Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Building Material and Garden Equipment and Suppies Dealers 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 -470 17,473 15,467 2,006 26,088 23,612 2,476 December -325 18,996 16,751 2,245 23,408 20,838 2,570 1993 March -1,140 18,937 16,529 2,408 24,642 21,094 3,548 June 1,232 31,700 28,439 3,261 13,993 11,964 2,029 September -323 17,792 15,816 1,976 25,580 23,281 2,299 December -222 19,465 17,287 2,178 22,494 20,094 2,400 1994 March -1,187 20,192 17,941 2,251 23,294 19,856 3,438 June 1,255 31,871 28,610 3,261 14,042 12,036 2,006 September -175 18,541 16,485 2,056 25,292 23,061 2,231 December -265 19,814 17,536 2,278 23,397 20,854 2,543 1995 March -979 20,733 18,465 2,268 24,154 20,907 3,247 June 1,243 30,010 26,845 3,165 15,614 13,692 1,922 September -516 17,650 15,796 1,854 26,595 24,225 2,370 December -439 19,465 17,297 2,168 23,677 21,070 2,607 1996 March -940 20,064 17,510 2,554 24,827 21,333 3,494 June 1,027 31,341 28,217 3,124 14,807 12,710 2,097 September -293 18,297 16,261 2,036 26,036 23,707 2,329 December -199 20,045 17,812 2,233 23,188 20,756 2,432 1997 March -965 20,828 18,523 2,305 23,673 20,403 3,270 June 1,191 30,785 27,678 3,107 15,170 13,254 1,916 September -337 17,594 15,664 1,930 27,265 24,998 2,267 December -636 19,904 17,821 2,083 23,810 21,091 2,719 1998 March -1,056 20,368 18,018 2,350 24,247 20,841 3,406 June 1,416 31,544 28,237 3,307 14,569 12,678 1,891 September -375 17,530 15,673 1,857 26,676 24,444 2,232 December -382 20,493 18,472 2,021 22,768 20,365 2,403 1999 March -1,092 21,100 18,970 2,130 23,711 20,489 3,222 June 1,065 31,697 28,706 2,991 14,469 12,543 1,926 September -537 18,190 16,337 1,853 26,989 24,599 2,390 December -542 20,792 18,848 1,944 22,431 19,945 2,486 2000 March -931 21,542 19,266 2,276 23,478 20,271 3,207 June 812 29,658 26,934 2,724 16,106 14,194 1,912 September -667 16,266 14,623 1,643 28,539 26,229 2,310 December -704 18,767 17,019 1,748 24,101 21,649 2,452 2001 March -1,243 19,102 17,072 2,030 25,153 21,880 3,273 June 828 29,430 26,782 2,648 15,198 13,378 1,820 September -614 16,013 14,419 1,594 26,885 24,677 2,208 December -599 18,278 16,528 1,750 22,972 20,623 2,349 2002 March -867 19,329 17,394 1,935 22,720 19,918 2,802 June 1,056 29,722 27,018 2,704 13,832 12,184 1,648 September -202 16,192 14,469 1,723 25,699 23,774 1,925 December -288 17,886 16,092 1,794 22,969 20,887 2,082 2003 March -997 17,419 15,600 1,819 23,874 21,058 2,816 June 1,075 29,578 26,903 2,675 13,677 12,077 1,600 September -296 16,470 14,957 1,513 24,771 22,962 1,809 December -362 18,386 16,722 1,664 21,581 19,555 2,026 2004 March -810 19,552 17,637 1,915 21,806 19,081 2,725 June 1,241 29,633 26,908 2,725 13,070 11,586 1,484 September -340 16,458 14,833 1,625 25,028 23,063 1,965 December -329 18,496 16,760 1,736 22,163 20,098 2,065 2005 March -980 19,612 17,744 1,868 22,456 19,608 2,848 June 1,268 29,789 26,950 2,839 13,768 12,197 1,571 September -227 16,543 14,827 1,716 25,348 23,405 1,943 December -245 18,478 16,664 1,814 22,557 20,498 2,059 2006 March -739 21,080 19,133 1,947 21,181 18,495 2,686 June 1,208 29,064 26,326 2,738 14,652 13,122 1,530 September -216 15,936 14,247 1,689 26,793 24,888 1,905 December -311 16,766 14,933 1,833 24,542 22,398 2,144 2007 March -893 19,359 17,397 1,962 23,377 20,522 2,855 June 1,074 28,290 25,609 2,681 15,252 13,645 1,607 September -298 14,389 12,756 1,633 27,737 25,806 1,931 December -627 15,663 14,016 1,647 25,226 22,952 2,274 2008 March -1,198 17,184 15,282 1,902 24,659 21,559 3,100 June 555 26,319 23,718 2,601 16,156 14,110 2,046 September -677 12,949 11,461 1,488 27,744 25,579 2,165 December -1,090 13,700 12,048 1,652 26,592 23,850 2,742 2009 March -1,589 14,000 12,125 1,875 27,593 24,129 3,464 June 627 24,495 21,990 2,505 15,244 13,366 1,878 September -891 11,953 10,558 1,395 25,761 23,475 2,286 December -875 13,685 12,044 1,641 22,815 20,299 2,516 2010 March -1,391 16,148 14,372 1,776 21,014 17,847 3,167 June 1,173 26,372 23,597 2,775 12,020 10,418 1,602 September -572 12,473 11,038 1,435 23,925 21,918 2,007 December -649 14,247 12,601 1,646 21,335 19,040 2,295 2011 March -1,327 16,868 15,358 1,510 18,949 16,112 2,837 June 902 25,338 22,807 2,531 12,232 10,603 1,629 September -445 13,579 12,224 1,355 22,375 20,575 1,800 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.