Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted General Merchandise 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 195 13,203 12,060 1,143 13,758 12,810 948 December 195 21,328 20,287 1,041 6,948 6,102 846 1993 March -22 5,636 4,176 1,460 23,707 22,225 1,482 June 25 14,982 13,868 1,114 13,439 12,350 1,089 September 171 14,015 12,874 1,141 14,141 13,171 970 December 132 22,188 21,123 1,065 7,556 6,623 933 1994 March -443 5,327 4,426 901 24,921 23,577 1,344 June -263 15,555 14,459 1,096 13,327 11,968 1,359 September 205 15,568 14,462 1,106 12,368 11,467 901 December 23 22,242 21,260 982 6,994 6,035 959 1995 March -192 5,378 4,295 1,083 24,915 23,640 1,275 June 202 15,672 14,548 1,124 12,970 12,048 922 September 227 14,634 13,630 1,004 13,753 12,976 777 December 53 22,078 21,118 960 7,696 6,789 907 1996 March -339 5,497 4,372 1,125 24,940 23,476 1,464 June 25 14,958 13,862 1,096 13,716 12,645 1,071 September 40 14,285 13,171 1,114 14,219 13,145 1,074 December 245 23,092 21,964 1,128 6,915 6,032 883 1997 March -317 6,000 4,758 1,242 24,701 23,142 1,559 June 376 15,040 13,803 1,237 13,950 13,089 861 September -61 14,756 13,492 1,264 14,481 13,156 1,325 December -401 23,517 22,332 1,185 7,339 5,753 1,586 1998 March -186 5,598 4,355 1,243 25,053 23,624 1,429 June 345 15,831 14,645 1,186 12,749 11,908 841 September 208 15,644 14,587 1,057 13,104 12,255 849 December 209 23,160 22,134 1,026 7,052 6,235 817 1999 March -277 6,929 5,893 1,036 23,980 22,667 1,313 June 228 15,720 14,509 1,211 13,491 12,508 983 September 357 13,974 12,822 1,152 14,238 13,443 795 December 394 23,856 22,663 1,193 6,303 5,504 799 2000 March 93 7,238 5,999 1,239 23,691 22,545 1,146 June 476 17,046 15,900 1,146 12,721 12,051 670 September 229 15,687 14,639 1,048 13,406 12,587 819 December 258 23,698 22,707 991 6,653 5,920 733 2001 March -249 6,663 5,685 978 26,054 24,827 1,227 June 651 17,358 15,486 1,872 14,614 13,393 1,221 September 137 14,502 13,445 1,057 15,913 14,993 920 December 1,009 23,791 21,893 1,898 9,236 8,347 889 2002 March 47 6,998 5,886 1,112 26,153 25,088 1,065 June 314 16,731 15,279 1,452 15,562 14,424 1,138 September 388 13,835 12,469 1,366 18,304 17,326 978 December -35 25,049 23,937 1,112 8,236 7,089 1,147 2003 March 103 6,622 5,530 1,092 26,608 25,619 989 June 351 16,473 15,225 1,248 14,959 14,062 897 September 473 14,947 13,711 1,236 16,541 15,778 763 December 230 25,675 24,436 1,239 8,039 7,030 1,009 2004 March 123 6,846 5,677 1,169 27,079 26,033 1,046 June 489 17,025 15,753 1,272 14,820 14,037 783 September 322 14,264 12,879 1,385 18,477 17,414 1,063 December 457 26,095 24,846 1,249 8,238 7,446 792 2005 March 83 7,848 6,731 1,117 26,726 25,692 1,034 June 395 16,078 14,821 1,257 17,115 16,253 862 September 367 16,040 14,759 1,281 17,603 16,689 914 December 383 26,036 24,767 1,269 9,249 8,363 886 2006 March -33 8,558 7,346 1,212 27,195 25,950 1,245 June 467 16,897 15,519 1,378 17,766 16,855 911 September 262 15,812 14,657 1,155 18,459 17,566 893 December 260 24,662 23,547 1,115 8,661 7,806 855 2007 March -240 10,853 9,842 1,011 26,053 24,802 1,251 June 161 16,842 15,729 1,113 17,203 16,251 952 September 153 17,004 15,918 1,086 18,541 17,608 933 December 223 26,803 25,825 978 9,867 9,112 755 2008 March -106 9,335 8,354 981 27,526 26,439 1,087 June 118 16,457 15,499 958 18,311 17,471 840 September 18 17,563 16,674 889 18,129 17,258 871 December 59 25,794 24,926 868 10,959 10,150 809 2009 March -539 7,777 6,929 848 28,921 27,534 1,387 June 316 19,037 17,987 1,050 16,014 15,280 734 September 100 17,461 16,515 946 18,180 17,334 846 December 282 24,650 23,723 927 11,738 11,093 645 2010 March -90 9,890 9,084 806 26,639 25,743 896 June 427 19,634 18,608 1,026 15,898 15,299 599 September 378 16,225 15,181 1,044 19,410 18,744 666 December 367 26,909 25,901 1,008 10,617 9,976 641 2011 March 59 9,035 8,105 930 29,762 28,891 871 June 429 20,460 19,391 1,069 16,761 16,121 640 September 378 17,614 16,508 1,106 20,240 19,512 728 December 314 29,354 28,327 1,027 10,355 9,642 713 2012 March 29 8,547 7,627 920 31,571 30,680 891 June 532 21,392 20,266 1,126 16,982 16,388 594 September 445 17,565 16,427 1,138 21,756 21,063 693 December 405 30,441 29,321 1,120 10,821 10,106 715 2013 March 167 8,533 7,538 995 33,350 32,522 828 June 125 23,867 22,693 1,174 16,920 15,871 1,049 September 870 19,074 17,590 1,484 21,207 20,593 614 December 396 31,848 30,801 1,047 11,083 10,432 651 2014 March 54 9,005 8,138 867 34,977 34,164 813 June 536 23,742 22,544 1,198 18,731 18,069 662 September 134 20,023 18,838 1,185 22,617 21,566 1,051 December 258 32,958 32,049 909 11,635 10,984 651 2015 March 156 10,630 9,600 1,030 34,343 33,469 874 June 164 24,633 23,555 1,078 18,250 17,336 914 September 279 20,875 19,856 1,019 22,934 22,194 740 December 218 32,435 31,412 1,023 13,075 12,270 805 2016 March 205 11,329 10,364 965 34,101 33,341 760 June 100 22,685 21,877 808 20,937 20,229 708 September 255 22,395 21,309 1,086 22,696 21,865 831 December 236 34,368 33,384 984 12,313 11,565 748 2017 March 254 10,570 9,417 1,153 35,638 34,739 899 June 60 23,200 22,264 936 20,758 19,882 876 September 26 22,546 21,565 981 21,360 20,405 955 December 255 32,289 31,315 974 14,264 13,545 719 2018 March -74 11,605 10,706 899 35,162 34,189 973 June 471 24,138 22,957 1,181 20,458 19,748 710 September 157 23,716 22,560 1,156 22,869 21,870 999 December -11 32,869 31,977 892 14,700 13,797 903 2019 March -47 13,272 12,120 1,152 35,705 34,506 1,199 June -155 23,333 22,353 980 23,208 22,073 1,135 September -388 21,359 20,522 837 25,253 24,028 1,225 December 257 33,861 32,594 1,267 14,286 13,276 1,010 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.