Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Wholesale trade (In thousands) Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change (1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September -1 102 83 19 111 91 20 December 8 111 87 24 98 82 16 1993 March -3 112 89 23 116 90 26 June 3 121 100 21 93 75 18 September 3 107 87 20 106 89 17 December 6 114 92 22 98 82 16 1994 March -5 113 91 22 118 91 27 June 4 127 105 22 93 75 18 September 2 114 93 21 108 89 19 December 6 119 96 23 101 84 17 1995 March -3 119 96 23 118 92 26 June 3 127 105 22 98 79 19 September 0 111 91 20 113 93 20 December 7 120 95 25 105 87 18 1996 March -5 119 95 24 124 95 29 June 3 129 106 23 101 81 20 September 2 113 91 22 115 95 20 December 9 125 98 27 104 86 18 1997 March -4 123 98 25 124 95 29 June 2 132 109 23 101 80 21 September 0 116 95 21 116 95 21 December 5 126 100 26 109 88 21 1998 March -5 123 97 26 128 97 31 June 5 133 108 25 102 82 20 September -2 113 92 21 121 98 23 December 5 122 97 25 110 90 20 1999 March -6 119 95 24 129 99 30 June 1 130 107 23 106 84 22 September -3 114 93 21 121 97 24 December 6 125 100 25 107 88 19 2000 March -5 123 98 25 129 99 30 June 1 131 109 22 106 85 21 September -1 114 92 22 123 100 23 December 4 121 97 24 111 91 20 2001 March -10 114 92 22 134 102 32 June 0 122 99 23 113 90 23 September -4 103 82 21 129 104 25 December 3 110 85 25 120 98 22 2002 March -9 109 86 23 133 101 32 June 1 121 98 23 106 84 22 September -3 103 83 20 120 97 23 December 3 112 88 24 110 89 21 2003 March -10 106 84 22 132 100 32 June 0 117 96 21 104 83 21 September -3 103 84 19 116 94 22 December 3 113 90 23 105 85 20 2004 March -9 112 90 22 126 95 31 June 0 124 103 21 98 77 21 September -5 106 87 19 116 92 24 December 5 119 94 25 104 84 20 2005 March -9 113 90 23 128 96 32 June 1 126 103 23 101 79 22 September -1 111 90 21 115 93 22 December 5 119 94 25 107 87 20 2006 March -9 119 96 23 126 94 32 June 1 129 106 23 102 80 22 September -4 109 89 20 119 95 24 December 5 121 95 26 108 87 21 2007 March -8 119 94 25 130 97 33 June -1 127 105 22 105 82 23 September -1 110 88 22 121 98 23 December 5 121 95 26 109 88 21 2008 March -11 112 89 23 134 100 34 June -2 119 97 22 109 85 24 September -5 100 81 19 124 100 24 December 2 103 78 25 122 99 23 2009 March -17 88 67 21 156 118 38 June -5 99 79 20 117 92 25 September -8 87 69 18 121 95 26 December 4 102 77 25 105 84 21 2010 March -11 98 76 22 125 92 33 June 1 116 94 22 92 71 21 September -4 98 79 19 107 84 23 December 7 111 85 26 96 77 19 2011 March -11 103 83 20 117 86 31 June -1 118 97 21 92 70 22 September -2 103 84 19 105 84 21 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.