Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Illinois 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 338 7,261 5,311 1,950 7,222 5,610 1,612 December -116 7,275 5,493 1,782 7,442 5,544 1,898 1993 March -68 6,872 5,098 1,774 7,496 5,654 1,842 June -65 7,568 5,480 2,088 7,238 5,085 2,153 September 490 7,916 5,792 2,124 6,774 5,140 1,634 December 121 8,004 6,130 1,874 7,086 5,333 1,753 1994 March 225 7,706 5,718 1,988 7,383 5,620 1,763 June 135 8,082 5,908 2,174 7,446 5,407 2,039 September 421 8,011 5,952 2,059 7,398 5,760 1,638 December -622 6,531 5,390 1,141 7,065 5,302 1,763 1995 March 1,204 8,528 5,757 2,771 7,339 5,772 1,567 June -410 7,749 5,757 1,992 8,335 5,933 2,402 September 342 8,102 6,041 2,061 7,574 5,855 1,719 December -137 7,825 6,015 1,810 7,949 6,002 1,947 1996 March 61 8,108 6,191 1,917 7,749 5,893 1,856 June 437 8,404 6,265 2,139 7,924 6,222 1,702 September 75 8,492 6,417 2,075 8,164 6,164 2,000 December 1 8,535 6,452 2,083 8,425 6,343 2,082 1997 March 33 8,813 6,790 2,023 8,172 6,182 1,990 June 409 8,547 6,281 2,266 8,197 6,340 1,857 September -330 8,417 6,267 2,150 8,899 6,419 2,480 December 61 8,661 6,476 2,185 8,439 6,315 2,124 1998 March -112 8,198 6,138 2,060 8,510 6,338 2,172 June 349 8,635 6,305 2,330 7,911 5,930 1,981 September 49 8,509 6,370 2,139 8,309 6,219 2,090 December 323 9,096 6,949 2,147 7,742 5,918 1,824 1999 March 140 8,793 6,594 2,199 8,385 6,326 2,059 June 78 8,631 6,515 2,116 8,120 6,082 2,038 September 35 8,612 6,527 2,085 8,498 6,448 2,050 December 204 8,780 6,705 2,075 8,116 6,245 1,871 2000 March 353 9,711 7,350 2,361 8,156 6,148 2,008 June -10 8,413 6,340 2,073 8,810 6,727 2,083 September -130 8,207 6,170 2,037 8,872 6,705 2,167 December -8 8,154 6,098 2,056 8,716 6,652 2,064 2001 March 292 9,423 7,224 2,199 7,959 6,052 1,907 June 335 8,471 6,408 2,063 8,079 6,351 1,728 September -324 7,986 6,210 1,776 8,691 6,591 2,100 December 255 8,348 6,423 1,925 7,978 6,308 1,670 2002 March -60 8,191 6,298 1,893 8,535 6,582 1,953 June 227 8,252 6,287 1,965 8,280 6,542 1,738 September 62 8,204 6,284 1,920 8,291 6,433 1,858 December 90 8,266 6,324 1,942 8,292 6,440 1,852 2003 March 76 8,112 6,049 2,063 8,626 6,639 1,987 June 26 8,291 6,342 1,949 8,139 6,216 1,923 September 246 8,363 6,282 2,081 8,182 6,347 1,835 December 120 8,543 6,532 2,011 8,094 6,203 1,891 2004 March 409 8,702 6,397 2,305 8,399 6,503 1,896 June -112 8,196 6,276 1,920 8,425 6,393 2,032 September -287 8,065 6,148 1,917 8,543 6,339 2,204 December 233 8,457 6,227 2,230 8,164 6,167 1,997 2005 March 215 8,364 6,128 2,236 8,336 6,315 2,021 June 117 8,393 6,124 2,269 8,729 6,577 2,152 September 173 8,357 6,097 2,260 8,451 6,364 2,087 December 187 8,617 6,322 2,295 8,432 6,324 2,108 2006 March 384 9,620 7,163 2,457 8,042 5,969 2,073 June -7 8,295 6,200 2,095 8,672 6,570 2,102 September -201 7,587 5,626 1,961 8,973 6,811 2,162 December 115 8,290 6,012 2,278 8,572 6,409 2,163 2007 March 22 8,696 6,389 2,307 8,476 6,191 2,285 June -216 8,025 5,939 2,086 8,794 6,492 2,302 September -446 7,397 5,431 1,966 8,947 6,535 2,412 December -269 7,790 5,604 2,186 