Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not 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 5,113 35,490 28,280 7,210 30,377 25,461 4,916 December -11,640 32,711 27,104 5,607 44,351 33,141 11,210 1993 March -23,570 25,709 17,828 7,881 49,279 34,262 15,017 June 38,622 59,138 41,713 17,425 20,516 15,765 4,751 September 5,155 35,872 27,227 8,645 30,717 24,533 6,184 December -10,936 34,451 26,800 7,651 45,387 32,997 12,390 1994 March -18,857 27,388 19,249 8,139 46,245 34,361 11,884 June 36,423 59,959 43,094 16,865 23,536 16,817 6,719 September 7,991 39,190 29,634 9,556 31,199 24,712 6,487 December -11,634 34,289 28,215 6,074 45,923 34,286 11,637 1995 March -20,440 26,324 20,304 6,020 46,764 36,528 10,236 June 36,041 61,059 43,296 17,763 25,018 20,061 4,957 September 348 34,627 26,888 7,739 34,279 26,506 7,773 December -16,687 33,039 26,566 6,473 49,726 37,401 12,325 1996 March -18,456 27,705 21,715 5,990 46,161 35,410 10,751 June 35,835 61,562 45,248 16,314 25,727 20,080 5,647 September 4,634 36,530 28,789 7,741 31,896 25,739 6,157 December -10,489 36,600 29,841 6,759 47,089 34,441 12,648 1997 March -22,461 27,071 21,632 5,439 49,532 36,759 12,773 June 40,417 66,816 46,839 19,977 26,399 20,483 5,916 September 4,861 37,724 29,043 8,681 32,863 26,936 5,927 December -10,673 39,703 30,586 9,117 50,376 36,756 13,620 1998 March -20,149 30,407 21,659 8,748 50,556 38,162 12,394 June 38,668 64,215 46,006 18,209 25,547 20,311 5,236 September 4,406 36,627 30,202 6,425 32,221 26,973 5,248 December -11,064 37,310 30,651 6,659 48,374 36,387 11,987 1999 March -17,474 29,315 22,317 6,998 46,789 36,067 10,722 June 37,988 65,591 48,691 16,900 27,603 22,097 5,506 September 1,357 36,728 29,225 7,503 35,371 29,718 5,653 December -9,846 38,979 32,815 6,164 48,825 37,017 11,808 2000 March -13,015 32,583 24,298 8,285 45,598 36,120 9,478 June 38,423 65,921 48,821 17,100 27,498 22,547 4,951 September -3,075 36,774 30,196 6,578 39,849 34,329 5,520 December -11,607 39,279 33,773 5,506 50,886 39,156 11,730 2001 March -19,383 31,758 25,224 6,534 51,141 41,197 9,944 June 36,033 63,984 47,399 16,585 27,951 22,837 5,114 September -6,536 31,720 25,204 6,516 38,256 31,451 6,805 December -18,382 33,271 27,472 5,799 51,653 38,549 13,104 2002 March -17,337 30,254 22,462 7,792 47,591 35,798 11,793 June 36,883 62,358 46,464 15,894 25,475 20,580 4,895 September -3,785 29,612 23,716 5,896 33,397 28,807 4,590 December -13,979 34,401 28,909 5,492 48,380 35,556 12,824 2003 March -20,471 26,724 19,969 6,755 47,195 36,157 11,038 June 34,616 61,959 45,951 16,008 27,343 21,006 6,337 September 1,053 33,720 24,639 9,081 32,667 27,195 5,472 December -12,179 36,569 30,214 6,355 48,748 35,436 13,312 2004 March -19,485 25,698 19,998 5,700 45,183 34,924 10,259 June 37,632 63,389 46,607 16,782 25,757 21,170 4,587 September -1,206 33,613 25,231 8,382 34,819 28,535 6,284 December -11,203 37,429 30,173 7,256 48,632 36,106 12,526 2005 March -26,422 25,044 17,577 7,467 51,466 37,742 13,724 June 36,760 62,864 46,094 16,770 26,104 20,303 5,801 September -1,489 31,429 24,703 6,726 32,918 27,687 5,231 December -10,549 37,248 30,111 7,137 47,797 36,528 11,269 2006 March -20,509 24,659 18,338 6,321 45,168 34,592 10,576 June 38,506 63,574 46,570 17,004 25,068 20,008 5,060 September -4,494 30,392 23,866 6,526 34,886 29,665 5,221 December -10,122 36,785 30,229 6,556 46,907 35,218 11,689 2007 March -19,560 25,737 18,647 7,090 45,297 36,018 9,279 June 37,398 62,868 47,025 15,843 25,470 19,688 5,782 September -2,659 31,904 25,403 6,501 34,563 29,072 5,491 December -9,298 36,041 29,905 6,136 45,339 33,998 11,341 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.