Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March Construction (In thousands) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 292 1,216 811 405 924 569 355 March 1995 307 1,262 835 427 955 601 354 March 1996 205 1,234 814 420 1,029 656 373 March 1997 296 1,299 873 426 1,003 639 364 March 1998 215 1,279 876 403 1,064 677 387 March 1999 430 1,436 985 451 1,006 648 358 March 2000 388 1,451 1,018 433 1,063 684 379 March 2001 141 1,385 948 437 1,244 803 441 March 2002 -128 1,278 853 425 1,406 951 455 March 2003 -112 1,245 818 427 1,357 915 442 March 2004 207 1,389 961 428 1,182 757 425 March 2005 253 1,437 979 458 1,184 778 406 March 2006 486 1,616 1,116 500 1,130 734 396 March 2007 -22 1,401 974 427 1,423 991 432 March 2008 -322 1,236 859 377 1,558 1,105 453 March 2009 -1,096 849 561 288 1,945 1,390 555 March 2010 -743 809 539 270 1,552 1,102 450 March 2011 -50 995 701 294 1,045 704 341 March 2012 154 1,100 786 314 946 635 311 March 2013 188 1,107 805 302 919 622 297 March 2014 231 1,124 823 301 893 615 278 March 2015 288 1,155 854 301 867 604 263 March 2016 335 1,213 907 306 878 616 262 March 2017 217 1,151 852 299 934 665 269 March 2018 275 1,208 891 317 933 669 264 March 2019 225 1,197 884 313 972 694 278 March 2020 116 1,157 852 305 1,041 740 301 March 2021 -142 1,025 718 307 1,167 905 262 March 2022 283 1,233 899 334 950 677 273 March 2023 209 1,230 896 334 1,021 704 317 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.