Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Illinois Wholesale trade 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 -23 5,195 4,336 859 5,265 4,383 882 December 373 5,417 4,304 1,113 4,788 4,048 740 1993 March -337 5,235 4,310 925 6,006 4,744 1,262 June -13 5,867 5,010 857 4,556 3,686 870 September 91 5,041 4,178 863 5,301 4,529 772 December 376 5,789 4,695 1,094 4,818 4,100 718 1994 March -391 5,238 4,324 914 6,039 4,734 1,305 June 121 6,314 5,297 1,017 4,472 3,576 896 September 15 5,417 4,563 854 5,389 4,550 839 December 24 5,171 4,444 727 4,659 3,956 703 1995 March 70 5,906 4,626 1,280 5,789 4,579 1,210 June 60 6,217 5,329 888 4,719 3,891 828 September -22 5,165 4,351 814 5,573 4,737 836 December 262 5,783 4,728 1,055 5,062 4,269 793 1996 March -451 5,312 4,389 923 6,189 4,815 1,374 June 195 5,989 5,106 883 4,685 3,997 688 September -166 5,061 4,304 757 5,684 4,761 923 December 481 5,957 4,791 1,166 4,930 4,245 685 1997 March -513 5,297 4,503 794 6,158 4,851 1,307 June 192 6,277 5,243 1,034 4,777 3,935 842 September 83 5,224 4,332 892 5,455 4,646 809 December 382 6,144 4,967 1,177 5,050 4,255 795 1998 March -440 5,381 4,419 962 6,246 4,844 1,402 June 146 6,381 5,381 1,000 4,770 3,916 854 September -134 5,124 4,281 843 5,838 4,861 977 December 390 5,816 4,652 1,164 5,132 4,358 774 1999 March -505 5,125 4,235 890 6,358 4,963 1,395 June 66 6,083 5,161 922 4,617 3,761 856 September -143 5,136 4,314 822 5,671 4,706 965 December 388 5,842 4,609 1,233 5,102 4,257 845 2000 March -408 5,517 4,521 996 6,248 4,844 1,404 June 85 6,079 5,104 975 4,725 3,835 890 September -84 5,049 4,209 840 5,737 4,813 924 December 388 5,695 4,499 1,196 5,172 4,364 808 2001 March -594 4,956 4,066 890 6,435 4,951 1,484 June 86 5,547 4,552 995 5,146 4,237 909 September -188 4,509 3,674 835 6,023 5,000 1,023 December 319 5,016 3,841 1,175 5,511 4,655 856 2002 March -598 4,622 3,685 937 6,574 5,039 1,535 June 99 5,516 4,547 969 4,621 3,751 870 September -69 4,471 3,643 828 5,489 4,592 897 December 371 5,213 4,020 1,193 4,968 4,146 822 2003 March -576 4,584 3,665 919 6,304 4,809 1,495 June 17 5,443 4,544 899 4,723 3,841 882 September -80 4,510 3,672 838 5,390 4,472 918 December 235 5,242 4,111 1,131 4,839 3,943 896 2004 March -461 4,851 3,825 1,026 6,032 4,545 1,487 June 138 5,710 4,706 1,004 4,296 3,430 866 September -226 4,754 3,930 824 5,254 4,204 1,050 December 308 5,448 4,210 1,238 4,663 3,733 930 2005 March -425 4,970 3,945 1,025 5,861 4,411 1,450 June 220 5,823 4,623 1,200 4,546 3,566 980 September 55 4,657 3,679 978 5,200 4,277 923 December 446 5,419 4,158 1,261 4,708 3,893 815 2006 March -557 5,255 4,241 1,014 5,883 4,312 1,571 June 214 5,918 4,867 1,051 4,313 3,476 837 September -72 4,751 3,865 886 5,367 4,409 958 December 504 5,506 4,235 1,271 4,610 3,843 767 2007 March -592 4,898 3,947 951 5,944 4,401 1,543 June 9 5,830 4,919 911 4,350 3,448 902 September -147 4,601 3,827 774 5,327 4,406 921 December 