Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Transportation and warehousing (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 2 47 38 9 43 36 7 December 1 47 38 9 44 36 8 1993 March -2 44 35 9 51 40 11 June 4 56 45 11 38 31 7 September 2 50 41 9 43 36 7 December 0 49 41 8 44 36 8 1994 March -2 46 37 9 52 41 11 June 3 59 48 11 40 32 8 September 3 54 44 10 44 37 7 December 1 51 42 9 46 38 8 1995 March -2 48 39 9 54 43 11 June 4 58 46 12 44 36 8 September 2 53 43 10 47 39 8 December 1 53 43 10 49 40 9 1996 March -2 49 39 10 57 45 12 June 4 59 47 12 45 37 8 September 1 54 44 10 49 40 9 December 1 53 43 10 50 41 9 1997 March -2 50 40 10 57 45 12 June 3 61 49 12 45 36 9 September 1 55 45 10 49 40 9 December 0 55 45 10 51 41 10 1998 March -3 51 41 10 58 45 13 June 6 64 50 14 44 36 8 September 1 56 46 10 50 41 9 December 1 55 45 10 51 42 9 1999 March -3 50 40 10 61 48 13 June 4 64 51 13 46 37 9 September 1 58 47 11 52 42 10 December 1 57 46 11 52 42 10 2000 March -3 52 41 11 62 48 14 June 4 64 51 13 48 39 9 September 1 57 46 11 54 44 10 December 0 54 44 10 54 44 10 2001 March -4 50 40 10 63 49 14 June 3 60 48 12 49 40 9 September -1 51 41 10 57 46 11 December -1 49 39 10 58 47 11 2002 March -4 46 36 10 63 49 14 June 4 61 48 13 46 37 9 September 1 53 43 10 51 42 9 December 0 52 42 10 52 42 10 2003 March -5 45 36 9 62 48 14 June 3 58 46 12 46 37 9 September 0 51 42 9 50 41 9 December 0 51 42 9 50 41 9 2004 March -3 49 39 10 58 45 13 June 4 61 49 12 44 36 8 September 1 54 44 10 50 41 9 December 1 54 44 10 50 41 9 2005 March -4 49 39 10 60 46 14 June 4 61 48 13 47 38 9 September 1 55 45 10 51 42 9 December 1 54 44 10 52 43 9 2006 March -3 51 41 10 60 47 13 June 4 63 50 13 47 38 9 September 0 55 45 10 54 44 10 December 0 54 44 10 53 43 10 2007 March -4 50 40 10 63 49 14 June 3 62 50 12 48 39 9 September 0 53 43 10 55 45 10 December 0 53 43 10 55 45 10 2008 March -4 48 38 10 64 50 14 June 2 59 47 12 51 41 10 September 0 51 41 10 56 46 10 December -1 48 38 10 60 49 11 2009 March -7 39 30 9 72 56 16 June 2 52 40 12 53 43 10 September -2 46 37 9 55 44 11 December -1 48 38 10 53 42 11 2010 March -5 44 35 9 59 45 14 June 4 59 47 12 42 34 8 September 1 52 42 10 48 39 9 December 2 53 42 11 49 40 9 2011 March -2 49 38 11 57 44 13 June 4 61 48 13 44 35 9 September 2 55 44 11 49 40 9 December 1 54 43 11 51 41 10 2012 March -3 49 39 10 59 46 13 June 3 60 48 12 46 37 9 September 1 53 43 10 51 42 9 December 1 53 43 10 50 41 9 2013 March -3 49 39 10 60 47 13 June 3 60 48 12 47 38 9 September 1 54 44 10 51 42 9 December -1 54 45 9 51 41 10 2014 March -4 50 41 9 60 47 13 June 3 63 51 12 46 37 9 September 0 55 46 9 51 42 9 December 1 58 48 10 50 41 9 2015 March -3 50 40 10 63 50 13 June 3 64 52 12 48 39 9 September 0 54 45 9 54 45 9 December 0 57 47 10 54 44 10 2016 March -4 50 40 10 65 51 14 June 2 61 49 12 51 41 10 September 0 56 46 10 54 44 10 December -1 55 45 10 56 45 11 2017 March -4 51 41 10 64 50 14 June 4 64 51 13 51 42 9 September 0 56 46 10 56 46 10 December -1 59 49 10 54 43 11 2018 March -2 55 43 12 64 50 14 June 4 68 54 14 52 42 10 September 1 59 48 11 57 47 10 December 1 62 50 12 55 44 11 2019 March -2 57 44 13 66 51 15 June 4 68 53 15 54 43 11 September 1 59 47 12 59 48 11 December 1 61 48 13 58 46 12 2020 March -8 53 41 12 75 55 20 June -3 56 41 15 76 58 18 September 6 70 52 18 56 44 12 December 4 69 53 16 54 42 12 2021 March 1 61 45 16 67 52 15 June 7 72 54 18 57 46 11 September 4 70 53 17 61 48 13 December 5 77 59 18 57 44 13 2022 March -2 65 49 16 73 55 18 June 6 75 56 19 61 48 13 September 0 69 55 14 63 49 14 December 0 68 53 15 64 49 15 2023 March -7 58 45 13 78 58 20 June 3 70 53 17 62 48 14 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.