Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Health and Personal Care 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 -107 18,033 16,248 1,785 19,830 17,938 1,892 December 371 21,832 19,744 2,088 16,649 14,932 1,717 1993 March 378 17,507 14,615 2,892 22,944 20,430 2,514 June 36 20,935 19,010 1,925 18,300 16,411 1,889 September -176 17,948 16,081 1,867 21,003 18,960 2,043 December 299 22,757 20,694 2,063 16,986 15,222 1,764 1994 March -390 18,420 16,168 2,252 22,265 19,623 2,642 June -209 20,885 18,932 1,953 18,481 16,319 2,162 September -105 19,560 17,576 1,984 20,226 18,137 2,089 December 189 22,165 20,071 2,094 17,609 15,704 1,905 1995 March -500 18,979 16,778 2,201 22,084 19,383 2,701 June 65 21,428 19,339 2,089 18,528 16,504 2,024 September -315 20,048 18,179 1,869 20,713 18,529 2,184 December 305 22,953 20,735 2,218 17,140 15,227 1,913 1996 March -456 17,814 15,649 2,165 24,075 21,454 2,621 June 30 21,341 19,248 2,093 19,072 17,009 2,063 September 30 20,611 18,483 2,128 20,476 18,378 2,098 December 654 24,199 21,783 2,416 16,595 14,833 1,762 1997 March 389 19,765 16,818 2,947 23,232 20,674 2,558 June 128 21,815 19,633 2,182 19,661 17,607 2,054 September -316 21,470 19,563 1,907 20,621 18,398 2,223 December 204 25,365 22,911 2,454 16,828 14,578 2,250 1998 March -411 19,086 16,477 2,609 24,206 21,186 3,020 June 188 21,359 18,846 2,513 20,693 18,368 2,325 September -154 20,102 17,906 2,196 22,357 20,007 2,350 December 171 25,209 22,963 2,246 17,030 14,955 2,075 1999 March -410 19,597 17,017 2,580 24,470 21,480 2,990 June -70 22,655 20,362 2,293 19,131 16,768 2,363 September -250 20,643 18,527 2,116 20,837 18,471 2,366 December 175 24,643 22,311 2,332 18,304 16,147 2,157 2000 March 534 19,209 15,944 3,265 26,540 23,809 2,731 June 195 24,046 21,696 2,350 19,375 17,220 2,155 September -167 21,038 19,061 1,977 21,865 19,721 2,144 December 233 24,641 22,332 2,309 18,949 16,873 2,076 2001 March -836 20,571 18,715 1,856 23,225 20,533 2,692 June -155 22,352 20,417 1,935 20,351 18,261 2,090 September -416 19,444 17,550 1,894 23,331 21,021 2,310 December 115 23,984 22,035 1,949 18,180 16,346 1,834 2002 March -336 17,826 15,807 2,019 24,643 22,288 2,355 June 232 20,826 18,832 1,994 20,196 18,434 1,762 September -52 19,487 17,724 1,763 21,776 19,961 1,815 December 362 23,635 21,681 1,954 17,932 16,340 1,592 2003 March -262 18,190 16,201 1,989 24,282 22,031 2,251 June 273 22,383 20,469 1,914 18,010 16,369 1,641 September 125 20,467 18,692 1,775 21,287 19,637 1,650 December 455 23,739 21,708 2,031 18,576 17,000 1,576 2004 March -31 19,150 17,060 2,090 24,172 22,051 2,121 June 253 22,144 20,185 1,959 20,103 18,397 1,706 September 17 20,314 17,975 2,339 23,232 20,910 2,322 December 399 25,160 23,073 2,087 17,238 15,550 1,688 2005 March -333 18,164 16,134 2,030 25,762 23,399 2,363 June 418 23,765 21,582 2,183 20,582 18,817 1,765 September -7 21,537 19,574 1,963 23,427 