Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 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 -213 16,157 12,588 3,569 16,562 12,780 3,782 December -328 15,700 12,388 3,312 16,591 12,951 3,640 1993 March -131 15,621 12,179 3,442 16,326 12,753 3,573 June 446 16,712 12,970 3,742 14,600 11,304 3,296 September 259 16,826 13,206 3,620 15,486 12,125 3,361 December 4 16,069 12,740 3,329 16,107 12,782 3,325 1994 March -108 15,670 12,334 3,336 16,448 13,004 3,444 June 436 16,931 13,180 3,751 15,128 11,813 3,315 September 365 17,017 13,299 3,718 16,058 12,705 3,353 December -61 16,335 12,917 3,418 16,573 13,094 3,479 1995 March 135 16,625 13,150 3,475 16,292 12,952 3,340 June 194 16,560 13,121 3,439 15,802 12,557 3,245 September 146 16,980 13,482 3,498 16,325 12,973 3,352 December 110 16,486 12,976 3,510 16,960 13,560 3,400 1996 March 43 17,042 13,456 3,586 16,519 12,976 3,543 June 529 17,219 13,564 3,655 15,675 12,549 3,126 September 167 16,968 13,421 3,547 16,677 13,297 3,380 December 155 16,599 13,049 3,550 16,905 13,510 3,395 1997 March 293 17,655 13,961 3,694 16,395 12,994 3,401 June 408 17,148 13,523 3,625 16,337 13,120 3,217 September 325 17,471 13,807 3,664 16,746 13,407 3,339 December -87 16,796 13,200 3,596 17,545 13,862 3,683 1998 March -60 17,012 13,501 3,511 17,195 13,624 3,571 June 713 17,932 14,038 3,894 15,524 12,343 3,181 September 359 17,783 14,015 3,768 16,910 13,501 3,409 December 404 18,388 14,733 3,655 16,346 13,095 3,251 1999 March 87 17,768 14,179 3,589 17,299 13,797 3,502 June 129 17,710 14,066 3,644 16,816 13,301 3,515 September 131 17,891 14,242 3,649 17,263 13,745 3,518 December 439 18,542 14,891 3,651 16,737 13,525 3,212 2000 March 640 19,296 15,270 4,026 17,086 13,700 3,386 June 105 17,490 14,008 3,482 17,915 14,538 3,377 September -168 17,629 13,986 3,643 18,392 14,581 3,811 December 111 17,940 14,286 3,654 17,653 14,110 3,543 2001 March 148 18,274 14,492 3,782 17,390 13,756 3,634 June -146 17,379 13,940 3,439 17,842 14,257 3,585 September -410 16,611 13,334 3,277 18,413 14,726 3,687 December 64 16,673 13,226 3,447 17,722 14,339 3,383 2002 March -238 16,974 13,689 3,285 17,505 13,982 3,523 June -321 16,151 12,974 3,177 18,216 14,718 3,498 September -282 16,145 12,986 3,159 17,656 14,215 3,441 December -52 16,377 13,103 3,274 17,167 13,841 3,326 2003 March -500 15,569 12,517 3,052 17,496 13,944 3,552 June -72 16,432 13,247 3,185 16,154 12,897 3,257 September -137 16,240 13,217 3,023 16,311 13,151 3,160 December 128 16,658 13,470 3,188 15,906 12,846 3,060 2004 March -79 16,398 13,302 3,096 16,297 13,122 3,175 June -136 16,127 13,154 2,973 15,970 12,861 3,109 September -143 15,988 12,970 3,018 16,113 12,952 3,161 December 509 16,951 13,648 3,303 15,511 12,717 2,794 2005 March -58 16,279 13,187 3,092 16,463 13,313 3,150 June 69 16,600 13,524 3,076 15,293 12,286 3,007 September 388 16,892 13,595 3,297 15,779 12,870 2,909 December 574 17,004 13,541 3,463 16,204 13,315 2,889 2006 March 182 17,765 14,554 3,211 15,687 12,658 3,029 June -101 16,427 13,514 2,913 16,518 13,504 3,014 September -217 15,730 12,719 3,011 17,142 13,914 3,228 December 433 16,910 13,531 3,379 16,290 13,344 2,946 2007 March 84 17,006 13,814 3,192 16,471 13,363 3,108 June -427 15,912 13,056 2,856 17,413 14,130 3,283 September -243 15,108 12,162 2,946 17,543 14,354 3,189 December 69 16,021 12,914 3,107 16,591 13,553 3,038 2008 March -412 15,143 12,271 2,872 17,381 14,097 3,284 June -808 14,886 12,053 2,833 18,780 15,139 3,641 September -751 14,137 11,487 2,650 17,917 14,516 3,401 December -962 13,462 10,770 2,692 17,973 14,319 3,654 2009 March -807 12,644 9,965 2,679 18,027 14,541 3,486 June -946 13,267 10,585 2,682 18,525 14,897 3,628 September -584 13,598 10,836 2,762 16,329 12,983 3,346 December -790 13,310 10,715 2,595 15,857 12,472 3,385 2010 March -452 13,576 10,829 2,747 15,626 12,427 3,199 June -232 14,323 11,425 2,898 15,071 11,941 3,130 September -200 14,311 11,435 2,876 14,693 11,617 3,076 December -543 13,833 11,118 2,715 15,083 11,825 3,258 2011 March -233 13,564 10,879 2,685 14,843 11,925 2,918 June -108 14,226 11,321 2,905 14,587 11,574 3,013 September 72 14,757 11,853 2,904 14,039 11,207 2,832 December -340 13,846 11,190 2,656 14,754 11,758 2,996 2012 March 51 14,659 11,899 2,760 14,063 11,354 2,709 June -237 13,875 11,225 2,650 15,035 12,148 2,887 September -50 14,172 11,507 2,665 14,240 11,525 2,715 December -330 14,459 11,995 2,464 13,858 11,064 2,794 2013 March 119 14,488 11,763 2,725 14,016 11,410 2,606 June -86 13,941 11,392 2,549 14,530 11,895 2,635 September -71 14,551 11,995 2,556 13,775 11,148 2,627 December -286 13,808 11,347 2,461 14,425 11,678 2,747 2014 March 91 14,646 12,123 2,523 13,643 11,211 2,432 June -181 14,445 11,923 2,522 14,146 11,443 2,703 September -158 14,141 11,759 2,382 13,919 11,379 2,540 December -198 14,245 11,892 2,353 14,070 11,519 2,551 2015 March -56 13,649 11,251 2,398 14,485 12,031 2,454 June -67 14,200 11,774 2,426 14,021 11,528 2,493 September -153 13,954 11,559 2,395 14,127 11,579 2,548 December 64 14,459 12,032 2,427 13,740 11,377 2,363 2016 March -212 13,683 11,529 2,154 14,146 11,780 2,366 June -363 13,580 11,329 2,251 14,952 12,338 2,614 September 130 13,890 11,384 2,506 14,143 11,767 2,376 December -229 13,691 11,445 2,246 14,153 11,678 2,475 2017 March 305 15,227 12,698 2,529 13,429 11,205 2,224 June -293 13,998 11,716 2,282 14,982 12,407 2,575 September -408 13,319 11,143 2,176 14,970 12,386 2,584 December -127 14,699 12,371 2,328 13,768 11,313 2,455 2018 March 552 15,179 12,494 2,685 13,744 11,611 2,133 June -189 14,176 11,895 2,281 14,934 12,464 2,470 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.