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 15 342 265 77 327 250 77 December -3 327 251 76 330 258 72 1993 March 10 333 256 77 323 247 76 June 16 319 255 64 303 234 69 September 37 343 269 74 306 244 62 December 20 335 267 68 315 249 66 1994 March 15 338 270 68 323 253 70 June 27 339 271 68 312 238 74 September 76 371 295 76 295 232 63 December 16 335 271 64 319 247 72 1995 March 38 347 279 68 309 241 68 June 26 345 275 70 319 247 72 September 36 361 289 72 325 250 75 December 17 357 278 79 340 259 81 1996 March 24 361 287 74 337 262 75 June 6 361 281 80 355 279 76 September 38 374 287 87 336 257 79 December 53 374 292 82 321 249 72 1997 March 45 373 299 74 328 249 79 June 26 361 285 76 335 256 79 September 56 389 313 76 333 253 80 December 28 393 310 83 365 262 103 1998 March 48 405 306 99 357 264 93 June 24 386 287 99 362 270 92 September 23 379 294 85 356 264 92 December 18 373 292 81 355 265 90 1999 March 34 395 309 86 361 267 94 June 17 377 296 81 360 276 84 September 29 391 309 82 362 266 96 December 39 391 308 83 352 269 83 2000 March 49 408 318 90 359 275 84 June 18 384 303 81 366 288 78 September 29 394 308 86 365 279 86 December 25 379 301 78 354 273 81 2001 March 20 394 306 88 374 287 87 June -61 352 270 82 413 320 93 September -51 345 264 81 396 298 98 December -68 323 246 77 391 302 89 2002 March -9 356 273 83 365 277 88 June -23 337 255 82 360 275 85 September -17 318 249 69 335 257 78 December -19 321 252 69 340 260 80 2003 March -14 332 256 76 346 266 80 June -24 310 243 67 334 259 75 September -2 318 252 66 320 246 74 December 4 321 255 66 317 245 72 2004 March 19 330 262 68 311 239 72 June 24 327 259 68 303 230 73 September 18 338 269 69 320 237 83 December 38 331 261 70 293 226 67 2005 March 26 332 262 70 306 236 70 June 35 335 265 70 300 228 72 September 41 348 274 74 307 237 70 December 23 330 264 66 307 238 69 2006 March 36 327 266 61 291 224 67 June 40 335 267 68 295 228 67 September 16 321 257 64 305 237 68 December 21 327 262 65 306 238 68 2007 March 33 331 263 68 298 232 66 June 18 324 262 62 306 234 72 September 9 318 250 68 309 244 65 December 24 328 264 64 304 234 70 2008 March -3 307 244 63 310 241 69 June -20 300 237 63 320 248 72 September -37 281 225 56 318 251 67 December -104 264 206 58 368 293 75 2009 March -156 230 178 52 386 316 70 June -114 243 190 53 357 290 67 September -66 240 190 50 306 236 70 December -21 262 203 59 283 220 63 2010 March -18 258 204 54 276 215 61 June 32 283 230 53 251 193 58 September 15 273 219 54 258 198 60 December 32 286 224 62 254 198 56 2011 March 22 269 218 51 247 189 58 June 45 290 234 56 245 187 58 September 40 294 234 60 254 200 54 December 29 279 222 57 250 192 58 2012 March 45 290 236 54 245 188 57 June 39 291 236 55 252 195 57 September 9 272 218 54 263 207 56 December 24 282 226 56 258 201 57 2013 March 25 278 227 51 253 195 58 June 34 290 236 54 256 201 55 September 22 281 228 53 259 205 54 December 36 287 236 51 251 192 59 2014 March 22 276 228 48 254 198 56 June 35 285 239 46 250 192 58 September 25 279 232 47 254 199 55 December 44 292 242 50 248 193 55 2015 March 4 265 219 46 261 208 53 June 22 285 239 46 263 208 55 September 9 272 226 46 263 207 56 December 25 294 244 50 269 210 59 2016 March -7 262 218 44 269 211 58 June 1 273 225 48 272 213 59 September 20 278 227 51 258 206 52 December 13 271 224 47 258 203 55 2017 March 19 270 223 47 251 198 53 June 38 286 237 49 248 195 53 September 5 269 225 44 264 210 54 December 26 278 232 46 252 196 56 2018 March 23 273 224 49 250 196 54 June 28 277 230 47 249 194 55 September 6 273 222 51 267 209 58 December 30 278 227 51 248 192 56 2019 March 17 265 218 47 248 195 53 June 9 270 223 47 261 204 57 September -10 255 207 48 265 211 54 December 16 266 215 51 250 195 55 2020 March -8 255 212 43 263 203 60 June -399 204 154 50 603 521 82 September 52 319 260 59 267 207 60 December 77 300 242 58 223 170 53 2021 March 47 271 221 50 224 175 49 June 37 284 234 50 247 190 57 September 39 311 250 61 272 201 71 December 132 357 286 71 225 172 53 2022 March 76 314 261 53 238 178 60 June 39 314 252 62 275 210 65 September 75 333 273 60 258 200 58 December 40 293 239 54 253 195 58 2023 March 30 280 234 46 250 191 59 June 19 280 231 49 261 204 57 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.