Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Construction (In thousands) 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 4 183 134 49 174 129 45 December -1 178 132 46 179 132 47 1993 March 2 175 127 48 179 133 46 June 5 187 137 50 169 124 45 September 9 193 142 51 170 128 42 December 3 190 143 47 176 132 44 1994 March 0 185 139 46 181 135 46 June 9 199 146 53 173 129 44 September 8 200 149 51 180 137 43 December 1 192 145 47 189 143 46 1995 March 3 193 145 48 187 142 45 June 3 192 143 49 189 143 46 September 3 197 148 49 190 144 46 December 0 196 148 48 192 144 48 1996 March 4 200 150 50 187 141 46 June 7 205 153 52 186 141 45 September 6 203 152 51 193 148 45 December 1 201 152 49 197 149 48 1997 March 7 211 159 52 190 145 45 June 4 205 154 51 196 149 47 September 1 206 156 50 200 151 49 December -1 204 155 49 202 152 50 1998 March 4 209 157 52 196 148 48 June 10 214 160 54 188 144 44 September 4 212 161 51 200 153 47 December 4 217 169 48 192 148 44 1999 March 6 217 166 51 198 153 45 June 2 213 163 50 202 154 48 September 1 213 163 50 209 160 49 December 3 219 170 49 200 154 46 2000 March 8 227 174 53 200 155 45 June 0 211 163 48 213 165 48 September -1 209 159 50 219 168 51 December 1 211 162 49 210 162 48 2001 March 5 222 170 52 202 155 47 June 1 210 163 47 207 161 46 September -3 203 156 47 218 168 50 December 2 204 157 47 208 163 45 2002 March 3 211 162 49 206 160 46 June 4 209 160 49 209 164 45 September 1 208 160 48 210 163 47 December 3 208 159 49 209 163 46 2003 March 1 206 157 49 212 164 48 June 2 213 164 49 204 157 47 September 3 215 166 49 203 157 46 December 5 218 168 50 202 157 45 2004 March 8 225 171 54 205 159 46 June 4 220 169 51 208 161 47 September 3 218 167 51 211 163 48 December 9 227 173 54 206 161 45 2005 March 5 227 172 55 218 168 50 June 5 228 174 54 214 165 49 September 7 233 177 56 215 166 49 December 9 233 177 56 218 171 47 2006 March 9 246 188 58 214 165 49 June -1 225 174 51 232 180 52 September -2 218 166 52 236 182 54 December 4 226 170 56 230 178 52 2007 March 2 232 176 56 229 175 54 June -6 220 168 52 243 185 58 September -4 215 161 54 244 186 58 December -4 217 163 54 239 181 58 2008 March -6 209 156 53 241 182 59 June -16 203 152 51 258 191 67 September -15 196 147 49 244 180 64 December -20 179 129 50 257 187 70 2009 March -22 162 115 47 254 185 69 June -19 175 125 50 248 179 69 September -17 178 128 50 220 153 67 December -6 181 127 54 210 150 60 2010 March -10 171 121 50 209 149 60 June -2 186 133 53 194 139 55 September -4 185 133 52 191 135 56 December -2 185 131 54 193 137 56 2011 March -5 175 126 49 192 138 54 June -2 184 133 51 183 130 53 September 3 191 139 52 178 129 49 December 0 184 133 51 185 134 51 2012 March 0 182 133 49 183 134 49 June -2 180 133 47 181 132 49 September 0 183 135 48 178 130 48 December 3 188 139 49 173 127 46 2013 March -1 184 138 46 178 131 47 June 2 185 139 46 174 130 44 September 4 190 143 47 171 128 43 December 1 186 140 46 178 133 45 2014 March -1 185 142 43 175 131 44 June 1 190 145 45 175 131 44 September 2 187 144 43 173 132 41 December 1 188 145 43 176 134 42 2015 March 1 186 142 44 181 138 43 June 3 191 147 44 175 134 41 September 0 186 145 41 177 136 41 December 5 196 151 45 174 134 40 2016 March 2 191 148 43 179 138 41 June -4 184 144 40 188 144 44 September 1 191 147 44 183 140 43 December 2 189 145 44 183 141 42 2017 March 5 202 156 46 178 137 41 June 0 192 149 43 189 146 43 September -2 186 143 43 194 149 45 December 4 202 155 47 183 140 43 2018 March 6 208 159 49 185 142 43 June 1 198 152 46 195 150 45 September 0 192 147 45 197 152 45 December 4 205 156 49 190 145 45 2019 March 5 207 158 49 189 145 44 June -2 196 151 45 202 155 47 September 1 196 150 46 196 151 45 December 2 203 154 49 195 148 47 2020 March -2 205 158 47 196 147 49 June -25 178 134 44 257 188 69 September 15 212 151 61 197 151 46 December 10 216 163 53 181 138 43 2021 March 14 219 164 55 184 143 41 June -1 195 149 46 209 162 47 September 2 202 151 51 205 156 49 December 10 222 168 54 187 143 44 2022 March 7 223 171 52 190 145 45 June -1 197 152 45 212 166 46 September -3 200 156 44 202 155 47 December 3 206 157 49 198 152 46 2023 March 2 214 168 46 189 145 44 June -6 197 154 43 209 160 49 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.