Table 1.  Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March

Construction                                 

(In thousands)

                                         Gross job gains                       Gross job losses
Year ended    Net change(1)  Total     Expanding     Opening        Total    Contracting    Closing
                                   establishments  establishments          establishments  establishments

March 1994         292       1,216         811          405            924        569          355
March 1995         307       1,262         835          427            955        601          354
March 1996         206       1,233         813          420          1,027        655          372
March 1997         297       1,299         873          426          1,002        639          363
March 1998         213       1,277         875          402          1,064        677          387
March 1999         428       1,434         985          449          1,006        648          358
March 2000         380       1,442       1,017          425          1,062        683          379
March 2001         113       1,354         945          409          1,241        802          439
March 2002        -140       1,264         852          412          1,404        951          453
March 2003        -128       1,226         816          410          1,354        914          440
March 2004         191       1,370         960          410          1,179        756          423
March 2005         235       1,416         977          439          1,181        777          404
March 2006         466       1,594       1,114          480          1,128        733          395
March 2007         -34       1,385         973          412          1,419        990          429
March 2008        -333       1,223         858          365          1,556      1,105          451
March 2009      -1,102         842         561          281          1,944      1,390          554
March 2010        -750         801         539          262          1,551      1,102          449
March 2011         -57         987         701          286          1,044        704          340
March 2012         139       1,085         783          302            946        635          311

(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.