,786 40,032 34,782 5,250 June -273 36,891 31,982 4,909 41,580 36,398 5,182 September 5 38,166 33,025 5,141 39,939 34,803 5,136 December 180 37,837 32,708 5,129 40,154 35,205 4,949 2002 March 193 36,819 31,938 4,881 39,817 35,129 4,688 June 208 37,025 31,938 5,087 40,538 35,659 4,879 September 285 37,805 32,774 5,031 38,924 34,178 4,746 December 213 36,434 31,341 5,093 41,493 36,613 4,880 2003 March -178 37,240 32,157 5,083 40,012 34,751 5,261 June 20 36,293 31,456 4,837 39,631 34,814 4,817 September 64 36,749 31,912 4,837 38,978 34,205 4,773 December 403 37,472 32,107 5,365 39,014 34,052 4,962 2004 March -115 37,514 32,368 5,146 38,808 33,547 5,261 June -201 37,299 32,254 5,045 38,795 33,549 5,246 September 63 36,765 31,732 5,033 39,287 34,317 4,970 December 292 37,777 32,581 5,196 38,607 33,703 4,904 2005 March -101 36,820 31,834 4,986 38,884 33,797 5,087 June 94 37,556 32,386 5,170 38,417 33,341 5,076 September -224 36,986 31,764 5,222 38,535 33,089 5,446 December 186 38,068 32,785 5,283 38,412 33,315 5,097 2006 March 282 37,712 32,410 5,302 38,471 33,451 5,020 June 144 37,164 31,997 5,167 39,071 34,048 5,023 September -25 37,804 32,745 5,059 37,940 32,856 5,084 December 256 37,989 32,833 5,156 37,519 32,619 4,900 2007 March 54 38,312 33,329 4,983 37,843 32,914 4,929 June 88 37,280 32,332 4,948 38,435 33,575 4,860 September 75 37,230 32,191 5,039 38,188 33,224 4,964 December 144 37,631 32,636 4,995 38,015 33,164 4,851 2008 March -64 37,255 32,455 4,800 37,791 32,927 4,864 June -119 35,199 30,382 4,817 39,851 34,915 4,936 September -168 36,183 31,472 4,711 38,438 33,559 4,879 December -406 35,031 30,595 4,436 38,766 33,924 4,842 2009 March -18 33,868 29,273 4,595 38,379 33,766 4,613 June 388 34,554 29,823 4,731 37,785 33,442 4,343 September 48 33,671 29,186 4,485 37,867 33,430 4,437 December 107 33,531 29,010 4,521 38,251 33,837 4,414 2010 March 353 32,824 28,127 4,697 38,483 34,139 4,344 June 691 35,475 30,603 4,872 36,448 32,267 4,181 September 354 34,400 29,558 4,842 37,763 33,275 4,488 December 449 36,025 31,222 4,803 36,278 31,924 4,354 2011 March 458 35,200 30,308 4,892 37,024 32,590 4,434 June 72 36,671 31,890 4,781 35,990 31,281 4,709 September 394 35,880 30,959 4,921 37,389 32,862 4,527 December 154 36,638 32,000 4,638 35,341 30,857 4,484 2012 March 608 36,119 31,202 4,917 37,356 33,047 4,309 June 553 37,259 32,379 4,880 35,620 31,293 4,327 September 242 35,922 31,092 4,830 38,210 33,622 4,588 December -197 37,507 32,921 4,586 36,459 31,676 4,783 2013 March 513 37,611 32,751 4,860 37,245 32,898 4,347 June 322 38,645 33,881 4,764 35,280 30,838 4,442 September 290 38,805 34,109 4,696 36,625 32,219 4,406 December -500 37,189 33,154 4,035 37,141 32,606 4,535 2014 March -6 37,532 33,251 4,281 37,378 33,091 4,287 June -199 38,032 33,724 4,308 36,298 31,791 4,507 September -237 36,673 32,558 4,115 37,689 33,337 4,352 December -778 37,349 33,699 3,650 36,731 32,303 4,428 2015 March 135 38,996 34,701 4,295 36,523 32,363 4,160 June -132 37,741 33,543 4,198 37,537 33,207 4,330 September -554 37,013 33,154 3,859 38,104 33,691 4,413 December -620 37,567 33,685 3,882 37,705 33,203 4,502 2016 March 80 38,510 34,545 3,965 36,642 32,757 3,885 June -383 37,674 33,488 4,186 38,123 33,554 4,569 September -173 36,059 31,864 4,195 39,598 35,230 4,368 December -420 36,926 33,116 3,810 37,981 33,751 4,230 2017 March 48 38,579 34,364 4,215 38,545 34,378 4,167 June -61 37,601 33,306 4,295 39,320 34,964 4,356 September -500 35,060 30,966 4,094 41,467 36,873 4,594 December -605 38,229 34,428 3,801 37,771 33,365 4,406 2018 March 184 37,191 32,952 4,239 39,491 35,436 4,055 June -384 36,693 32,517 4,176 40,735 36,175 4,560 September -392 35,618 31,537 4,081 40,169 35,696 4,473 December -741 37,560 33,718 3,842 38,217 33,634 4,583 2019 March 14 37,494 33,628 3,866 37,456 33,604 3,852 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.