Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Retail trade (In thousands) 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 0 278 240 38 281 243 38 December 0 273 236 37 287 250 37 1993 March 4 283 241 42 280 242 38 June -2 289 252 37 282 243 39 September 1 291 253 38 280 243 37 December 0 285 249 36 286 250 36 1994 March -2 290 254 36 285 247 38 June -2 295 257 38 285 245 40 September 3 301 262 39 279 243 36 December -1 292 255 37 291 253 38 1995 March 3 297 258 39 290 254 36 June -1 290 253 37 295 257 38 September -1 300 263 37 288 250 38 December 0 291 253 38 298 260 38 1996 March -2 296 258 38 295 255 40 June -2 294 257 37 294 255 39 September 1 300 261 39 290 252 38 December 1 297 258 39 294 256 38 1997 March 1 301 261 40 294 255 39 June -1 290 253 37 301 263 38 September -2 299 262 37 293 254 39 December -3 298 259 39 300 258 42 1998 March -1 296 256 40 300 259 41 June 4 299 258 41 294 257 37 September -1 299 261 38 295 256 39 December -3 298 262 36 294 255 39 1999 March -1 305 267 38 293 254 39 June -1 299 261 38 298 259 39 September -4 299 262 37 296 255 41 December -1 301 263 38 293 254 39 2000 March 4 307 266 41 296 259 37 June -1 294 258 36 301 264 37 September -3 296 260 36 300 261 39 December -3 290 255 35 303 265 38 2001 March -3 292 257 35 298 260 38 June -3 284 249 35 306 268 38 September -5 278 244 34 305 266 39 December -2 276 241 35 304 267 37 2002 March -1 281 247 34 287 252 35 June -1 279 244 35 293 257 36 September 1 278 243 35 289 255 34 December -2 275 241 34 297 261 36 2003 March -3 270 237 33 293 257 36 June -1 275 242 33 284 250 34 September -1 279 246 33 282 248 34 December 0 278 244 34 285 251 34 2004 March 0 281 247 34 282 248 34 June -2 279 246 33 283 248 35 September -1 273 238 35 291 255 36 December 1 285 250 35 282 248 34 2005 March 0 280 245 35 288 253 35 June 0 281 246 35 292 257 35 September -2 285 250 35 288 251 37 December 0 285 250 35 292 257 35 2006 March -1 288 254 34 287 252 35 June 0 282 247 35 299 264 35 September -3 279 245 34 297 260 37 December 0 285 250 35 290 255 35 2007 March 0 289 255 34 288 254 34 June -2 281 248 33 297 262 35 September 0 280 245 35 297 262 35 December -1 281 248 33 295 261 34 2008 March -2 271 238 33 297 262 35 June -6 262 230 32 315 277 38 September -5 263 231 32 304 267 37 December -7 252 220 32 325 286 39 2009 March -10 237 207 30 309 269 40 June -6 254 223 31 290 253 37 September -6 250 220 30 282 246 36 December -3 254 223 31 280 246 34 2010 March -4 249 219 30 275 241 34 June 0 268 237 31 260 229 31 September -1 253 222 31 273 241 32 December 1 269 236 33 265 233 32 2011 March -2 259 229 30 270 238 32 June -2 268 237 31 264 231 33 September 1 269 237 32 269 238 31 December -1 267 236 31 267 235 32 2012 March 0 269 238 31 268 237 31 June 1 270 239 31 265 235 30 September 0 263 232 31 274 243 31 December -1 271 241 30 263 232 31 2013 March -1 267 237 30 270 239 31 June -1 274 244 30 262 231 31 September 1 272 242 30 267 238 29 December -1 276 247 29 267 237 30 2014 March -2 269 241 28 277 247 30 June -2 278 250 28 270 240 30 September -2 271 244 27 275 246 29 December -3 281 254 27 268 238 30 2015 March -2 275 247 28 278 248 30 June -2 280 252 28 274 244 30 September -2 275 247 28 281 251 30 December -2 281 253 28 277 247 30 2016 March -2 279 252 27 277 248 29 June -3 267 240 27 290 260 30 September -2 279 251 28 281 251 30 December -3 275 248 27 281 251 30 2017 March -2 279 251 28 283 253 30 June -3 271 243 28 289 258 31 September -5 263 236 27 293 261 32 December -3 277 250 27 275 245 30 2018 March -2 275 247 28 282 252 30 June -2 270 242 28 291 261 30 September -4 265 238 27 291 260 31 December -3 273 245 28 279 248 31 2019 March -2 274 245 29 279 248 31 June -6 265 237 28 293 259 34 September -2 262 234 28 285 255 30 December -1 270 241 29 278 248 30 2020 March -11 263 237 26 285 248 37 June -41 208 180 28 452 383 69 September 20 357 305 52 235 203 32 December 3 290 255 35 253 221 32 2021 March 6 291 257 34 255 227 28 June 3 281 249 32 270 241 29 September 3 283 249 34 280 249 31 December 5 297 263 34 261 232 29 2022 March 0 301 272 29 257 228 29 June 0 262 233 29 294 265 29 September -2 279 251 28 274 244 30 December -1 267 239 28 276 247 29 2023 March -4 277 252 25 263 234 29 June -4 263 237 26 281 251 30 September -6 254 228 26 278 246 32 December -2 260 232 28 272 242 30 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.