Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Construction of Buildings 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 13,644 191,055 137,561 53,494 177,411 133,620 43,791 December -880 183,049 133,244 49,805 183,929 138,253 45,676 1993 March -4,705 173,197 125,473 47,724 177,902 133,293 44,609 June 27,319 191,134 142,267 48,867 163,815 119,252 44,563 September 15,945 191,965 139,069 52,896 176,020 134,436 41,584 December 16,728 192,839 143,358 49,481 176,111 133,104 43,007 1994 March 12,294 192,190 145,377 46,813 179,896 133,403 46,493 June 27,106 203,093 147,777 55,316 175,987 131,473 44,514 September 28,345 208,949 155,089 53,860 180,604 137,538 43,066 December -574 189,475 142,516 46,959 190,049 143,844 46,205 1995 March -803 187,386 138,637 48,749 188,189 143,201 44,988 June 11,873 193,583 142,988 50,595 181,710 137,057 44,653 September 12,818 201,775 150,158 51,617 188,957 142,325 46,632 December 1,678 195,051 145,002 50,049 193,373 145,786 47,587 1996 March 17,199 202,216 149,750 52,466 185,017 139,358 45,659 June 20,393 207,678 151,748 55,930 187,285 138,684 48,601 September 14,293 202,862 149,992 52,870 188,569 144,169 44,400 December 9,898 200,858 149,483 51,375 190,960 143,564 47,396 1997 March 7,714 197,438 146,245 51,193 189,724 143,521 46,203 June 8,515 196,304 147,681 48,623 187,789 140,439 47,350 September 16,893 205,040 154,468 50,572 188,147 139,699 48,448 December 10,789 200,481 149,529 50,952 189,692 137,933 51,759 1998 March 11,166 201,762 147,593 54,169 190,596 141,825 48,771 June 28,317 213,315 155,084 58,231 184,998 136,911 48,087 September 20,249 206,637 155,734 50,903 186,388 140,094 46,294 December 29,492 208,576 160,001 48,575 179,084 134,900 44,184 1999 March 12,400 209,108 154,624 54,484 196,708 149,253 47,455 June 15,189 207,022 156,144 50,878 191,833 144,321 47,512 September 11,823 209,891 157,378 52,513 198,068 148,282 49,786 December 26,106 212,544 162,096 50,448 186,438 139,583 46,855 2000 March 29,050 218,504 164,680 53,824 189,454 144,054 45,400 June -9,284 197,840 149,668 48,172 207,124 157,317 49,807 September -6,985 202,226 150,111 52,115 209,211 155,630 53,581 December 4,549 196,773 147,788 48,985 192,224 146,533 45,691 2001 March 20,609 208,392 157,838 50,554 187,783 139,020 48,763 June -4,168 197,062 149,688 47,374 201,230 155,738 45,492 September -15,746 187,687 141,852 45,835 203,433 155,918 47,515 December -1,266 190,267 142,849 47,418 191,533 148,377 43,156 2002 March 3,145 195,709 146,828 48,881 192,564 149,084 43,480 June -3,148 187,516 140,389 47,127 190,664 145,927 44,737 September -2,073 185,110 138,230 46,880 187,183 142,067 45,116 December 2,257 185,811 137,935 47,876 183,554 140,000 43,554 2003 March -7,325 187,217 138,419 48,798 194,542 148,306 46,236 June 3,499 189,084 142,118 46,966 185,585 141,208 44,377 September 9,055 187,605 141,834 45,771 178,550 136,785 41,765 December 14,915 193,260 144,375 48,885 178,345 134,642 43,703 2004 March 21,171 196,373 144,048 52,325 175,202 132,435 42,767 June 21,288 196,944 148,420 48,524 175,656 131,361 44,295 September 7,398 196,001 145,532 50,469 188,603 143,486 45,117 December 29,117 204,902 152,573 52,329 175,785 133,086 42,699 2005 March 23,063 209,416 154,076 55,340 186,353 140,669 45,684 June 22,099 207,518 154,903 52,615 185,419 137,818 47,601 September 30,198 214,753 158,367 56,386 184,555 138,743 45,812 December 34,570 215,936 161,903 54,033 181,366 138,443 42,923 2006 March 43,029 224,309 167,416 56,893 181,280 136,329 44,951 June 7,484 204,786 155,942 48,844 197,302 149,683 47,619 September -21,331 191,761 143,203 48,558 213,092 164,301 48,791 December -3,633 197,361 147,671 49,690 200,994 154,608 46,386 2007 March 7,470 208,596 157,112 51,484 201,126 152,734 48,392 June -4,515 199,354 147,558 51,796 203,869 155,197 48,672 September -32,016 183,192 