Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Miscellaneous Store Retailers 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 -44 28,053 22,760 5,293 32,781 27,444 5,337 December 1,177 38,350 31,927 6,423 24,884 19,638 5,246 1993 March -1,632 25,218 19,791 5,427 39,547 32,488 7,059 June 2,077 34,681 27,812 6,869 27,530 22,738 4,792 September 380 29,506 24,098 5,408 32,392 27,364 5,028 December 1,584 40,258 33,667 6,591 25,030 20,023 5,007 1994 March -2,639 25,665 20,621 5,044 40,972 33,289 7,683 June 2,313 35,984 28,652 7,332 28,375 23,356 5,019 September 508 31,266 25,586 5,680 33,033 27,861 5,172 December 1,395 41,610 34,795 6,815 26,408 20,988 5,420 1995 March -1,791 27,480 21,945 5,535 41,758 34,432 7,326 June 2,279 36,959 29,696 7,263 29,403 24,419 4,984 September -104 31,663 26,083 5,580 34,735 29,051 5,684 December 1,457 42,788 35,742 7,046 27,064 21,475 5,589 1996 March -2,162 27,678 21,849 5,829 43,478 35,487 7,991 June 2,356 38,034 30,438 7,596 30,511 25,271 5,240 September 493 32,728 26,662 6,066 35,452 29,879 5,573 December 1,621 43,900 36,595 7,305 28,043 22,359 5,684 1997 March -2,052 29,156 23,164 5,992 43,970 35,926 8,044 June 2,046 38,082 30,678 7,404 31,772 26,414 5,358 September -202 33,115 27,293 5,822 37,026 31,002 6,024 December 1,007 44,821 37,487 7,334 28,969 22,642 6,327 1998 March -2,462 29,271 23,031 6,240 45,544 36,842 8,702 June 3,195 39,831 31,563 8,268 31,066 25,993 5,073 September -313 33,829 28,084 5,745 36,867 30,809 6,058 December 853 44,912 38,130 6,782 28,691 22,762 5,929 1999 March -2,115 29,550 23,579 5,971 45,856 37,770 8,086 June 1,970 39,850 32,434 7,416 32,757 27,311 5,446 September -490 34,214 28,520 5,694 38,090 31,906 6,184 December 959 45,396 38,519 6,877 29,275 23,357 5,918 2000 March -2,271 29,426 23,466 5,960 47,286 39,055 8,231 June 1,762 38,949 32,013 6,936 33,219 28,045 5,174 September -707 33,529 28,037 5,492 38,961 32,762 6,199 December 815 43,704 37,106 6,598 31,260 25,477 5,783 2001 March -3,091 27,829 22,556 5,273 47,657 39,293 8,364 June 1,341 36,583 29,977 6,606 33,894 28,629 5,265 September -1,181 30,893 25,843 5,050 39,007 32,776 6,231 December 527 40,291 33,934 6,357 30,781 24,951 5,830 2002 March -2,782 27,197 22,138 5,059 44,072 36,231 7,841 June 1,954 37,043 30,165 6,878 31,196 26,272 4,924 September -417 31,163 26,074 5,089 36,522 31,016 5,506 December 935 39,780 33,450 6,330 29,929 24,534 5,395 2003 March -3,190 25,156 20,336 4,820 45,108 37,098 8,010 June 1,363 35,144 28,795 6,349 30,610 25,624 4,986 September -1,002 29,984 25,240 4,744 35,641 29,895 5,746 December 626 39,187 33,179 6,008 28,711 23,329 5,382 2004 March -2,949 25,382 20,590 4,792 42,756 35,015 7,741 June 1,219 35,080 28,856 6,224 29,237 24,232 5,005 September -732 29,105 24,219 4,886 35,195 29,577 5,618 December 712 39,037 32,837 6,200 28,599 23,111 5,488 2005 March -3,122 25,019 20,049 4,970 43,388 35,296 8,092 June 1,628 35,237 28,684 6,553 28,829 23,904 4,925 September -952 29,009 24,112 4,897 34,845 