Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Construction of Buildings 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 16,267 192,103 138,099 54,004 175,836 132,341 43,495 December -1,059 183,736 133,434 50,302 184,795 138,765 46,030 1993 March -6,425 171,574 124,159 47,415 177,999 133,271 44,728 June 26,758 190,857 142,498 48,359 164,099 119,817 44,282 September 18,756 193,138 139,734 53,404 174,382 133,095 41,287 December 16,552 193,526 143,549 49,977 176,974 133,629 43,345 1994 March 10,354 190,344 143,829 46,515 179,990 133,371 46,619 June 26,412 202,774 148,032 54,742 176,362 132,136 44,226 September 31,195 210,175 155,815 54,360 178,980 136,208 42,772 December -869 190,136 142,709 47,427 191,005 144,447 46,558 1995 March -2,730 185,558 137,131 48,427 188,288 143,196 45,092 June 11,070 193,227 143,187 50,040 182,157 137,787 44,370 September 15,734 202,950 150,849 52,101 187,216 140,903 46,313 December 1,383 195,735 145,192 50,543 194,352 146,391 47,961 1996 March 15,240 200,317 148,177 52,140 185,077 139,316 45,761 June 19,625 207,329 151,988 55,341 187,704 139,413 48,291 September 17,176 204,038 150,679 53,359 186,862 142,767 44,095 December 9,593 201,510 149,647 51,863 191,917 144,165 47,752 1997 March 5,778 195,557 144,719 50,838 189,779 143,464 46,315 June 7,763 195,988 147,898 48,090 188,225 141,176 47,049 September 19,668 206,042 155,030 51,012 186,374 138,268 48,106 December 10,614 201,108 149,682 51,426 190,494 138,360 52,134 1998 March 9,162 199,814 146,041 53,773 190,652 141,770 48,882 June 27,481 212,874 155,305 57,569 185,393 137,635 47,758 September 23,027 207,661 156,401 51,260 184,634 138,705 45,929 December 29,084 209,026 160,178 48,848 179,942 135,425 44,517 1999 March 9,793 206,451 152,893 53,558 196,658 149,148 47,510 June 14,212 206,221 156,255 49,966 192,009 145,006 47,003 September 14,217 210,190 157,947 52,243 195,973 146,629 49,344 December 24,953 211,967 162,038 49,929 187,014 139,999 47,015 2000 March 25,742 214,514 162,500 52,014 188,772 143,553 45,219 June -11,044 195,768 149,452 46,316 206,812 157,670 49,142 September -5,203 200,920 150,071 50,849 206,123 153,525 52,598 December 1,009 193,048 146,993 46,055 192,039 146,501 45,538 2001 March 13,186 199,435 154,358 45,077 186,249 138,154 48,095 June -6,893 193,619 149,165 44,454 200,512 155,916 44,596 September -15,809 184,638 141,808 42,830 200,447 153,896 46,551 December -3,622 188,040 142,500 45,540 191,662 148,535 43,127 2002 March -1,884 190,080 144,594 45,486 191,964 148,837 43,127 June -5,548 184,714 140,221 44,493 190,262 146,272 43,990 September -2,304 182,307 138,253 44,054 184,611 140,230 44,381 December -833 182,785 137,629 45,156 183,618 140,174 43,444 2003 March -12,830 180,886 136,241 44,645 193,716 147,854 45,862 June 767 185,829 141,863 43,966 185,062 141,450 43,612 September 8,883 184,966 141,759 43,207 176,083 135,099 40,984 December 11,327 189,325 143,910 45,415 177,998 134,558 43,440 2004 March 14,670 189,079 141,854 47,225 174,409 132,047 42,362 June 17,990 193,028 148,194 44,834 175,038 131,620 43,418 September 5,495 191,343 145,602 45,741 185,848 141,580 44,268 December 24,977 200,425 151,962 48,463 175,448 133,086 42,362 2005 March 16,595 201,946 151,818 50,128 185,351 140,234 45,117 June 18,547 203,104 154,538 48,566 184,557 138,034 46,523 September 29,026 210,431 158,213 52,218 181,405 136,754 44,651 December 30,913 211,786 161,264 50,522 180,873 138,457 42,416 2006 March 39,248 219,154 166,572 52,582 179,906 135,610 44,296 June 3,431 200,559 155,198 45,361 197,128 150,062 47,066 September -23,417 187,653 142,484 45,169 211,070 163,104 47,966 December -6,563 193,730 147,486 46,244 200,293 154,326 45,967 2007 March 4,092 204,203 156,494 47,709 200,111 152,142 47,969 June -7,579 196,072 146,959 49,113 203,651 155,649 48,002 September -33,042 180,240 135,123 45,117 213,282 164,485 48,797 December -22,322 185,505 139,859 45,646 207,827 157,851 49,976 2008 March -27,654 178,922 135,471 43,451 206,576 155,452 51,124 June -45,302 169,533 126,972 42,561 214,835 159,587 55,248 September -49,102 161,139 120,396 40,743 210,241 159,257 50,984 December -85,702 148,057 107,554 40,503 233,759 176,584 57,175 2009 March -111,258 126,762 90,856 35,906 238,020 180,345 57,675 June -84,707 132,778 95,010 37,768 217,485 165,035 52,450 September -48,971 137,265 100,400 36,865 186,236 135,301 50,935 December -29,050 142,932 101,395 41,537 171,982 125,707 46,275 2010 March -26,248 138,774 101,583 37,191 165,022 120,604 44,418 June -4,128 148,851 108,069 40,782 152,979 112,853 40,126 September 303 148,118 109,096 39,022 147,815 105,831 41,984 December -13,351 141,682 101,198 40,484 155,033 112,509 42,524 2011 March -10,172 132,136 98,663 33,473 142,308 103,767 38,541 June 3,122 142,611 106,617 35,994 139,489 101,082 38,407 September 18,430 152,295 114,944 37,351 133,865 99,524 34,341 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.