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 50 748 567 181 698 544 154 December 11 725 556 169 714 554 160 1993 March -47 660 503 157 707 552 155 June 107 745 580 165 638 489 149 September 117 772 595 177 655 516 139 December 80 766 595 171 686 537 149 1994 March 12 724 567 157 712 556 156 June 123 791 611 180 668 518 150 September 141 824 635 189 683 540 143 December 43 767 599 168 724 566 158 1995 March 6 739 575 164 733 580 153 June 45 759 590 169 714 565 149 September 87 809 631 178 722 565 157 December 46 794 617 177 748 584 164 1996 March 45 775 600 175 730 576 154 June 103 812 632 180 709 552 157 September 83 816 635 181 733 584 149 December 60 807 623 184 747 588 159 1997 March 64 800 628 172 736 584 152 June 57 791 623 168 734 579 155 September 94 843 663 180 749 583 166 December 44 825 644 181 781 596 185 1998 March 40 810 623 187 770 596 174 June 134 860 664 196 726 567 159 September 94 843 663 180 749 586 163 December 167 879 708 171 712 559 153 1999 March 43 847 662 185 804 638 166 June 77 852 676 176 775 609 166 September 49 849 671 178 800 629 171 December 124 875 699 176 751 590 161 2000 March 135 902 718 184 767 605 162 June 8 826 660 166 818 642 176 September -3 839 664 175 842 658 184 December 17 825 660 165 808 642 166 2001 March 93 879 699 180 786 611 175 June -14 821 660 161 835 670 165 September -83 777 621 156 860 685 175 December -41 784 624 160 825 666 159 2002 March -31 806 640 166 837 669 168 June -48 789 626 163 837 673 164 September -17 783 626 157 800 638 162 December -24 773 612 161 797 636 161 2003 March -69 765 606 159 834 665 169 June 23 810 655 155 787 624 163 September 39 793 642 151 754 601 153 December 38 794 643 151 756 598 158 2004 March 58 819 655 164 761 602 159 June 47 818 656 162 771 607 164 September 29 805 645 160 776 613 163 December 105 847 677 170 742 588 154 2005 March 36 836 662 174 800 638 162 June 88 856 689 167 768 605 163 September 110 879 704 175 769 607 162 December 97 874 700 174 777 623 154 2006 March 173 933 752 181 760 607 153 June -6 833 676 157 839 673 166 September -83 790 635 155 873 706 167 December -12 827 665 162 839 680 159 2007 March 46 875 709 166 829 665 164 June -46 816 654 162 862 692 170 September -119 770 613 157 889 721 168 December -83 792 639 153 875 703 172 2008 March -109 770 619 151 879 705 174 June -193 739 590 149 932 743 189 September -186 707 560 147 893 714 179 December -332 647 507 140 979 778 201 2009 March -428 572 444 128 1,000 805 195 June -332 616 477 139 948 762 186 September -204 613 480 133 817 637 180 December -155 616 471 145 771 605 166 2010 March -126 609 477 132 735 575 160 June 0 681 533 148 681 535 146 September 0 658 518 140 658 510 148 December -59 638 499 139 697 541 156 2011 March -25 613 493 120 638 499 139 June 36 662 526 136 626 488 138 September 65 678 544 134 613 483 130 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.