Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March

Wholesale trade

(In thousands)

                                               Establishments gaining jobs              Establishments losing jobs
Year ended            Net change(1)     Total     Expanding      Opening         Total     Contracting    Closing
                                               establishments establishments            establishments establishments

March 1994                     6          179           124           55           148             99          49
March 1995                     9          189           131           58           146             97          49
March 1996                     6          185           126           59           157            104          53
March 1997                    10          191           128           63           157            104          53
March 1998                     3          192           131           61           163            105          58
March 1999                     4          189           127           62           168            110          58
March 2000                     2          192           130           62           170            110          60
March 2001                     4          190           124           66           177            115          62
March 2002                    -3          173           109           64           196            129          67
March 2003                     0          177           113           64           184            120          64
March 2004                     1          182           120           62           175            114          61
March 2005                     4          191           126           65           169            108          61
March 2006                     9          198           129           69           169            109          60
March 2007                     6          198           130           68           173            111          62
March 2008                     3          191           125           66           180            117          63
March 2009                   -15          154            97           57           216            144          72
March 2010                   -13          149            95           54           199            132          67
March 2011                     1          178           120           58           159            102          57
March 2012                     3          186           126           60           156             99          57
March 2013                     0          178           121           57           161            104          57
March 2014                    -4          176           124           52           159            103          56
March 2015                    -5          177           126           51           159            103          56
March 2016                    -8          170           120           50           167            109          58
March 2017                    -4          170           119           51           164            109          55
March 2018                    -3          174           121           53           162            106          56
March 2019                    -5          174           121           53           164            106          58
March 2020                   -11          164           114           50           173            112          61
March 2021                    -3          153            99           54           186            129          57
March 2022                     7          196           136           60           150             97          53
March 2023                    -2          186           132           54           157            101          56
 
(1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.