135,693 47,499 215,208 165,542 49,666 December -19,947 188,481 140,090 48,391 208,428 157,979 50,449 2008 March -25,490 182,249 136,107 46,142 207,739 156,069 51,670 June -42,701 172,275 127,502 44,773 214,976 159,107 55,869 September -49,249 163,071 120,899 42,172 212,320 160,252 52,068 December -84,788 149,347 107,524 41,823 234,135 176,586 57,549 2009 March -110,490 128,331 91,118 37,213 238,821 180,803 58,018 June -82,101 135,112 95,377 39,735 217,213 164,313 52,900 September -48,840 138,964 100,788 38,176 187,804 136,008 51,796 December -27,771 144,562 101,383 43,179 172,333 125,737 46,596 2010 March -24,982 140,785 101,860 38,925 165,767 120,948 44,819 June -2,451 150,478 108,320 42,158 152,929 112,371 40,558 September 602 149,583 109,375 40,208 148,981 106,360 42,621 December -11,884 143,213 101,123 42,090 155,097 112,467 42,630 2011 March -8,241 137,234 100,178 37,056 145,475 105,740 39,735 June 5,512 146,799 107,258 39,541 141,287 102,460 38,827 September 21,367 157,862 116,742 41,120 136,495 101,147 35,348 December -7,349 143,115 103,739 39,376 150,464 111,569 38,895 2012 March 5,965 146,375 109,084 37,291 140,410 104,118 36,292 June 4,612 145,758 107,855 37,903 141,146 105,607 35,539 September 7,556 147,324 107,675 39,649 139,768 103,023 36,745 December 22,536 155,755 115,463 40,292 133,219 96,961 36,258 2013 March 18,024 153,010 115,276 37,734 134,986 99,001 35,985 June 10,458 149,654 110,755 38,899 139,196 105,145 34,051 September 20,740 153,150 113,646 39,504 132,410 99,695 32,715 December 13,882 151,341 113,006 38,335 137,459 103,412 34,047 2014 March 16,523 149,334 113,381 35,953 132,811 98,901 33,910 June 18,654 153,374 116,438 36,936 134,720 101,649 33,071 September 23,005 151,842 115,689 36,153 128,837 97,521 31,316 December 20,910 154,183 118,018 36,165 133,273 99,935 33,338 2015 March 13,619 151,725 115,208 36,517 138,106 105,077 33,029 June 19,625 156,061 120,368 35,693 136,436 101,696 34,740 September 5,688 147,074 112,897 34,177 141,386 108,218 33,168 December 30,797 163,759 125,755 38,004 132,962 100,563 32,399 2016 March 15,279 155,993 120,741 35,252 140,714 108,082 32,632 June 3,196 149,300 115,868 33,432 146,104 110,699 35,405 September 16,654 157,715 116,016 41,699 141,061 108,703 32,358 December 4,844 146,795 111,171 35,624 141,951 108,992 32,959 2017 March 22,828 156,389 119,893 36,496 133,561 101,048 32,513 June 18,518 157,865 121,035 36,830 139,347 107,162 32,185 September 768 148,109 112,797 35,312 147,341 113,536 33,805 December 25,017 162,203 122,730 39,473 137,186 104,156 33,030 2018 March 29,654 163,031 127,466 35,565 133,377 102,438 30,939 June 14,873 156,166 120,181 35,985 141,293 108,171 33,122 September -6,881 144,519 109,615 34,904 151,400 116,308 35,092 December 17,871 156,266 117,763 38,503 138,395 103,633 34,762 2019 March 18,265 160,423 119,557 40,866 142,158 107,433 34,725 June 2,384 154,008 118,232 35,776 151,624 114,242 37,382 September 189 148,516 111,692 36,824 148,327 112,954 35,373 December 8,701 154,328 114,019 40,309 145,627 109,950 35,677 2020 March 12,216 158,615 119,874 38,741 146,399 107,474 38,925 June -114,900 124,946 88,472 36,474 239,846 187,852 51,994 September 3,144 158,789 111,250 47,539 155,645 119,422 36,223 December 33,140 163,164 121,119 42,045 130,024 95,853 34,171 2021 March 34,818 163,755 121,285 42,470 128,937 97,681 31,256 June 4,035 147,164 110,622 36,542 143,129 106,703 36,426 September 1,551 150,044 109,477 40,567 148,493 109,586 38,907 December 46,143 172,368 127,147 45,221 126,225 92,766 33,459 2022 March 40,917 168,744 128,698 40,046 127,827 93,330 34,497 June 2,547 154,486 119,236 35,250 151,939 106,772 45,167 September 4,241 148,280 113,436 34,844 144,039 106,269 37,770 December 5,400 148,347 111,999 36,348 142,947 106,218 36,729 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.