Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Electronics and Appliance 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 -46 11,113 9,092 2,021 11,748 9,681 2,067 December 553 14,337 12,100 2,237 9,153 7,469 1,684 1993 March 248 10,698 8,047 2,651 14,025 11,622 2,403 June 33 11,549 9,504 2,045 11,214 9,202 2,012 September 55 11,678 9,737 1,941 11,049 9,163 1,886 December 556 15,407 13,233 2,174 8,895 7,277 1,618 1994 March -372 10,456 8,370 2,086 14,975 12,517 2,458 June 333 12,323 10,094 2,229 10,976 9,080 1,896 September 298 12,629 10,459 2,170 11,209 9,337 1,872 December 571 16,140 13,870 2,270 9,270 7,571 1,699 1995 March 781 12,182 9,057 3,125 15,108 12,764 2,344 June 142 12,842 10,635 2,207 12,294 10,229 2,065 September 330 13,415 11,004 2,411 12,607 10,526 2,081 December 846 17,636 14,980 2,656 9,980 8,170 1,810 1996 March -38 11,923 9,336 2,587 16,690 14,065 2,625 June 350 13,525 11,017 2,508 13,285 11,127 2,158 September 357 13,814 11,408 2,406 13,210 11,161 2,049 December 833 18,294 15,584 2,710 10,412 8,535 1,877 1997 March -268 13,128 10,509 2,619 16,345 13,458 2,887 June 407 14,312 11,793 2,519 13,316 11,204 2,112 September -114 14,384 12,112 2,272 13,708 11,322 2,386 December 605 18,492 15,661 2,831 11,001 8,775 2,226 1998 March -281 12,959 10,207 2,752 17,583 14,550 3,033 June 662 14,929 12,025 2,904 13,768 11,526 2,242 September -30 14,581 12,206 2,375 14,002 11,597 2,405 December 463 19,051 16,287 2,764 11,242 8,941 2,301 1999 March -436 13,277 10,646 2,631 17,591 14,524 3,067 June -14 14,917 12,444 2,473 14,372 11,885 2,487 September -164 15,441 13,007 2,434 14,240 11,642 2,598 December 489 18,618 15,931 2,687 11,574 9,376 2,198 2000 March -335 13,308 10,595 2,713 18,454 15,406 3,048 June -71 14,668 12,290 2,378 14,849 12,400 2,449 September -336 14,438 12,171 2,267 15,106 12,503 2,603 December 195 18,691 16,197 2,494 11,798 9,499 2,299 2001 March -533 11,813 9,352 2,461 19,273 16,279 2,994 June -90 13,218 10,948 2,270 15,751 13,391 2,360 September -639 13,118 11,104 2,014 15,805 13,152 2,653 December 184 17,277 14,875 2,402 11,739 9,521 2,218 2002 March -699 10,867 8,601 2,266 18,452 15,487 2,965 June 26 12,355 10,211 2,144 14,552 12,434 2,118 September -330 12,546 10,657 1,889 14,241 12,022 2,219 December 254 17,392 15,258 2,134 10,621 8,741 1,880 2003 March -675 9,857 7,870 1,987 18,132 15,470 2,662 June -261 11,636 9,886 1,750 13,241 11,230 2,011 September -236 12,119 10,376 1,743 12,863 10,884 1,979 December 303 16,898 14,821 2,077 9,611 7,837 1,774 2004 March -306 10,068 7,924 2,144 17,302 14,852 2,450 June -262 12,082 10,241 1,841 13,299 11,196 2,103 September -247 12,800 10,903 1,897 12,710 10,566 2,144 December 471 17,820 15,624 2,196 9,504 7,779 1,725 2005 March -215 10,216 8,001 2,215 17,673 15,243 2,430 June 130 12,665 10,562 2,103 13,914 11,941 1,973 September -243 13,729 11,780 1,949 12,990 