8,757 6,302 2,455 2008 March -172 7,991 5,662 2,329 8,747 6,246 2,501 June -34 7,908 5,536 2,372 8,893 6,487 2,406 September -389 7,378 5,171 2,207 8,941 6,345 2,596 December -841 6,765 4,581 2,184 9,647 6,622 3,025 2009 March -676 6,201 4,178 2,023 9,038 6,339 2,699 June -511 6,805 4,543 2,262 9,479 6,706 2,773 September -500 7,125 4,797 2,328 8,219 5,391 2,828 December -271 6,960 4,442 2,518 8,443 5,654 2,789 2010 March -314 6,684 4,379 2,305 8,070 5,451 2,619 June -8 7,008 4,630 2,378 7,391 5,005 2,386 September -169 7,253 4,932 2,321 7,229 4,739 2,490 December 30 7,257 4,647 2,610 7,685 5,105 2,580 2011 March -262 6,719 4,541 2,178 7,294 4,854 2,440 June -12 7,003 4,742 2,261 7,045 4,772 2,273 September 101 7,394 4,919 2,475 7,010 4,636 2,374 December -161 6,865 4,659 2,206 7,294 4,927 2,367 2012 March -85 6,868 4,699 2,169 7,056 4,802 2,254 June -12 6,466 4,540 1,926 6,702 4,764 1,938 September 101 7,034 4,670 2,364 6,980 4,717 2,263 December -268 6,192 4,530 1,662 6,389 4,459 1,930 2013 March -247 6,631 4,655 1,976 6,957 4,734 2,223 June -316 6,680 4,674 2,006 6,613 4,291 2,322 September 637 7,325 4,801 2,524 6,182 4,295 1,887 December -97 6,531 4,548 1,983 6,710 4,630 2,080 2014 March 468 6,840 4,690 2,150 6,105 4,423 1,682 June -182 7,076 5,080 1,996 6,808 4,630 2,178 September 82 6,956 4,944 2,012 6,472 4,542 1,930 December 316 7,000 4,888 2,112 6,438 4,642 1,796 2015 March -24 6,823 4,741 2,082 6,979 4,873 2,106 June 306 6,901 4,785 2,116 6,606 4,796 1,810 September -35 6,179 4,529 1,650 6,237 4,552 1,685 December 151 7,341 5,206 2,135 6,693 4,709 1,984 2016 March -86 6,150 4,542 1,608 6,199 4,505 1,694 June -460 6,474 4,748 1,726 7,456 5,270 2,186 September -436 6,387 4,551 1,836 6,936 4,664 2,272 December 225 6,758 4,477 2,281 6,993 4,937 2,056 2017 March 492 7,752 5,254 2,498 6,528 4,522 2,006 June 170 6,900 4,830 2,070 6,688 4,788 1,900 September 109 6,788 4,643 2,145 7,005 4,969 2,036 December 42 7,054 4,811 2,243 7,002 4,801 2,201 2018 March 346 7,589 5,153 2,436 6,782 4,692 2,090 June 313 7,112 4,893 2,219 6,875 4,969 1,906 September -39 6,749 4,705 2,044 7,211 5,128 2,083 December -150 7,024 4,822 2,202 7,440 5,088 2,352 2019 March -34 7,244 5,084 2,160 6,906 4,712 2,194 June 349 6,991 4,808 2,183 6,719 4,885 1,834 September 89 6,747 4,707 2,040 6,880 4,929 1,951 December 21 6,998 4,794 2,204 7,178 4,995 2,183 2020 March -780 6,701 4,945 1,756 7,454 4,918 2,536 June -1,151 6,536 4,384 2,152 9,275 5,972 3,303 September 1,204 7,914 4,840 3,074 6,806 4,936 1,870 December 415 7,448 5,074 2,374 6,559 4,600 1,959 2021 March 341 7,553 5,279 2,274 6,553 4,620 1,933 June 65 6,915 4,883 2,032 6,970 5,003 1,967 September 233 6,801 4,667 2,134 6,921 5,020 1,901 December 43 7,370 5,211 2,159 6,725 4,609 2,116 2022 March 95 7,568 5,343 2,225 6,770 4,640 2,130 June 167 6,706 4,748 1,958 6,976 5,185 1,791 September 133 6,447 4,545 1,902 6,689 4,920 1,769 December 70 6,488 4,568 1,920 6,924 5,074 1,850 2023 March -529 7,037 5,384 1,653 6,670 4,488 2,182 June 220 6,685 4,675 2,010 6,541 4,751 1,790 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.