28,996 5,849 December 648 36,730 30,706 6,024 29,144 23,768 5,376 2006 March -2,925 25,298 20,574 4,724 41,081 33,432 7,649 June 1,413 33,816 27,613 6,203 29,326 24,536 4,790 September -1,200 27,691 23,168 4,523 34,546 28,823 5,723 December 495 36,655 30,812 5,843 27,946 22,598 5,348 2007 March -2,716 24,348 19,700 4,648 40,476 33,112 7,364 June 1,210 33,519 27,633 5,886 28,196 23,520 4,676 September -558 27,613 23,018 4,595 33,601 28,448 5,153 December 421 34,959 29,416 5,543 27,820 22,698 5,122 2008 March -3,037 22,952 18,709 4,243 40,244 32,964 7,280 June 651 30,904 25,233 5,671 28,923 23,903 5,020 September -1,218 25,665 21,417 4,248 33,212 27,746 5,466 December -450 30,191 24,971 5,220 29,989 24,319 5,670 2009 March -4,329 18,836 15,079 3,757 41,369 33,283 8,086 June 705 29,407 23,781 5,626 25,788 20,867 4,921 September -1,157 23,546 19,432 4,114 30,690 25,419 5,271 December 93 30,296 25,071 5,225 25,249 20,117 5,132 2010 March -3,011 20,144 16,172 3,972 35,240 28,257 6,983 June 1,472 29,951 24,427 5,524 22,942 18,890 4,052 September -740 23,731 19,661 4,070 28,370 23,560 4,810 December 632 30,907 25,655 5,252 23,822 19,202 4,620 2011 March -2,517 21,036 16,924 4,112 34,081 27,452 6,629 June 1,297 30,007 24,467 5,540 22,806 18,563 4,243 September -180 25,202 20,943 4,259 27,320 22,881 4,439 December 560 30,535 25,396 5,139 23,936 19,357 4,579 2012 March -1,944 21,790 17,624 4,166 32,972 26,862 6,110 June 1,640 30,362 24,958 5,404 22,182 18,418 3,764 September -406 24,139 20,206 3,933 28,084 23,745 4,339 December 611 29,992 25,077 4,915 23,422 19,118 4,304 2013 March -2,034 21,237 17,095 4,142 33,293 27,117 6,176 June 1,764 30,655 25,245 5,410 21,576 17,930 3,646 September -172 24,846 20,841 4,005 27,774 23,597 4,177 December 569 30,523 25,611 4,912 24,115 19,772 4,343 2014 March -2,091 21,324 17,394 3,930 33,944 27,923 6,021 June 1,586 30,925 25,511 5,414 22,581 18,753 3,828 September -254 24,335 20,518 3,817 28,335 24,264 4,071 December 201 30,424 25,856 4,568 24,304 19,937 4,367 2015 March -1,630 21,948 17,789 4,159 33,942 28,153 5,789 June 1,291 31,314 26,125 5,189 23,144 19,246 3,898 September -237 25,070 21,257 3,813 28,654 24,604 4,050 December 163 31,014 26,553 4,461 24,329 20,031 4,298 2016 March -1,746 21,570 17,581 3,989 34,231 28,496 5,735 June 744 30,090 25,286 4,804 24,129 20,069 4,060 September -366 24,730 20,834 3,896 29,228 24,966 4,262 December -179 29,565 25,281 4,284 25,561 21,098 4,463 2017 March -1,798 22,565 18,606 3,959 33,546 27,789 5,757 June 1,043 30,513 25,675 4,838 23,725 19,930 3,795 September -827 24,550 21,046 3,504 29,671 25,340 4,331 December 32 30,035 25,764 4,271 24,994 20,755 4,239 2018 March -1,608 22,924 18,895 4,029 33,135 27,498 5,637 June 1,207 30,993 26,060 4,933 23,978 20,252 3,726 September -633 24,649 21,064 3,585 29,631 25,413 4,218 December 258 30,846 26,343 4,503 24,580 20,335 4,245 2019 March -1,917 22,676 18,850 3,826 32,891 27,148 5,743 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.