10,798 2,192 December 282 18,897 16,673 2,224 9,827 7,885 1,942 2006 March -698 10,630 8,766 1,864 17,957 15,395 2,562 June -133 12,223 10,141 2,082 14,825 12,610 2,215 September -770 12,139 10,424 1,715 14,483 11,998 2,485 December 341 17,829 15,746 2,083 9,534 7,792 1,742 2007 March -553 10,234 8,272 1,962 18,194 15,679 2,515 June -171 11,979 10,190 1,789 14,507 12,547 1,960 September -293 12,914 10,977 1,937 13,697 11,467 2,230 December 471 18,029 15,772 2,257 9,781 7,995 1,786 2008 March -1,031 9,449 7,658 1,791 18,990 16,168 2,822 June -302 11,874 10,004 1,870 13,804 11,632 2,172 September -381 12,814 11,114 1,700 13,090 11,009 2,081 December 37 15,883 13,881 2,002 10,679 8,714 1,965 2009 March -1,531 8,818 7,027 1,791 17,139 13,817 3,322 June -640 9,624 7,878 1,746 13,130 10,744 2,386 September -846 10,879 9,306 1,573 11,409 8,990 2,419 December 575 13,382 11,206 2,176 8,946 7,345 1,601 2010 March -654 9,199 7,213 1,986 15,241 12,601 2,640 June 38 11,424 9,650 1,774 11,308 9,572 1,736 September -274 11,227 9,674 1,553 11,607 9,780 1,827 December 1,129 15,292 12,565 2,727 9,125 7,527 1,598 2011 March -522 10,151 8,367 1,784 15,556 13,250 2,306 June -178 11,780 9,627 2,153 13,017 10,686 2,331 September -103 11,200 9,317 1,883 13,397 11,411 1,986 December 106 14,969 12,953 2,016 10,292 8,382 1,910 2012 March -618 9,959 8,122 1,837 15,665 13,210 2,455 June -340 11,349 9,762 1,587 13,105 11,178 1,927 September -691 11,707 10,207 1,500 13,595 11,404 2,191 December -38 14,867 13,068 1,799 10,032 8,195 1,837 2013 March -746 9,577 8,101 1,476 15,484 13,262 2,222 June -1,417 11,188 9,672 1,516 13,601 10,668 2,933 September -507 11,479 10,114 1,365 11,881 10,009 1,872 December 24 14,591 12,940 1,651 9,253 7,626 1,627 2014 March -624 9,616 8,164 1,452 14,516 12,440 2,076 June -191 11,638 10,228 1,410 11,685 10,084 1,601 September -373 11,863 10,690 1,173 10,906 9,360 1,546 December -23 14,208 12,700 1,508 9,359 7,828 1,531 2015 March -1,911 9,258 7,841 1,417 15,687 12,359 3,328 June -742 10,315 8,916 1,399 12,875 10,734 2,141 September -403 11,985 10,268 1,717 10,882 8,762 2,120 December 163 13,687 12,027 1,660 9,055 7,558 1,497 2016 March -479 9,291 7,960 1,331 13,792 11,982 1,810 June -237 10,219 8,800 1,419 11,805 10,149 1,656 September -353 11,264 9,902 1,362 11,202 9,487 1,715 December -43 12,480 10,945 1,535 10,390 8,812 1,578 2017 March -601 9,141 7,739 1,402 14,005 12,002 2,003 June -1,323 9,308 7,960 1,348 13,398 10,727 2,671 September -862 10,242 8,896 1,346 11,969 9,761 2,208 December 98 11,985 10,566 1,419 8,983 7,662 1,321 2018 March -623 8,482 7,232 1,250 13,641 11,768 1,873 June -321 9,055 7,847 1,208 11,680 10,151 1,529 September -545 9,541 8,395 1,146 10,532 8,841 1,691 December -120 11,027 9,591 1,436 9,853 8,297 1,556 2019 March -696 7,981 6,840 1,141 12,521 10,684 1,837 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.