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 -21 164 123 41 221 159 62 June 32 248 182 66 141 107 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 7 197 152 45 191 153 38 December -2 181 135 46 211 163 48 1997 March -19 178 134 44 225 162 63 June 32 263 196 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 40 276 203 73 141 108 33 September 6 205 160 45 197 158 39 December -1 194 150 44 208 163 45 1999 March -20 184 141 43 234 171 63 June 31 274 207 67 151 115 36 September 4 208 163 45 206 165 41 December 0 197 151 46 215 169 46 2000 March -18 192 147 45 237 174 63 June 29 272 207 65 160 124 36 September 2 204 159 45 216 173 43 December -3 188 143 45 226 178 48 2001 March -21 187 143 44 239 174 65 June 29 270 207 63 154 120 34 September 0 198 156 42 216 174 42 December -2 184 140 44 225 179 46 2002 March -24 178 137 41 245 180 65 June 31 268 203 65 157 123 34 September 2 201 159 42 208 168 40 December -2 186 141 45 226 179 47 2003 March -26 174 133 41 251 184 67 June 31 274 208 66 152 117 35 September 4 209 166 43 201 162 39 December 1 195 149 46 217 172 45 2004 March -19 191 145 46 243 178 65 June 31 281 214 67 156 120 36 September 5 213 167 46 209 168 41 December 5 203 153 50 222 177 45 2005 March -24 191 145 46 258 188 70 June 35 292 220 72 161 124 37 September 9 227 177 50 212 171 41 December 4 209 157 52 236 188 48 2006 March -18 208 159 49 252 185 67 June 29 289 221 68 174 135 39 September 0 212 166 46 234 188 46 December -1 203 151 52 249 196 53 2007 March -27 197 149 48 271 196 75 June 25 283 214 69 183 139 44 September -1 208 160 48 241 192 49 December -8 194 144 50 257 199 58 2008 March -37 177 132 45 286 204 82 June 17 260 193 67 193 143 50 September -10 190 146 44 239 185 54 December -24 160 114 46 275 205 70 2009 March -56 137 97 40 304 208 96 June 15 226 159 67 186 134 52 September -12 173 128 45 215 158 57 December -11 162 112 50 225 164 61 2010 March -42 144 102 42 251 167 84 June 29 240 169 71 146 104 42 September -1 179 133 46 187 140 47 December -7 166 116 50 208 151 57 2011 March -35 147 106 41 231 155 76 June 28 237 169 68 137 97 40 September 5 185 139 46 174 133 41 December -5 165 118 47 200 148 52 2012 March -28 154 113 41 219 150 69 June 25 231 169 62 136 99 37 September 3 177 134 43 174 134 40 December 0 170 124 46 186 140 46 2013 March -25 158 118 40 211 146 65 June 29 239 177 62 130 97 33 September 5 183 142 41 168 132 36 December -2 167 124 43 191 146 45 2014 March -24 158 121 37 207 146 61 June 26 243 184 59 131 98 33 September 4 180 142 38 171 137 34 December -2 170 129 41 189 146 43 2015 March -21 159 121 38 213 154 59 June 27 243 185 58 132 101 31 September 2 181 144 37 176 141 35 December 2 178 135 43 188 147 41 2016 March -19 164 127 37 210 154 56 June 20 235 182 53 142 109 33 September 2 183 145 38 181 145 36 December -1 172 130 42 197 154 43 2017 March -17 174 134 40 209 152 57 June 23 244 188 56 144 111 33 September 0 179 141 38 193 155 38 December 2 184 139 45 196 153 43 2018 March -17 179 137 42 217 158 59 June 26 251 191 60 148 114 34 September 0 184 145 39 198 159 39 December 1 185 139 46 203 158 45 2019 March -19 178 136 42 222 161 61 June 23 250 191 59 154 118 36 September 2 188 148 40 195 157 38 December -1 184 138 46 208 161 47 2020 March -28 176 136 40 230 162 68 June 5 226 168 58 196 143 53 September 13 203 150 53 198 158 40 December 7 196 146 50 193 150 43 2021 March -10 188 141 47 216 159 57 June 25 247 187 60 159 124 35 September 3 194 149 45 205 163 42 December 7 201 150 51 199 155 44 2022 March -17 192 147 45 223 161 62 June 25 252 192 60 161 126 35 September -1 193 154 39 202 162 40 December -1 186 140 46 212 165 47 2023 March -22 184 145 39 221 160 61 June 18 249 193 56 160 122 38 September -2 180 141 39 205 164 41 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.