Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Construction of Buildings 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 2,202 50,111 34,692 15,419 50,031 36,814 13,217 December 522 47,995 32,019 15,976 53,644 38,190 15,454 1993 March -7,708 43,223 29,115 14,108 62,044 40,228 21,816 June 8,418 65,985 45,546 20,439 37,988 25,967 12,021 September 2,884 52,004 36,414 15,590 49,744 37,038 12,706 December 2,058 51,282 34,913 16,369 52,381 38,070 14,311 1994 March -8,132 45,350 31,715 13,635 62,231 40,464 21,767 June 10,229 70,802 48,789 22,013 38,690 26,906 11,784 September 2,788 54,530 38,566 15,964 52,675 39,499 13,176 December 931 51,173 35,126 16,047 56,710 41,594 15,116 1995 March -7,850 45,817 32,053 13,764 65,132 43,518 21,614 June 7,855 67,073 46,926 20,147 41,919 29,627 12,292 September 1,169 52,463 37,355 15,108 55,216 41,277 13,939 December 1,015 52,099 35,462 16,637 56,550 40,928 15,622 1996 March -7,377 48,036 33,543 14,493 63,948 42,078 21,870 June 9,285 72,098 50,689 21,409 40,991 28,867 12,124 September 2,672 54,977 38,924 16,053 55,561 42,180 13,381 December 1,392 53,655 36,728 16,927 58,011 42,476 15,535 1997 March -7,119 50,103 35,302 14,801 65,124 43,204 21,920 June 7,982 71,265 50,694 20,571 43,037 30,448 12,589 September 1,012 54,766 39,281 15,485 57,207 42,734 14,473 December 606 54,074 37,275 16,799 58,744 42,551 16,193 1998 March -7,467 49,876 34,883 14,993 65,737 43,277 22,460 June 10,490 74,713 52,437 22,276 41,009 29,223 11,786 September 1,874 56,787 41,332 15,455 56,491 42,910 13,581 December 2,266 57,230 40,737 16,493 56,109 41,882 14,227 1999 March -6,850 51,718 37,348 14,370 66,018 44,798 21,220 June 7,115 73,759 53,875 19,884 44,017 31,248 12,769 September 1,034 56,578 41,482 15,096 59,092 45,030 14,062 December 1,797 56,866 40,506 16,360 57,757 43,194 14,563 2000 March -7,061 52,680 38,295 14,385 67,325 45,879 21,446 June 6,388 71,297 52,727 18,570 45,571 33,389 12,182 September 62 54,482 39,883 14,599 60,694 46,157 14,537 December 926 53,737 38,151 15,586 59,412 44,752 14,660 2001 March -8,102 49,531 36,941 12,590 65,375 44,683 20,692 June 6,345 70,430 52,636 17,794 43,401 31,952 11,449 September -734 52,451 39,261 13,190 60,042 46,118 13,924 December 1,601 53,594 38,106 15,488 58,419 44,532 13,887 2002 March -8,094 48,899 36,035 12,864 67,235 46,277 20,958 June 7,062 70,643 52,036 18,607 44,166 32,621 11,545 September 435 53,916 40,258 13,658 58,137 44,914 13,223 December 1,829 54,572 38,551 16,021 58,891 44,699 14,192 2003 March -8,981 47,802 35,113 12,689 68,836 47,166 21,670 June 6,475 71,852 53,501 18,351 43,098 31,222 11,876 September 1,172 56,167 42,126 14,041 56,363 43,494 12,869 December 2,650 57,052 40,844 16,208 56,871 43,313 13,558 2004 March -7,258 51,917 38,019 13,898 67,818 46,662 21,156 June 7,134 74,253 55,149 19,104 44,242 32,272 11,970 September 483 57,100 43,083 14,017 58,647 45,113 13,534 December 3,604 59,371 42,023 17,348 58,751 45,007 13,744 2005 March -9,300 52,892 38,842 14,050 72,089 48,739 23,350 June 7,685 76,506 56,377 20,129 46,052 33,608 12,444 September 1,588 60,437 45,072 15,365 59,967 46,190 13,777 December 4,152 61,562 43,048 18,514 62,042 47,680 14,362 2006 March -8,126 56,861 41,812 15,049 72,314 49,139 23,175 June 5,835 75,771 56,335 19,436 50,624 37,023 13,601 September -1,457 56,631 42,148 14,483 66,725 50,785 15,940 December 1,650 59,044 40,770 18,274 65,976 49,352 16,624 2007 March -11,045 53,582 38,884 14,698 76,974 51,231 25,743 June 5,126 73,597 53,517 20,080 52,386 37,432 14,954 September -1,377 55,514 40,265 15,249 67,721 51,095 16,626 December -408 56,710 38,908 17,802 67,986 49,776 18,210 2008 March -14,474 47,809 34,046 13,763 80,557 52,320 28,237 June 2,488 66,381 46,818 19,563 54,907 37,832 17,075 September -4,138 49,954 35,760 14,194 66,832 48,500 18,332 December -5,333 46,574 29,711 16,863 73,240 51,044 22,196 2009 March -20,242 36,953 24,422 12,531 85,093 52,320 32,773 June 1,238 56,510 37,478 19,032 52,256 34,462 17,794 September -4,900 44,696 30,567 14,129 58,858 39,829 19,029 December -209 47,091 29,078 18,013 57,071 38,849 18,222 2010 March -14,488 38,186 25,214 12,972 68,214 40,754 27,460 June 6,605 59,947 39,484 20,463 40,571 26,713 13,858 September -819 46,215 31,539 14,676 50,565 35,070 15,495 December 612 46,878 29,333 17,545 52,396 35,463 16,933 2011 March -11,904 37,714 25,652 12,062 61,323 37,357 23,966 June 5,688 57,576 39,141 18,435 37,173 24,426 12,747 September 403 46,675 32,920 13,755 46,006 32,654 13,352 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.