Table 3.  Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March

Construction                                 

(In thousands)

                                   Establishments gaining jobs             Establishments losing jobs
Year ended    Net change(1)  Total     Expanding     Opening        Total    Contracting    Closing
                                   establishments  establishments          establishments  establishments

March 1994          18         256         158           98            197        117           80
March 1995          21         264         161          103            208        126           82
March 1996          11         255         158           97            223        137           86
March 1997          21         272         169          103            217        135           82
March 1998           9         264         168           96            231        144           87
March 1999          24         287         185          102            215        137           78
March 2000          14         283         187           96            228        146           82
March 2001          -2         262         172           90            259        167           92
March 2002           0         267         173           94            265        171           94
March 2003           1         265         170           95            268        174           94
March 2004          13         297         194          103            246        156           90
March 2005          11         297         192          105            261        167           94
March 2006          23         321         205          116            261        168           93
March 2007          -4         290         186          104            304        196          108
March 2008         -27         260         166           94            331        210          121
March 2009         -76         194         118           76            385        233          152
March 2010         -52         196         119           77            320        191          129
March 2011         -15         228         142           86            250        149          101
March 2012          -4         240         154           86            225        135           90

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