Table 3.  Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March

Wholesale trade                              

(In thousands)

                                   Establishments gaining jobs             Establishments losing jobs
Year ended    Net change(1)  Total     Expanding     Opening        Total    Contracting    Closing
                                   establishments  establishments          establishments  establishments

March 1994           6         179         124           55            148         99           49
March 1995           9         189         131           58            145         96           49
March 1996           6         185         126           59            156        103           53
March 1997          10         191         128           63            157        104           53
March 1998           3         192         131           61            163        105           58
March 1999           3         188         127           61            168        110           58
March 2000          -2         188         130           58            169        109           60
March 2001          -5         179         123           56            176        115           61
March 2002          -7         168         109           59            195        129           66
March 2003          -5         171         113           58            183        120           63
March 2004          -5         174         119           55            174        114           60
March 2005          -3         183         126           57            168        108           60
March 2006           2         190         129           61            167        108           59
March 2007           0         191         130           61            172        111           61
March 2008          -4         183         125           58            179        117           62
March 2009         -19         149          97           52            215        144           71
March 2010         -17         144          95           49            198        132           66
March 2011          -4         172         119           53            159        102           57
March 2012          -5         177         125           52            156         99           57

(1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments
    and the number of closing establishments.