Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies 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 -469 17,475 15,468 2,007 26,090 23,614 2,476 December -325 18,998 16,753 2,245 23,410 20,840 2,570 1993 March -1,141 18,940 16,531 2,409 24,648 21,098 3,550 June 1,233 31,706 28,444 3,262 13,996 11,967 2,029 September -322 17,795 15,818 1,977 25,586 23,287 2,299 December -222 19,469 17,291 2,178 22,498 20,098 2,400 1994 March -1,189 20,193 17,944 2,249 23,297 19,859 3,438 June 1,257 31,878 28,615 3,263 14,042 12,036 2,006 September -175 18,546 16,490 2,056 25,296 23,065 2,231 December -264 19,817 17,538 2,279 23,400 20,857 2,543 1995 March -980 20,736 18,468 2,268 24,159 20,911 3,248 June 1,244 30,015 26,849 3,166 15,615 13,693 1,922 September -514 17,654 15,798 1,856 26,602 24,232 2,370 December -439 19,471 17,302 2,169 23,683 21,075 2,608 1996 March -940 20,069 17,515 2,554 24,832 21,338 3,494 June 1,027 31,347 28,223 3,124 14,808 12,711 2,097 September -293 18,299 16,263 2,036 26,041 23,712 2,329 December -196 20,051 17,815 2,236 23,192 20,760 2,432 1997 March -964 20,835 18,528 2,307 23,678 20,407 3,271 June 1,191 30,793 27,685 3,108 15,176 13,259 1,917 September -336 17,601 15,669 1,932 27,271 25,003 2,268 December -636 19,909 17,824 2,085 23,819 21,098 2,721 1998 March -1,054 20,377 18,022 2,355 24,253 20,844 3,409 June 1,423 31,562 28,247 3,315 14,573 12,681 1,892 September -369 17,541 15,678 1,863 26,683 24,451 2,232 December -377 20,510 18,481 2,029 22,781 20,375 2,406 1999 March -1,076 21,129 18,979 2,150 23,724 20,498 3,226 June 1,089 31,744 28,727 3,017 14,479 12,551 1,928 September -508 18,234 16,345 1,889 27,017 24,620 2,397 December -496 20,868 18,870 1,998 22,453 19,959 2,494 2000 March -879 21,632 19,287 2,345 23,522 20,298 3,224 June 887 29,811 26,999 2,812 16,141 14,216 1,925 September -599 16,397 14,668 1,729 28,621 26,293 2,328 December -603 18,961 17,084 1,877 24,196 21,716 2,480 2001 March -1,089 19,374 17,142 2,232 25,268 21,947 3,321 June 962 29,653 26,855 2,798 15,244 13,408 1,836 September -534 16,162 14,465 1,697 26,962 24,731 2,231 December -516 18,411 16,555 1,856 23,032 20,660 2,372 2002 March -761 19,488 17,428 2,060 22,754 19,933 2,821 June 1,159 29,871 27,054 2,817 13,867 12,209 1,658 September -90 16,349 14,498 1,851 25,752 23,811 1,941 December -179 18,045 16,124 1,921 23,010 20,910 2,100 2003 March -833 17,667 15,650 2,017 23,946 21,096 2,850 June 1,230 29,780 26,939 2,841 13,725 12,114 1,611 September -178 16,666 15,007 1,659 24,837 23,000 1,837 December -203 18,623 16,774 1,849 21,648 19,596 2,052 2004 March -659 19,805 17,700 2,105 21,880 19,116 2,764 June 1,406 29,863 26,952 2,911 13,116 11,611 1,505 September -116 16,752 14,881 1,871 25,087 23,100 1,987 December -172 18,745 16,827 1,918 22,228 20,138 2,090 2005 March -746 19,927 17,783 2,144 22,542 19,652 2,890 June 1,523 30,157 27,036 3,121 13,832 12,234 1,598 September -2 16,880 14,898 1,982 25,450 23,466 1,984 December -81 18,745 16,727 2,018 22,664 20,565 2,099 2006 March -584 21,343 19,179 2,164 21,300 18,552 2,748 June 1,404 29,349 26,396 2,953 14,706 13,157 1,549 September -37 16,203 14,307 1,896 26,871 24,938 1,933 December -131 17,026 14,985 2,041 24,620 22,448 2,172 2007 March -716 19,649 17,457 2,192 23,466 20,558 2,908 June 1,253 28,549 25,667 2,882 15,316 13,687 1,629 September -169 14,584 12,789 1,795 27,813 25,849 1,964 December -476 15,895 14,062 1,833 25,299 22,990 