494 5,623 4,341 1,282 4,628 3,840 788 2008 March -742 4,750 3,853 897 6,217 4,578 1,639 June 3 5,458 4,551 907 4,463 3,559 904 September -82 4,396 3,558 838 5,526 4,606 920 December 250 4,834 3,672 1,162 5,196 4,284 912 2009 March -920 3,513 2,800 713 7,207 5,574 1,633 June -129 4,541 3,662 879 5,110 4,102 1,008 September -298 3,650 2,921 729 5,518 4,491 1,027 December 432 4,992 3,695 1,297 4,398 3,533 865 2010 March -748 4,100 3,212 888 6,007 4,371 1,636 June 50 5,220 4,350 870 3,901 3,081 820 September -165 4,222 3,476 746 4,691 3,780 911 December 503 5,132 3,816 1,316 4,241 3,428 813 2011 March -765 4,224 3,429 795 5,593 4,033 1,560 June 114 5,437 4,480 957 3,783 2,940 843 September -55 4,466 3,616 850 4,761 3,856 905 December 409 5,091 3,930 1,161 4,189 3,437 752 2012 March -667 4,452 3,636 816 5,471 3,988 1,483 June 44 5,165 4,346 819 3,844 3,069 775 September -35 4,358 3,499 859 4,935 4,041 894 December 143 4,754 3,831 923 4,211 3,431 780 2013 March -576 4,470 3,634 836 5,632 4,220 1,412 June -80 5,315 4,490 825 3,915 3,010 905 September -130 4,230 3,447 783 4,886 3,973 913 December 227 4,967 3,958 1,009 4,061 3,279 782 2014 March -417 4,350 3,479 871 5,367 4,079 1,288 June -131 5,410 4,586 824 4,113 3,158 955 September -179 4,249 3,517 732 4,895 3,984 911 December 387 5,015 3,855 1,160 4,176 3,403 773 2015 March -539 4,341 3,485 856 5,537 4,142 1,395 June 77 5,300 4,430 870 3,846 3,053 793 September -238 3,958 3,335 623 4,963 4,102 861 December 429 4,978 3,792 1,186 4,401 3,644 757 2016 March -728 4,052 3,409 643 5,276 3,905 1,371 June 29 5,135 4,215 920 4,171 3,280 891 September -253 4,101 3,363 738 4,985 3,994 991 December 415 4,753 3,585 1,168 4,231 3,478 753 2017 March -365 4,570 3,561 1,009 5,266 3,892 1,374 June 110 5,183 4,286 897 3,875 3,088 787 September -280 3,973 3,262 711 5,004 4,013 991 December 432 4,937 3,798 1,139 4,043 3,336 707 2018 March -616 4,391 3,586 805 5,322 3,901 1,421 June 70 4,998 4,138 860 3,890 3,100 790 September -87 4,091 3,305 786 4,895 4,022 873 December 281 4,870 3,689 1,181 4,136 3,236 900 2019 March -723 4,118 3,343 775 5,279 3,781 1,498 June 55 4,836 4,035 801 3,797 3,051 746 September -154 3,637 2,948 689 4,948 4,105 843 December 333 4,534 3,469 1,065 3,972 3,240 732 2020 March -855 3,764 3,135 629 5,515 4,031 1,484 June -303 3,834 2,925 909 5,626 4,414 1,212 September 11 4,136 3,265 871 4,643 3,783 860 December 474 4,607 3,476 1,131 3,648 2,991 657 2021 March -398 4,034 3,236 798 4,738 3,542 1,196 June 132 4,768 3,956 812 3,596 2,916 680 September -82 4,061 3,349 712 4,506 3,712 794 December 463 5,086 3,930 1,156 3,684 2,991 693 2022 March -553 4,302 3,500 802 4,996 3,641 1,355 June -52 4,944 4,145 799 3,819 2,968 851 September 144 4,369 3,512 857 4,345 3,632 713 December 350 4,677 3,730 947 3,602 3,005 597 2023 March -645 4,052 3,413 639 4,732 3,448 1,284 June 24 4,744 4,027 717 3,526 2,833 693 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.