Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Clothing and Clothing Accessories 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 -391 41,186 36,018 5,168 41,488 35,929 5,559 December 1,098 58,635 52,659 5,976 29,906 25,028 4,878 1993 March -2,466 26,792 21,257 5,535 64,281 56,280 8,001 June 21 43,896 38,259 5,637 40,154 34,538 5,616 September -813 41,183 36,160 5,023 42,814 36,978 5,836 December 1,383 60,690 54,633 6,057 29,832 25,158 4,674 1994 March -3,237 24,431 19,854 4,577 67,960 60,146 7,814 June -760 44,198 38,807 5,391 40,297 34,146 6,151 September -638 41,677 36,681 4,996 42,989 37,355 5,634 December 420 62,494 56,737 5,757 29,258 23,921 5,337 1995 March -2,378 24,459 19,437 5,022 68,042 60,642 7,400 June 64 42,030 36,788 5,242 40,584 35,406 5,178 September -1,305 39,774 35,497 4,277 42,169 36,587 5,582 December 127 58,234 52,960 5,274 30,180 25,033 5,147 1996 March -4,366 24,893 20,325 4,568 65,625 56,691 8,934 June -820 42,516 37,498 5,018 37,824 31,986 5,838 September -1,332 38,620 34,450 4,170 40,453 34,951 5,502 December 184 58,174 52,998 5,176 27,490 22,498 4,992 1997 March -2,604 23,988 19,454 4,534 62,563 55,425 7,138 June -131 40,533 35,771 4,762 36,778 31,885 4,893 September -862 38,221 33,923 4,298 39,061 33,901 5,160 December 637 57,890 52,518 5,372 26,594 21,859 4,735 1998 March -2,614 23,246 18,854 4,392 62,323 55,317 7,006 June 901 41,790 36,201 5,589 34,911 30,223 4,688 September -854 36,997 32,659 4,338 39,574 34,382 5,192 December 515 55,910 51,008 4,902 26,432 22,045 4,387 1999 March -2,317 24,108 19,507 4,601 60,641 53,723 6,918 June 74 40,809 35,854 4,955 35,969 31,088 4,881 September -2,165 36,556 32,424 4,132 40,023 33,726 6,297 December 831 56,471 51,229 5,242 24,763 20,352 4,411 2000 March -2,194 23,893 19,559 4,334 58,307 51,779 6,528 June 254 38,640 33,822 4,818 34,068 29,504 4,564 September -566 36,081 31,937 4,144 38,609 33,899 4,710 December 714 55,381 50,665 4,716 24,465 20,463 4,002 2001 March -2,283 22,916 18,877 4,039 57,590 51,268 6,322 June -329 38,279 33,972 4,307 35,537 30,901 4,636 September -825 31,764 27,877 3,887 41,044 36,332 4,712 December 819 50,964 46,261 4,703 26,301 22,417 3,884 2002 March -1,553 22,315 18,538 3,777 54,987 49,657 5,330 June -298 37,444 32,911 4,533 33,746 28,915 4,831 September 546 34,361 29,771 4,590 36,506 32,462 4,044 December 675 52,826 48,470 4,356 23,760 20,079 3,681 2003 March -2,199 20,121 16,665 3,456 57,726 52,071 5,655 June 57 37,133 33,082 4,051 32,203 28,209 3,994 September -338 33,120 29,733 3,387 36,282 32,557 3,725 December 1,026 53,182 48,796 4,386 22,823 19,463 3,360 2004 March -1,621 21,549 18,102 3,447 55,748 50,680 5,068 June 123 39,088 35,020 4,068 31,506 27,561 3,945 September -532 32,846 29,148 3,698 38,933 34,703 4,230 December 989 55,633 51,177 4,456 22,511 19,044 3,467 2005 March -1,605 21,767 18,025 3,742 57,895 52,548 5,347 June 664 38,808 34,400 4,408 33,891 30,147 3,744 September -289 36,035 32,136 3,899 37,424 33,236 4,188 December 1,186 56,927 52,034 4,893 23,939 20,232 3,707 2006 March -2,152 23,287 19,313 3,974 57,790 