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 1 110 88 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 2 115 93 22 105 85 20 June 3 119 96 23 103 83 20 September 3 122 99 23 104 84 20 December 1 117 96 21 106 86 20 1995 March 2 120 98 22 106 86 20 June 2 118 96 22 107 87 20 September 2 120 97 23 109 88 21 December 2 119 96 23 111 90 21 1996 March 2 121 97 24 110 88 22 June 1 120 97 23 112 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 2 125 101 24 112 90 22 December -1 125 101 24 116 91 25 1998 March 2 124 99 25 113 90 23 June 4 125 99 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 -2 121 98 23 118 93 25 September -2 122 99 23 117 92 25 December 0 123 100 23 114 91 23 2000 March 1 124 100 24 115 92 23 June 0 122 99 23 117 94 23 September 0 122 98 24 119 95 24 December -2 120 98 22 118 94 24 2001 March -2 117 95 22 118 94 24 June -2 114 91 23 124 99 25 September -3 111 88 23 125 99 26 December -3 108 85 23 127 101 26 2002 March -3 110 88 22 119 94 25 June -1 112 89 23 117 93 24 September -2 111 89 22 116 92 24 December -3 110 88 22 117 92 25 2003 March -3 108 86 22 118 93 25 June -3 109 88 21 116 92 24 September -2 111 89 22 113 89 24 December -3 111 90 21 112 88 24 2004 March -2 115 93 22 112 88 24 June -2 116 94 22 110 86 24 September -4 114 93 21 113 88 25 December 0 117 94 23 110 87 23 2005 March -3 114 92 22 114 89 25 June -1 117 94 23 112 88 24 September 0 119 96 23 111 88 23 December -1 118 95 23 114 90 24 2006 March -2 120 98 22 112 88 24 June -1 120 97 23 113 89 24 September -3 117 95 22 115 90 25 December -1 119 95 24 115 90 25 2007 March -1 121 97 24 115 90 25 June -3 119 96 23 117 91 26 September -1 118 94 24 118 93 25 December -1 120 96 24 116 91 25 2008 March -3 114 91 23 119 93 26 June -4 112 89 23 121 94 27 September -3 108 86 22 120 95 25 December -6 101 79 22 131 103 28 2009 March -9 89 69 20 139 110 29 June -8 92 72 20 130 102 28 September -7 93 73 20 118 91 27 December -2 101 78 23 111 86 25 2010 March -4 98 77 21 111 86 25 June -1 108 86 22 101 78 23 September -2 106 84 22 104 80 24 December 1 109 85 24 103 80 23 2011 March -5 104 85 19 103 79 24 June -3 110 89 21 101 77 24 September 0 111 89 22 102 80 22 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.