Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Miscellaneous Store Retailers 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 333 30,663 24,629 6,034 31,696 25,995 5,701 December 246 32,198 26,286 5,912 29,433 23,767 5,666 1993 March 752 31,683 25,520 6,163 31,480 26,069 5,411 June 194 31,558 25,615 5,943 31,832 26,083 5,749 September 794 32,242 26,077 6,165 31,291 25,920 5,371 December 659 33,786 27,719 6,067 29,641 24,233 5,408 1994 March -162 32,318 26,590 5,728 32,601 26,711 5,890 June 323 32,733 26,389 6,344 32,813 26,792 6,021 September 950 34,162 27,687 6,475 31,915 26,390 5,525 December 419 34,920 28,647 6,273 31,255 25,401 5,854 1995 March 670 34,583 28,297 6,286 33,244 27,628 5,616 June 305 33,634 27,350 6,284 33,990 28,011 5,979 September 289 34,586 28,225 6,361 33,590 27,518 6,072 December 449 35,912 29,427 6,485 32,027 25,991 6,036 1996 March 494 34,794 28,174 6,620 34,601 28,475 6,126 June 285 34,606 28,034 6,572 35,275 28,988 6,287 September 962 35,766 28,851 6,915 34,255 28,302 5,953 December 585 36,853 30,129 6,724 33,199 27,060 6,139 1997 March 639 36,674 29,869 6,805 34,993 28,827 6,166 June -22 34,661 28,255 6,406 36,727 30,299 6,428 September 202 36,171 29,534 6,637 35,801 29,366 6,435 December -83 37,615 30,864 6,751 34,237 27,403 6,834 1998 March 416 36,785 29,698 7,087 36,233 29,562 6,671 June 1,067 36,223 29,070 7,153 35,903 29,817 6,086 September 78 36,939 30,390 6,549 35,654 29,183 6,471 December -162 37,635 31,393 6,242 33,952 27,548 6,404 1999 March 582 37,185 30,404 6,781 36,506 30,307 6,199 June -118 36,288 29,872 6,416 37,862 31,328 6,534 September -115 37,353 30,862 6,491 36,828 30,222 6,606 December -62 38,043 31,713 6,330 34,660 28,268 6,392 2000 March 459 37,028 30,259 6,769 37,648 31,338 6,310 June -206 35,485 29,484 6,001 38,377 32,170 6,207 September -361 36,600 30,339 6,261 37,655 31,033 6,622 December -173 36,623 30,550 6,073 37,080 30,834 6,246 2001 March -424 35,073 29,085 5,988 37,941 31,529 6,412 June -602 33,324 27,609 5,715 39,157 32,840 6,317 September -899 33,722 27,965 5,757 37,702 31,046 6,656 December -446 33,789 27,938 5,851 36,494 30,197 6,297 2002 March -266 34,291 28,546 5,745 35,083 29,072 6,011 June 44 33,733 27,782 5,951 36,044 30,137 5,907 September -81 34,016 28,215 5,801 35,261 29,379 5,882 December -1 33,366 27,540 5,826 35,520 29,693 5,827 2003 March -666 31,697 26,223 5,474 35,908 29,768 6,140 June -489 32,014 26,521 5,493 35,375 29,393 5,982 September -730 32,720 27,312 5,408 34,455 28,317 6,138 December -283 32,847 27,317 5,530 34,047 28,234 5,813 2004 March -492 31,992 26,550 5,442 34,030 28,096 5,934 June -620 31,962 26,577 5,385 33,802 27,797 6,005 September -431 31,778 26,208 5,570 34,017 28,016 6,001 December -220 32,742 27,035 5,707 33,898 27,971 5,927 2005 March -559 31,496 25,852 5,644 34,525 28,322 6,203 June -239 32,088 26,418 5,670 33,329 27,420 5,909 September -666 31,674 26,092 5,582 33,714 27,466 6,248 