Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Furniture and Home Furnishing 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 17 13,903 11,921 1,982 13,409 11,444 1,965 December 478 15,920 13,714 2,206 11,618 9,890 1,728 1993 March -366 12,519 10,420 2,099 16,186 13,721 2,465 June 206 14,907 12,752 2,155 12,835 10,886 1,949 September 138 14,275 12,304 1,971 13,624 11,791 1,833 December 517 16,858 14,664 2,194 11,513 9,836 1,677 1994 March -617 12,324 10,404 1,920 17,011 14,474 2,537 June 295 15,931 13,642 2,289 12,740 10,746 1,994 September 344 15,306 13,126 2,180 13,552 11,716 1,836 December 504 17,119 14,886 2,233 11,944 10,215 1,729 1995 March -305 12,865 10,844 2,021 17,432 15,106 2,326 June 156 15,221 13,158 2,063 13,748 11,841 1,907 September -162 14,133 12,279 1,854 14,742 12,726 2,016 December 557 17,218 14,982 2,236 12,330 10,651 1,679 1996 March -728 12,534 10,540 1,994 18,285 15,563 2,722 June 174 15,297 13,242 2,055 13,853 11,972 1,881 September -58 14,804 12,859 1,945 14,563 12,560 2,003 December 582 17,647 15,368 2,279 12,234 10,537 1,697 1997 March -255 13,472 11,322 2,150 17,406 15,001 2,405 June 105 15,405 13,398 2,007 14,225 12,323 1,902 September -138 14,953 13,027 1,926 14,730 12,666 2,064 December 243 17,817 15,666 2,151 12,533 10,625 1,908 1998 March -679 13,343 11,329 2,014 17,793 15,100 2,693 June 551 16,185 13,888 2,297 13,583 11,837 1,746 September 19 15,192 13,272 1,920 14,661 12,760 1,901 December 426 18,185 16,137 2,048 11,891 10,269 1,622 1999 March -488 13,664 11,700 1,964 17,590 15,138 2,452 June 380 16,400 14,187 2,213 13,800 11,967 1,833 September 43 15,341 13,343 1,998 14,965 13,010 1,955 December 420 18,735 16,558 2,177 12,422 10,665 1,757 2000 March -263 13,990 11,885 2,105 17,885 15,517 2,368 June 257 16,279 14,157 2,122 14,426 12,561 1,865 September -186 14,929 13,083 1,846 16,231 14,199 2,032 December 211 17,796 15,644 2,152 13,524 11,583 1,941 2001 March -584 12,963 10,894 2,069 19,159 16,506 2,653 June -56 14,709 12,756 1,953 15,502 13,493 2,009 September -643 14,180 12,322 1,858 16,203 13,702 2,501 December 221 16,235 14,158 2,077 13,531 11,675 1,856 2002 March -737 13,020 11,112 1,908 17,349 14,704 2,645 June 383 15,477 13,310 2,167 13,420 11,636 1,784 September -49 14,073 12,267 1,806 15,028 13,173 1,855 December 310 16,903 14,861 2,042 12,574 10,842 1,732 2003 March -507 12,367 10,324 2,043 18,392 15,842 2,550 June 112 14,357 12,387 1,970 14,420 12,562 1,858 September -43 13,926 12,131 1,795 14,786 12,948 1,838 December 378 17,289 15,224 2,065 11,974 10,287 1,687 2004 March -391 13,094 11,001 2,093 17,826 15,342 2,484 June 207 15,044 13,036 2,008 14,383 12,582 1,801 September -93 14,246 12,240 2,006 15,295 13,196 2,099 December 434 17,611 15,363 2,248 12,590 10,776 1,814 2005 March -696 12,953 10,924 2,029 18,825 16,100 2,725 June 248 15,312 13,084 2,228 14,717 12,737 1,980 September -136 14,703 12,665 2,038 15,602 13,428 2,174 December 324 17,776 15,535 2,241 13,055 