Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Clothing and Clothing Accessories 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 -239 44,806 39,223 5,583 41,856 36,034 5,822 December -366 40,018 34,568 5,450 49,013 43,197 5,816 1993 March -151 45,741 39,709 6,032 42,715 36,532 6,183 June -838 42,713 37,396 5,317 45,271 39,116 6,155 September -686 44,804 39,378 5,426 43,198 37,086 6,112 December -49 41,388 35,864 5,524 48,995 43,422 5,573 1994 March -1,050 42,076 37,088 4,988 45,079 39,041 6,038 June -1,657 43,017 37,932 5,085 45,414 38,672 6,742 September -504 45,342 39,945 5,397 43,365 37,464 5,901 December -1,113 42,495 37,245 5,250 47,650 41,287 6,363 1995 March -245 41,782 36,309 5,473 45,081 39,363 5,718 June -730 40,903 35,958 4,945 45,774 40,099 5,675 September -1,226 43,276 38,656 4,620 42,540 36,694 5,846 December -1,327 39,576 34,766 4,810 49,343 43,206 6,137 1996 March -1,926 42,946 37,968 4,978 43,703 36,799 6,904 June -1,666 41,385 36,652 4,733 42,624 36,225 6,399 September -1,257 42,021 37,516 4,505 40,815 35,053 5,762 December -1,232 39,511 34,791 4,720 44,783 38,831 5,952 1997 March -575 41,282 36,341 4,941 41,493 35,977 5,516 June -871 39,456 34,964 4,492 41,474 36,111 5,363 September -761 41,585 36,942 4,643 39,404 34,000 5,404 December -746 39,375 34,476 4,899 43,373 37,728 5,645 1998 March -628 40,006 35,220 4,786 41,321 35,907 5,414 June 134 40,657 35,385 5,272 39,367 34,229 5,138 September -752 40,251 35,565 4,686 39,921 34,483 5,438 December -761 37,954 33,484 4,470 43,280 38,049 5,231 1999 March -332 41,454 36,440 5,014 40,218 34,872 5,346 June -676 39,720 35,046 4,674 40,558 35,208 5,350 September -2,131 39,774 35,310 4,464 40,420 33,825 6,595 December -479 38,409 33,629 4,780 40,386 35,127 5,259 2000 March -322 41,260 36,537 4,723 38,655 33,610 5,045 June -457 37,604 33,059 4,545 38,417 33,415 5,002 September -456 39,256 34,779 4,477 38,931 33,998 4,933 December -471 37,560 33,259 4,301 40,090 35,318 4,772 2001 March -483 39,665 35,263 4,402 38,164 33,279 4,885 June -1,018 37,269 33,206 4,063 40,078 34,997 5,081 September -736 34,557 30,358 4,199 41,373 36,438 4,935 December -342 34,657 30,368 4,289 43,322 38,691 4,631 2002 March -3 38,746 34,630 4,116 36,352 32,233 4,119 June -1,019 36,445 32,169 4,276 38,042 32,747 5,295 September 723 37,378 32,420 4,958 36,792 32,557 4,235 December -417 35,790 31,818 3,972 39,045 34,656 4,389 2003 March -604 34,897 31,131 3,766 38,170 33,800 4,370 June -557 36,157 32,336 3,821 36,326 31,948 4,378 September -242 36,038 32,379 3,659 36,553 32,652 3,901 December -6 36,032 32,032 4,000 37,598 33,592 4,006 2004 March -160 37,572 33,816 3,756 36,813 32,897 3,916 June -487 38,067 34,230 3,837 35,538 31,214 4,324 September -435 35,737 31,742 3,995 39,235 34,805 4,430 December -70 37,659 33,595 4,064 37,003 32,869 4,134 2005 March -54 37,750 33,672 4,078 38,242 34,110 4,132 June 54 37,782 33,624 4,158 38,247 34,143 4,104 September -174 39,208 34,996 4,212 