Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Merchant Wholesalers, Durable 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 46 50,084 41,952 8,132 52,842 44,756 8,086 December 3,387 54,219 44,184 10,035 47,611 40,963 6,648 1993 March -672 55,400 45,554 9,846 54,560 44,042 10,518 June 1,355 60,196 51,541 8,655 44,477 37,177 7,300 September 1,511 53,844 45,249 8,595 50,978 43,894 7,084 December 2,751 56,864 47,610 9,254 47,406 40,903 6,503 1994 March -1,251 57,180 47,991 9,189 55,202 44,762 10,440 June 2,078 64,870 55,418 9,452 43,820 36,446 7,374 September 1,329 57,563 48,884 8,679 51,375 44,025 7,350 December 3,160 60,116 50,286 9,830 48,772 42,102 6,670 1995 March -423 61,195 51,645 9,550 55,069 45,096 9,973 June 1,615 64,444 55,479 8,965 47,121 39,771 7,350 September 660 56,520 47,883 8,637 55,429 47,452 7,977 December 3,406 60,486 49,976 10,510 51,417 44,313 7,104 1996 March -1,280 61,343 51,043 10,300 58,965 47,385 11,580 June 1,776 66,518 56,659 9,859 49,307 41,224 8,083 September 1,112 58,077 48,640 9,437 57,435 49,110 8,325 December 3,938 63,434 52,251 11,183 52,031 44,786 7,245 1997 March -691 63,425 52,772 10,653 59,624 48,280 11,344 June 1,317 68,832 59,049 9,783 50,073 41,607 8,466 September 278 59,988 51,086 8,902 58,266 49,642 8,624 December 2,354 64,638 53,792 10,846 54,486 45,994 8,492 1998 March -1,496 64,161 53,010 11,151 62,580 49,933 12,647 June 3,204 70,173 58,976 11,197 51,037 43,044 7,993 September -315 58,897 49,937 8,960 61,917 52,642 9,275 December 2,166 62,945 52,228 10,717 57,289 48,738 8,551 1999 March -2,707 62,726 52,444 10,282 64,949 51,960 12,989 June 511 68,805 58,842 9,963 54,428 44,976 9,452 September -1,186 59,713 50,973 8,740 62,333 52,407 9,926 December 2,500 65,387 54,759 10,628 55,016 46,888 8,128 2000 March -1,748 64,894 54,353 10,541 64,883 52,594 12,289 June 1,151 69,526 59,939 9,587 54,137 45,701 8,436 September -443 58,824 50,092 8,732 63,512 54,337 9,175 December 1,415 62,930 53,260 9,670 58,196 49,941 8,255 2001 March -3,968 59,602 50,556 9,046 68,616 55,602 13,014 June -374 62,783 53,490 9,293 59,894 50,227 9,667 September -2,175 52,341 43,850 8,491 68,849 58,183 10,666 December 504 53,939 44,342 9,597 64,233 55,140 9,093 2002 March -4,636 54,619 45,965 8,654 68,868 55,578 13,290 June -428 60,936 52,225 8,711 55,155 46,016 9,139 September -2,215 51,270 44,019 7,251 62,364 52,898 9,466 December 376 54,681 45,887 8,794 57,321 48,903 8,418 2003 March -5,339 51,745 44,224 7,521 65,791 52,931 12,860 June -1,275 57,515 50,262 7,253 53,009 44,481 8,528 September -2,179 50,350 43,723 6,627 58,558 49,752 8,806 December 610 54,851 46,738 8,113 52,412 44,909 7,503 2004 March -4,050 55,062 47,644 7,418 59,952 48,484 11,468 June -403 61,839 54,334 7,505 47,807 39,899 7,908 September -2,284 52,617 46,027 6,590 56,133 47,259 8,874 December 1,558 57,433 48,730 8,703 50,710 43,565 7,145 2005 March -4,123 54,972 47,486 7,486 59,915 48,306 11,609 June -229 61,987 54,367 7,620 48,179 40,330 7,849 September -1,097 53,523 46,780 6,743 55,630 47,790 7,840 December 1,391 56,955 48,687 8,268 51,727 44,850 6,877 2006 March -3,929 57,335 50,220 7,115 57,841 46,797 11,044 June 269 62,345 55,068 7,277 47,502 40,494 7,008 September -1,513 52,072 45,798 6,274 56,592 48,805 7,787 December 1,211 56,306 48,149 8,157 52,026 45,080 6,946 2007 March -3,412 55,340 47,844 7,496 60,377 49,469 10,908 June -545 60,379 53,416 6,963 49,702 42,194 7,508 September -954 51,168 44,403 6,765 58,043 50,324 7,719 December 1,608 55,695 47,315 8,380 52,778 46,006 6,772 2008 March -3,950 51,634 44,491 7,143 62,588 51,495 11,093 June -668 56,601 49,336 7,265 51,688 43,755 7,933 September -1,629 46,797 40,523 6,274 59,148 51,245 7,903 December 178 45,224 37,263 7,961 61,545 53,762 7,783 2009 March -6,033 37,866 30,923 6,943 76,671 63,695 12,976 June -1,819 43,521 36,829 6,692 59,366 50,855 8,511 September -3,345 39,126 33,476 5,650 58,812 49,817 8,995 December 1,181 45,373 36,871 8,502 51,349 44,028 7,321 2010 March -4,330 44,371 37,096 7,275 57,949 46,344 11,605 June 198 54,719 47,256 7,463 42,618 35,353 7,265 September -1,187 46,342 39,849 6,493 49,308 41,628 7,680 December 2,185 50,800 42,042 8,758 45,075 38,502 6,573 2011 March -4,116 47,949 41,435 6,514 52,504 41,874 10,630 June -384 56,225 49,272 6,953 41,105 33,768 7,337 September -551 48,853 42,407 6,446 47,988 40,991 6,997 December 1,384 50,516 42,641 7,875 44,853 38,362 6,491 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.