Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 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 -181 16,229 12,640 3,589 16,489 12,719 3,770 December -405 15,669 12,387 3,282 16,634 12,947 3,687 1993 March -58 15,638 12,155 3,483 16,312 12,771 3,541 June 416 16,654 12,931 3,723 14,654 11,347 3,307 September 289 16,899 13,259 3,640 15,417 12,066 3,351 December -67 16,040 12,741 3,299 16,145 12,779 3,366 1994 March -36 15,690 12,314 3,376 16,431 13,019 3,412 June 406 16,874 13,142 3,732 15,185 11,859 3,326 September 393 17,088 13,352 3,736 15,988 12,645 3,343 December -135 16,306 12,917 3,389 16,609 13,085 3,524 1995 March 208 16,639 13,122 3,517 16,278 12,969 3,309 June 164 16,504 13,083 3,421 15,860 12,603 3,257 September 173 17,053 13,537 3,516 16,248 12,905 3,343 December 36 16,446 12,968 3,478 16,995 13,553 3,442 1996 March 119 17,062 13,433 3,629 16,498 12,988 3,510 June 501 17,159 13,522 3,637 15,733 12,597 3,136 September 194 17,038 13,475 3,563 16,599 13,230 3,369 December 78 16,563 13,046 3,517 16,941 13,502 3,439 1997 March 365 17,669 13,934 3,735 16,377 13,007 3,370 June 381 17,087 13,480 3,607 16,396 13,170 3,226 September 354 17,541 13,859 3,682 16,673 13,345 3,328 December -169 16,760 13,199 3,561 17,586 13,856 3,730 1998 March 7 17,023 13,476 3,547 17,178 13,638 3,540 June 682 17,867 13,994 3,873 15,576 12,385 3,191 September 381 17,838 14,059 3,779 16,836 13,438 3,398 December 328 18,345 14,728 3,617 16,373 13,084 3,289 1999 March 146 17,765 14,151 3,614 17,274 13,806 3,468 June 87 17,627 14,018 3,609 16,866 13,344 3,522 September 125 17,911 14,285 3,626 17,172 13,671 3,501 December 311 18,421 14,869 3,552 16,747 13,506 3,241 2000 March 633 19,181 15,209 3,972 17,033 13,694 3,339 June 12 17,306 13,930 3,376 17,927 14,563 3,364 September -249 17,485 13,970 3,515 18,230 14,466 3,764 December -115 17,610 14,179 3,431 17,595 14,049 3,546 2001 March -66 17,792 14,323 3,469 17,243 13,708 3,535 June -240 17,156 13,839 3,317 17,806 14,249 3,557 September -474 16,495 13,336 3,159 18,246 14,613 3,633 December -122 16,474 13,189 3,285 17,710 14,303 3,407 2002 March -321 16,782 13,628 3,154 17,450 13,975 3,475 June -405 15,980 12,911 3,069 18,223 14,749 3,474 September -403 16,000 13,002 2,998 17,517 14,116 3,401 December -267 16,138 13,049 3,089 17,165 13,809 3,356 2003 March -617 15,304 12,432 2,872 17,423 13,934 3,489 June -157 16,255 13,176 3,079 16,147 12,911 3,236 September -245 16,118 13,228 2,890 16,204 13,069 3,135 December -91 16,394 13,421 2,973 15,884 12,820 3,064 2004 March -230 16,113 13,226 2,887 16,227 13,110 3,117 June -232 15,933 13,081 2,852 15,954 12,870 3,084 September -318 15,782 12,972 2,810 15,977 12,849 3,128 December 214 16,599 13,592 3,007 15,469 12,676 2,793 2005 March -225 15,951 13,103 2,848 16,376 13,303 3,073 June -72 16,352 13,447 2,905 15,267 12,290 2,977 September 213 16,667 13,599 3,068 15,615 12,760 2,855 December 308 16,667 13,473 3,194 16,166 13,280 2,886 2006 March 33 17,537 14,543 2,994 15,574 12,613 2,961 June -251 16,172 13,415 2,757 16,561 13,553 3,008 September -344 15,531 12,702 2,829 16,988 13,815 3,173 December 227 16,623 13,471 3,152 16,226 13,301 2,925 2007 March 6 16,859 13,797 3,062 16,383 13,327 3,056 June -532 15,704 12,978 2,726 17,461 14,203 3,258 September -330 14,979 12,155 2,824 17,430 14,276 3,154 December -104 15,822 12,886 2,936 16,562 13,522 3,040 2008 March -459 15,009 12,256 2,753 17,284 14,072 3,212 June -911 14,700 11,982 2,718 18,861 15,232 3,629 September -798 14,053 11,495 2,558 17,797 14,441 3,356 December -1,061 13,338 10,753 2,585 17,941 14,295 3,646 2009 March -821 12,580 9,974 2,606 17,949 14,522 3,427 June -1,041 13,110 10,525 2,585 18,617 14,991 3,626 September -644 13,514 10,845 2,669 16,236 12,923 3,313 December -879 13,193 10,697 2,496 15,824 12,449 3,375 2010 March -483 13,504 10,842 2,662 15,550 12,405 3,145 June -310 14,193 11,371 2,822 15,158 12,026 3,132 September -250 14,240 11,441 2,799 14,614 11,565 3,049 December -661 13,698 11,102 2,596 15,065 11,808 3,257 2011 March -259 13,389 10,841 2,548 14,643 11,836 2,807 June -208 13,956 11,218 2,738 14,548 11,602 2,946 September -109 14,456 11,765 2,691 13,946 11,146 2,800 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.