Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Nonstore 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 -96 7,228 6,152 1,076 7,541 6,369 1,172 December 402 9,712 8,287 1,425 6,030 5,007 1,023 1993 March -245 6,964 5,687 1,277 8,652 7,130 1,522 June -656 6,896 5,722 1,174 9,241 7,411 1,830 September -206 7,532 6,317 1,215 7,738 6,317 1,421 December 281 9,802 8,424 1,378 6,090 4,993 1,097 1994 March -442 7,140 6,001 1,139 8,433 6,852 1,581 June -85 7,015 5,875 1,140 8,482 7,257 1,225 September 9 7,617 6,477 1,140 7,264 6,133 1,131 December 359 9,710 8,290 1,420 6,105 5,044 1,061 1995 March -135 7,179 5,917 1,262 8,260 6,863 1,397 June -140 6,918 5,734 1,184 8,539 7,215 1,324 September 5 7,290 6,111 1,179 7,654 6,480 1,174 December 543 9,792 8,199 1,593 6,102 5,052 1,050 1996 March -376 7,181 5,875 1,306 8,567 6,885 1,682 June -77 6,941 5,719 1,222 8,835 7,536 1,299 September -80 7,395 6,193 1,202 7,683 6,401 1,282 December 327 9,858 8,317 1,541 6,109 4,895 1,214 1997 March -418 6,739 5,455 1,284 8,833 7,131 1,702 June 26 6,797 5,506 1,291 8,524 7,259 1,265 September -13 7,704 6,484 1,220 7,251 6,018 1,233 December 264 9,514 7,997 1,517 6,158 4,905 1,253 1998 March -564 6,636 5,314 1,322 8,954 7,068 1,886 June 21 6,968 5,639 1,329 8,303 6,995 1,308 September -46 7,315 6,077 1,238 7,176 5,892 1,284 December 348 9,608 8,088 1,520 5,871 4,699 1,172 1999 March -505 6,939 5,735 1,204 8,163 6,454 1,709 June 171 7,000 5,595 1,405 8,258 7,024 1,234 September -68 7,636 6,304 1,332 7,426 6,026 1,400 December 673 10,077 8,181 1,896 5,977 4,754 1,223 2000 March 20 7,532 5,819 1,713 8,792 7,099 1,693 June 375 7,791 6,110 1,681 8,613 7,307 1,306 September 51 8,251 6,644 1,607 7,834 6,278 1,556 December 489 10,084 8,207 1,877 6,770 5,382 1,388 2001 March -516 7,254 5,729 1,525 9,118 7,077 2,041 June -96 6,790 5,309 1,481 9,157 7,580 1,577 September -382 7,218 6,014 1,204 7,974 6,388 1,586 December 171 9,017 7,450 1,567 6,497 5,101 1,396 2002 March -664 6,175 4,878 1,297 9,174 7,213 1,961 June -20 6,526 5,123 1,403 8,381 6,958 1,423 September -74 6,800 5,555 1,245 7,400 6,081 1,319 December 284 9,099 7,476 1,623 6,075 4,736 1,339 2003 March -429 6,465 5,117 1,348 8,359 6,582 1,777 June 82 6,293 4,917 1,376 8,396 7,102 1,294 September -124 7,001 5,793 1,208 6,995 5,663 1,332 December 477 9,144 7,507 1,637 5,797 4,637 1,160 2004 March -466 6,530 5,135 1,395 8,552 6,691 1,861 June 78 6,581 5,143 1,438 8,470 7,110 1,360 September -44 7,450 6,102 1,348 7,192 5,800 1,392 December 679 9,673 7,766 1,907 5,862 4,634 1,228 2005 March -507 6,789 5,260 1,529 8,913 6,877 2,036 June 171 6,975 5,366 1,609 8,723 7,285 1,438 September -4 7,412 5,925 1,487 7,826 6,335 1,491 December 604 9,958 