Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Health and Personal Care 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 3 19,085 17,185 1,900 18,901 17,004 1,897 December 60 19,146 17,133 2,013 19,386 17,433 1,953 1993 March 694 19,921 17,116 2,805 19,751 17,640 2,111 June -87 20,075 18,135 1,940 19,667 17,640 2,027 September -61 18,995 17,008 1,987 20,020 17,972 2,048 December -17 19,946 17,957 1,989 19,777 17,771 2,006 1994 March -34 21,119 18,935 2,184 19,161 16,943 2,218 June -352 20,029 18,061 1,968 19,861 17,541 2,320 September 17 20,700 18,589 2,111 19,286 17,192 2,094 December -148 19,436 17,417 2,019 20,501 18,334 2,167 1995 March -133 21,784 19,649 2,135 19,004 16,736 2,268 June -66 20,555 18,449 2,106 19,912 17,740 2,172 September -200 21,216 19,227 1,989 19,753 17,564 2,189 December -38 20,131 17,993 2,138 19,953 17,777 2,176 1996 March -100 20,427 18,327 2,100 20,724 18,524 2,200 June -104 20,472 18,362 2,110 20,497 18,283 2,214 September 162 21,814 19,549 2,265 19,524 17,421 2,103 December 325 21,231 18,902 2,329 19,321 17,317 2,004 1997 March 711 22,554 19,696 2,858 19,997 17,850 2,147 June -5 20,929 18,730 2,199 21,130 18,926 2,204 September -199 22,720 20,691 2,029 19,668 17,440 2,228 December -193 22,247 19,881 2,366 19,578 17,019 2,559 1998 March -4 21,828 19,297 2,531 20,827 18,292 2,535 June 38 20,512 17,979 2,533 22,239 19,744 2,495 September -19 21,275 18,938 2,337 21,321 18,965 2,356 December -195 22,091 19,926 2,165 19,820 17,460 2,360 1999 March -8 22,431 19,929 2,502 21,056 18,546 2,510 June -225 21,736 19,425 2,311 20,560 18,024 2,536 September -120 21,847 19,595 2,252 19,881 17,509 2,372 December -205 21,609 19,361 2,248 21,304 18,851 2,453 2000 March 874 21,839 18,672 3,167 22,850 20,557 2,293 June 57 23,067 20,698 2,369 20,822 18,510 2,312 September -45 22,264 20,160 2,104 20,843 18,694 2,149 December -135 21,605 19,379 2,226 22,060 19,699 2,361 2001 March -460 23,718 21,918 1,800 19,989 17,729 2,260 June -293 21,428 19,478 1,950 21,872 19,629 2,243 September -300 20,578 18,562 2,016 22,242 19,926 2,316 December -207 21,000 19,121 1,879 21,170 19,084 2,086 2002 March -19 20,470 18,512 1,958 21,221 19,244 1,977 June 119 19,975 17,965 2,010 21,706 19,815 1,891 September 57 20,622 18,746 1,876 20,740 18,921 1,819 December 73 20,698 18,814 1,884 20,888 19,077 1,811 2003 March 39 20,902 18,973 1,929 20,912 19,022 1,890 June 168 21,456 19,527 1,929 19,356 17,595 1,761 September 235 21,659 19,770 1,889 20,268 18,614 1,654 December 166 20,795 18,837 1,958 21,639 19,847 1,792 2004 March 246 22,006 19,979 2,027 20,820 19,039 1,781 June 143 21,230 19,256 1,974 21,606 19,775 1,831 September 161 21,500 19,011 2,489 22,149 19,821 2,328 December 92 22,034 20,022 2,012 20,074 18,154 1,920 2005 March -15 20,864 18,895 1,969 22,187 20,203 1,984 June 306 22,789 20,589 2,200 22,120 20,226 1,894 September 114 22,791 20,702 2,089 22,314 20,339 