Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Building Material and Garden Equipment and Suppies Dealers Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 21,291 81,188 69,045 12,143 59,897 48,998 10,899 December 7,495 72,251 60,585 11,666 64,756 54,729 10,027 1993 March -9,853 65,531 49,305 16,226 75,384 61,731 13,653 June 8,354 71,154 59,787 11,367 62,800 51,851 10,949 September 24,254 82,804 70,764 12,040 58,550 49,446 9,104 December 10,606 79,108 65,357 13,751 68,502 55,634 12,868 1994 March 3,874 72,144 59,717 12,427 68,270 57,554 10,716 June 10,495 76,904 64,896 12,008 66,409 55,301 11,108 September 32,790 92,036 76,439 15,597 59,246 50,266 8,980 December 10,849 84,129 67,264 16,865 73,280 59,730 13,550 1995 March -2,980 71,734 60,279 11,455 74,714 64,981 9,733 June -10,446 67,588 56,284 11,304 78,034 66,661 11,373 September 16,515 83,857 71,256 12,601 67,342 55,200 12,142 December 13,184 79,917 66,850 13,067 66,733 56,878 9,855 1996 March -5,576 71,256 57,238 14,018 76,832 64,672 12,160 June 8,050 79,538 66,456 13,082 71,488 58,587 12,901 September 20,084 87,068 74,178 12,890 66,984 55,596 11,388 December 18,792 85,971 71,661 14,310 67,179 57,674 9,505 1997 March 4,999 79,212 66,790 12,422 74,213 62,388 11,825 June -1,823 72,138 60,274 11,864 73,961 63,196 10,765 September 10,956 84,133 72,145 11,988 73,177 61,766 11,411 December 14,008 90,572 75,356 15,216 76,564 61,876 14,688 1998 March -4,173 74,382 62,344 12,038 78,555 65,052 13,503 June 5,650 78,546 65,281 13,265 72,896 58,101 14,795 September 17,779 87,693 73,352 14,341 69,914 56,929 12,985 December 24,891 92,550 77,601 14,949 67,659 56,612 11,047 1999 March 4,599 78,767 66,966 11,801 74,168 63,061 11,107 June 10,287 82,602 68,435 14,167 72,315 60,031 12,284 September 16,609 92,775 77,554 15,221 76,166 61,361 14,805 December 22,900 94,947 81,450 13,497 72,047 56,986 15,061 2000 March 16,022 92,073 76,878 15,195 76,051 59,579 16,472 June -12,349 71,899 58,755 13,144 84,248 72,499 11,749 September -501 76,027 64,342 11,685 76,528 64,817 11,711 December 7,989 79,955 66,828 13,127 71,966 60,970 10,996 2001 March -3,456 79,718 65,665 14,053 83,174 70,064 13,110 June -11,761 72,922 60,421 12,501 84,683 71,697 12,986 September 4,967 77,661 65,541 12,120 72,694 62,236 10,458 December 4,468 77,086 65,181 11,905 72,618 60,142 12,476 2002 March 31,440 101,996 86,056 15,940 70,556 60,753 9,803 June 21,453 90,785 74,767 16,018 69,332 60,227 9,105 September 17,674 91,073 67,407 23,666 73,399 63,762 9,637 December 602 74,725 62,221 12,504 74,123 64,714 9,409 2003 March -34,498 63,478 48,205 15,273 97,976 89,257 8,719 June 20,571 83,530 70,859 12,671 62,959 54,115 8,844 September 9,816 72,175 61,947 10,228 62,359 53,998 8,361 December 13,340 78,556 66,318 12,238 65,216 56,895 8,321 2004 March 6,800 78,476 62,051 16,425 71,676 63,115 8,561 June 16,854 86,603 70,631 15,972 69,749 61,444 8,305 September 9,348 83,317 68,797 14,520 73,969 63,496 10,473 December 13,814 82,328 68,851 13,477 68,514 59,086 9,428 2005 March 18,573 85,771 74,186 11,585 67,198 57,930 9,268 June 12,220 79,961 65,978 13,983 67,741 59,187 8,554 September 5,444 82,925 69,091 13,834 77,481 66,125 11,356 December 16,645 84,173 70,833 13,340 67,528 59,419 8,109 2006 March 29,818 90,000 79,273 10,727 60,182 52,091 8,091 June -3,711 78,512 63,684 14,828 82,223 72,837 9,386 September 4,710 82,899 67,142 15,757 78,189 69,536 8,653 December -9,377 71,296 55,349 15,947 80,673 72,217 8,456 2007 March 6,622 76,367 64,717 11,650 69,745 61,351 8,394 June 603 75,775 63,402 12,373 75,172 67,362 7,810 September -21,065 65,446 50,198 15,248 86,511 77,194 9,317 December -21,986 64,148 52,235 11,913 86,134 76,769 9,365 2008 March -9,214 64,439 53,147 11,292 73,653 64,523 9,130 June -7,838 71,110 60,153 10,957 78,948 67,834 11,114 September -21,361 57,274 45,046 12,228 78,635 68,922 9,713 December -34,948 50,747 41,488 9,259 85,695 75,423 10,272 2009 March -32,353 47,828 37,901 9,927 80,181 71,082 9,099 June -8,706 64,869 55,843 9,026 73,575 64,801 8,774 September -27,649 44,746 37,811 6,935 72,395 63,817 8,578 December -13,892 48,345 42,326 6,019 62,237 53,466 8,771 2010 March 16,911 67,841 60,609 7,232 50,930 42,958 7,972 June 9,509 61,202 51,853 9,349 51,693 44,740 6,953 September -25,014 44,278 38,215 6,063 69,292 61,389 7,903 December -11,740 44,873 37,876 6,997 56,613 48,839 7,774 2011 March 24,432 68,074 62,172 5,902 43,642 36,913 6,729 June 8,206 61,467 53,315 8,152 53,261 46,147 7,114 September -13,316 49,289 42,272 7,017 62,605 55,421 7,184 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.