Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Construction (In thousands) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 42 746 566 180 704 548 156 December 18 727 559 168 709 551 158 1993 March -43 665 507 158 708 553 155 June 103 742 576 166 639 489 150 September 109 770 594 176 661 520 141 December 88 769 599 170 681 534 147 1994 March 17 730 572 158 713 556 157 June 119 787 607 180 668 517 151 September 134 822 634 188 688 543 145 December 51 770 602 168 719 563 156 1995 March 12 745 580 165 733 580 153 June 42 756 586 170 714 564 150 September 79 807 630 177 728 569 159 December 55 797 621 176 742 581 161 1996 March 51 781 605 176 730 576 154 June 100 809 628 181 709 551 158 September 75 814 634 180 739 588 151 December 69 811 627 184 742 585 157 1997 March 70 806 633 173 736 584 152 June 55 788 619 169 733 578 155 September 88 842 663 179 754 587 167 December 52 828 647 181 776 594 182 1998 March 45 816 628 188 771 597 174 June 131 857 660 197 726 566 160 September 87 842 663 179 755 590 165 December 177 884 713 171 707 556 151 1999 March 50 855 668 187 805 639 166 June 74 850 673 177 776 608 168 September 43 850 671 179 807 634 173 December 134 881 703 178 747 588 159 2000 March 146 915 725 190 769 606 163 June 7 827 657 170 820 642 178 September -7 845 665 180 852 665 187 December 35 841 667 174 806 641 165 2001 March 115 906 709 197 791 614 177 June -14 825 658 167 839 671 168 September -84 786 623 163 870 691 179 December -26 795 629 166 821 664 157 2002 March -17 823 647 176 840 670 170 June -47 792 623 169 839 673 166 September -18 792 627 165 810 644 166 December -7 787 618 169 794 634 160 2003 March -52 784 613 171 836 666 170 June 25 814 652 162 789 624 165 September 40 802 643 159 762 606 156 December 56 810 649 161 754 597 157 2004 March 77 840 662 178 763 603 160 June 49 822 653 169 773 607 166 September 32 818 646 172 786 619 167 December 124 864 683 181 740 587 153 2005 March 55 858 670 188 803 639 164 June 91 862 686 176 771 605 166 September 114 893 706 187 779 613 166 December 118 892 707 185 774 621 153 2006 March 178 942 749 193 764 609 155 June 4 843 678 165 839 672 167 September -77 803 638 165 880 710 170 December 2 841 670 171 839 680 159 2007 March 49 883 706 177 834 668 166 June -38 824 656 168 862 691 171 September -117 778 615 163 895 724 171 December -71 804 643 161 875 703 172 2008 March -108 774 616 158 882 707 175 June -186 747 592 155 933 742 191 September -187 713 562 151 900 717 183 December -325 652 509 143 977 777 200 2009 March -429 574 442 132 1,003 807 196 June -326 621 478 143 947 760 187 September -204 618 481 137 822 639 183 December -146 623 473 150 769 604 165 2010 March -129 610 474 136 739 577 162 June 5 685 534 151 680 533 147 September 0 662 519 143 662 512 150 December -50 646 502 144 696 540 156 2011 March -23 627 496 131 650 506 144 June 41 674 530 144 633 493 140 September 78 700 553 147 622 490 132 December -24 637 498 139 661 515 146 2012 March 50 674 540 134 624 491 133 June 7 645 512 133 638 509 129 September 38 655 519 136 617 485 132 December 68 673 536 137 605 475 130 2013 March 74 682 551 131 608 481 127 June 50 669 535 134 619 496 123 September 81 672 535 137 591 475 116 December 16 656 526 130 640 513 127 2014 March 85 677 553 124 592 472 120 June 94 697 564 133 603 483 120 September 84 669 546 123 585 473 112 December 59 667 545 122 608 487 121 2015 March 34 660 534 126 626 510 116 June 100 698 572 126 598 483 115 September 55 657 539 118 602 488 114 December 113 704 574 130 591 476 115 2016 March 52 673 551 122 621 509 112 June 11 659 542 117 648 522 126 September 56 673 538 135 617 503 114 December 12 651 531 120 639 519 120 2017 March 120 712 583 129 592 482 110 June 53 688 564 124 635 520 115 September -31 627 509 118 658 536 122 December 104 715 579 136 611 494 117 2018 March 125 724 587 137 599 485 114 June 61 698 570 128 637 515 122 September 1 654 529 125 653 531 122 December 68 691 556 135 623 501 122 2019 March 79 706 570 136 627 508 119 June 25 693 565 128 668 539 129 September 8 651 525 126 643 523 120 December 20 672 542 130 652 525 127 2020 March 49 688 558 130 639 512 127 June -490 549 427 122 1,039 870 169 September 30 690 536 154 660 539 121 December 148 714 575 139 566 450 116 2021 March 102 692 549 143 590 481 109 June -18 637 513 124 655 531 124 September 5 644 501 143 639 508 131 December 151 724 575 149 573 454 119 2022 March 144 723 578 145 579 456 123 June 11 653 521 132 642 509 133 September 29 655 525 130 626 495 131 December 37 667 529 138 630 495 135 2023 March 126 706 571 135 580 457 123 June 3 666 541 125 663 522 141 September -35 607 483 124 642 504 138 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.