21,457 1,970 December 402 25,512 23,422 2,090 19,225 17,537 1,688 2006 March -111 20,298 18,232 2,066 26,249 24,072 2,177 June 409 24,735 22,557 2,178 19,940 18,171 1,769 September 40 21,765 19,687 2,078 24,201 22,163 2,038 December 362 27,422 25,268 2,154 19,117 17,325 1,792 2007 March -37 21,388 19,172 2,216 25,575 23,322 2,253 June 220 25,301 23,292 2,009 20,577 18,788 1,789 September 252 22,628 20,559 2,069 24,466 22,649 1,817 December 499 27,138 24,979 2,159 19,732 18,072 1,660 2008 March 225 20,226 17,784 2,442 27,154 24,937 2,217 June 593 27,109 24,220 2,889 23,526 21,230 2,296 September 75 22,652 20,438 2,214 27,667 25,528 2,139 December 828 26,071 23,373 2,698 25,135 23,265 1,870 2009 March 138 20,943 18,179 2,764 30,563 27,937 2,626 June 341 25,760 23,343 2,417 24,170 22,094 2,076 September 245 21,741 19,339 2,402 28,472 26,315 2,157 December 746 29,226 26,732 2,494 21,087 19,339 1,748 2010 March 4 20,851 18,321 2,530 30,465 27,939 2,526 June 457 26,372 24,045 2,327 22,819 20,949 1,870 September 86 21,214 19,082 2,132 29,693 27,647 2,046 December 143 29,897 27,512 2,385 21,838 19,596 2,242 2011 March -239 21,115 18,954 2,161 29,445 27,045 2,400 June 357 27,372 25,076 2,296 22,435 20,496 1,939 September 391 28,157 25,780 2,377 24,830 22,844 1,986 December 555 26,851 24,531 2,320 24,819 23,054 1,765 2012 March -150 21,967 19,785 2,182 30,064 27,732 2,332 June 402 26,286 24,048 2,238 24,049 22,213 1,836 September 20 26,213 24,090 2,123 26,702 24,599 2,103 December 610 31,116 28,701 2,415 21,655 19,850 1,805 2013 March -107 24,257 21,896 2,361 28,515 26,047 2,468 June 455 27,352 25,007 2,345 24,812 22,922 1,890 September -7 25,474 23,172 2,302 28,059 25,750 2,309 December 676 32,783 30,110 2,673 23,688 21,691 1,997 2014 March -353 23,552 21,321 2,231 32,164 29,580 2,584 June 159 28,841 26,723 2,118 26,258 24,299 1,959 September -14 27,576 25,472 2,104 28,195 26,077 2,118 December 391 33,106 30,757 2,349 24,256 22,298 1,958 2015 March -362 24,628 22,535 2,093 32,000 29,545 2,455 June 289 30,133 27,634 2,499 26,983 24,773 2,210 September -146 27,762 25,429 2,333 31,618 29,139 2,479 December 599 33,961 31,203 2,758 26,780 24,621 2,159 2016 March -1,340 26,976 24,587 2,389 33,842 30,113 3,729 June 542 29,512 27,007 2,505 27,713 25,750 1,963 September -229 29,817 27,768 2,049 30,338 28,060 2,278 December 133 34,157 32,096 2,061 25,161 23,233 1,928 2017 March -995 26,320 24,123 2,197 33,917 30,725 3,192 June 217 28,509 26,178 2,331 29,641 27,527 2,114 September -320 25,386 23,454 1,932 32,864 30,612 2,252 December 146 34,158 32,002 2,156 23,562 21,552 2,010 2018 March -899 25,653 23,464 2,189 33,015 29,927 3,088 June 59 27,282 25,056 2,226 29,631 27,464 2,167 September -511 26,438 24,523 1,915 31,901 29,475 2,426 December 346 32,876 30,480 2,396 23,206 21,156 2,050 2019 March -586 24,237 21,966 2,271 33,732 30,875 2,857 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.