Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers 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 -987 22,823 16,027 6,796 26,391 18,608 7,783 December 2,653 25,693 17,076 8,617 22,828 16,864 5,964 1993 March -1,533 24,852 16,937 7,915 28,554 19,106 9,448 June 470 25,114 18,098 7,016 22,472 15,926 6,546 September 432 23,044 16,319 6,725 24,166 17,873 6,293 December 1,957 25,334 17,552 7,782 22,117 16,292 5,825 1994 March -2,349 23,898 16,442 7,456 28,730 18,925 9,805 June 730 25,645 18,105 7,540 22,448 15,638 6,810 September 285 23,798 16,736 7,062 24,100 17,323 6,777 December 2,138 25,929 17,587 8,342 21,984 15,780 6,204 1995 March -2,028 24,719 17,054 7,665 28,215 18,522 9,693 June 589 25,206 17,755 7,451 22,179 15,317 6,862 September -192 22,812 15,874 6,938 24,251 17,121 7,130 December 2,508 25,659 16,920 8,739 22,149 15,918 6,231 1996 March -2,583 24,376 16,338 8,038 29,040 18,419 10,621 June 457 25,053 17,233 7,820 22,908 15,545 7,363 September 430 23,120 15,400 7,720 24,274 16,984 7,290 December 3,144 26,732 17,218 9,514 21,843 15,473 6,370 1997 March -1,920 25,129 16,621 8,508 28,419 17,991 10,428 June 239 25,335 17,448 7,887 22,563 14,915 7,648 September -158 23,387 15,796 7,591 24,195 16,446 7,749 December 1,786 25,828 16,680 9,148 22,764 15,402 7,362 1998 March -2,333 24,528 15,713 8,815 28,529 17,381 11,148 June 1,072 24,884 16,358 8,526 21,943 14,489 7,454 September -568 22,235 14,753 7,482 24,139 16,089 8,050 December 1,849 24,713 15,799 8,914 21,532 14,467 7,065 1999 March -2,285 23,357 14,891 8,466 27,905 17,154 10,751 June -13 23,917 15,814 8,103 22,410 14,294 8,116 September -628 21,904 14,152 7,752 23,784 15,404 8,380 December 2,659 25,248 15,725 9,523 20,715 13,851 6,864 2000 March -1,579 24,374 14,788 9,586 27,732 16,567 11,165 June 1,142 24,830 16,009 8,821 21,475 13,796 7,679 September 577 23,883 14,695 9,188 23,690 15,079 8,611 December 3,656 26,720 15,499 11,221 21,564 13,999 7,565 2001 March -1,822 25,331 15,129 10,202 28,314 16,290 12,024 June 1,250 24,989 15,339 9,650 22,315 13,915 8,400 September -11 22,538 13,632 8,906 24,257 15,340 8,917 December 2,981 24,998 14,162 10,836 22,407 14,552 7,855 2002 March -1,491 25,110 14,380 10,730 28,453 16,232 12,221 June 2,565 26,045 15,223 10,822 21,809 13,552 8,257 September 919 23,611 14,201 9,410 23,613 15,122 8,491 December 3,638 26,881 15,365 11,516 21,870 13,992 7,878 2003 March -1,031 26,957 15,238 11,719 29,353 16,603 12,750 June 2,284 26,887 16,064 10,823 22,527 13,988 8,539 September 1,006 25,348 15,302 10,046 24,354 15,314 9,040 December 4,001 28,571 16,556 12,015 22,085 14,071 8,014 2004 March -1,194 28,997 17,125 11,872 30,055 16,989 13,066 June 2,106 29,340 18,129 11,211 23,299 14,194 9,105 September 600 27,496 16,738 10,758 26,118 15,960 10,158 December 5,021 31,515 18,085 13,430 23,310 14,901 8,409 2005 March -996 30,855 17,721 13,134 32,420 18,290 14,130 June 3,059 32,104 19,048 13,056 25,216 15,219 9,997 September 2,642 31,332 18,687 12,645 26,685 16,682 10,003 December 4,550 33,471 19,486 13,985 25,398 15,963 9,435 2006 March -999 33,321 19,680 13,641 33,817 19,177 14,640 June 2,375 33,650 20,566 13,084 26,943 16,234 10,709 September 292 30,732 18,924 11,808 29,089 17,573 11,516 December 4,446 34,974 20,284 14,690 26,834 16,590 10,244 2007 March -543 35,701 20,675 15,026 35,040 19,471 15,569 June 1,224 33,956 21,069 12,887 29,037 17,374 11,663 September 1,345 31,924 19,374 12,550 29,768 18,563 11,205 December 4,027 35,264 21,188 14,076 27,057 17,008 10,049 2008 March -2,728 33,570 20,233 13,337 36,311 20,246 16,065 June 266 32,473 20,361 12,112 29,512 17,666 11,846 September -876 28,789 18,199 10,590 30,543 19,077 11,466 December 1,847 31,049 18,089 12,960 29,776 18,663 11,113 2009 March -6,719 26,989 15,840 11,149 40,928 23,060 17,868 June -1,621 26,630 16,019 10,611 30,622 18,390 12,232 September -2,688 24,799 15,140 9,659 30,469 18,122 12,347 December 3,096 29,865 17,043 12,822 25,552 15,826 9,726 2010 March -4,095 28,652 17,103 11,549 34,283 18,639 15,644 June 888 29,361 18,479 10,882 24,945 14,951 9,994 September -420 27,702 17,177 10,525 27,356 16,411 10,945 December 4,334 32,388 18,810 13,578 24,168 14,924 9,244 2011 March -3,090 30,456 18,796 11,660 32,624 17,874 14,750 June 1,063 30,852 19,284 11,568 26,179 15,674 10,505 September 960 29,728 18,506 11,222 27,000 16,738 10,262 December 3,025 31,836 19,280 12,556 24,846 15,315 9,531 2012 March -2,983 30,886 19,226 11,660 33,042 18,399 14,643 June 794 30,882 19,986 10,896 25,792 15,690 10,102 September -262 28,532 18,363 10,169 28,189 17,758 10,431 December 3,509 32,214 19,710 12,504 24,719 15,724 8,995 2013 March -3,442 30,416 18,932 11,484 33,984 19,058 14,926 June 135 30,049 19,783 10,266 26,040 15,909 10,131 September -571 27,791 18,338 9,453 27,555 17,531 10,024 December 2,099 30,578 19,776 10,802 24,292 15,589 8,703 2014 March -4,470 28,689 19,027 9,662 33,089 18,957 14,132 June -675 29,289 20,065 9,224 25,800 15,901 9,899 September -1,117 26,883 18,468 8,415 26,909 17,377 9,532 December 1,877 30,194 19,799 10,395 24,168 15,650 8,518 2015 March -4,092 28,115 18,996 9,119 32,262 19,051 13,211 June -746 28,882 20,174 8,708 25,503 16,049 9,454 September -1,660 26,815 18,586 8,229 27,343 17,454 9,889 December 2,056 30,022 19,538 10,484 24,771 16,343 8,428 2016 March -4,678 27,067 18,299 8,768 31,995 18,549 13,446 June -1,585 27,383 18,855 8,528 26,197 16,084 10,113 September -1,161 26,096 17,923 8,173 26,394 17,060 9,334 December 1,363 27,578 18,209 9,369 23,526 15,520 8,006 2017 March -3,363 26,806 18,009 8,797 30,196 18,036 12,160 June -794 26,919 18,895 8,024 24,241 15,423 8,818 September -1,809 24,759 17,289 7,470 26,541 17,262 9,279 December 547 26,676 18,273 8,403 23,160 15,304 7,856 2018 March -4,704 18,882 12,977 5,905 24,068 13,459 10,609 June -1,575 18,870 13,654 5,216 18,162 11,371 6,791 September -1,938 17,237 12,385 4,852 19,107 12,317 6,790 December 825 20,059 13,234 6,825 16,605 10,605 6,000 2019 March -4,589 17,565 12,385 5,180 22,164 12,395 9,769 June -1,432 17,466 12,577 4,889 17,098 10,777 6,321 September -1,340 16,187 11,354 4,833 17,900 11,727 6,173 December 1,210 18,719 12,270 6,449 15,671 10,432 5,239 2020 March -5,538 15,676 11,235 4,441 22,185 12,206 9,979 June -3,020 14,382 9,398 4,984 21,754 13,750 8,004 September -896 16,627 11,046 5,581 17,155 10,678 6,477 December 2,178 19,089 12,333 6,756 13,226 8,648 4,578 2021 March -2,377 16,712 11,600 5,112 17,806 10,317 7,489 June -448 17,763 12,958 4,805 14,426 9,173 5,253 September -1,170 17,254 12,246 5,008 16,811 10,633 6,178 December 2,567 20,796 13,776 7,020 13,499 9,046 4,453 2022 March -3,523 17,353 12,946 4,407 18,848 10,918 7,930 June -341 18,280 13,598 4,682 14,840 9,817 5,023 September -703 16,958 12,772 4,186 15,388 10,499 4,889 December 1,060 17,424 12,285 5,139 13,737 9,658 4,079 2023 March -3,417 14,946 11,334 3,612 18,016 10,987 7,029 June -906 15,319 11,825 3,494 13,794 9,394 4,400 September -1,276 13,423 10,177 3,246 14,674 10,152 4,522 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.