Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 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 68 16,009 12,943 3,066 15,543 12,545 2,998 December -416 13,099 9,920 3,179 19,137 15,542 3,595 1993 March -2,614 12,512 9,747 2,765 20,209 14,830 5,379 June 2,800 22,909 17,759 5,150 9,748 7,398 2,350 September 445 16,687 13,577 3,110 14,566 11,901 2,665 December -87 13,398 10,203 3,195 18,623 15,341 3,282 1994 March -2,503 12,554 9,874 2,680 20,302 15,119 5,183 June 2,798 23,210 18,048 5,162 10,096 7,732 2,364 September 534 16,864 13,672 3,192 15,130 12,472 2,658 December -154 13,626 10,344 3,282 19,144 15,708 3,436 1995 March -2,235 13,314 10,522 2,792 20,088 15,061 5,027 June 2,417 22,700 17,968 4,732 10,532 8,217 2,315 September 346 16,865 13,861 3,004 15,386 12,728 2,658 December 12 13,753 10,385 3,368 19,626 16,270 3,356 1996 March -2,452 13,653 10,772 2,881 20,415 15,082 5,333 June 2,802 23,601 18,570 5,031 10,442 8,213 2,229 September 365 16,842 13,798 3,044 15,728 13,049 2,679 December 53 13,853 10,447 3,406 19,562 16,209 3,353 1997 March -2,154 14,138 11,173 2,965 20,224 15,105 5,119 June 2,696 23,501 18,512 4,989 10,880 8,587 2,293 September 500 17,337 14,191 3,146 15,808 13,162 2,646 December -187 14,019 10,570 3,449 20,269 16,633 3,636 1998 March -2,562 13,622 10,806 2,816 21,215 15,837 5,378 June 3,089 24,576 19,219 5,357 10,343 8,075 2,268 September 527 17,625 14,396 3,229 15,956 13,254 2,702 December 296 15,297 11,794 3,503 18,914 15,707 3,207 1999 March -2,399 14,216 11,347 2,869 21,301 16,033 5,268 June 2,489 24,244 19,252 4,992 11,203 8,700 2,503 September 314 17,725 14,627 3,098 16,268 13,484 2,784 December 280 15,347 11,907 3,440 19,373 16,213 3,160 2000 March -1,919 15,349 12,196 3,153 20,974 15,902 5,072 June 2,279 23,800 19,130 4,670 11,886 9,495 2,391 September 10 17,308 14,305 3,003 17,261 14,268 2,993 December -134 14,678 11,355 3,323 20,322 16,865 3,457 2001 March -2,617 14,239 11,485 2,754 21,290 15,919 5,371 June 2,060 23,593 19,005 4,588 11,818 9,290 2,528 September -190 16,355 13,656 2,699 17,302 14,413 2,889 December -140 13,744 10,562 3,182 20,492 17,170 3,322 2002 March -2,775 13,432 10,928 2,504 21,508 16,229 5,279 June 1,776 21,976 17,731 4,245 12,085 9,616 2,469 September -143 15,875 13,314 2,561 16,627 13,923 2,704 December -280 13,442 10,450 2,992 19,849 16,577 3,272 2003 March -3,020 12,249 9,969 2,280 21,481 16,181 5,300 June 1,959 22,354 18,095 4,259 10,718 8,418 2,300 September -24 16,014 13,545 2,469 15,383 12,890 2,493 December -108 13,627 10,748 2,879 18,377 15,390 2,987 2004 March -2,443 12,898 10,606 2,292 19,959 15,224 4,735 June 1,753 21,909 17,964 3,945 10,583 8,391 2,192 September -86 15,684 13,283 2,401 15,160 12,673 2,487 December 189 13,797 10,885 2,912 17,940 15,217 2,723 2005 March -2,407 12,768 10,507 2,261 20,116 15,448 4,668 June 1,903 22,486 18,467 4,019 10,129 8,013 2,116 September 351 16,546 13,925 2,621 14,855 12,585 2,270 December 279 13,882 10,789 3,093 18,756 15,942 2,814 2006 March -2,125 13,982 11,614 2,368 19,173 14,680 4,493 June 1,697 22,277 18,448 3,829 10,938 8,806 2,132 September -97 15,452 13,030 2,422 16,130 13,611 2,519 December 173 13,821 10,782 3,039 18,842 15,976 2,866 2007 March -2,216 13,440 11,018 2,422 20,150 15,512 4,638 June 1,478 21,634 17,847 3,787 11,537 9,228 2,309 September -87 14,886 12,469 2,417 16,569 14,065 2,504 December -148 13,145 10,314 2,831 19,220 16,241 2,979 2008 March -2,698 11,964 9,787 2,177 21,254 16,379 4,875 June 1,203 20,252 16,477 3,775 12,469 9,897 2,572 September -474 13,982 11,792 2,190 16,892 14,228 2,664 December -1,080 11,099 8,607 2,492 20,741 17,169 3,572 2009 March -3,139 10,026 7,965 2,061 22,102 16,902 5,200 June 1,021 18,065 14,474 3,591 12,310 9,740 2,570 September -345 13,410 11,125 2,285 15,362 12,732 2,630 December -900 10,969 8,562 2,407 18,259 14,952 3,307 2010 March -2,668 10,763 8,658 2,105 19,212 14,439 4,773 June 1,700 19,557 15,637 3,920 10,034 7,814 2,220 September -25 14,132 11,736 2,396 13,815 11,394 2,421 December -688 11,389 8,886 2,503 17,374 14,183 3,191 2011 March -2,244 10,672 8,657 2,015 18,035 13,776 4,259 June 1,712 19,243 15,442 3,801 9,617 7,528 2,089 September 84 14,403 12,096 2,307 13,199 10,976 2,223 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.