Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Wholesale trade (In thousands) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change (1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 12 341 264 77 329 253 76 December -3 328 251 77 331 258 73 1993 March 9 331 254 77 322 246 76 June 19 320 257 63 301 232 69 September 33 342 268 74 309 247 62 December 21 336 267 69 315 248 67 1994 March 14 336 268 68 322 252 70 June 32 342 274 68 310 236 74 September 72 370 294 76 298 235 63 December 17 336 271 65 319 247 72 1995 March 36 345 277 68 309 241 68 June 31 348 278 70 317 245 72 September 33 360 288 72 327 252 75 December 19 358 278 80 339 258 81 1996 March 23 359 285 74 336 261 75 June 11 364 284 80 353 277 76 September 35 373 286 87 338 259 79 December 53 373 291 82 320 248 72 1997 March 42 369 296 73 327 248 79 June 30 363 288 75 333 254 79 September 51 387 311 76 336 256 80 December 28 393 310 83 365 262 103 1998 March 46 402 304 98 356 263 93 June 28 388 290 98 360 268 92 September 20 377 292 85 357 266 91 December 19 373 291 82 354 264 90 1999 March 29 390 306 84 361 267 94 June 20 378 299 79 358 274 84 September 24 387 307 80 363 268 95 December 36 388 307 81 352 269 83 2000 March 44 401 315 86 357 273 84 June 20 383 306 77 363 285 78 September 21 387 305 82 366 281 85 December 20 371 299 72 351 271 80 2001 March 9 379 301 78 370 284 86 June -61 348 272 76 409 317 92 September -58 338 262 76 396 300 96 December -72 318 245 73 390 301 89 2002 March -18 345 269 76 363 276 87 June -24 332 256 76 356 272 84 September -25 311 247 64 336 259 77 December -23 315 251 64 338 259 79 2003 March -22 322 253 69 344 264 80 June -25 306 245 61 331 256 75 September -9 311 250 61 320 248 72 December -2 314 254 60 316 244 72 2004 March 11 319 259 60 308 237 71 June 24 323 261 62 299 227 72 September 8 328 266 62 320 239 81 December 33 324 260 64 291 225 66 2005 March 17 321 259 62 304 234 70 June 34 330 267 63 296 225 71 September 30 338 272 66 308 239 69 December 19 323 263 60 304 236 68 2006 March 30 319 264 55 289 223 66 June 37 329 267 62 292 226 66 September 7 313 255 58 306 239 67 December 17 320 261 59 303 236 67 2007 March 28 324 262 62 296 230 66 June 15 319 262 57 304 233 71 September 1 311 248 63 310 246 64 December 21 323 264 59 302 233 69 2008 March -7 300 242 58 307 239 68 June -23 295 237 58 318 246 72 September -44 275 223 52 319 253 66 December -105 260 206 54 365 291 74 2009 March -158 225 177 48 383 314 69 June -117 239 190 49 356 289 67 September -72 234 188 46 306 238 68 December -24 258 203 55 282 219 63 2010 March -21 253 203 50 274 214 60 June 32 282 231 51 250 192 58 September 8 267 217 50 259 200 59 December 29 282 224 58 253 197 56 2011 March 17 263 216 47 246 188 58 June 42 286 234 52 244 186 58 September 33 288 232 56 255 202 53 December 26 276 223 53 250 191 59 2012 March 38 282 234 48 244 186 58 June 34 288 240 48 254 192 62 September 3 266 218 48 263 207 56 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.