December -261 30,826 25,281 5,545 34,572 28,766 5,806 2006 March -499 31,894 26,529 5,365 32,690 26,826 5,864 June -380 30,799 25,432 5,367 33,892 28,145 5,747 September -958 30,226 25,070 5,156 33,416 27,302 6,114 December -398 30,746 25,368 5,378 33,126 27,350 5,776 2007 March -366 30,681 25,402 5,279 32,214 26,569 5,645 June -517 30,543 25,450 5,093 32,590 26,980 5,610 September -267 30,146 24,908 5,238 32,451 26,946 5,505 December -430 29,321 24,219 5,102 33,003 27,471 5,532 2008 March -762 28,944 24,125 4,819 32,032 26,451 5,581 June -1,116 28,147 23,240 4,907 33,442 27,419 6,023 September -996 28,019 23,176 4,843 32,121 26,282 5,839 December -1,319 25,364 20,559 4,805 35,557 29,433 6,124 2009 March -1,932 23,711 19,444 4,267 32,906 26,707 6,199 June -1,036 26,771 21,903 4,868 29,841 23,937 5,904 September -941 25,718 21,028 4,690 29,708 24,077 5,631 December -734 25,450 20,641 4,809 29,890 24,347 5,543 2010 March -842 25,364 20,853 4,511 28,027 22,674 5,353 June -82 27,277 22,498 4,779 26,530 21,669 4,861 September -498 25,915 21,275 4,640 27,454 22,316 5,138 December -156 25,956 21,122 4,834 28,230 23,240 4,990 2011 March -412 26,520 21,845 4,675 27,136 22,049 5,087 June -292 27,265 22,480 4,785 26,390 21,313 5,077 September 95 27,515 22,660 4,855 26,423 21,663 4,760 December -197 25,676 20,942 4,734 28,316 23,385 4,931 2012 March 0 27,395 22,694 4,701 26,308 21,607 4,701 June 182 27,590 22,918 4,672 25,623 21,133 4,490 September -183 26,343 21,867 4,476 27,129 22,470 4,659 December -67 25,276 20,719 4,557 27,699 23,075 4,624 2013 March -99 26,608 21,948 4,660 26,626 21,867 4,759 June 326 27,841 23,163 4,678 24,939 20,587 4,352 September 94 27,116 22,545 4,571 26,785 22,308 4,477 December -108 25,777 21,222 4,555 28,451 23,788 4,663 2014 March -232 26,681 22,275 4,406 27,207 22,569 4,638 June 106 28,043 23,365 4,678 26,108 21,536 4,572 September 3 26,558 22,193 4,365 27,281 22,919 4,362 December -445 25,742 21,497 4,245 28,615 23,925 4,690 2015 March 203 27,443 22,781 4,662 27,213 22,754 4,459 June -172 28,412 23,928 4,484 26,759 22,103 4,656 September 21 27,353 22,993 4,360 27,579 23,240 4,339 December -471 26,221 22,076 4,145 28,654 24,038 4,616 2016 March 55 26,987 22,515 4,472 27,449 23,032 4,417 June -699 27,310 23,159 4,151 27,898 23,048 4,850 September -112 26,990 22,535 4,455 28,149 23,582 4,567 December -812 25,000 21,019 3,981 30,111 25,318 4,793 2017 March 4 28,266 23,828 4,438 26,894 22,460 4,434 June -353 27,695 23,515 4,180 27,421 22,888 4,533 September -634 26,771 22,764 4,007 28,576 23,935 4,641 December -583 25,389 21,420 3,969 29,459 24,907 4,552 2018 March 175 28,715 24,198 4,517 26,567 22,225 4,342 June -189 28,130 23,868 4,262 27,709 23,258 4,451 September -419 26,884 22,784 4,100 28,523 24,004 4,519 December -375 26,086 21,902 4,184 28,962 24,403 4,559 2019 March -134 28,429 24,140 4,289 26,365 21,942 4,423 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.