2,309 2008 March -1,094 17,391 15,326 2,065 24,743 21,584 3,159 June 682 26,524 23,764 2,760 16,208 14,130 2,078 September -594 13,100 11,495 1,605 27,803 25,604 2,199 December -1,014 13,838 12,081 1,757 26,659 23,888 2,771 2009 March -1,526 14,116 12,147 1,969 27,641 24,146 3,495 June 750 24,675 22,027 2,648 15,281 13,383 1,898 September -818 12,085 10,592 1,493 25,808 23,497 2,311 December -778 13,825 12,065 1,760 22,862 20,324 2,538 2010 March -1,308 16,284 14,395 1,889 21,063 17,866 3,197 June 1,228 26,463 23,617 2,846 12,041 10,423 1,618 September -465 12,613 11,055 1,558 23,953 21,930 2,023 December -558 14,385 12,632 1,753 21,358 19,047 2,311 2011 March -1,224 17,207 15,503 1,704 19,276 16,348 2,928 June 1,067 25,652 22,900 2,752 12,364 10,679 1,685 September -272 13,843 12,300 1,543 22,513 20,698 1,815 December -585 14,323 12,627 1,696 20,941 18,660 2,281 2012 March -911 18,659 16,859 1,800 17,633 14,922 2,711 June 988 24,526 21,985 2,541 13,088 11,535 1,553 September -401 12,963 11,596 1,367 22,641 20,873 1,768 December -407 14,803 13,164 1,639 19,655 17,609 2,046 2013 March -758 18,667 16,830 1,837 17,558 14,963 2,595 June 1,164 26,652 24,158 2,494 11,205 9,875 1,330 September -283 13,925 12,667 1,258 21,801 20,260 1,541 December -334 15,907 14,406 1,501 19,152 17,317 1,835 2014 March -844 17,960 16,417 1,543 17,765 15,378 2,387 June 896 26,100 23,901 2,199 11,428 10,125 1,303 September -348 13,626 12,439 1,187 22,479 20,944 1,535 December -301 16,277 14,813 1,464 19,033 17,268 1,765 2015 March -718 18,111 16,616 1,495 18,020 15,807 2,213 June 913 26,308 24,157 2,151 11,699 10,461 1,238 September -410 13,201 12,063 1,138 23,282 21,734 1,548 December -316 16,979 15,598 1,381 18,597 16,900 1,697 2016 March -492 19,304 17,666 1,638 17,363 15,233 2,130 June 735 25,586 23,565 2,021 12,631 11,345 1,286 September -318 13,354 12,198 1,156 23,521 22,047 1,474 December -452 15,858 14,509 1,349 19,651 17,850 1,801 2017 March -746 18,577 17,204 1,373 17,759 15,640 2,119 June 947 25,724 23,569 2,155 12,166 10,958 1,208 September -420 13,148 12,003 1,145 23,286 21,721 1,565 December -358 16,351 15,020 1,331 18,160 16,471 1,689 2018 March -434 19,065 17,503 1,562 17,797 15,801 1,996 June 1,008 25,190 22,944 2,246 13,174 11,936 1,238 September -353 12,547 11,388 1,159 24,505 22,993 1,512 December -439 15,460 14,148 1,312 19,547 17,796 1,751 2019 March -768 17,790 16,471 1,319 17,999 15,912 2,087 June 618 24,459 22,464 1,995 13,349 11,972 1,377 September -285 12,782 11,567 1,215 23,504 22,004 1,500 December -188 16,849 15,449 1,400 18,354 16,766 1,588 2020 March -886 18,098 16,759 1,339 17,804 15,579 2,225 June -18 22,991 21,132 1,859 16,771 14,894 1,877 September -252 16,899 15,419 1,480 20,136 18,404 1,732 December 20 18,738 17,193 1,545 17,295 15,770 1,525 2021 March -301 18,308 16,710 1,598 18,023 16,124 1,899 June 722 25,444 23,501 1,943 12,471 11,250 1,221 September -218 13,342 11,967 1,375 24,750 23,157 1,593 December 98 18,886 17,250 1,636 17,821 16,283 1,538 2022 March -658 20,407 18,750 1,657 18,386 16,071 2,315 June 841 24,100 21,994 2,106 15,210 13,945 1,265 September -365 15,396 14,155 1,241 23,516 21,910 1,606 December -14 17,905 16,273 1,632 19,727 18,081 1,646 2023 March -674 18,779 17,316 1,463 19,416 17,279 2,137 June 622 23,571 21,568 2,003 16,013 14,632 1,381 September -477 13,679 12,510 1,169 23,773 22,127 1,646 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.