Table 1.  Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March

Transportation and warehousing               

(In thousands)

                                         Gross job gains                       Gross job losses
Year ended    Net change(1)  Total     Expanding     Opening        Total    Contracting    Closing
                                   establishments  establishments          establishments  establishments

March 1994         144         513         361          152            369        232          137
March 1995         187         551         391          160            364        230          134
March 1996          92         520         363          157            428        267          161
March 1997          98         519         358          161            421        267          154
March 1998         110         543         383          160            433        259          174
March 1999         113         542         370          172            429        270          159
March 2000         142         563         410          153            421        254          167
March 2001          28         502         361          141            474        298          176
March 2002        -232         415         272          143            647        443          204
March 2003         -32         454         322          132            486        311          175
March 2004         -24         427         300          127            451        306          145
March 2005          78         483         358          125            405        265          140
March 2006          66         472         351          121            406        277          129
March 2007          58         444         329          115            386        270          116
March 2008           4         413         311          102            409        294          115
March 2009        -259         324         232           92            583        434          149
March 2010        -175         307         220           87            482        353          129
March 2011          88         407         307          100            319        220           99
March 2012          97         415         306          109            318        213          105

(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.