7,975 1,983 6,203 4,824 1,379 2006 March -405 6,748 5,162 1,586 9,208 7,217 1,991 June 311 7,293 5,514 1,779 8,637 7,169 1,468 September -122 7,505 6,085 1,420 7,639 6,097 1,542 December 692 9,923 7,807 2,116 6,297 4,873 1,424 2007 March -484 7,138 5,449 1,689 9,217 7,044 2,173 June 222 7,428 5,708 1,720 8,629 7,131 1,498 September -40 7,495 5,860 1,635 8,011 6,336 1,675 December 716 10,295 8,087 2,208 6,399 4,907 1,492 2008 March -768 7,075 5,423 1,652 9,716 7,296 2,420 June 76 7,082 5,352 1,730 9,105 7,451 1,654 September -297 7,065 5,599 1,466 8,360 6,597 1,763 December 666 9,769 7,419 2,350 7,223 5,539 1,684 2009 March -1,056 6,341 4,706 1,635 10,320 7,629 2,691 June 33 6,667 4,936 1,731 8,883 7,185 1,698 September -276 6,675 5,198 1,477 8,036 6,283 1,753 December 855 9,865 7,475 2,390 6,185 4,650 1,535 2010 March -809 6,881 5,162 1,719 9,365 6,837 2,528 June 275 7,144 5,336 1,808 8,606 7,073 1,533 September -183 7,016 5,444 1,572 7,714 5,959 1,755 December 1,042 10,520 7,970 2,550 6,150 4,642 1,508 2011 March -776 7,169 5,394 1,775 9,425 6,874 2,551 June 353 7,668 5,606 2,062 8,582 6,873 1,709 September 100 8,109 6,222 1,887 7,864 6,077 1,787 December 819 10,252 7,714 2,538 6,702 4,983 1,719 2012 March -736 7,533 5,509 2,024 10,122 7,362 2,760 June 466 8,232 6,065 2,167 8,739 7,038 1,701 September 81 8,143 6,170 1,973 8,262 6,370 1,892 December 890 10,788 8,120 2,668 6,802 5,024 1,778 2013 March -745 7,878 5,791 2,087 9,914 7,082 2,832 June 248 8,505 6,285 2,220 8,899 6,927 1,972 September 56 8,232 6,252 1,980 8,544 6,620 1,924 December 993 10,979 8,306 2,673 6,827 5,147 1,680 2014 March -875 8,141 6,168 1,973 9,817 6,969 2,848 June 184 8,454 6,386 2,068 9,048 7,164 1,884 September -9 8,325 6,591 1,734 8,362 6,619 1,743 December 907 11,453 8,783 2,670 6,985 5,222 1,763 2015 March -791 8,576 6,396 2,180 10,341 7,370 2,971 June 306 8,911 6,703 2,208 9,146 7,244 1,902 September 317 9,028 6,713 2,315 9,040 7,042 1,998 December 965 11,714 8,827 2,887 7,413 5,491 1,922 2016 March -1,161 8,461 6,249 2,212 11,140 7,767 3,373 June 133 9,009 6,759 2,250 9,498 7,381 2,117 September 299 9,357 6,976 2,381 8,991 6,909 2,082 December 967 11,295 8,371 2,924 7,778 5,821 1,957 2017 March -1,238 8,787 6,392 2,395 11,430 7,797 3,633 June 371 9,364 6,932 2,432 9,641 7,580 2,061 September 327 9,606 7,011 2,595 9,583 7,315 2,268 December 1,119 12,256 8,951 3,305 7,973 5,787 2,186 2018 March -1,252 9,656 6,883 2,773 11,985 7,960 4,025 June 418 10,107 7,406 2,701 9,813 7,530 2,283 September 418 10,012 7,097 2,915 10,063 7,566 2,497 December 1,725 13,332 9,235 4,097 8,259 5,887 2,372 2019 March -1,879 9,546 6,837 2,709 12,464 7,876 4,588 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.