Table 1.  Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March

Wholesale trade                              

(In thousands)

                                         Gross job gains                       Gross job losses
Year ended    Net change(1)  Total     Expanding     Opening        Total    Contracting    Closing
                                   establishments  establishments          establishments  establishments

March 1994          83         687         473          214            604        389          215
March 1995         152         726         515          211            574        362          212
March 1996         104         744         518          226            640        402          238
March 1997         137         782         535          247            645        406          239
March 1998         153         820         572          248            667        397          270
March 1999          95         808         550          258            713        430          283
March 2000         128         825         579          246            697        434          263
March 2001          67         799         563          236            732        467          265
March 2002        -195         683         454          229            878        576          302
March 2003         -87         647         438          209            734        473          261
March 2004         -20         642         456          186            662        427          235
March 2005          87         676         492          184            589        373          216
March 2006         116         688         504          184            572        368          204
March 2007          99         675         490          185            576        376          200
March 2008          33         636         463          173            603        397          206
March 2009        -332         470         326          144            802        579          223
March 2010        -220         457         321          136            677        481          196
March 2011          88         568         427          141            480        315          165
March 2012         137         603         455          148            466        300          166

(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.