Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Retail trade (In thousands) 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 -2 261 227 34 287 251 36 December 3 313 275 38 247 212 35 1993 March -7 228 188 40 348 301 47 June 6 319 278 41 247 212 35 September -1 272 238 34 286 251 35 December 4 329 291 38 246 212 34 1994 March -13 232 198 34 354 307 47 June 7 326 284 42 248 213 35 September 1 283 248 35 286 252 34 December 3 336 298 38 249 214 35 1995 March -8 239 202 37 360 315 45 June 8 321 280 41 257 224 33 September -3 281 248 33 295 259 36 December 3 334 295 39 256 220 36 1996 March -13 238 201 37 367 317 50 June 6 325 284 41 257 222 35 September -1 282 247 35 297 261 36 December 5 342 302 40 252 217 35 1997 March -10 241 203 38 365 317 48 June 6 320 280 40 264 230 34 September -4 281 248 33 300 263 37 December 1 343 303 40 258 219 39 1998 March -13 237 199 38 373 322 51 June 12 330 285 45 257 224 33 September -2 280 246 34 301 265 36 December 1 344 307 37 252 216 36 1999 March -13 244 208 36 364 315 49 June 6 329 288 41 261 226 35 September -5 282 248 34 303 264 39 December 3 346 307 39 252 216 36 2000 March -7 246 207 39 368 322 46 June 6 325 286 39 263 230 33 September -3 278 245 33 307 271 36 December 2 335 298 37 260 225 35 2001 March -14 234 201 33 370 323 47 June 4 313 275 38 268 234 34 September -6 261 230 31 312 275 37 December 2 318 282 36 260 226 34 2002 March -11 226 193 33 357 313 44 June 7 309 270 39 256 224 32 September 0 262 230 32 297 265 32 December 2 317 282 35 255 222 33 2003 March -12 217 185 32 364 320 44 June 6 303 267 36 248 218 30 September -2 262 232 30 289 257 32 December 3 321 286 35 245 213 32 2004 March -10 226 193 33 351 308 43 June 6 309 272 37 247 216 31 September -2 256 224 32 298 264 34 December 4 328 292 36 243 211 32 2005 March -11 224 191 33 359 315 44 June 8 311 272 39 255 224 31 September -3 268 236 32 295 260 35 December 3 328 292 36 251 218 33 2006 March -10 231 198 33 356 313 43 June 7 312 274 38 261 230 31 September -4 262 231 31 304 269 35 December 3 328 292 36 250 217 33 2007 March -11 231 199 32 359 316 43 June 5 311 275 36 260 229 31 September -2 262 231 31 304 271 33 December 3 325 290 35 254 222 32 2008 March -13 217 186 31 370 326 44 June 3 291 255 36 275 242 33 September -6 247 218 29 312 277 35 December -3 290 257 33 279 243 36 2009 March -21 190 161 29 385 335 50 June 2 281 247 34 253 221 32 September -7 235 208 27 289 255 34 December 0 293 261 32 241 209 32 2010 March -13 200 171 29 341 299 42 June 7 296 262 34 227 200 27 September -2 238 210 28 280 250 30 December 4 309 275 34 227 197 30 2011 March -11 208 179 29 335 295 40 June 6 297 262 35 230 201 29 September 0 252 223 29 276 247 29 December 2 308 276 32 230 200 30 2012 March -8 216 186 30 333 295 38 June 8 298 264 34 232 206 26 September -1 247 219 28 281 252 29 December 3 314 282 32 225 196 29 2013 March -9 215 186 29 335 297 38 June 5 303 270 33 230 202 28 September 0 257 229 28 275 247 28 December 2 319 289 30 229 201 28 2014 March -10 216 189 27 343 306 37 June 4 307 276 31 238 211 27 September -3 255 230 25 283 255 28 December 1 326 298 28 228 201 27 2015 March -11 221 194 27 344 306 38 June 4 309 278 31 241 214 27 September -3 258 233 25 289 261 28 December 1 326 297 29 237 209 28 2016 March -10 224 198 26 343 307 36 June 2 294 265 29 255 228 27 September -3 261 236 25 289 261 28 December 0 320 292 28 240 212 28 2017 March -10 224 197 27 349 312 37 June 2 298 268 30 255 227 28 September -6 247 222 25 303 272 31 December 0 322 294 28 234 206 28 2018 March -10 221 194 27 348 311 37 June 4 298 267 31 256 229 27 September -5 248 223 25 301 271 30 December 0 317 288 29 238 209 29 2019 March -10 221 193 28 344 306 38 June 0 291 261 30 258 228 30 September -4 245 220 25 294 265 29 December 2 312 282 30 237 209 28 2020 March -20 211 186 25 352 307 45 June -30 230 199 31 398 337 61 September 17 333 286 47 242 212 30 December 7 335 299 36 215 186 29 2021 March -3 233 201 32 316 281 35 June 10 310 275 35 237 212 25 September 1 265 234 31 289 259 30 December 8 343 308 35 222 195 27 2022 March -8 241 213 28 318 282 36 June 6 289 257 32 259 233 26 September -2 262 236 26 282 254 28 December 3 311 281 30 235 208 27 2023 March -12 222 198 24 324 288 36 June 1 288 260 28 248 221 27 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.