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 8 112 88 24 99 83 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 6 134 108 26 102 82 20 September -2 113 92 21 121 98 23 December 5 122 97 25 110 90 20 1999 March -6 120 95 25 130 99 31 June 1 132 108 24 107 84 23 September -2 115 93 22 122 98 24 December 7 127 100 27 108 88 20 2000 March -4 125 98 27 130 99 31 June 3 133 109 24 106 85 21 September 0 116 93 23 123 100 23 December 6 125 98 27 113 92 21 2001 March -7 120 94 26 136 103 33 June 2 125 100 25 113 90 23 September -2 106 83 23 130 105 25 December 5 112 85 27 120 98 22 2002 March -7 113 87 26 134 101 33 June 4 124 98 26 106 84 22 September -1 106 84 22 121 98 23 December 6 116 89 27 111 90 21 2003 March -8 110 85 25 133 100 33 June 2 121 97 24 105 83 22 September -1 106 84 22 118 95 23 December 7 117 90 27 105 85 20 2004 March -6 117 91 26 127 95 32 June 2 128 104 24 100 78 22 September -1 111 88 23 117 93 24 December 9 123 94 29 105 85 20 2005 March -6 118 91 27 129 96 33 June 4 131 104 27 103 80 23 September 2 116 91 25 117 94 23 December 8 124 95 29 108 87 21 2006 March -5 123 96 27 127 95 32 June 4 133 107 26 102 80 22 September -1 113 90 23 119 95 24 December 8 125 95 30 110 88 22 2007 March -4 124 95 29 130 97 33 June 1 130 105 25 107 83 24 September 1 114 89 25 122 98 24 December 8 125 96 29 110 89 21 2008 March -9 116 90 26 136 101 35 June 0 123 98 25 110 85 25 September -2 103 81 22 124 100 24 December 3 106 79 27 124 100 24 2009 March -15 90 67 23 156 118 38 June -2 102 79 23 118 93 25 September -7 89 69 20 123 96 27 December 7 106 78 28 105 84 21 2010 March -10 100 76 24 127 93 34 June 2 117 94 23 92 71 21 September -1 102 80 22 107 84 23 December 9 114 85 29 97 77 20 2011 March -8 108 84 24 118 86 32 June 2 121 97 24 92 70 22 September 1 108 85 23 107 85 22 December 7 113 86 27 97 77 20 2012 March -8 111 87 24 118 86 32 June 2 121 98 23 93 72 21 September -1 102 81 21 110 88 22 December 7 114 87 27 98 78 20 2013 March -9 108 85 23 121 89 32 June 1 120 98 22 94 73 21 September -1 102 82 20 108 87 21 December 6 114 89 25 97 78 19 2014 March -10 107 86 21 119 88 31 June -1 120 100 20 93 72 21 September -3 102 84 18 108 87 21 December 4 114 91 23 97 78 19 2015 March -9 106 85 21 121 91 30 June 0 118 98 20 95 75 20 September -4 100 82 18 112 90 22 December 5 112 88 24 102 83 19 2016 March -11 103 83 20 122 91 31 June -2 114 94 20 99 77 22 September -2 101 82 19 110 89 21 December 4 108 85 23 99 80 19 2017 March -8 106 85 21 116 87 29 June 0 116 96 20 95 75 20 September -2 100 81 19 111 90 21 December 4 111 88 23 97 78 19 2018 March -8 108 86 22 118 88 30 June 0 118 97 21 96 75 21 September -3 101 82 19 112 90 22 December 6 113 88 25 97 78 19 2019 March -9 106 84 22 119 88 31 June -1 114 93 21 99 77 22 September -2 97 78 19 111 90 21 December 5 109 85 24 98 79 19 2020 March -14 100 80 20 124 90 34 June -11 87 66 21 146 114 32 September 0 107 83 24 109 85 24 December 9 116 89 27 88 70 18 2021 March -3 108 84 24 108 81 27 June 1 119 97 22 93 72 21 September -2 110 87 23 110 85 25 December 12 129 99 30 89 71 18 2022 March -7 116 93 23 113 83 30 June 2 125 102 23 96 75 21 September 0 112 91 21 106 85 21 December 6 115 91 24 95 77 18 2023 March -9 110 88 22 116 85 31 June 1 118 97 21 95 75 20 September -2 97 79 18 107 87 20 December 5 110 87 23 96 78 18 2024 March -10 101 82 19 116 87 29 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.