Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, 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 6 185 135 50 173 129 44 December -1 177 131 46 179 132 47 1993 March 1 173 126 47 180 134 46 June 5 187 137 50 168 123 45 September 9 194 143 51 170 128 42 December 4 191 143 48 177 133 44 1994 March 0 184 138 46 182 136 46 June 8 198 146 52 172 128 44 September 9 202 150 52 180 137 43 December 1 191 144 47 189 143 46 1995 March 3 192 144 48 188 143 45 June 3 192 144 48 188 143 45 September 3 197 148 49 189 143 46 December 1 196 147 49 192 144 48 1996 March 4 199 149 50 188 142 46 June 7 205 153 52 185 140 45 September 7 204 153 51 192 148 44 December 2 201 151 50 197 149 48 1997 March 6 209 157 52 192 146 46 June 4 205 155 50 194 148 46 September 3 208 157 51 198 150 48 December -1 205 155 50 203 152 51 1998 March 4 207 155 52 196 148 48 June 10 215 161 54 187 143 44 September 5 212 161 51 198 152 46 December 4 216 168 48 192 148 44 1999 March 4 215 165 50 199 153 46 June 1 213 164 49 201 153 48 September 2 214 164 50 207 159 48 December 3 218 169 49 200 154 46 2000 March 7 224 172 52 201 156 45 June -1 209 163 46 211 164 47 September -1 208 159 49 217 167 50 December -1 205 159 46 208 161 47 2001 March 1 213 166 47 201 155 46 June 0 208 163 45 204 159 45 September -4 200 156 44 215 167 48 December 0 201 156 45 208 163 45 2002 March 0 206 160 46 207 161 46 June 1 206 160 46 208 163 45 September -1 205 160 45 208 162 46 December 0 204 158 46 208 162 46 2003 March -4 199 155 44 212 164 48 June 0 210 164 46 201 155 46 September 1 212 166 46 201 156 45 December 2 212 166 46 200 156 44 2004 March 3 218 169 49 205 159 46 June 0 216 169 47 206 159 47 September -1 213 167 46 209 162 47 December 6 221 171 50 205 161 44 2005 March -1 218 169 49 218 168 50 June 2 222 173 49 210 163 47 September 3 227 177 50 211 164 47 December 6 226 174 52 216 170 46 2006 March 5 241 188 53 213 165 48 June -4 220 173 47 230 179 51 September -5 213 165 48 234 181 53 December 1 221 169 52 228 177 51 2007 March -1 228 176 52 228 175 53 June -8 216 167 49 241 184 57 September -6 210 160 50 241 185 56 December -7 212 162 50 237 180 57 2008 March -9 205 156 49 240 182 58 June -18 199 151 48 256 190 66 September -15 193 146 47 241 179 62 December -21 176 128 48 255 186 69 2009 March -24 160 115 45 255 186 69 June -20 172 124 48 246 178 68 September -17 177 128 49 218 152 66 December -8 178 126 52 209 149 60 2010 March -13 168 121 47 209 149 60 June -4 184 133 51 194 139 55 September -5 183 133 50 190 135 55 December -4 182 130 52 193 137 56 2011 March -8 170 125 45 190 137 53 June -4 179 132 47 180 129 51 September -1 185 138 47 175 127 48 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.