Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Construction (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 6 178 134 44 172 134 38 December -6 159 117 42 193 145 48 1993 March -24 148 108 40 213 149 64 June 33 240 173 67 127 93 34 September 10 187 142 45 167 132 35 December 0 171 127 44 190 146 44 1994 March -24 156 117 39 215 152 63 June 37 255 185 70 130 97 33 September 9 195 149 46 178 141 37 December -3 172 129 43 203 157 46 1995 March -21 164 123 41 221 159 62 June 32 248 182 66 141 107 34 September 4 190 147 43 187 148 39 December -3 176 131 45 206 158 48 1996 March -21 170 127 43 222 158 64 June 36 264 194 70 139 105 34 September 7 197 152 45 191 153 38 December -2 181 135 46 211 163 48 1997 March -19 178 134 44 225 162 63 June 32 263 196 67 147 112 35 September 4 201 156 45 197 156 41 December -5 184 138 46 218 167 51 1998 March -22 176 132 44 231 165 66 June 40 276 203 73 141 108 33 September 6 205 160 45 197 158 39 December -1 194 150 44 208 163 45 1999 March -20 184 141 43 234 171 63 June 31 274 207 67 151 115 36 September 4 208 163 45 206 165 41 December 0 197 151 46 215 169 46 2000 March -18 192 147 45 237 174 63 June 29 272 207 65 160 124 36 September 2 204 159 45 216 173 43 December -3 188 143 45 226 178 48 2001 March -21 187 143 44 239 174 65 June 29 270 207 63 154 120 34 September 0 198 156 42 216 174 42 December -2 184 140 44 225 179 46 2002 March -24 178 137 41 245 180 65 June 31 268 203 65 157 123 34 September 2 201 159 42 208 168 40 December -2 186 141 45 226 179 47 2003 March -26 174 133 41 251 184 67 June 31 274 208 66 152 117 35 September 4 209 166 43 201 162 39 December 1 195 149 46 217 172 45 2004 March -19 191 145 46 243 178 65 June 31 281 214 67 156 120 36 September 5 213 167 46 209 168 41 December 5 203 153 50 222 177 45 2005 March -24 191 145 46 258 188 70 June 35 292 220 72 161 124 37 September 9 227 177 50 212 171 41 December 4 209 157 52 236 188 48 2006 March -18 208 159 49 252 185 67 June 29 289 221 68 174 135 39 September 0 212 166 46 234 188 46 December -1 203 151 52 249 196 53 2007 March -27 197 149 48 271 196 75 June 25 283 214 69 183 139 44 September -1 208 160 48 241 192 49 December -8 194 144 50 257 199 58 2008 March -37 177 132 45 286 204 82 June 17 260 193 67 193 143 50 September -10 190 146 44 239 185 54 December -24 160 114 46 275 205 70 2009 March -56 137 97 40 304 208 96 June 15 226 159 67 186 134 52 September -12 173 128 45 215 158 57 December -11 162 112 50 225 164 61 2010 March -42 144 102 42 251 167 84 June 29 240 169 71 146 104 42 September -1 179 133 46 187 140 47 December -7 166 116 50 208 151 57 2011 March -35 147 106 41 231 155 76 June 28 237 169 68 137 97 40 September 5 185 139 46 174 133 41 December -5 165 118 47 200 148 52 2012 March -28 154 113 41 219 150 69 June 25 231 169 62 136 99 37 September 3 177 134 43 174 134 40 December 0 170 124 46 186 140 46 2013 March -25 158 118 40 211 146 65 June 29 239 177 62 130 97 33 September 5 183 142 41 168 132 36 December -2 167 124 43 191 146 45 2014 March -24 158 121 37 207 146 61 June 26 243 184 59 131 98 33 September 4 180 142 38 171 137 34 December -2 170 129 41 189 146 43 2015 March -21 159 121 38 213 154 59 June 27 243 185 58 132 101 31 September 2 181 144 37 176 141 35 December 2 178 135 43 188 147 41 2016 March -19 164 127 37 210 154 56 June 20 235 182 53 142 109 33 September 2 183 145 38 181 145 36 December -1 172 130 42 197 154 43 2017 March -17 174 134 40 209 152 57 June 23 244 188 56 144 111 33 September 0 179 141 38 193 155 38 December 2 184 139 45 196 153 43 2018 March -17 179 137 42 217 158 59 June 26 251 191 60 148 114 34 September 0 184 145 39 198 159 39 December 1 185 139 46 203 158 45 2019 March -19 178 136 42 222 161 61 June 23 250 191 59 154 118 36 September 2 188 148 40 195 157 38 December -1 184 138 46 208 161 47 2020 March -28 176 136 40 230 162 68 June 5 226 168 58 196 143 53 September 13 203 150 53 198 158 40 December 7 196 146 50 193 150 43 2021 March -10 188 141 47 216 159 57 June 25 247 187 60 159 124 35 September 3 194 149 45 205 163 42 December 7 201 150 51 199 155 44 2022 March -17 192 147 45 223 161 62 June 25 252 192 60 161 126 35 September -1 193 154 39 202 162 40 December -1 186 140 46 212 165 47 2023 March -22 184 145 39 221 160 61 June 18 249 193 56 160 122 38 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.