Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not 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 -22 309 242 67 331 259 72 December 17 321 247 74 304 246 58 1993 March -44 339 251 88 383 280 103 June 82 349 285 64 267 204 63 September 0 311 246 65 311 253 58 December 39 329 263 66 290 237 53 1994 March -38 343 265 78 381 287 94 June 97 373 304 69 276 208 68 September 37 337 270 67 300 241 59 December 36 330 267 63 294 236 58 1995 March -15 351 274 77 366 274 92 June 98 379 308 71 281 216 65 September -2 327 264 63 329 259 70 December 39 351 274 77 312 247 65 1996 March -32 366 282 84 398 297 101 June 82 396 315 81 314 244 70 September -1 339 263 76 340 266 74 December 71 366 287 79 295 237 58 1997 March -12 377 293 84 389 283 106 June 99 395 319 76 296 224 72 September 14 352 286 66 338 263 75 December 52 385 305 80 333 250 83 1998 March -12 414 301 113 426 300 126 June 101 421 321 100 320 236 84 September -17 342 268 74 359 273 86 December 42 366 287 79 324 252 72 1999 March -32 399 303 96 431 304 127 June 94 412 331 81 318 241 77 September -12 352 282 70 364 275 89 December 56 380 302 78 324 257 67 2000 March -13 411 312 99 424 311 113 June 94 416 338 78 322 251 71 September -16 352 280 72 368 288 80 December 41 364 294 70 323 259 64 2001 March -53 387 298 89 440 324 116 June 15 378 301 77 363 279 84 September -93 306 240 66 399 308 91 December -46 312 241 71 358 287 71 2002 March -77 354 267 87 431 314 117 June 46 361 284 77 315 239 76 September -54 283 227 56 337 265 72 December -2 309 247 62 311 247 64 2003 March -79 329 250 79 408 301 107 June 40 333 271 62 293 225 68 September -39 283 230 53 322 254 68 December 17 308 250 58 291 233 58 2004 March -41 325 256 69 366 270 96 June 86 352 289 63 266 200 66 September -22 299 245 54 321 245 76 December 51 318 256 62 267 214 53 2005 March -34 327 256 71 361 267 94 June 98 360 296 64 262 198 64 September -3 307 249 58 310 245 65 December 37 317 259 58 280 226 54 2006 March -21 322 260 62 343 254 89 June 101 360 297 63 259 199 60 September -24 284 234 50 308 245 63 December 34 314 257 57 280 226 54 2007 March -22 328 258 70 350 262 88 June 82 350 292 58 268 204 64 September -29 283 228 55 312 252 60 December 38 316 259 57 278 223 55 2008 March -61 304 238 66 365 273 92 June 43 324 265 59 281 216 65 September -70 251 205 46 321 259 62 December -84 255 202 53 339 279 60 2009 March -223 229 174 55 452 358 94 June -52 262 212 50 314 253 61 September -94 214 173 41 308 244 64 December -7 253 199 54 260 210 50 2010 March -68 257 200 57 325 244 81 June 89 310 258 52 221 168 53 September -17 244 200 44 261 205 56 December 42 276 220 56 234 189 45 2011 March -31 261 211 50 292 216 76 June 98 313 262 51 215 162 53 September 1 258 212 46 257 207 50 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.