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 2,203 50,131 34,708 15,423 50,043 36,823 13,220 December 525 48,017 32,035 15,982 53,656 38,199 15,457 1993 March -7,710 43,233 29,121 14,112 62,069 40,247 21,822 June 8,423 66,014 45,568 20,446 37,997 25,974 12,023 September 2,883 52,020 36,425 15,595 49,770 37,058 12,712 December 2,066 51,303 34,925 16,378 52,398 38,086 14,312 1994 March -8,135 45,365 31,729 13,636 62,255 40,484 21,771 June 10,235 70,829 48,807 22,022 38,705 26,918 11,787 September 2,794 54,552 38,580 15,972 52,691 39,513 13,178 December 934 51,200 35,144 16,056 56,733 41,611 15,122 1995 March -7,854 45,837 32,069 13,768 65,155 43,533 21,622 June 7,862 67,103 46,947 20,156 41,934 29,640 12,294 September 1,173 52,488 37,373 15,115 55,235 41,293 13,942 December 1,021 52,122 35,477 16,645 56,576 40,952 15,624 1996 March -7,389 48,054 33,560 14,494 63,975 42,092 21,883 June 9,298 72,134 50,710 21,424 41,006 28,880 12,126 September 2,675 54,999 38,936 16,063 55,588 42,200 13,388 December 1,401 53,694 36,750 16,944 58,037 42,494 15,543 1997 March -7,116 50,136 35,316 14,820 65,163 43,227 21,936 June 7,999 71,318 50,727 20,591 43,056 30,464 12,592 September 1,028 54,813 39,304 15,509 57,252 42,771 14,481 December 616 54,122 37,297 16,825 58,785 42,576 16,209 1998 March -7,461 49,922 34,903 15,019 65,786 43,306 22,480 June 10,523 74,803 52,485 22,318 41,032 29,237 11,795 September 1,905 56,873 41,366 15,507 56,539 42,937 13,602 December 2,347 57,354 40,772 16,582 56,156 41,921 14,235 1999 March -6,692 51,955 37,384 14,571 66,117 44,854 21,263 June 7,239 74,039 53,978 20,061 44,124 31,302 12,822 September 1,272 56,961 41,582 15,379 59,221 45,114 14,107 December 2,135 57,408 40,641 16,767 57,945 43,313 14,632 2000 March -6,670 53,465 38,504 14,961 67,676 46,045 21,631 June 6,945 72,315 53,061 19,254 45,931 33,622 12,309 September 507 55,545 40,266 15,279 61,262 46,490 14,772 December 1,977 55,452 38,608 16,844 60,029 45,162 14,867 2001 March -6,978 51,793 37,554 14,239 66,404 45,187 21,217 June 7,216 72,006 53,109 18,897 43,934 32,253 11,681 September -30 53,773 39,599 14,174 60,619 46,415 14,204 December 2,308 54,723 38,346 16,377 58,842 44,773 14,069 2002 March -7,297 50,195 36,279 13,916 67,647 46,434 21,213 June 7,949 71,951 52,297 19,654 44,516 32,811 11,705 September 1,274 55,251 40,559 14,692 58,571 45,153 13,418 December 2,767 55,946 38,788 17,158 59,328 44,937 14,391 2003 March -8,004 49,445 35,399 14,046 69,496 47,446 22,050 June 7,563 73,425 53,793 19,632 43,491 31,422 12,069 September 2,059 57,568 42,423 15,145 56,780 43,694 13,086 December 3,960 58,920 41,160 17,760 57,388 43,588 13,800 2004 March -6,084 53,783 38,321 15,462 68,461 46,915 21,546 June 8,467 76,122 55,463 20,659 44,656 32,464 12,192 September 2,208 59,397 43,410 15,987 59,192 45,413 13,779 December 5,166 61,665 42,432 19,233 59,416 45,349 14,067 2005 March -7,984 55,057 39,177 15,880 72,896 49,032 23,864 June 9,352 78,928 56,838 22,090 46,610 33,872 12,738 September 3,218 62,972 45,596 17,376 60,776 46,618 14,158 December 5,466 63,779 43,519 20,260 62,868 48,074 14,794 2006 March -6,893 59,002 42,161 16,841 73,212 49,478 23,734 June 7,153 77,665 56,702 20,963 51,055 37,245 13,810 September -91 58,551 42,477 16,074 67,259 51,094 16,165 December 3,054 61,111 41,113 19,998 66,607 49,663 16,944 2007 March -9,893 55,459 39,148 16,311 77,691 51,487 26,204 June 6,167 75,241 53,836 21,405 52,870 37,632 15,238 September -342 57,127 40,536 16,591 68,267 51,334 16,933 December 689 58,530 39,239 19,291 68,623 50,021 18,602 2008 March -13,846 49,340 34,340 15,000 