Table 8. Private sector establishments by direction of employment change, as percent of total establishments, (1) not seasonally adjusted Wholesale trade (Percent) Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change (2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September -0.2 22.9 18.6 4.3 24.9 20.4 4.5 December 1.7 24.6 19.3 5.3 21.8 18.2 3.6 1993 March -0.6 24.8 19.7 5.1 25.6 19.9 5.7 June 0.6 26.6 22.0 4.6 20.5 16.5 4.0 September 0.7 23.4 19.0 4.4 23.2 19.5 3.7 December 1.3 24.7 19.9 4.8 21.2 17.7 3.5 1994 March -1.1 24.5 19.7 4.8 25.6 19.7 5.9 June 0.9 27.5 22.7 4.8 20.1 16.2 3.9 September 0.4 24.5 20.0 4.5 23.2 19.1 4.1 December 1.3 25.3 20.4 4.9 21.5 17.9 3.6 1995 March -0.6 25.3 20.4 4.9 25.1 19.6 5.5 June 0.7 27.0 22.3 4.7 20.8 16.8 4.0 September 0.0 23.4 19.2 4.2 23.9 19.7 4.2 December 1.4 25.1 19.9 5.2 22.0 18.2 3.8 1996 March -1.1 24.9 19.9 5.0 26.0 19.9 6.1 June 0.6 27.0 22.2 4.8 21.2 17.0 4.2 September 0.4 23.6 19.0 4.6 24.0 19.8 4.2 December 1.9 25.8 20.2 5.6 21.4 17.7 3.7 1997 March -0.8 25.2 20.1 5.1 25.4 19.5 5.9 June 0.4 27.0 22.3 4.7 20.7 16.4 4.3 September 0.0 23.7 19.4 4.3 23.7 19.4 4.3 December 1.0 25.6 20.3 5.3 22.2 17.9 4.3 1998 March -1.0 25.0 19.7 5.3 26.0 19.7 6.3 June 1.0 27.0 21.9 5.1 20.7 16.6 4.1 September -0.4 22.8 18.6 4.2 24.4 19.8 4.6 December 1.0 24.5 19.5 5.0 22.1 18.1 4.0 1999 March -1.2 24.0 19.2 4.8 26.0 20.0 6.0 June 0.2 26.4 21.7 4.7 21.5 17.0 4.5 September -0.6 23.2 18.9 4.3 24.6 19.7 4.9 December 1.3 25.3 20.2 5.1 21.6 17.8 3.8 2000 March -1.0 24.9 19.8 5.1 26.1 20.0 6.1 June 0.2 26.6 22.1 4.5 21.5 17.2 4.3 September -0.2 23.1 18.6 4.5 24.9 20.2 4.7 December 0.8 24.4 19.6 4.8 22.4 18.4 4.0 2001 March -2.0 23.2 18.7 4.5 27.2 20.7 6.5 June 0.0 24.6 20.0 4.6 22.8 18.2 4.6 September -0.8 20.7 16.5 4.2 25.9 20.9 5.0 December 0.6 22.0 17.0 5.0 24.0 19.6 4.4 2002 March -1.8 21.7 17.1 4.6 26.5 20.1 6.4 June 0.2 24.2 19.6 4.6 21.2 16.8 4.4 September -0.6 20.5 16.5 4.0 23.9 19.3 4.6 December 0.6 22.2 17.4 4.8 21.8 17.6 4.2 2003 March -2.0 20.9 16.6 4.3 26.0 19.7 6.3 June 0.0 23.2 19.0 4.2 20.6 16.4 4.2 September -0.5 20.4 16.6 3.8 22.9 18.6 4.3 December 0.6 22.2 17.7 4.5 20.6 16.7 3.9 2004 March -1.7 21.9 17.6 4.3 24.5 18.5 6.0 June 0.0 24.2 20.1 4.1 19.1 15.0 4.1 September -1.0 20.7 17.0 3.7 22.7 18.0 4.7 December 1.0 23.2 18.3 4.9 20.2 16.3 3.9 2005 March -1.8 21.8 17.4 4.4 24.7 18.5 6.2 June 0.1 24.3 19.9 4.4 19.6 15.3 4.3 September -0.2 21.3 17.3 4.0 22.1 17.9 4.2 December 1.0 22.7 17.9 4.8 20.4 16.6 3.8 2006 March -1.7 22.4 18.1 4.3 23.8 17.8 6.0 June 0.2 24.3 20.0 4.3 19.2 15.1 4.1 September -0.7 20.5 16.7 3.8 22.4 17.9 4.5 December 1.0 22.7 17.8 4.9 20.2 16.3 3.9 2007 March -1.5 22.0 17.4 4.6 24.1 18.0 6.1 June -0.2 23.6 19.5 4.1 19.5 15.2 4.3 September -0.2 20.4 16.3 4.1 22.4 18.1 4.3 December 0.9 22.3 17.5 4.8 20.1 16.2 3.9 2008 March -2.1 20.6 16.4 4.2 24.7 18.4 6.3 June -0.3 22.0 17.9 4.1 20.1 15.7 4.4 September -0.9 18.5 15.0 3.5 22.9 18.5 4.4 December 0.4 19.0 14.4 4.6 22.4 18.2 4.2 2009 March -3.2 16.3 12.4 3.9 29.0 21.9 7.1 June -0.9 18.7 14.9 3.8 22.1 17.4 4.7 September -1.5 16.5 13.1 3.4 23.0 18.1 4.9 December 0.8 19.5 14.7 4.8 20.0 16.0 4.0 2010 March -2.1 18.7 14.5 4.2 23.9 17.6 6.3 June 0.2 22.2 18.0 4.2 17.6 13.6 4.0 September -0.8 18.7 15.1 3.6 20.4 16.0 4.4 December 1.3 21.0 16.1 4.9 18.2 14.6 3.6 2011 March -2.1 19.7 15.7 4.0 22.4 16.3 6.1 June 0.0 22.7 18.5 4.2 17.5 13.3 4.2 September 0.0 20.0 16.0 4.0 20.1 16.1 4.0 December 0.7 20.7 16.2 4.5 18.3 14.5 3.8 2012 March -2.1 20.1 16.3 3.8 22.0 16.1 5.9 June 0.0 22.2 18.4 3.8 17.3 13.5 3.8 September -0.6 18.6 15.2 3.4 20.5 16.5 4.0 (1) The rates measure establishments gaining or losing jobs as a percentage of the average of previous and current quarter total number of establishments. (2) See footnote 1, table 5.