Table 8. Private sector establishments by direction of employment change, as percent of total establishments, (1) not seasonally adjusted Construction (Percent) Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change (2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 1.2 34.7 26.1 8.6 33.5 26.1 7.4 December -1.1 31.0 22.8 8.2 37.5 28.2 9.3 1993 March -4.8 29.6 21.6 8.0 42.7 29.9 12.8 June 6.6 47.6 34.3 13.3 25.1 18.4 6.7 September 1.9 35.6 27.0 8.6 31.8 25.1 6.7 December 0.0 32.3 24.0 8.3 35.8 27.5 8.3 1994 March -4.7 30.1 22.6 7.5 41.6 29.4 12.2 June 7.0 48.6 35.3 13.3 24.8 18.5 6.3 September 1.6 35.6 27.2 8.4 32.6 25.8 6.8 December -0.6 31.2 23.4 7.8 36.9 28.5 8.4 1995 March -3.9 30.3 22.7 7.6 41.1 29.6 11.5 June 5.7 45.5 33.5 12.0 26.0 19.7 6.3 September 0.7 33.9 26.2 7.7 33.4 26.4 7.0 December -0.6 31.4 23.4 8.0 36.8 28.2 8.6 1996 March -3.9 31.0 23.2 7.8 40.5 28.8 11.7 June 6.5 47.4 34.8 12.6 25.0 18.9 6.1 September 1.2 34.0 26.2 7.8 33.1 26.5 6.6 December -0.4 31.2 23.3 7.9 36.4 28.1 8.3 1997 March -3.4 31.3 23.6 7.7 39.6 28.5 11.1 June 5.5 45.5 33.9 11.6 25.5 19.4 6.1 September 0.7 33.9 26.3 7.6 33.2 26.3 6.9 December -0.8 31.1 23.3 7.8 36.8 28.2 8.6 1998 March -3.8 30.4 22.8 7.6 39.9 28.5 11.4 June 6.6 46.7 34.5 12.2 23.8 18.2 5.6 September 1.0 33.6 26.2 7.4 32.3 25.9 6.4 December -0.1 31.7 24.5 7.2 33.9 26.6 7.3 1999 March -3.4 30.4 23.4 7.0 38.8 28.4 10.4 June 5.1 45.0 34.0 11.0 24.8 18.9 5.9 September 0.4 33.1 26.1 7.0 33.0 26.4 6.6 December -0.1 31.2 24.0 7.2 34.3 27.0 7.3 2000 March -3.1 31.0 23.9 7.1 38.3 28.1 10.2 June 4.4 43.4 33.2 10.2 25.6 19.8 5.8 September 0.0 31.7 24.9 6.8 33.9 27.1 6.8 December -0.9 29.2 22.5 6.7 35.7 28.1 7.6 2001 March -3.9 29.6 23.1 6.5 38.3 27.9 10.4 June 4.2 42.6 33.0 9.6 24.5 19.1 5.4 September -0.3 30.3 24.2 6.1 33.4 27.0 6.4 December -0.6 28.1 21.7 6.4 35.0 28.0 7.0 2002 March -4.0 27.9 21.7 6.2 38.6 28.4 10.2 June 4.4 41.6 31.8 9.8 24.8 19.4 5.4 September 0.1 30.5 24.4 6.1 31.8 25.8 6.0 December -0.8 27.9 21.5 6.4 34.5 27.3 7.2 2003 March -4.3 26.7 20.7 6.0 39.0 28.7 10.3 June 4.2 41.9 32.2 9.7 23.7 18.2 5.5 September 0.4 31.2 25.0 6.2 30.4 24.6 5.8 December -0.3 28.7 22.4 6.3 32.6 26.0 6.6 2004 March -3.4 28.4 22.0 6.4 37.0 27.2 9.8 June 4.3 41.7 32.1 9.6 23.4 18.1 5.3 September 0.1 30.4 24.4 6.0 30.4 24.5 5.9 December 0.3 28.9 22.2 6.7 32.1 25.7 6.4 2005 March -4.0 27.5 21.3 6.2 37.8 27.6 10.2 June 4.5 41.8 32.0 9.8 23.3 18.0 5.3 September 0.5 31.0 24.8 6.2 29.8 24.1 5.7 December 0.1 28.5 21.8 6.7 32.8 26.2 6.6 2006 March -2.9 28.7 22.3 6.4 35.3 26.0 9.3 June 3.5 39.8 30.8 9.0 24.2 18.7 5.5 September -0.4 28.4 22.6 5.8 31.8 25.6 6.2 December -0.5 27.2 20.6 6.6 33.8 26.7 7.1 2007 March -4.1 26.7 20.6 6.1 37.5 27.3 10.2 June 3.2 38.8 29.6 9.2 25.2 19.2 6.0 September -0.6 27.9 21.9 6.0 32.7 26.1 6.6 December -1.7 26.1 19.8 6.3 35.3 27.3 8.0 2008 March -5.5 24.8 18.8 6.0 40.4 28.9 11.5 June 2.1 36.8 27.5 9.3 27.6 20.4 7.2 September -1.8 26.6 20.8 5.8 34.0 26.4 7.6 December -3.7 23.0 16.6 6.4 40.0 29.9 10.1 2009 March -8.8 20.9 15.0 5.9 46.7 32.0 14.7 June 2.1 35.6 25.2 10.4 29.7 21.4 8.3 September -2.1 27.2 20.4 6.8 33.9 25.0 8.9 December -1.9 25.9 18.1 7.8 36.3 26.6 9.7 2010 March -7.2 24.0 17.2 6.8 42.2 28.2 14.0 June 4.7 40.4 28.7 11.7 24.7 17.7 7.0 September -0.3 29.4 22.1 7.3 30.7 23.1 7.6 December -1.4 27.4 19.4 8.0 34.5 25.1 9.4 2011 March -6.0 24.8 18.2 6.6 39.1 26.5 12.6 June 4.3 40.3 29.2 11.1 23.5 16.7 6.8 September 0.3 30.5 23.4 7.1 29.2 22.4 6.8 (1) The rates measure establishments gaining or losing jobs as a percentage of the average of previous and current quarter total number of establishments. (2) See footnote 1, table 5.