81,397 52,551 28,846 June 3,276 67,737 47,092 20,645 55,410 38,041 17,369 September -3,584 51,172 36,031 15,141 67,435 48,710 18,725 December -4,813 47,652 29,884 17,768 73,808 51,227 22,581 2009 March -20,038 37,729 24,538 13,191 85,684 52,455 33,229 June 1,977 57,634 37,640 19,994 52,565 34,548 18,017 September -4,419 45,677 30,763 14,914 59,254 39,921 19,333 December 527 48,257 29,226 19,031 57,505 39,001 18,504 2010 March -14,135 39,135 25,349 13,786 68,793 40,872 27,921 June 6,984 60,630 39,557 21,073 40,867 26,778 14,089 September -222 47,148 31,678 15,470 50,822 35,130 15,692 December 1,370 47,981 29,482 18,499 52,669 35,540 17,129 2011 March -11,618 39,486 26,037 13,449 62,929 37,862 25,067 June 6,694 59,433 39,461 19,972 38,052 24,774 13,278 September 1,591 48,661 33,325 15,336 46,748 33,003 13,745 December 1,652 47,487 30,054 17,433 50,694 34,913 15,781 2012 March -9,335 41,379 27,703 13,676 59,694 36,683 23,011 June 5,903 58,435 40,027 18,408 37,695 25,190 12,505 September 1,240 47,061 32,376 14,685 46,812 33,367 13,445 December 3,496 49,115 31,786 17,329 46,648 32,815 13,833 2013 March -8,680 42,582 29,359 13,223 57,769 35,866 21,903 June 7,201 60,428 41,844 18,584 36,553 25,170 11,383 September 1,849 49,010 34,774 14,236 45,395 33,008 12,387 December 2,892 48,860 32,516 16,344 47,758 34,306 13,452 2014 March -8,609 42,748 30,602 12,146 56,929 36,174 20,755 June 6,368 62,039 44,321 17,718 36,878 25,528 11,350 September 1,513 48,489 35,296 13,193 46,020 34,340 11,680 December 2,573 49,323 33,776 15,547 48,157 35,183 12,974 2015 March -7,454 43,926 30,963 12,963 58,474 38,057 20,417 June 6,561 62,514 45,154 17,360 37,269 26,470 10,799 September 883 48,378 35,617 12,761 48,006 36,128 11,878 December 3,656 51,741 35,364 16,377 47,980 35,259 12,721 2016 March -7,152 45,182 32,660 12,522 57,961 38,287 19,674 June 4,888 60,965 44,502 16,463 40,126 28,551 11,575 September 582 49,264 36,131 13,133 49,698 37,147 12,551 December 3,095 50,666 34,340 16,326 50,290 37,059 13,231 2017 March -6,687 47,679 34,273 13,406 58,233 38,140 20,093 June 6,283 64,012 46,317 17,695 40,581 29,169 11,412 September 229 49,363 35,863 13,500 52,604 39,333 13,271 December 3,584 54,184 37,050 17,134 50,724 37,174 13,550 2018 March -6,389 49,951 35,493 14,458 60,657 39,810 20,847 June 6,501 65,380 46,947 18,433 42,666 30,734 11,932 September 369 50,911 36,947 13,964 54,133 40,538 13,595 December 4,012 55,346 37,138 18,208 52,622 38,426 14,196 2019 March -7,269 49,973 35,337 14,636 62,702 40,797 21,905 June 5,402 65,082 46,834 18,248 44,407 31,561 12,846 September 871 51,554 37,311 14,243 54,065 40,693 13,372 December 3,365 55,475 37,174 18,301 53,877 38,941 14,936 2020 March -10,378 50,274 35,958 14,316 65,736 41,042 24,694 June -1,052 60,088 41,709 18,379 57,344 37,913 19,431 September 5,184 56,707 37,286 19,421 55,751 41,514 14,237 December 5,601 58,376 38,960 19,416 50,622 36,807 13,815 2021 March -3,341 54,647 37,876 16,771 59,662 39,550 20,112 June 6,388 66,302 47,252 19,050 45,481 32,819 12,662 September 1,000 54,110 38,176 15,934 57,066 42,132 14,934 December 5,671 60,834 41,114 19,720 51,792 37,743 14,049 2022 March -6,406 55,394 39,804 15,590 62,625 40,629 21,996 June 6,089 66,845 48,547 18,298 46,131 33,922 12,209 September -549 52,452 38,942 13,510 56,838 42,779 14,059 December 2,921 55,245 37,720 17,525 55,642 41,038 14,604 2023 March -8,131 51,435 38,045 13,390 62,809 41,288 21,521 June 3,901 64,513 47,560 16,953 45,971 32,919 13,052 September -1,107 48,527 35,331 13,196 57,365 43,062 14,303 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.