Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, 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 352 32,036 27,060 4,976 29,931 25,307 4,624 December 552 31,422 26,449 4,973 29,798 25,377 4,421 1993 March 689 32,931 27,523 5,408 29,961 25,242 4,719 June 362 32,257 27,331 4,926 29,445 24,881 4,564 September 989 32,497 27,286 5,211 29,774 25,552 4,222 December 325 31,978 27,267 4,711 30,369 25,983 4,386 1994 March 229 32,971 27,778 5,193 30,860 25,896 4,964 June 576 33,233 27,763 5,470 30,775 25,881 4,894 September 941 34,931 29,307 5,624 30,067 25,384 4,683 December -84 32,676 27,919 4,757 31,328 26,487 4,841 1995 March 728 33,932 28,597 5,335 31,100 26,493 4,607 June 326 33,110 27,873 5,237 31,954 27,043 4,911 September 331 34,447 28,982 5,465 31,385 26,251 5,134 December 24 33,556 28,351 5,205 32,285 27,104 5,181 1996 March 437 34,063 28,502 5,561 32,028 26,904 5,124 June 185 33,619 28,087 5,532 32,801 27,454 5,347 September 800 34,693 28,777 5,916 31,922 26,806 5,116 December 368 34,780 29,193 5,587 31,916 26,697 5,219 1997 March 562 35,304 29,498 5,806 32,246 27,002 5,244 June 70 34,342 28,936 5,406 32,296 26,960 5,336 September 421 35,548 30,002 5,546 31,798 26,673 5,125 December -414 34,987 29,729 5,258 33,272 27,600 5,672 1998 March 703 35,067 29,176 5,891 32,559 27,371 5,188 June 706 34,522 28,715 5,807 32,819 27,718 5,101 September 29 35,212 29,631 5,581 33,146 27,594 5,552 December -380 34,535 29,337 5,198 33,335 27,757 5,578 1999 March 519 34,987 29,380 5,607 32,699 27,611 5,088 June -122 34,646 29,123 5,523 34,015 28,370 5,645 September -250 35,601 29,987 5,614 33,385 27,521 5,864 December 107 35,184 29,694 5,490 33,437 28,054 5,383 2000 March 686 36,057 30,137 5,920 33,199 27,965 5,234 June -9 34,595 29,275 5,320 34,362 29,033 5,329 September 19 35,845 30,291 5,554 33,964 28,429 5,535 December -538 34,210 29,236 4,974 34,103 28,591 5,512 2001 March 213 34,630 28,893 5,737 33,872 28,348 5,524 June -46 33,441 27,678 5,763 35,446 29,637 5,809 September -644 32,906 27,431 5,475 35,073 28,954 6,119 December -414 32,055 26,800 5,255 34,776 29,107 5,669 2002 March -140 32,932 27,583 5,349 33,067 27,578 5,489 June -29 32,606 27,210 5,396 33,358 27,933 5,425 September -242 32,766 27,558 5,208 32,841 27,391 5,450 December -513 32,357 27,275 5,082 32,974 27,379 5,595 2003 March -403 31,231 26,172 5,059 33,920 28,458 5,462 June -328 31,598 26,712 4,886 33,069 27,855 5,214 September -410 32,026 27,220 4,806 32,433 27,217 5,216 December -453 31,984 27,091 4,893 32,260 26,914 5,346 2004 March -254 32,189 27,135 5,054 32,689 27,381 5,308 June -511 32,156 27,326 4,830 32,105 26,764 5,341 September -352 32,221 27,140 5,081 32,851 27,418 5,433 December -16 32,765 27,611 5,154 32,179 27,009 5,170 2005 March -318 31,777 26,749 5,028 32,951 27,605 5,346 June -71 31,744 26,562 5,182 32,809 27,556 5,253 September -92 32,414 27,368 5,046 31,953 26,815 5,138 December -302 31,895 26,952 4,943 32,429 27,184 5,245 2006 March -103 32,106 27,280 4,826 31,836 26,907 4,929 June -229 32,110 27,194 4,916 32,015 26,870 5,145 September -642 31,546 26,954 4,592 31,786 26,552 5,234 December 85 31,897 26,854 5,043 31,730 26,772 4,958 2007 March 31 32,453 27,446 5,007 31,365 26,389 4,976 June -533 31,712 27,033 4,679 31,599 26,387 5,212 September -78 31,482 26,478 5,004 31,987 26,905 5,082 December 137 32,596 27,442 5,154 31,213 26,196 5,017 2008 March -457 30,694 25,844 4,850 32,131 26,824 5,307 June -677 29,878 24,989 4,889 32,804 27,238 5,566 September -599 28,639 24,058 4,581 32,519 27,339 5,180 December -918 28,349 23,621 4,728 33,720 28,074 5,646 2009 March -1,344 25,561 21,357 4,204 34,971 29,423 5,548 June -510 27,746 23,039 4,707 31,611 26,394 5,217 September -1,220 26,370 22,143 4,227 31,112 25,665 5,447 December 121 29,097 24,069 5,028 29,503 24,596 4,907 2010 March -501 27,202 22,670 4,532 30,878 25,845 5,033 June -31 29,815 25,192 4,623 27,942 23,288 4,654 September -227 28,837 24,244 4,593 29,090 24,270 4,820 December 533 29,431 24,322 5,109 29,241 24,665 4,576 2011 March -453 28,638 24,151 4,487 29,347 24,407 4,940 June -194 30,098 25,367 4,731 28,235 23,310 4,925 September 119 29,927 25,142 4,785 29,406 24,740 4,666 December -155 28,913 24,203 4,710 29,095 24,230 4,865 2012 March 101 30,145 25,326 4,819 28,321 23,603 4,718 June 274 29,761 25,059 4,702 28,307 23,879 4,428 September -48 29,099 24,590 4,509 28,996 24,439 4,557 December -198 29,398 24,739 4,659 28,791 23,934 4,857 2013 March -410 29,407 24,956 4,451 28,952 24,091 4,861 June 137 30,255 25,585 4,670 28,064 23,531 4,533 September 178 29,425 24,838 4,587 28,806 24,397 4,409 December -55 30,205 25,630 4,575 28,335 23,705 4,630 2014 March -671 29,027 25,102 3,925 29,062 24,466 4,596 June -568 30,288 26,139 4,149 28,629 23,912 4,717 September -647 29,406 25,397 4,009 29,231 24,575 4,656 December -401 30,439 26,206 4,233 28,494 23,860 4,634 2015 March -439 29,462 25,244 4,218 29,330 24,673 4,657 June -390 30,286 26,070 4,216 28,842 24,236 4,606 September -469 28,960 24,840 4,120 29,687 25,098 4,589 December -440 29,871 25,487 4,384 29,603 24,779 4,824 2016 March -743 28,932 24,920 4,012 29,198 24,443 4,755 June -679 29,286 24,932 4,354 29,761 24,728 5,033 September -39 29,603 25,110 4,493 29,365 24,833 4,532 December -269 28,998 24,662 4,336 29,438 24,833 4,605 2017 March -172 29,625 25,149 4,476 29,094 24,446 4,648 June -184 29,959 25,365 4,594 29,348 24,570 4,778 September -397 28,764 24,343 4,421 30,545 25,727 4,818 December -365 30,058 25,493 4,565 29,285 24,355 4,930 2018 March -257 31,223 26,478 4,745 31,706 26,704 5,002 June -522 31,751 26,598 5,153 32,504 26,829 5,675 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.