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 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.