Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 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 100 29,472 25,026 4,446 31,622 27,276 4,346 December 1,748 31,778 26,252 5,526 28,452 24,674 3,778 1993 March -868 31,685 26,279 5,406 33,337 27,063 6,274 June 906 35,728 30,824 4,904 25,837 21,839 3,998 September 687 29,891 25,235 4,656 31,509 27,540 3,969 December 1,487 32,299 27,064 5,235 29,012 25,264 3,748 1994 March -1,409 31,713 26,522 5,191 34,364 27,764 6,600 June 1,159 36,757 31,311 5,446 27,004 22,717 4,287 September 623 32,129 27,104 5,025 31,761 27,359 4,402 December 1,149 32,997 27,711 5,286 29,891 25,754 4,137 1995 March -792 32,637 27,304 5,333 34,529 28,404 6,125 June 912 36,649 31,435 5,214 28,039 23,737 4,302 September 57 31,687 26,804 4,883 33,119 28,293 4,826 December 1,357 33,924 28,140 5,784 30,781 26,354 4,427 1996 March -1,254 32,773 27,214 5,559 35,658 28,845 6,813 June 824 37,185 31,677 5,508 28,782 24,098 4,684 September 477 31,900 26,614 5,286 33,700 28,891 4,809 December 1,749 35,185 28,976 6,209 30,418 25,958 4,460 1997 March -1,168 33,969 28,165 5,804 35,922 28,950 6,972 June 708 38,016 32,634 5,382 28,338 23,664 4,674 September 138 32,702 27,747 4,955 33,565 28,748 4,817 December 996 35,351 29,508 5,843 31,683 26,836 4,847 1998 March -1,008 33,746 27,857 5,889 36,243 29,346 6,897 June 1,314 38,167 32,385 5,782 28,797 24,329 4,468 September -233 32,390 27,404 4,986 34,960 29,741 5,219 December 1,009 34,895 29,119 5,776 31,756 26,989 4,767 1999 March -1,160 33,657 28,052 5,605 36,368 29,603 6,765 June 554 38,344 32,845 5,499 29,847 24,902 4,945 September -496 32,749 27,733 5,016 35,174 29,662 5,512 December 1,501 35,574 29,473 6,101 31,877 27,277 4,600 2000 March -1,041 34,693 28,775 5,918 36,942 29,983 6,959 June 629 38,313 33,016 5,297 30,152 25,484 4,668 September -241 32,976 28,014 4,962 35,844 30,641 5,203 December 818 34,546 29,018 5,528 32,509 27,799 4,710 2001 March -1,609 33,322 27,587 5,735 37,737 30,393 7,344 June 649 36,953 31,215 5,738 31,103 26,014 5,089 September -860 30,261 25,369 4,892 36,958 31,206 5,752 December 996 32,441 26,601 5,840 33,145 28,301 4,844 2002 March -1,951 31,683 26,336 5,347 36,866 29,568 7,298 June 620 36,060 30,688 5,372 29,270 24,518 4,752 September -470 30,140 25,487 4,653 34,645 29,522 5,123 December 867 32,720 27,072 5,648 31,402 26,621 4,781 2003 March -2,205 30,046 24,989 5,057 37,773 30,511 7,262 June 298 34,991 30,126 4,865 29,017 24,450 4,567 September -609 29,468 25,174 4,294 34,237 29,334 4,903 December 869 32,326 26,889 5,437 30,737 26,169 4,568 2004 March -2,005 30,960 25,908 5,052 36,413 29,356 7,057 June 130 35,627 30,818 4,809 28,171 23,492 4,679 September -567 29,640 25,100 4,540 34,658 29,551 5,107 December 1,310 33,134 27,406 5,728 30,679 26,261 4,418 2005 March -2,082 30,566 25,540 5,026 36,705 29,597 7,108 June 557 35,116 29,957 5,159 28,789 24,187 4,602 September -322 29,819 25,311 4,508 33,731 28,901 4,830 December 1,011 32,244 26,751 5,493 30,913 26,431 4,482 2006 March -1,729 30,871 26,047 4,824 35,401 28,848 6,553 June 387 35,563 30,669 4,894 28,092 23,585 4,507 September -817 29,031 24,928 4,103 33,538 28,618 4,920 December 1,367 32,258 26,654 5,604 30,268 26,031 4,237 2007 March -1,611 31,210 26,205 5,005 34,909 28,293 6,616 June 92 35,146 30,488 4,658 27,727 23,161 4,566 September -306 28,959 24,488 4,471 33,775 28,998 4,777 December 1,441 32,966 27,238 5,728 