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 -287 553 411 142 840 635 205 June 581 1,050 822 228 469 351 118 September 134 736 579 157 602 479 123 December -183 614 472 142 797 647 150 1994 March -240 605 463 142 845 638 207 June 623 1,114 866 248 491 372 119 September 159 786 618 168 627 501 126 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 -232 637 490 147 869 704 165 1996 March -218 648 490 158 866 662 204 June 624 1,144 896 248 520 396 124 September 105 779 618 161 674 542 132 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 120 807 646 161 687 541 146 December -245 661 511 150 906 720 186 1998 March -237 678 509 169 915 685 230 June 679 1,212 942 270 533 407 126 September 119 807 646 161 688 544 144 December -124 704 562 142 828 674 154 1999 March -242 710 541 169 952 733 219 June 633 1,202 959 243 569 437 132 September 79 814 654 160 735 584 151 December -172 703 555 148 875 712 163 2000 March -153 759 588 171 912 696 216 June 568 1,170 937 233 602 462 140 September 34 809 648 161 775 612 163 December -275 670 526 144 945 777 168 2001 March -186 752 575 177 938 704 234 June 552 1,167 938 229 615 483 132 September -40 753 607 146 793 637 156 December -332 634 496 138 966 805 161 2002 March -311 682 524 158 993 769 224 June 505 1,119 888 231 614 484 130 September 22 759 611 148 737 593 144 December -303 628 487 141 931 768 163 2003 March -339 651 497 154 990 765 225 June 574 1,153 930 223 579 449 130 September 76 770 627 143 694 558 136 December -237 646 512 134 883 723 160 2004 March -208 696 536 160 904 692 212 June 598 1,165 932 233 567 437 130 September 68 783 629 154 715 570 145 December -178 689 539 150 867 711 156 2005 March -239 711 542 169 950 734 216 June 655 1,220 978 242 565 435 130 September 145 855 688 167 710 565 145 December -198 712 558 154 910 753 157 2006 March -124 780 606 174 904 699 205 June 580 1,194 967 227 614 483 131 September -33 770 622 148 803 654 149 December -316 670 528 142 986 824 162 2007 March -254 731 572 159 985 766 219 June 535 1,167 936 231 632 497 135 September -70 746 600 146 816 667 149 December -388 640 507 133 1,028 852 176 2008 March -402 641 499 142 1,043 811 232 June 373 1,057 845 212 684 534 150 September -135 684 548 136 819 660 159 December -626 521 402 119 1,147 942 205 2009 March -709 477 358 119 1,186 927 259 June 185 878 682 196 693 546 147 September -157 591 469 122 748 589 159 December -404 497 373 124 901 732 169 2010 March -369 507 384 123 876 662 214 June 469 969 762 207 500 384 116 September 31 634 506 128 603 472 131 December -299 515 396 119 814 655 159 2011 March -254 518 400 118 772 582 190 June 491 955 757 198 464 354 110 September 103 669 538 131 566 451 115 December -263 509 393 116 772 623 149 2012 March -179 559 438 121 738 563 175 June 446 914 731 183 468 366 102 September 65 627 505 122 562 447 115 December -171 537 423 114 708 575 133 2013 March -152 566 447 119 718 551 167 June 494 949 765 184 455 358 97 September 100 640 518 122 540 439 101 December -226 524 416 108 750 620 130 2014 March -135 563 450 113 698 540 158 June 545 988 806 182 443 348 95 September 99 636 527 109 537 439 98 December -180 532 430 102 712 588 124 2015 March -186 549 435 114 735 583 152 June 550 990 818 172 440 349 91 September 71 624 519 105 553 453 100 December -129 563 454 109 692 574 118 2016 March -169 560 449 111 729 582 147 June 458 936 776 160 478 378 100 September 70 637 518 119 567 467 100 December -226 521 420 101 747 624 123 2017 March -100 594 476 118 694 549 145 June 505 974 805 169 469 378 91 September -13 594 489 105 607 500 107 December -139 574 460 114 713 593 120 2018 March -94 606 481 125 700 552 148 June 513 985 811 174 472 375 97 September 16 619 508 111 603 496 107 December -171 556 442 114 727 602 125 2019 March -140 592 468 124 732 577 155 June 482 978 805 173 496 393 103 September 22 616 504 112 594 488 106 December -221 540 431 109 761 631 130 2020 March -173 577 458 119 750 583 167 June 6 774 609 165 768 634 134 September 44 652 515 137 608 502 106 December -85 574 457 117 659 541 118 2021 March -109 581 451 130 690 548 142 June 413 899 730 169 486 387 99 September 20 609 482 127 589 474 115 December -83 583 457 126 666 545 121 2022 March -73 606 474 132 679 518 161 June 445 922 742 180 477 371 106 September 42 619 504 115 577 462 115 December -197 536 420 116 733 595 138 2023 March -75 612 476 136 687 523 164 June 460 957 778 179 497 386 111 September 2 597 479 118 595 477 118 December -164 559 439 120 723 593 130 2024 March -81 624 494 130 705 538 167 June 391 905 736 169 514 401 113 September -1 604 484 120 605 483 122 December -189 547 429 118 736 597 139 2025 March -118 591 463 128 709 550 159 June 396 910 749 161 514 400 114 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.