Table 8. Private sector establishments by direction of employment change, as a percent of total establishments(1), not seasonally adjusted Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation (Percent) Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 2.3 33.0 23.7 9.3 39.1 32.1 7.0 December -16.0 24.2 17.4 6.8 58.3 35.5 22.8 1993 March -2.1 36.1 24.8 11.3 40.8 27.4 13.4 June 18.4 63.9 39.1 24.8 22.7 16.3 6.4 September 3.2 34.6 25.2 9.4 36.2 30.0 6.2 December -14.7 25.8 17.7 8.1 59.7 36.9 22.8 1994 March -2.5 36.4 26.5 9.9 38.4 26.0 12.4 June 20.4 64.0 37.5 26.5 22.5 16.4 6.1 September 1.6 34.7 26.4 8.3 37.3 30.6 6.7 December -14.2 24.3 16.1 8.2 59.0 36.6 22.4 1995 March -3.7 36.3 26.7 9.6 37.6 24.3 13.3 June 19.4 62.8 37.5 25.3 23.5 17.6 5.9 September 0.7 31.7 24.3 7.4 39.0 32.3 6.7 December -14.4 23.3 16.2 7.1 58.7 37.2 21.5 1996 March -3.2 36.9 25.6 11.3 39.9 25.4 14.5 June 19.3 61.1 36.2 24.9 22.6 17.0 5.6 September 1.7 31.9 23.7 8.2 38.0 31.5 6.5 December -15.3 25.0 16.5 8.5 60.5 36.7 23.8 1997 March -4.0 37.7 26.9 10.8 38.9 24.1 14.8 June 19.4 63.0 37.2 25.8 21.0 14.6 6.4 September 1.8 31.7 23.3 8.4 36.2 29.6 6.6 December -17.5 24.0 17.3 6.7 60.0 35.8 24.2 1998 March -7.4 33.3 24.4 8.9 41.0 24.7 16.3 June 22.2 62.8 34.4 28.4 21.9 15.7 6.2 September 0.7 30.4 22.1 8.3 38.3 30.7 7.6 December -17.2 22.8 16.2 6.6 59.5 35.7 23.8 1999 March -5.7 32.0 22.8 9.2 38.3 23.4 14.9 June 18.3 62.9 36.5 26.4 22.2 14.1 8.1 September 0.7 31.7 22.9 8.8 36.4 28.3 8.1 December -17.7 21.0 14.3 6.7 58.5 34.1 24.4 2000 March -4.4 34.8 23.2 11.6 41.1 25.1 16.0 June 22.2 64.8 38.2 26.6 17.5 13.1 4.4 September 2.5 31.5 22.9 8.6 36.6 30.5 6.1 December -17.2 21.9 14.9 7.0 59.1 34.9 24.2 2001 March -7.3 31.4 22.4 9.0 40.7 24.4 16.3 June 22.6 62.3 34.9 27.4 19.8 15.0 4.8 September 2.0 30.5 21.3 9.2 37.2 30.0 7.2 December -17.2 18.3 11.1 7.2 62.7 38.3 24.4 2002 March -7.0 31.4 21.9 9.5 40.7 24.2 16.5 June 22.0 66.1 39.1 27.0 14.8 9.8 5.0 September 0.4 31.3 23.1 8.2 36.2 28.4 7.8 December -14.9 21.7 14.3 7.4 58.2 35.9 22.3 2003 March -9.2 29.8 19.8 10.0 43.8 24.6 19.2 June 22.6 64.8 37.3 27.5 17.8 12.9 4.9 September 0.4 30.8 22.3 8.5 36.6 28.5 8.1 December -12.6 21.5 14.0 7.5 55.9 35.8 20.1 2004 March -8.9 31.6 22.9 8.7 40.3 22.7 17.6 June 20.7 64.4 38.7 25.7 15.7 10.7 5.0 September 1.5 31.5 22.5 9.0 35.3 27.8 7.5 December -12.3 21.4 12.5 8.9 57.9 36.7 21.2 2005 March -9.3 30.1 21.8 8.3 42.0 24.4 17.6 June 21.8 65.3 39.3 26.0 16.0 11.8 4.2 September 0.4 30.5 22.4 8.1 36.2 28.5 7.7 December -13.0 20.5 12.9 7.6 57.5 36.9 20.6 2006 March -6.7 29.4 20.4 9.0 40.0 24.3 15.7 June 20.5 64.2 38.9 25.3 16.0 11.2 4.8 September -0.3 29.0 21.9 7.1 36.7 29.3 7.4 December -12.2 21.4 13.5 7.9 56.3 36.2 20.1 2007 March -6.8 30.8 21.9 8.9 39.0 23.3 15.7 June 19.5 64.6 40.2 24.4 16.5 11.6 4.9 September 0.2 28.5 21.3 7.2 37.3 30.3 7.0 December -9.8 22.3 