29,758 25,471 4,287 2008 March -2,208 29,524 24,676 4,848 35,815 28,759 7,056 June -8 33,051 28,183 4,868 28,784 23,908 4,876 September -776 26,343 22,250 4,093 34,335 29,466 4,869 December 429 28,699 23,445 5,254 32,122 27,297 4,825 2009 March -3,173 24,595 20,392 4,203 38,922 31,546 7,376 June 116 30,670 25,984 4,686 27,737 23,167 4,570 September -1,343 24,256 20,479 3,777 32,782 27,662 5,120 December 1,394 29,477 23,890 5,587 28,108 23,915 4,193 2010 March -2,162 26,175 21,645 4,530 34,402 27,710 6,692 June 526 33,015 28,412 4,603 24,518 20,441 4,077 September -427 26,526 22,422 4,104 30,689 26,158 4,531 December 1,768 29,819 24,141 5,678 27,892 23,982 3,910 2011 March -2,083 27,533 23,045 4,488 32,719 26,148 6,571 June 399 33,352 28,639 4,713 24,765 20,451 4,314 September -109 27,502 23,229 4,273 31,070 26,688 4,382 December 1,071 29,261 24,031 5,230 27,724 23,565 4,159 2012 March -1,459 29,005 24,190 4,815 31,544 25,270 6,274 June 803 32,959 28,275 4,684 24,831 20,950 3,881 September -242 26,767 22,735 4,032 30,646 26,372 4,274 December 1,018 29,714 24,540 5,174 27,442 23,286 4,156 2013 March -2,011 28,330 23,867 4,463 32,270 25,796 6,474 June 685 33,547 28,890 4,657 24,606 20,634 3,972 September -41 27,019 22,928 4,091 30,483 26,351 4,132 December 1,112 30,478 25,408 5,070 27,005 23,047 3,958 2014 March -2,185 27,943 24,007 3,936 32,318 26,197 6,121 June 4 33,653 29,516 4,137 25,101 20,968 4,133 September -787 27,020 23,444 3,576 30,907 26,544 4,363 December 729 30,670 25,979 4,691 27,160 23,198 3,962 2015 March -1,973 28,372 24,143 4,229 32,621 26,419 6,202 June 168 33,642 29,438 4,204 25,288 21,252 4,036 September -626 26,605 22,930 3,675 31,410 27,109 4,301 December 734 30,125 25,267 4,858 28,216 24,092 4,124 2016 March -2,310 27,856 23,833 4,023 32,506 26,173 6,333 June -68 32,494 28,152 4,342 26,093 21,683 4,410 September -240 27,186 23,179 4,007 31,069 26,822 4,247 December 868 29,254 24,449 4,805 28,081 24,144 3,937 2017 March -1,702 28,540 24,052 4,488 32,366 26,176 6,190 June 395 33,222 28,641 4,581 25,731 21,545 4,186 September -572 26,414 22,471 3,943 32,303 27,788 4,515 December 844 30,332 25,273 5,059 27,894 23,679 4,215 2018 March -1,482 31,310 25,617 5,693 36,011 28,836 7,175 June 577 36,022 30,282 5,740 28,879 23,716 5,163 September -530 29,883 24,643 5,240 35,576 29,806 5,770 December 1,358 33,297 26,827 6,470 30,395 25,283 5,112 2019 March -1,728 31,980 25,862 6,118 36,207 28,361 7,846 June 7 35,546 29,704 5,842 30,147 24,312 5,835 September -444 29,071 23,850 5,221 35,149 29,484 5,665 December 1,396 33,146 26,580 6,566 30,268 25,098 5,170 2020 March -3,664 30,101 24,574 5,527 38,223 29,032 9,191 June -3,383 28,685 22,666 6,019 43,368 33,966 9,402 September 385 32,860 25,811 7,049 34,010 27,346 6,664 December 2,501 35,365 27,816 7,549 27,731 22,683 5,048 2021 March -448 32,241 25,417 6,824 33,751 26,479 7,272 June 829 37,000 30,514 6,486 28,311 22,654 5,657 September -370 32,665 26,352 6,313 34,526 27,843 6,683 December 3,097 38,694 30,592 8,102 27,715 22,710 5,005 2022 March -1,439 34,297 27,701 6,596 35,304 27,269 8,035 June 591 38,060 31,594 6,466 29,437 23,562 5,875 September -215 32,830 27,179 5,651 33,782 27,916 5,866 December 1,332 34,465 27,917 6,548 29,754 24,538 5,216 2023 March -2,762 32,381 26,831 5,550 34,926 26,614 8,312 June 208 36,318 30,674 5,644 28,364 22,928 5,436 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.