Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not 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 72 713 552 161 641 505 136 December -248 581 441 140 829 668 161 1993 March -286 553 411 142 839 634 205 June 581 1,050 822 228 469 351 118 September 134 736 579 157 602 479 123 December -184 613 472 141 797 647 150 1994 March -240 605 463 142 845 638 207 June 623 1,114 866 248 491 372 119 September 160 786 618 168 626 500 126 December -229 614 475 139 843 683 160 1995 March -250 618 469 149 868 666 202 June 545 1,069 836 233 524 406 118 September 109 772 614 158 663 524 139 December -233 636 490 146 869 704 165 1996 March -217 648 490 158 865 661 204 June 623 1,143 895 248 520 396 124 September 106 779 618 161 673 541 132 December -221 648 495 153 869 709 160 1997 March -203 669 513 156 872 671 201 June 577 1,115 883 232 538 416 122 September 119 806 646 160 687 541 146 December -244 661 511 150 905 719 186 1998 March -238 677 508 169 915 685 230 June 678 1,211 941 270 533 407 126 September 119 806 646 160 687 543 144 December -125 703 562 141 828 674 154 1999 March -244 707 540 167 951 732 219 June 632 1,200 958 242 568 437 131 September 78 811 653 158 733 583 150 December -174 700 554 146 874 711 163 2000 March -157 753 586 167 910 695 215 June 563 1,163 935 228 600 461 139 September 29 802 646 156 773 611 162 December -281 660 524 136 941 774 167 2001 March -199 734 571 163 933 702 231 June 545 1,156 935 221 611 481 130 September -46 743 605 138 789 635 154 December -335 628 495 133 963 803 160 2002 March -317 673 522 151 990 768 222 June 498 1,110 886 224 612 483 129 September 13 748 609 139 735 592 143 December -310 619 486 133 929 767 162 2003 March -347 639 495 144 986 763 223 June 565 1,142 928 214 577 448 129 September 68 760 625 135 692 557 135 December -246 635 510 125 881 722 159 2004 March -217 684 535 149 901 691 210 June 587 1,152 930 222 565 436 129 September 58 771 628 143 713 569 144 December -186 678 537 141 864 709 155 2005 March -247 699 541 158 946 732 214 June 643 1,206 976 230 563 434 129 September 135 841 685 156 706 563 143 December -206 700 556 144 906 751 155 2006 March -132 768 605 163 900 698 202 June 570 1,182 965 217 612 482 130 September -41 758 620 138 799 652 147 December -323 661 527 134 984 823 161 2007 March -261 721 571 150 982 765 217 June 530 1,159 935 224 629 496 133 September -76 737 598 139 813 666 147 December -392 633 506 127 1,025 851 174 2008 March -405 634 498 136 1,039 810 229 June 367 1,049 843 206 682 533 149 September -139 678 547 131 817 659 158 December -627 517 401 116 1,144 941 203 2009 March -711 473 357 116 1,184 926 258 June 180 872 681 191 692 546 146 September -160 586 468 118 746 588 158 December -406 493 373 120 899 731 168 2010 March -371 502 383 119 873 661 212 June 468 966 762 204 498 383 115 September 29 630 505 125 601 471 130 December -302 510 395 115 812 654 158 2011 March -254 504 396 108 758 574 184 June 483 941 754 187 458 350 108 September 91 651 532 119 560 446 114 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.