51,664 6,126 June 934 40,100 35,317 4,783 36,294 32,445 3,849 September -23 36,553 32,459 4,094 39,138 35,021 4,117 December 1,266 59,710 54,834 4,876 23,149 19,539 3,610 2007 March -1,209 23,560 19,718 3,842 60,542 55,491 5,051 June 781 41,161 36,639 4,522 36,746 33,005 3,741 September 319 36,454 32,370 4,084 40,480 36,715 3,765 December 1,138 58,871 54,319 4,552 24,862 21,448 3,414 2008 March -1,447 22,229 18,321 3,908 63,383 58,028 5,355 June 235 37,782 33,423 4,359 40,119 35,995 4,124 September -1,081 34,565 30,863 3,702 42,826 38,043 4,783 December -350 52,492 48,463 4,029 28,897 24,518 4,379 2009 March -3,549 19,409 15,902 3,507 65,190 58,134 7,056 June -361 37,338 33,471 3,867 36,551 32,323 4,228 September -1,264 33,616 30,382 3,234 39,274 34,776 4,498 December 212 54,583 50,800 3,783 22,825 19,254 3,571 2010 March -2,456 19,962 16,956 3,006 57,807 52,345 5,462 June 420 39,097 35,229 3,868 32,513 29,065 3,448 September -467 32,489 29,315 3,174 38,938 35,297 3,641 December 808 57,044 52,928 4,116 21,450 18,142 3,308 2011 March -1,675 20,955 17,694 3,261 56,644 51,708 4,936 June 204 37,328 33,468 3,860 33,488 29,832 3,656 September -9 32,835 29,283 3,552 39,324 35,763 3,561 December 658 57,983 54,049 3,934 20,870 17,594 3,276 2012 March -1,694 21,468 18,076 3,392 58,258 53,172 5,086 June 533 38,643 34,713 3,930 33,585 30,188 3,397 September -186 33,176 29,684 3,492 38,665 34,987 3,678 December 654 58,606 54,698 3,908 21,350 18,096 3,254 2013 March -2,071 20,510 17,279 3,231 60,294 54,992 5,302 June 487 37,503 33,804 3,699 34,459 31,247 3,212 September 7 32,705 29,326 3,379 40,213 36,841 3,372 December 542 58,825 55,162 3,663 21,374 18,253 3,121 2014 March -1,870 19,403 16,479 2,924 61,503 56,709 4,794 June -82 38,804 35,130 3,674 34,343 30,587 3,756 September -663 32,838 29,696 3,142 40,913 37,108 3,805 December 249 57,955 54,588 3,367 21,719 18,601 3,118 2015 March -2,326 20,388 17,513 2,875 60,476 55,275 5,201 June -228 39,165 35,780 3,385 34,106 30,493 3,613 September -602 32,550 29,787 2,763 39,912 36,547 3,365 December 367 56,692 53,182 3,510 22,616 19,473 3,143 2016 March -1,947 20,893 17,991 2,902 58,682 53,833 4,849 June -67 35,136 31,862 3,274 37,590 34,249 3,341 September -606 34,530 31,711 2,819 38,660 35,235 3,425 December 118 55,923 52,754 3,169 22,280 19,229 3,051 2017 March -2,091 20,741 17,953 2,788 59,150 54,271 4,879 June -488 37,736 34,356 3,380 35,211 31,343 3,868 September -1,648 30,840 27,982 2,858 42,097 37,591 4,506 December -381 54,472 51,480 2,992 22,011 18,638 3,373 2018 March -2,319 20,506 17,829 2,677 56,516 51,520 4,996 June -13 36,985 33,567 3,418 34,278 30,847 3,431 September -907 29,381 26,679 2,702 41,078 37,469 3,609 December 180 54,106 50,862 3,244 21,224 18,160 3,064 2019 March -1,960 19,110 16,385 2,725 56,687 52,002 4,685 June -2,534 35,056 31,852 3,204 35,495 29,757 5,738 September -1,613 27,320 24,672 2,648 39,682 35,421 4,261 December 194 52,144 48,846 3,298 20,385 17,281 3,104 2020 March -3,932 15,864 13,547 2,317 58,608 52,359 6,249 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.