14.1 8.2 53.2 35.2 18.0 2008 March -7.1 29.1 21.0 8.1 39.3 24.1 15.2 June 17.1 62.0 38.4 23.6 18.7 12.2 6.5 September -1.0 26.8 20.0 6.8 40.0 32.2 7.8 December -11.7 20.0 12.7 7.3 56.2 37.2 19.0 2009 March -9.6 27.6 20.1 7.5 42.7 25.6 17.1 June 18.5 61.1 36.6 24.5 19.0 13.0 6.0 September 0.4 28.5 21.6 6.9 35.4 28.9 6.5 December -11.3 20.0 12.3 7.7 56.2 37.2 19.0 2010 March -10.8 28.1 21.0 7.1 41.4 23.5 17.9 June 20.4 65.6 40.8 24.8 14.8 10.4 4.4 September -0.2 29.3 22.2 7.1 36.2 28.9 7.3 December -9.8 22.7 14.3 8.4 54.0 35.8 18.2 2011 March -8.7 28.9 21.3 7.6 40.0 23.7 16.3 June 17.2 62.0 38.5 23.5 16.9 10.6 6.3 September 1.5 29.7 22.3 7.4 35.1 29.2 5.9 December -11.3 21.8 14.9 6.9 53.5 35.3 18.2 2012 March -8.5 32.1 23.9 8.2 39.5 22.8 16.7 June 20.6 63.9 39.2 24.7 15.0 10.9 4.1 September 0.3 28.5 22.2 6.3 35.4 29.4 6.0 December -10.7 20.8 13.1 7.7 54.8 36.4 18.4 2013 March -8.2 31.9 23.3 8.6 39.9 23.1 16.8 June 20.8 64.0 39.1 24.9 15.3 11.2 4.1 September 1.1 28.9 21.8 7.1 34.7 28.7 6.0 December -12.5 20.6 14.2 6.4 54.7 35.8 18.9 2014 March -7.8 30.0 21.5 8.5 40.6 24.3 16.3 June 18.9 60.7 37.3 23.4 16.2 11.7 4.5 September 0.5 28.7 21.7 7.0 34.3 27.8 6.5 December -11.3 20.3 14.0 6.3 53.2 35.6 17.6 2015 March -6.2 31.7 23.4 8.3 38.0 23.5 14.5 June 17.7 62.4 40.0 22.4 16.2 11.5 4.7 September 1.1 29.2 23.0 6.2 33.9 28.8 5.1 December -12.0 22.1 15.6 6.5 52.9 34.4 18.5 2016 March -5.7 30.6 23.4 7.2 37.2 24.3 12.9 June 17.9 61.7 39.6 22.1 16.3 12.1 4.2 September 0.4 28.1 22.5 5.6 35.6 30.4 5.2 December -9.9 20.1 13.6 6.5 53.7 37.3 16.4 2017 March -5.9 31.4 23.9 7.5 36.7 23.3 13.4 June 16.3 59.7 39.4 20.3 15.9 11.9 4.0 September -1.6 26.7 21.3 5.4 37.7 30.7 7.0 December -10.5 22.0 14.8 7.2 53.4 35.7 17.7 2018 March -3.3 31.5 22.5 9.0 36.1 23.8 12.3 June 15.5 61.5 40.5 21.0 16.9 11.4 5.5 September -0.7 26.2 20.3 5.9 37.8 31.2 6.6 December -9.5 22.1 15.2 6.9 50.8 34.4 16.4 2019 March -5.5 29.9 22.1 7.8 37.6 24.3 13.3 June 14.4 58.5 39.8 18.7 15.6 11.3 4.3 September 0.8 25.4 18.5 6.9 38.3 32.2 6.1 December -9.4 23.8 16.7 7.1 50.2 33.7 16.5 2020 March -10.6 25.1 18.6 6.5 45.8 28.7 17.1 June -0.6 37.8 19.3 18.5 48.7 29.6 19.1 September 3.1 43.0 27.9 15.1 32.3 20.3 12.0 December -5.9 28.5 17.1 11.4 47.6 30.3 17.3 2021 March -1.3 39.1 26.8 12.3 30.5 16.9 13.6 June 17.6 66.3 43.8 22.5 11.9 7.0 4.9 September 3.4 35.4 25.9 9.5 30.5 24.4 6.1 December -8.1 26.1 18.4 7.7 47.2 31.4 15.8 2022 March -5.1 32.2 24.2 8.0 33.7 20.6 13.1 June 14.4 57.6 38.7 18.9 16.1 11.6 4.5 September 0.2 28.7 22.3 6.4 34.2 28.0 6.2 December -9.0 21.6 14.5 7.1 51.8 35.7 16.1 2023 March -6.7 30.9 24.3 6.6 34.1 20.8 13.3 June 14.9 56.3 37.8 18.5 14.9 11.3 3.6 (1) The rates measure establishments gaining or losing jobs as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter total number of establishments. (2) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.