Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Wholesale trade (In thousands) 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 1 111 89 22 107 86 21 December 2 110 88 22 105 85 20 1993 March 3 114 91 23 104 84 20 June 1 113 92 21 103 83 20 September 4 115 93 22 103 85 18 December 1 113 93 20 104 85 19 1994 March 1 114 93 21 105 85 20 June 3 119 96 23 103 83 20 September 3 122 99 23 104 84 20 December 1 117 96 21 107 87 20 1995 March 2 121 99 22 105 85 20 June 1 118 96 22 109 88 21 September 2 120 97 23 109 88 21 December 2 119 96 23 111 90 21 1996 March 1 120 97 23 110 88 22 June 2 120 96 24 112 90 22 September 3 122 97 25 112 90 22 December 3 124 99 25 111 89 22 1997 March 3 125 100 25 110 88 22 June 0 123 100 23 112 89 23 September 1 125 101 24 113 90 23 December -1 125 101 24 116 91 25 1998 March 2 124 99 25 113 90 23 June 4 124 98 26 113 91 22 September 0 122 98 24 117 93 24 December -1 121 98 23 117 93 24 1999 March 1 122 98 24 115 92 23 June -1 122 98 24 119 94 25 September -1 123 99 24 117 92 25 December 1 125 101 24 114 91 23 2000 March 3 127 101 26 115 92 23 June 2 125 100 25 118 95 23 September 1 125 99 26 120 95 25 December 0 124 99 25 120 95 25 2001 March 1 122 96 26 120 95 25 June 0 118 92 26 127 101 26 September -2 114 89 25 126 99 27 December -1 111 86 25 128 102 26 2002 March 0 114 89 25 119 94 25 June 1 116 90 26 119 94 25 September -1 113 89 24 118 93 25 December -1 113 89 24 118 93 25 2003 March 0 112 87 25 118 93 25 June 0 112 88 24 116 92 24 September 0 114 90 24 114 90 24 December 0 115 91 24 112 88 24 2004 March 1 118 93 25 112 88 24 June 1 120 95 25 110 86 24 September -1 119 94 25 114 88 26 December 2 121 95 26 112 88 24 2005 March 1 120 94 26 114 89 25 June 2 122 95 27 114 89 25 September 4 125 97 28 113 89 24 December 1 122 96 26 115 90 25 2006 March 1 125 99 26 113 88 25 June 2 124 97 27 115 90 25 September 0 122 96 26 116 90 26 December 1 123 96 27 117 91 26 2007 March 3 126 98 28 115 90 25 June 0 122 96 26 118 92 26 September 2 121 94 27 118 93 25 December 2 124 97 27 117 92 25 2008 March 0 118 92 26 119 93 26 June -1 116 90 26 122 95 27 September -2 111 87 24 121 95 26 December -4 104 79 25 132 103 29 2009 March -6 92 69 23 139 110 29 June -5 95 72 23 131 103 28 September -6 96 74 22 119 91 28 December -1 103 78 25 113 87 26 2010 March -2 102 78 24 112 86 26 June 0 110 86 24 103 79 24 September -1 109 85 24 105 80 25 December 2 112 86 26 104 80 24 2011 March -2 109 86 23 105 80 25 June 0 114 89 25 103 78 25 September 3 116 90 26 103 80 23 December 0 111 87 24 104 80 24 2012 March 0 114 90 24 103 79 24 June 1 113 89 24 103 80 23 September 0 109 86 23 106 83 23 December 1 111 87 24 104 81 23 2013 March -2 111 88 23 107 82 25 June 0 112 89 23 104 81 23 September 0 111 88 23 105 82 23 December -1 111 89 22 103 80 23 2014 March -3 108 88 20 105 82 23 June -2 112 91 21 103 80 23 September -2 110 90 20 104 82 22 December -2 112 91 21 103 80 23 2015 March -3 108 88 20 108 85 23 June -3 110 90 20 107 84 23 September -3 108 88 20 108 85 23 December -1 110 88 22 109 86 23 2016 March -3 106 86 20 108 85 23 June -4 106 85 21 110 85 25 September -1 108 87 21 106 84 22 December -2 105 85 20 105 83 22 2017 March -1 109 88 21 103 81 22 June -1 109 88 21 105 83 22 September -2 108 87 21 107 84 23 December -3 108 88 20 104 81 23 2018 March -1 111 89 22 105 82 23 June -2 110 89 21 106 83 23 September -2 108 87 21 108 85 23 December -1 110 88 22 104 81 23 2019 March -3 108 87 21 106 82 24 June -3 106 85 21 109 85 24 September -2 104 83 21 108 85 23 December -1 107 85 22 105 82 23 2020 March -6 102 82 20 110 84 26 June -14 81 60 21 161 126 35 September 2 115 88 27 105 80 25 December 3 114 89 25 95 73 22 2021 March 3 110 86 24 97 76 21 June 0 111 88 23 102 79 23 September -1 118 93 25 106 80 26 December 5 126 99 27 96 74 22 2022 March 0 119 96 23 101 78 23 June 1 117 93 24 106 83 23 September 1 120 97 23 102 80 22 December -1 113 92 21 102 80 22 2023 March -3 109 90 19 101 79 22 June -2 108 88 20 104 82 22 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.