1,975 December 95 22,340 20,325 2,015 22,394 20,474 1,920 2006 March 176 23,356 21,352 2,004 22,612 20,784 1,828 June 297 23,714 21,519 2,195 21,430 19,532 1,898 September 168 23,033 20,822 2,211 23,052 21,009 2,043 December 39 24,004 21,927 2,077 22,265 20,227 2,038 2007 March 258 24,602 22,453 2,149 22,028 20,137 1,891 June 105 24,245 22,220 2,025 22,115 20,195 1,920 September 381 23,946 21,744 2,202 23,290 21,469 1,821 December 194 23,758 21,676 2,082 22,987 21,099 1,888 2008 March 508 23,196 20,827 2,369 23,392 21,531 1,861 June 448 26,018 23,106 2,912 25,284 22,820 2,464 September 212 23,972 21,616 2,356 26,342 24,198 2,144 December 474 22,883 20,282 2,601 29,288 27,161 2,127 2009 March 476 23,971 21,290 2,681 26,326 24,121 2,205 June 208 24,705 22,269 2,436 25,977 23,749 2,228 September 394 23,010 20,454 2,556 27,106 24,944 2,162 December 417 25,602 23,197 2,405 24,566 22,578 1,988 2010 March 333 23,910 21,456 2,454 26,244 24,123 2,121 June 338 25,284 22,939 2,345 24,525 22,518 2,007 September 218 22,451 20,182 2,269 28,258 26,207 2,051 December -251 26,173 23,874 2,299 25,428 22,878 2,550 2011 March 87 24,269 22,166 2,103 25,415 23,399 2,016 June 231 26,248 23,939 2,309 24,121 22,043 2,078 September 545 29,797 27,264 2,533 23,624 21,636 1,988 December 220 23,528 21,297 2,231 28,863 26,852 2,011 2012 March 171 25,285 23,158 2,127 25,952 23,996 1,956 June 254 25,188 22,956 2,232 25,846 23,868 1,978 September 151 27,713 25,460 2,253 25,419 23,317 2,102 December 292 27,262 24,916 2,346 25,171 23,117 2,054 2013 March 239 27,836 25,527 2,309 24,696 22,626 2,070 June 297 26,280 23,952 2,328 26,567 24,536 2,031 September 137 26,981 24,534 2,447 26,653 24,343 2,310 December 321 28,695 26,099 2,596 27,592 25,317 2,275 2014 March 24 27,026 24,837 2,189 27,892 25,727 2,165 June -12 27,778 25,682 2,096 28,031 25,923 2,108 September 130 29,214 26,969 2,245 26,719 24,604 2,115 December 38 28,868 26,594 2,274 28,377 26,141 2,236 2015 March -3 28,305 26,251 2,054 27,754 25,697 2,057 June 95 29,031 26,558 2,473 28,806 26,428 2,378 September 14 29,412 26,923 2,489 29,968 27,493 2,475 December 204 29,650 26,980 2,670 31,330 28,864 2,466 2016 March -781 30,985 28,641 2,344 29,316 26,191 3,125 June 367 28,434 25,955 2,479 29,583 27,471 2,112 September -88 31,586 29,400 2,186 28,749 26,475 2,274 December -207 29,747 27,752 1,995 29,439 27,237 2,202 2017 March -519 30,257 28,101 2,156 29,398 26,723 2,675 June 32 27,465 25,158 2,307 31,641 29,366 2,275 September -187 26,893 24,832 2,061 31,130 28,882 2,248 December -209 29,758 27,671 2,087 27,562 25,266 2,296 2018 March -440 29,481 27,333 2,148 28,617 26,029 2,588 June -129 26,283 24,080 2,203 31,631 29,299 2,332 September -379 28,007 25,964 2,043 30,232 27,810 2,422 December -22 28,674 26,355 2,319 27,143 24,802 2,341 2019 March -166 27,816 25,588 2,228 29,247 26,853 2,394 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.