Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted Maine 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 6,972 41,931 32,706 9,225 34,959 27,616 7,343 December 716 36,216 28,066 8,150 35,500 27,632 7,868 1993 March -3,078 37,129 26,531 10,598 40,207 28,488 11,719 June 6,675 37,605 27,853 9,752 30,930 23,321 7,609 September 6,703 42,550 31,488 11,062 35,847 26,610 9,237 December 2,664 38,872 27,751 11,121 36,208 27,512 8,696 1994 March 1,746 39,590 28,645 10,945 37,844 28,570 9,274 June 2,575 38,213 28,775 9,438 35,638 24,878 10,760 September 10,004 46,498 34,271 12,227 36,494 26,804 9,690 December 1,292 38,046 29,217 8,829 36,754 28,586 8,168 1995 March -50 38,310 30,215 8,095 38,360 30,372 7,988 June 1,237 38,851 28,910 9,941 37,614 29,676 7,938 September 637 40,998 31,096 9,902 40,361 28,750 11,611 December -2,917 36,918 27,509 9,409 39,835 31,184 8,651 1996 March 2,537 40,370 32,315 8,055 37,833 29,443 8,390 June 595 39,343 30,213 9,130 38,748 29,705 9,043 September 6,084 43,199 33,294 9,905 37,115 27,918 9,197 December 3,132 40,725 30,900 9,825 37,593 28,716 8,877 1997 March -1,027 39,505 32,191 7,314 40,532 30,564 9,968 June 2,681 42,456 31,276 11,180 39,775 30,301 9,474 September 6,626 44,696 33,588 11,108 38,070 29,216 8,854 December 4,718 44,924 31,672 13,252 40,206 30,646 9,560 1998 March 2,593 43,996 32,232 11,764 41,403 31,731 9,672 June 2,479 40,910 30,720 10,190 38,431 30,046 8,385 September 6,054 43,149 34,928 8,221 37,095 29,256 7,839 December 2,667 41,418 31,739 9,679 38,751 30,338 8,413 1999 March 4,264 42,621 33,211 9,410 38,357 29,989 8,368 June 464 41,970 32,512 9,458 41,506 32,688 8,818 September 2,720 43,398 33,798 9,600 40,678 32,234 8,444 December 3,789 42,940 33,980 8,960 39,151 30,863 8,288 2000 March 9,870 47,300 36,159 11,141 37,430 30,033 7,397 June 886 42,169 32,599 9,570 41,283 33,354 7,929 September -2,143 43,338 34,921 8,417 45,481 37,235 8,246 December 2,095 42,975 34,972 8,003 40,880 32,647 8,233 2001 March 4,309 46,323 37,537 8,786 42,014 34,254 7,760 June -1,041 40,932 31,650 9,282 41,973 33,783 8,190 September -6,794 37,485 29,148 8,337 44,279 34,114 10,165 December -4,462 36,876 28,447 8,429 41,338 32,141 9,197 2002 March 4,937 43,905 33,427 10,478 38,968 29,765 9,203 June 1,637 39,920 31,025 8,895 38,283 30,444 7,839 September -3,131 34,971 27,427 7,544 38,102 31,246 6,856 December -728 37,918 29,935 7,983 38,646 29,645 9,001 2003 March 123 38,801 29,717 9,084 38,678 30,064 8,614 June -1,580 39,642 30,683 8,959 41,222 31,074 10,148 September 2,444 40,115 28,495 11,620 37,671 29,497 8,174 December 1,635 40,523 31,286 9,237 38,888 29,545 9,343 2004 March 380 37,425 29,760 7,665 37,045 29,039 8,006 June 1,850 40,513 31,121 9,392 38,663 31,317 7,346 September -434 39,904 29,179 10,725 40,338 30,951 9,387 December 2,895 41,791 31,244 10,547 38,896 30,104 8,792 2005 March -5,894 36,198 26,157 10,041 42,092 31,382 10,710 June 839 40,163 30,778 9,385 39,324 30,034 9,290 September -670 37,175 28,569 8,606 37,845 30,031 7,814 December 3,189 41,554 31,180 10,374 38,365 30,456 7,909 2006 March -1,227 35,790 27,290 8,500 37,017 28,763 8,254 June 2,911 40,612 31,096 9,516 37,701 29,598 8,103 September -4,024 35,951 27,601 8,350 39,975 32,176 7,799 December 3,265 40,832 31,302 9,530 37,567 29,363 8,204 2007 March 94 37,283 27,749 9,534 37,189 29,948 7,241 June 1,944 40,238 31,350 8,888 38,294 29,090 9,204 September -1,959 37,722 29,354 8,368 39,681 31,460 8,221 December 3,439 39,901 31,009 8,892 36,462 28,469 7,993 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.