Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, 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 48 38 10 44 36 8 December 1 48 39 9 44 36 8 1993 March 1 48 39 9 44 36 8 June 1 49 40 9 43 35 8 September 2 51 41 10 44 36 8 December 1 51 42 9 44 36 8 1994 March 1 50 41 9 45 37 8 June 1 53 43 10 45 36 9 September 2 53 43 10 46 38 8 December 1 53 43 10 47 38 9 1995 March 1 54 44 10 47 38 9 June 1 51 41 10 49 40 9 September 0 53 43 10 49 39 10 December 1 53 43 10 49 40 9 1996 March 1 54 43 11 50 40 10 June 0 52 42 10 52 42 10 September 1 55 44 11 50 40 10 December 1 55 44 11 51 41 10 1997 March 2 56 45 11 49 40 9 June 0 54 44 10 51 41 10 September 1 56 45 11 50 40 10 December 1 57 46 11 51 41 10 1998 March 1 56 45 11 51 41 10 June 2 57 45 12 51 41 10 September 1 56 45 11 52 42 10 December 0 56 46 10 52 42 10 1999 March 1 56 45 11 53 43 10 June 0 57 46 11 53 42 11 September 0 57 46 11 53 42 11 December 0 58 47 11 53 42 11 2000 March 0 57 46 11 54 43 11 June 0 57 46 11 55 44 11 September 0 57 46 11 55 44 11 December -1 54 44 10 55 44 11 2001 March 0 55 44 11 55 44 11 June 0 54 43 11 57 46 11 September -2 51 41 10 59 47 12 December -1 50 40 10 58 47 11 2002 March -1 51 41 10 55 44 11 June 0 54 43 11 53 42 11 September 1 54 43 11 52 42 10 December -1 52 42 10 53 42 11 2003 March -1 50 40 10 54 43 11 June 0 52 42 10 52 42 10 September 0 52 42 10 51 41 10 December 0 52 42 10 51 41 10 2004 March 0 53 43 10 51 41 10 June 0 54 44 10 50 40 10 September 0 53 43 10 51 41 10 December 2 55 44 11 50 41 9 2005 March 0 55 44 11 53 42 11 June 1 54 43 11 53 43 10 September 1 56 45 11 52 42 10 December 1 55 44 11 53 43 10 2006 March 1 57 46 11 52 42 10 June 1 56 45 11 53 43 10 September -1 54 44 10 55 44 11 December 1 56 45 11 53 43 10 2007 March 1 56 45 11 53 43 10 June 0 56 45 11 55 44 11 September 0 54 43 11 56 45 11 December 0 55 44 11 56 45 11 2008 March 0 54 43 11 56 45 11 June -2 52 42 10 58 46 12 September -1 51 41 10 57 46 11 December -2 48 38 10 61 49 12 2009 March -2 44 34 10 62 50 12 June -2 46 36 10 61 49 12 September -2 47 37 10 56 44 12 December 0 50 39 11 53 42 11 2010 March -1 49 39 10 52 41 11 June 0 53 43 10 48 38 10 September 0 52 42 10 49 39 10 December 1 53 42 11 50 40 10 2011 March 2 55 43 12 50 40 10 June 0 54 43 11 50 39 11 September 1 54 43 11 50 40 10 December 1 54 43 11 51 41 10 2012 March 1 55 44 11 51 41 10 June 1 54 43 11 51 41 10 September 0 52 42 10 52 42 10 December 1 54 43 11 51 41 10 2013 March 0 54 44 10 52 42 10 June 0 54 44 10 53 43 10 September 1 55 44 11 52 42 10 December 0 55 45 10 51 41 10 2014 March 0 55 45 10 52 42 10 June 0 56 46 10 52 42 10 September 0 56 46 10 52 42 10 December 0 58 48 10 52 42 10 2015 March 1 56 45 11 54 44 10 June 1 58 47 11 54 44 10 September 0 55 45 10 55 45 10 December 0 58 47 11 55 44 11 2016 March -1 54 44 10 56 45 11 June -1 55 45 10 57 46 11 September 0 57 46 11 55 44 11 December 0 57 46 11 56 45 11 2017 March 0 58 47 11 56 45 11 June 0 57 46 11 57 46 11 September 0 57 46 11 57 46 11 December 0 60 49 11 55 44 11 2018 March 2 62 49 13 56 45 11 June 1 61 49 12 57 46 11 September 1 60 48 12 58 47 11 December 1 63 50 13 57 45 12 2019 March 1 62 49 13 58 46 12 June 0 61 48 13 61 48 13 September 1 60 47 13 60 48 12 December 0 61 48 13 60 47 13 2020 March -3 58 46 12 64 49 15 June -8 50 37 13 86 65 21 September 5 70 51 19 58 44 14 December 5 70 53 17 55 43 12 2021 March 5 67 50 17 59 47 12 June 4 65 49 16 63 51 12 September 4 71 53 18 63 49 14 December 6 78 59 19 57 44 13 2022 March 3 72 55 17 63 49 14 June 1 67 51 16 69 54 15 September -1 70 55 15 65 49 16 December 0 69 53 16 66 50 16 2023 March -1 64 50 14 67 52 15 June -2 62 48 14 70 54 16 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.