Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Construction (In thousands) 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 4 183 134 49 174 129 45 December -1 178 132 46 179 132 47 1993 March 2 175 127 48 179 133 46 June 5 187 137 50 169 124 45 September 9 193 142 51 170 128 42 December 3 190 143 47 176 132 44 1994 March 0 185 139 46 181 135 46 June 9 199 146 53 173 129 44 September 8 200 149 51 180 137 43 December 1 192 145 47 189 143 46 1995 March 3 193 145 48 187 142 45 June 3 192 143 49 189 143 46 September 3 197 148 49 190 144 46 December 0 196 148 48 192 144 48 1996 March 4 200 150 50 187 141 46 June 7 205 153 52 186 141 45 September 6 203 152 51 193 148 45 December 1 201 152 49 197 149 48 1997 March 7 211 159 52 190 145 45 June 4 205 154 51 196 149 47 September 1 206 156 50 200 151 49 December -1 204 155 49 202 152 50 1998 March 4 209 157 52 196 148 48 June 10 214 160 54 188 144 44 September 4 212 161 51 200 153 47 December 4 217 169 48 192 148 44 1999 March 6 217 166 51 198 153 45 June 2 213 163 50 202 154 48 September 1 213 163 50 209 160 49 December 3 219 170 49 200 154 46 2000 March 8 227 174 53 200 155 45 June 0 211 163 48 213 165 48 September -1 209 159 50 219 168 51 December 1 211 162 49 210 162 48 2001 March 5 222 170 52 202 155 47 June 1 210 163 47 207 161 46 September -3 203 156 47 218 168 50 December 2 204 157 47 208 163 45 2002 March 3 211 162 49 206 160 46 June 4 209 160 49 209 164 45 September 1 208 160 48 210 163 47 December 3 208 159 49 209 163 46 2003 March 1 206 157 49 212 164 48 June 2 213 164 49 204 157 47 September 3 215 166 49 203 157 46 December 5 218 168 50 202 157 45 2004 March 8 225 171 54 205 159 46 June 4 220 169 51 208 161 47 September 3 218 167 51 211 163 48 December 9 227 173 54 206 161 45 2005 March 5 227 172 55 218 168 50 June 5 228 174 54 214 165 49 September 7 233 177 56 215 166 49 December 9 233 177 56 218 171 47 2006 March 9 246 188 58 214 165 49 June -1 225 174 51 232 180 52 September -2 218 166 52 236 182 54 December 4 226 170 56 230 178 52 2007 March 2 232 176 56 229 175 54 June -6 220 168 52 243 185 58 September -4 215 161 54 244 186 58 December -4 217 163 54 239 181 58 2008 March -6 209 156 53 241 182 59 June -16 203 152 51 258 191 67 September -15 196 147 49 244 180 64 December -20 179 129 50 257 187 70 2009 March -22 162 115 47 254 185 69 June -19 175 125 50 248 179 69 September -17 178 128 50 220 153 67 December -6 181 127 54 210 150 60 2010 March -10 171 121 50 209 149 60 June -2 186 133 53 194 139 55 September -4 185 133 52 191 135 56 December -2 185 131 54 193 137 56 2011 March -5 175 126 49 192 138 54 June -2 184 133 51 183 130 53 September 3 191 139 52 178 129 49 December 0 184 133 51 185 134 51 2012 March 0 182 133 49 183 134 49 June -2 180 133 47 181 132 49 September 0 183 135 48 178 130 48 December 3 188 139 49 173 127 46 2013 March -1 184 138 46 178 131 47 June 2 185 139 46 174 130 44 September 4 190 143 47 171 128 43 December 1 186 140 46 178 133 45 2014 March -1 186 143 43 175 131 44 June 1 190 145 45 175 131 44 September 2 186 143 43 173 132 41 December 1 188 145 43 176 134 42 2015 March 2 188 143 45 181 138 43 June 2 189 146 43 176 135 41 September 0 186 145 41 177 136 41 December 6 198 152 46 174 134 40 2016 March 2 192 149 43 179 138 41 June -4 184 144 40 189 145 44 September 0 189 146 43 183 140 43 December 3 191 146 45 182 140 42 2017 March 5 204 158 46 177 136 41 June -1 191 149 42 191 148 43 September -3 184 142 42 195 150 45 December 5 204 156 48 182 139 43 2018 March 5 205 160 45 180 140 40 June 0 193 150 43 194 151 43 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.