Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not 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 6 178 134 44 172 134 38 December -6 159 117 42 193 145 48 1993 March -24 148 108 40 213 149 64 June 33 240 173 67 127 93 34 September 10 187 142 45 167 132 35 December 0 171 127 44 190 146 44 1994 March -24 156 117 39 215 152 63 June 37 255 185 70 130 97 33 September 9 195 149 46 178 141 37 December -3 172 129 43 203 157 46 1995 March -21 163 122 41 221 159 62 June 31 247 182 65 141 107 34 September 4 190 147 43 187 148 39 December -3 176 131 45 206 158 48 1996 March -21 170 127 43 222 158 64 June 36 264 194 70 139 105 34 September 7 196 151 45 191 153 38 December -2 181 135 46 211 163 48 1997 March -19 178 134 44 225 162 63 June 32 262 195 67 147 112 35 September 4 201 156 45 197 156 41 December -5 184 138 46 218 167 51 1998 March -22 176 132 44 231 165 66 June 39 275 203 72 140 107 33 September 6 205 160 45 197 158 39 December -1 194 150 44 208 163 45 1999 March -21 183 141 42 234 171 63 June 31 274 207 67 151 115 36 September 3 207 163 44 206 165 41 December -1 195 150 45 215 169 46 2000 March -19 191 147 44 236 173 63 June 27 269 206 63 159 123 36 September 0 201 158 43 215 172 43 December -6 184 142 42 225 177 48 2001 March -24 182 142 40 236 172 64 June 26 266 206 60 153 119 34 September -2 194 155 39 214 173 41 December -4 180 139 41 224 179 45 2002 March -25 176 137 39 243 179 64 June 28 264 202 62 157 123 34 September 1 199 159 40 207 168 39 December -5 182 140 42 225 178 47 2003 March -28 170 132 38 249 183 66 June 27 269 207 62 152 117 35 September 3 206 165 41 200 162 38 December -2 190 148 42 216 172 44 2004 March -22 186 144 42 242 178 64 June 29 277 213 64 155 120 35 September 1 207 166 41 207 167 40 December 2 198 152 46 220 176 44 2005 March -27 186 144 42 256 187 69 June 31 286 219 67 159 123 36 September 4 219 175 44 210 170 40 December 1 203 155 48 234 187 47 2006 March -21 203 158 45 250 184 66 June 25 284 220 64 173 134 39 September -3 207 165 42 232 187 45 December -4 198 150 48 247 195 52 2007 March -29 192 148 44 269 196 73 June 23 279 213 66 181 138 43 September -4 204 160 44 239 191 48 December -12 190 144 46 256 198 58 2008 March -39 174 132 42 284 203 81 June 15 257 192 65 192 142 50 September -12 187 146 41 238 185 53 December -25 158 114 44 274 205 69 2009 March -57 135 97 38 302 207 95 June 13 223 158 65 186 134 52 September -13 171 128 43 213 157 56 December -12 160 112 48 224 164 60 2010 March -43 142 102 40 250 167 83 June 28 238 169 69 145 104 41 September -2 177 133 44 185 139 46 December -8 164 116 48 206 150 56 2011 March -35 143 105 38 226 153 73 June 25 232 168 64 135 96 39 September 2 180 138 42 172 132 40 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.