Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Construction (In thousands) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 72 713 552 161 641 505 136 December -248 581 441 140 829 668 161 1993 March -287 553 411 142 840 635 205 June 581 1,050 822 228 469 351 118 September 134 736 579 157 602 479 123 December -183 614 472 142 797 647 150 1994 March -240 605 463 142 845 638 207 June 623 1,114 866 248 491 372 119 September 159 786 618 168 627 501 126 December -229 614 475 139 843 683 160 1995 March -250 618 469 149 868 666 202 June 545 1,069 836 233 524 406 118 September 109 772 614 158 663 524 139 December -232 637 490 147 869 704 165 1996 March -218 648 490 158 866 662 204 June 624 1,144 896 248 520 396 124 September 105 779 618 161 674 542 132 December -221 648 495 153 869 709 160 1997 March -203 669 513 156 872 671 201 June 577 1,115 883 232 538 416 122 September 120 807 646 161 687 541 146 December -245 661 511 150 906 720 186 1998 March -237 678 509 169 915 685 230 June 679 1,212 942 270 533 407 126 September 119 807 646 161 688 544 144 December -124 704 562 142 828 674 154 1999 March -242 710 541 169 952 733 219 June 633 1,202 959 243 569 437 132 September 79 814 654 160 735 584 151 December -172 703 555 148 875 712 163 2000 March -153 759 588 171 912 696 216 June 568 1,170 937 233 602 462 140 September 34 809 648 161 775 612 163 December -275 670 526 144 945 777 168 2001 March -186 752 575 177 938 704 234 June 552 1,167 938 229 615 483 132 September -40 753 607 146 793 637 156 December -332 634 496 138 966 805 161 2002 March -311 682 524 158 993 769 224 June 505 1,119 888 231 614 484 130 September 22 759 611 148 737 593 144 December -303 628 487 141 931 768 163 2003 March -339 651 497 154 990 765 225 June 574 1,153 930 223 579 449 130 September 76 770 627 143 694 558 136 December -237 646 512 134 883 723 160 2004 March -208 696 536 160 904 692 212 June 598 1,165 932 233 567 437 130 September 68 783 629 154 715 570 145 December -178 689 539 150 867 711 156 2005 March -239 711 542 169 950 734 216 June 655 1,220 978 242 565 435 130 September 145 855 688 167 710 565 145 December -198 712 558 154 910 753 157 2006 March -124 780 606 174 904 699 205 June 580 1,194 967 227 614 483 131 September -33 770 622 148 803 654 149 December -316 670 528 142 986 824 162 2007 March -254 731 572 159 985 766 219 June 535 1,167 936 231 632 497 135 September -70 746 600 146 816 667 149 December -388 640 507 133 1,028 852 176 2008 March -402 641 499 142 1,043 811 232 June 373 1,057 845 212 684 534 150 September -135 684 548 136 819 660 159 December -626 521 402 119 1,147 942 205 2009 March -709 477 358 119 1,186 927 259 June 185 878 682 196 693 546 147 September -157 591 469 122 748 589 159 December -404 497 373 124 901 732 169 2010 March -369 507 384 123 876 662 214 June 469 969 762 207 500 384 116 September 31 634 506 128 603 472 131 December -299 515 396 119 814 655 159 2011 March -254 518 400 118 772 582 190 June 491 955 757 198 464 354 110 September 103 669 538 131 566 451 115 December -263 509 393 116 772 623 149 2012 March -179 559 438 121 738 563 175 June 446 914 731 183 468 366 102 September 65 627 505 122 562 447 115 December -171 537 423 114 708 575 133 2013 March -152 566 447 119 718 551 167 June 494 949 765 184 455 358 97 September 100 640 518 122 540 439 101 December -226 524 416 108 750 620 130 2014 March -135 563 450 113 698 540 158 June 545 988 806 182 443 348 95 September 99 636 527 109 537 439 98 December -180 532 430 102 712 588 124 2015 March -186 549 435 114 735 583 152 June 550 990 818 172 440 349 91 September 71 624 519 105 553 453 100 December -129 563 454 109 692 574 118 2016 March -169 560 449 111 729 582 147 June 458 936 776 160 478 378 100 September 70 637 518 119 567 467 100 December -226 521 420 101 747 624 123 2017 March -100 594 476 118 694 549 145 June 505 974 805 169 469 378 91 September -13 594 489 105 607 500 107 December -139 574 460 114 713 593 120 2018 March -94 606 481 125 700 552 148 June 513 985 811 174 472 375 97 September 16 619 508 111 603 496 107 December -171 556 442 114 727 602 125 2019 March -140 592 468 124 732 577 155 June 482 978 805 173 496 393 103 September 22 616 504 112 594 488 106 December -221 540 431 109 761 631 130 2020 March -173 577 458 119 750 583 167 June 6 774 609 165 768 634 134 September 44 652 515 137 608 502 106 December -85 574 457 117 659 541 118 2021 March -109 581 451 130 690 548 142 June 413 899 730 169 486 387 99 September 20 609 482 127 589 474 115 December -83 583 457 126 666 545 121 2022 March -73 606 474 132 679 518 161 June 445 922 742 180 477 371 106 September 42 619 504 115 577 462 115 December -197 536 420 116 733 595 138 2023 March -90 591 468 123 681 520 161 June 448 941 771 170 493 381 112 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.