11,138 1,917 2006 March -767 13,031 11,029 2,002 18,874 16,105 2,769 June 103 15,390 13,259 2,131 15,179 13,151 2,028 September -386 13,915 12,057 1,858 16,693 14,449 2,244 December 323 17,596 15,300 2,296 13,818 11,845 1,973 2007 March -865 12,398 10,412 1,986 19,813 16,962 2,851 June -430 14,056 12,188 1,868 16,398 14,100 2,298 September -437 13,665 11,728 1,937 16,513 14,139 2,374 December -9 16,675 14,587 2,088 13,771 11,674 2,097 2008 March -1,480 11,005 9,122 1,883 20,711 17,348 3,363 June -693 12,062 10,242 1,820 16,853 14,340 2,513 September -731 11,381 9,757 1,624 16,904 14,549 2,355 December -812 13,071 11,234 1,837 15,834 13,185 2,649 2009 March -2,305 7,905 6,384 1,521 21,607 17,781 3,826 June -683 10,682 8,895 1,787 14,704 12,234 2,470 September -996 10,590 9,150 1,440 13,889 11,453 2,436 December -188 13,708 11,844 1,864 10,816 8,764 2,052 2010 March -1,281 9,081 7,522 1,559 16,497 13,657 2,840 June -171 11,539 9,843 1,696 12,010 10,143 1,867 September -539 10,822 9,376 1,446 12,400 10,415 1,985 December 218 14,501 12,549 1,952 9,820 8,086 1,734 2011 March -1,051 9,205 7,694 1,511 15,569 13,007 2,562 June -212 11,738 10,077 1,661 11,412 9,539 1,873 September -149 10,949 9,340 1,609 12,137 10,379 1,758 December 212 14,096 12,311 1,785 9,469 7,896 1,573 2012 March -637 9,797 8,257 1,540 14,355 12,178 2,177 June -15 11,471 9,952 1,519 10,638 9,104 1,534 September -319 11,021 9,706 1,315 11,220 9,586 1,634 December 319 13,750 12,078 1,672 9,313 7,960 1,353 2013 March -739 9,207 7,847 1,360 14,411 12,312 2,099 June -19 11,623 10,201 1,422 10,613 9,172 1,441 September -108 11,599 10,305 1,294 10,691 9,289 1,402 December 279 13,595 12,004 1,591 9,378 8,066 1,312 2014 March -806 9,039 7,802 1,237 14,464 12,421 2,043 June -160 11,314 9,995 1,319 10,722 9,243 1,479 September -319 10,536 9,445 1,091 11,055 9,645 1,410 December 192 14,063 12,658 1,405 8,432 7,219 1,213 2015 March -601 8,972 7,823 1,149 14,024 12,274 1,750 June -35 11,250 10,005 1,245 10,686 9,406 1,280 September -138 10,808 9,679 1,129 10,941 9,674 1,267 December -6 13,898 12,537 1,361 8,692 7,325 1,367 2016 March -516 8,919 7,757 1,162 13,624 11,946 1,678 June -185 10,462 9,291 1,171 11,196 9,840 1,356 September -92 10,655 9,425 1,230 11,088 9,766 1,322 December 67 13,163 11,754 1,409 9,181 7,839 1,342 2017 March -499 9,165 7,855 1,310 13,951 12,142 1,809 June 37 10,848 9,555 1,293 10,784 9,528 1,256 September -284 9,913 8,723 1,190 12,024 10,550 1,474 December 154 13,903 12,455 1,448 8,673 7,379 1,294 2018 March -567 8,705 7,522 1,183 14,115 12,365 1,750 June 116 10,995 9,550 1,445 11,410 10,081 1,329 September -437 9,735 8,652 1,083 12,087 10,567 1,520 December -4 13,576 12,126 1,450 9,287 7,833 1,454 2019 March -651 8,823 7,646 1,177 14,222 12,394 1,828 June -264 10,199 9,015 1,184 11,962 10,514 1,448 September -348 9,623 8,561 1,062 11,972 10,562 1,410 December 40 13,532 12,252 1,280 8,778 7,538 1,240 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.