Table 7. Private sector establishments by direction of employment change, as percent of total establishments, (1) seasonally adjusted Retail trade (Percent) Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change (2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 0.1 29.6 25.5 4.1 30.0 26.0 4.0 December -0.2 29.2 25.3 3.9 30.5 26.4 4.1 1993 March 0.5 30.0 25.5 4.5 29.8 25.8 4.0 June -0.2 30.3 26.4 3.9 29.3 25.2 4.1 September 0.2 30.3 26.3 4.0 29.3 25.5 3.8 December 0.0 29.9 26.1 3.8 29.8 26.0 3.8 1994 March -0.2 30.1 26.3 3.8 29.9 25.9 4.0 June -0.2 30.8 26.8 4.0 29.6 25.4 4.2 September 0.3 31.3 27.2 4.1 29.2 25.4 3.8 December -0.1 30.5 26.6 3.9 30.1 26.1 4.0 1995 March 0.3 30.7 26.7 4.0 30.2 26.5 3.7 June -0.1 30.1 26.3 3.8 30.3 26.4 3.9 September 0.0 30.9 27.1 3.8 29.8 26.0 3.8 December 0.0 30.2 26.3 3.9 30.6 26.7 3.9 1996 March -0.1 30.5 26.5 4.0 30.6 26.5 4.1 June -0.2 30.4 26.6 3.8 30.2 26.2 4.0 September 0.1 30.9 26.9 4.0 30.1 26.2 3.9 December 0.1 30.7 26.7 4.0 30.2 26.3 3.9 1997 March 0.1 30.8 26.7 4.1 30.4 26.4 4.0 June -0.2 29.8 26.1 3.7 30.8 26.9 3.9 September -0.2 30.7 26.9 3.8 30.3 26.3 4.0 December -0.3 30.8 26.8 4.0 30.7 26.4 4.3 1998 March -0.1 30.3 26.2 4.1 31.0 26.8 4.2 June 0.4 30.8 26.6 4.2 30.1 26.3 3.8 September 0.0 30.6 26.7 3.9 30.3 26.4 3.9 December -0.3 30.8 27.1 3.7 30.0 26.0 4.0 1999 March -0.1 31.2 27.3 3.9 30.3 26.3 4.0 June -0.2 30.8 27.0 3.8 30.4 26.4 4.0 September -0.4 30.8 27.0 3.8 30.7 26.5 4.2 December -0.2 31.2 27.4 3.8 30.1 26.1 4.0 2000 March 0.2 31.3 27.3 4.0 30.7 26.9 3.8 June -0.3 30.2 26.7 3.5 30.8 27.0 3.8 September -0.4 30.2 26.7 3.5 31.1 27.2 3.9 December -0.7 29.9 26.6 3.3 31.4 27.4 4.0 2001 March -0.9 29.7 26.6 3.1 31.2 27.2 4.0 June -0.6 29.4 26.0 3.4 31.8 27.8 4.0 September -0.6 28.8 25.4 3.4 31.9 27.9 4.0 December -0.4 28.9 25.4 3.5 31.6 27.7 3.9 2002 March -0.4 29.1 25.8 3.3 30.3 26.6 3.7 June -0.3 29.0 25.6 3.4 30.5 26.8 3.7 September -0.1 28.8 25.4 3.4 30.4 26.9 3.5 December -0.5 28.7 25.4 3.3 31.0 27.2 3.8 2003 March -0.5 27.9 24.7 3.2 30.9 27.2 3.7 June -0.4 28.6 25.4 3.2 29.8 26.2 3.6 September -0.4 28.9 25.8 3.1 29.7 26.2 3.5 December -0.4 29.1 25.9 3.2 29.9 26.3 3.6 2004 March -0.3 29.1 25.8 3.3 29.9 26.3 3.6 June -0.5 29.2 26.0 3.2 29.6 25.9 3.7 September -0.6 28.1 24.9 3.2 30.8 27.0 3.8 December -0.3 29.7 26.4 3.3 29.6 26.0 3.6 2005 March -0.5 28.7 25.5 3.2 30.5 26.8 3.7 June -0.3 29.2 25.9 3.3 30.4 26.8 3.6 September -0.5 29.3 26.0 3.3 30.2 26.4 3.8 December -0.3 29.6 26.3 3.3 30.4 26.8 3.6 2006 March -0.5 29.4 26.3 3.1 30.1 26.5 3.6 June -0.5 29.1 25.9 3.2 30.9 27.2 3.7 September -0.7 28.5 25.4 3.1 31.0 27.2 3.8 December -0.5 29.3 26.1 3.2 30.2 26.5 3.7 2007 March -0.4 29.5 26.4 3.1 30.1 26.6 3.5 June -0.5 28.9 25.9 3.0 30.5 27.0 3.5 September -0.3 28.6 25.4 3.2 30.8 27.3 3.5 December -0.4 29.0 25.9 3.1 30.5 27.0 3.5 2008 March -0.5 27.7 24.6 3.1 31.0 27.4 3.6 June -0.8 27.0 23.9 3.1 32.4 28.5 3.9 September -0.8 26.9 23.9 3.0 31.8 28.0 3.8 December -1.1 26.0 23.0 3.0 33.8 29.7 4.1 2009 March -1.1 24.8 21.7 3.1 32.7 28.5 4.2 June -0.8 26.7 23.7 3.0 30.5 26.7 3.8 September -0.7 26.4 23.4 3.0 30.0 26.3 3.7 December -0.5 27.0 23.9 3.1 29.8 26.2 3.6 2010 March -0.6 26.2 23.2 3.0 29.5 25.9 3.6 June -0.2 28.5 25.4 3.1 27.6 24.3 3.3 September -0.4 26.7 23.7 3.0 29.4 26.0 3.4 December -0.2 28.5 25.3 3.2 28.2 24.8 3.4 2011 March -0.5 27.0 24.2 2.8 28.7 25.4 3.3 June -0.4 28.2 25.2 3.0 27.9 24.5 3.4 September -0.2 28.1 25.1 3.0 28.7 25.5 3.2 (1) The rates measure establishments gaining or losing jobs as a percentage of the average of previous and current quarter total number of establishments. (2) See footnote 1, table 5.