Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Construction of Buildings 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 1,944 52,846 35,844 17,002 49,740 34,682 15,058 December -873 49,973 34,442 15,531 52,458 36,054 16,404 1993 March 1,006 50,497 33,867 16,630 51,956 36,332 15,624 June 1,471 53,454 36,647 16,807 48,970 33,634 15,336 September 2,715 54,814 37,623 17,191 49,369 34,893 14,476 December 722 53,468 37,555 15,913 51,131 35,940 15,191 1994 March 484 52,964 36,892 16,072 52,133 36,545 15,588 June 3,067 57,358 39,257 18,101 49,885 34,851 15,034 September 2,592 57,450 39,847 17,603 52,222 37,211 15,011 December -445 53,384 37,784 15,600 55,312 39,267 16,045 1995 March 745 53,509 37,285 16,224 54,782 39,303 15,479 June 885 54,325 37,758 16,567 54,057 38,375 15,682 September 778 55,255 38,596 16,659 54,767 38,886 15,881 December -408 54,320 38,146 16,174 55,220 38,638 16,582 1996 March 1,422 56,102 39,018 17,084 53,665 38,003 15,662 June 2,136 58,389 40,785 17,604 52,859 37,391 15,468 September 2,456 57,918 40,217 17,701 54,982 39,737 15,245 December -34 55,964 39,508 16,456 56,590 40,100 16,490 1997 March 1,749 58,511 41,064 17,447 54,718 39,020 15,698 June 854 57,704 40,789 16,915 55,500 39,439 16,061 September 586 57,661 40,586 17,075 56,748 40,259 16,489 December -857 56,427 40,096 16,331 57,359 40,171 17,188 1998 March 1,588 58,250 40,577 17,673 55,171 39,086 16,085 June 3,280 60,509 42,192 18,317 52,889 37,852 15,037 September 1,569 59,747 42,705 17,042 55,898 40,425 15,473 December 932 59,854 43,820 16,034 54,641 39,539 15,102 1999 March 1,742 60,383 43,444 16,939 55,656 40,459 15,197 June 59 59,699 43,349 16,350 56,766 40,475 16,291 September 625 59,506 42,860 16,646 58,443 42,422 16,021 December 446 59,476 43,572 15,904 56,236 40,778 15,458 2000 March 1,597 61,502 44,546 16,956 56,795 41,436 15,359 June -272 57,695 42,425 15,270 58,790 43,248 15,542 September -464 57,306 41,208 16,098 60,046 43,484 16,562 December -409 56,190 41,038 15,152 57,809 42,248 15,561 2001 March 22 57,812 42,971 14,841 55,175 40,356 14,819 June 25 56,984 42,352 14,632 55,994 41,387 14,607 September -1,319 55,109 40,565 14,544 59,310 43,447 15,863 December 316 56,047 40,990 15,057 56,782 42,041 14,741 2002 March 154 57,080 41,917 15,163 56,804 41,795 15,009 June 571 57,169 41,869 15,300 56,982 42,253 14,729 September -4 56,656 41,595 15,061 57,378 42,313 15,065 December 511 57,044 41,469 15,575 57,262 42,198 15,064 2003 March -562 55,801 40,844 14,957 58,117 42,598 15,519 June -61 58,138 43,048 15,090 55,592 40,441 15,151 September 821 59,008 43,525 15,483 55,637 40,975 14,662 December 1,366 59,692 43,935 15,757 55,281 40,890 14,391 2004 March 1,231 60,607 44,225 16,382 57,294 42,143 15,151 June 438 60,083 44,374 15,709 57,072 41,801 15,271 September 37 59,970 44,514 15,456 57,919 42,500 15,419 December 2,276 62,068 45,203 16,865 57,078 42,489 14,589 2005 March -161 61,743 45,182 16,561 60,741 44,019 16,722 June 676 61,914 45,362 16,552 59,408 43,532 15,876 September 1,247 63,512 46,569 16,943 59,211 43,515 15,696 December 2,753 64,304 46,306 17,998 60,258 45,013 15,245 2006 March 1,222 67,012 49,177 17,835 60,901 44,288 16,613 June -1,441 61,061 45,099 15,962 65,456 48,053 17,403 September -2,188 59,268 43,263 16,005 66,093 47,900 18,193 December 129 61,686 44,008 17,678 64,117 46,568 17,549 2007 March -1,034 63,153 45,734 17,419 64,626 46,173 18,453 June -2,644 59,334 42,843 16,491 67,719 48,584 19,135 September -2,125 58,181 41,330 16,851 67,169 48,193 18,976 December -2,001 59,220 41,998 17,222 66,191 46,968 19,223 2008 March -3,930 56,354 40,043 16,311 67,396 47,155 20,241 June -5,782 53,547 37,480 16,067 70,952 49,103 21,849 September -5,237 52,392 36,706 15,686 66,668 45,745 20,923 December -7,118 48,384 32,071 16,313 71,596 48,165 23,431 2009 March -8,642 43,575 28,724 14,851 70,648 47,155 23,493 June -7,138 45,634 30,003 15,631 67,498 44,729 22,769 September -6,104 46,990 31,376 15,614 59,285 37,567 21,718 December -1,810 48,814 31,388 17,426 55,893 36,657 19,236 2010 March -4,310 45,030 29,656 15,374 56,414 36,730 19,684 June -926 48,415 31,609 16,806 52,404 34,672 17,732 September -1,467 48,592 32,374 16,218 50,763 33,078 17,685 December -902 48,636 31,663 16,973 51,337 33,462 17,875 2011 March -2,885 44,466 30,171 14,295 50,849 33,669 17,180 June -1,199 46,435 31,304 15,131 48,075 31,745 16,330 September -83 48,892 33,711 15,181 46,057 30,793 15,264 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.