37,719 33,333 4,386 December 42 38,620 34,158 4,462 39,340 34,920 4,420 2006 March -403 40,409 36,078 4,331 38,270 33,536 4,734 June 293 39,033 34,521 4,512 40,964 36,745 4,219 September 111 39,771 35,348 4,423 39,436 35,124 4,312 December 143 40,443 35,996 4,447 38,028 33,724 4,304 2007 March 284 41,021 36,834 4,187 39,923 36,020 3,903 June 165 40,078 35,813 4,265 41,480 37,380 4,100 September 469 39,663 35,251 4,412 40,766 36,823 3,943 December 81 39,809 35,658 4,151 41,089 37,019 4,070 2008 March 121 38,484 34,225 4,259 41,805 37,667 4,138 June -408 36,781 32,669 4,112 45,286 40,766 4,520 September -1,010 37,609 33,610 3,999 43,163 38,154 5,009 December -1,547 35,488 31,814 3,674 47,538 42,317 5,221 2009 March -1,631 33,528 29,706 3,822 43,188 37,735 5,453 June -986 36,364 32,716 3,648 41,241 36,607 4,634 September -1,217 36,580 33,086 3,494 39,589 34,878 4,711 December -808 36,798 33,348 3,450 37,490 33,232 4,258 2010 March -945 34,951 31,675 3,276 38,199 33,978 4,221 June -130 38,084 34,435 3,649 36,696 32,917 3,779 September -384 35,353 31,924 3,429 39,213 35,400 3,813 December -190 38,499 34,745 3,754 35,256 31,312 3,944 2011 March -251 36,629 33,071 3,558 37,388 33,579 3,809 June -367 36,293 32,657 3,636 37,826 33,823 4,003 September 101 35,792 31,949 3,843 39,559 35,817 3,742 December -321 39,059 35,475 3,584 34,258 30,353 3,905 2012 March -221 37,462 33,765 3,697 38,490 34,572 3,918 June -16 37,743 34,039 3,704 37,739 34,019 3,720 September -95 36,091 32,316 3,775 38,951 35,081 3,870 December -317 39,402 35,837 3,565 35,227 31,345 3,882 2013 March -579 35,759 32,235 3,524 39,893 35,790 4,103 June -36 36,576 33,101 3,475 38,756 35,245 3,511 September 117 35,692 32,045 3,647 40,331 36,801 3,530 December -372 39,463 36,110 3,353 35,424 31,699 3,725 2014 March -520 33,929 30,741 3,188 40,645 36,937 3,708 June -664 37,818 34,372 3,446 38,620 34,510 4,110 September -586 35,952 32,553 3,399 40,938 36,953 3,985 December -637 38,768 35,686 3,082 36,113 32,394 3,719 2015 March -888 35,805 32,670 3,135 40,026 36,003 4,023 June -779 38,183 35,008 3,175 38,358 34,404 3,954 September -535 35,642 32,653 2,989 39,918 36,394 3,524 December -536 37,980 34,767 3,213 37,661 33,912 3,749 2016 March -586 36,726 33,562 3,164 38,814 35,064 3,750 June -585 34,246 31,175 3,071 42,298 38,642 3,656 September -537 37,812 34,762 3,050 38,675 35,088 3,587 December -738 37,388 34,487 2,901 37,126 33,487 3,639 2017 March -734 36,531 33,491 3,040 39,123 35,349 3,774 June -1,062 36,786 33,615 3,171 39,596 35,363 4,233 September -1,627 33,766 30,674 3,092 42,153 37,434 4,719 December -1,284 36,393 33,654 2,739 36,481 32,458 4,023 2018 March -945 36,178 33,259 2,919 37,421 33,557 3,864 June -549 36,049 32,843 3,206 38,559 34,804 3,755 September -857 32,169 29,246 2,923 41,093 37,313 3,780 December -685 36,220 33,250 2,970 35,281 31,626 3,655 2019 March -671 33,143 30,323 2,820 37,346 33,855 3,491 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.