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 15 353 286 67 338 263 75 December 52 385 305 80 333 250 83 1998 March -12 414 301 113 426 300 126 June 102 422 322 100 320 236 84 September -16 343 268 75 359 273 86 December 41 366 287 79 325 253 72 1999 March -30 401 304 97 431 304 127 June 95 413 331 82 318 241 77 September -10 354 282 72 364 275 89 December 59 383 303 80 324 257 67 2000 March -10 416 313 103 426 312 114 June 99 422 340 82 323 252 71 September -14 357 282 75 371 290 81 December 46 371 296 75 325 260 65 2001 March -42 401 301 100 443 326 117 June 21 386 303 83 365 280 85 September -89 312 241 71 401 309 92 December -43 317 242 75 360 288 72 2002 March -71 362 268 94 433 315 118 June 51 368 285 83 317 240 77 September -50 289 228 61 339 266 73 December 3 315 248 67 312 248 64 2003 March -72 339 252 87 411 302 109 June 45 340 272 68 295 226 69 September -35 289 231 58 324 255 69 December 23 315 251 64 292 234 58 2004 March -33 335 258 77 368 271 97 June 92 359 290 69 267 201 66 September -16 307 246 61 323 246 77 December 56 325 257 68 269 215 54 2005 March -25 338 258 80 363 268 95 June 104 368 297 71 264 199 65 September 4 316 251 65 312 246 66 December 42 324 260 64 282 227 55 2006 March -14 331 261 70 345 255 90 June 106 367 298 69 261 200 61 September -19 291 235 56 310 246 64 December 41 322 258 64 281 227 54 2007 March -15 337 259 78 352 263 89 June 86 356 293 63 270 205 65 September -25 289 229 60 314 253 61 December 43 323 260 63 280 224 56 2008 March -55 311 239 72 366 273 93 June 47 330 266 64 283 217 66 September -67 256 206 50 323 260 63 December -81 258 202 56 339 279 60 2009 March -219 234 175 59 453 358 95 June -49 266 212 54 315 254 61 September -92 218 174 44 310 245 65 December -4 257 200 57 261 210 51 2010 March -66 261 200 61 327 245 82 June 90 312 258 54 222 169 53 September -14 247 200 47 261 205 56 December 46 280 220 60 234 189 45 2011 March -22 271 213 58 293 215 78 June 102 318 262 56 216 163 53 September 8 266 214 52 258 207 51 December 45 274 219 55 229 183 46 2012 March 1 292 231 61 291 214 77 June 97 320 265 55 223 171 52 September -21 246 199 47 267 215 52 December 39 277 223 54 238 192 46 2013 March -19 280 222 58 299 221 78 June 94 320 265 55 226 176 50 September -9 255 209 46 264 213 51 December 52 283 233 50 231 183 48 2014 March -21 278 223 55 299 224 75 June 95 316 269 47 221 168 53 September -7 252 211 41 259 207 52 December 61 288 239 49 227 183 44 2015 March -39 267 214 53 306 235 71 June 83 315 269 46 232 182 50 September -23 246 206 40 269 217 52 December 43 290 241 49 247 199 48 2016 March -54 262 212 50 316 238 78 June 60 301 253 48 241 187 54 September -13 252 207 45 265 216 49 December 32 268 222 46 236 192 44 2017 March -26 269 217 52 295 224 71 June 94 314 265 49 220 171 49 September -27 245 206 39 272 221 51 December 46 275 230 45 229 184 45 2018 March -23 271 217 54 294 221 73 June 85 306 258 48 221 171 50 September -23 250 204 46 273 219 54 December 49 275 225 50 226 181 45 2019 March -26 265 212 53 291 220 71 June 64 297 250 47 233 180 53 September -39 233 190 43 272 222 50 December 35 263 213 50 228 184 44 2020 March -55 254 206 48 309 228 81 June -312 223 173 50 535 459 76 September 18 292 239 53 274 218 56 December 94 297 240 57 203 160 43 2021 March 7 269 214 55 262 197 65 June 93 313 263 50 220 168 52 September 7 284 230 54 277 211 66 December 149 353 283 70 204 161 43 2022 March 30 312 253 59 282 201 81 June 99 344 282 62 245 185 60 September 40 304 251 53 264 210 54 December 59 289 236 53 230 183 47 2023 March -16 278 227 51 294 215 79 June 76 308 259 49 232 180 52 September -29 236 192 44 265 209 56 December 36 268 218 50 232 186 46 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.