Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted New Hampshire 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 136 9,400 7,551 1,849 8,185 6,472 1,713 December 83 8,745 6,934 1,811 8,734 7,006 1,728 1993 March -233 8,575 7,002 1,573 8,882 7,076 1,806 June 430 9,479 7,497 1,982 8,123 6,571 1,552 September 357 9,729 7,814 1,915 8,313 6,755 1,558 December 58 9,360 7,568 1,792 8,815 7,081 1,734 1994 March 93 9,156 7,410 1,746 9,109 7,456 1,653 June 307 9,709 7,845 1,864 8,472 6,915 1,557 September 482 10,291 8,312 1,979 8,461 6,964 1,497 December 79 9,650 7,796 1,854 9,178 7,403 1,775 1995 March 38 9,636 7,901 1,735 9,202 7,505 1,697 June 406 9,980 7,963 2,017 9,121 7,510 1,611 September 326 9,889 7,969 1,920 9,262 7,668 1,594 December 193 9,798 7,921 1,877 9,484 7,800 1,684 1996 March 30 9,950 8,188 1,762 9,415 7,683 1,732 June 162 10,119 8,186 1,933 9,608 7,837 1,771 September 112 10,208 8,318 1,890 9,522 7,744 1,778 December 228 10,243 8,283 1,960 9,732 8,000 1,732 1997 March 175 10,537 8,527 2,010 9,603 7,768 1,835 June 223 10,354 8,382 1,972 9,762 8,013 1,749 September 337 10,654 8,575 2,079 9,765 8,023 1,742 December -289 10,260 8,617 1,643 9,949 8,017 1,932 1998 March 664 11,066 8,689 2,377 9,782 8,069 1,713 June 151 10,840 8,546 2,294 10,498 8,355 2,143 September 76 10,817 8,721 2,096 10,472 8,452 2,020 December 110 10,927 8,915 2,012 10,103 8,201 1,902 1999 March 336 11,114 8,982 2,132 10,231 8,435 1,796 June -82 10,801 8,719 2,082 10,902 8,738 2,164 September -125 11,116 8,897 2,219 11,014 8,670 2,344 December 350 11,664 9,322 2,342 10,469 8,477 1,992 2000 March 182 11,337 9,116 2,221 10,838 8,799 2,039 June 55 11,070 8,915 2,155 10,986 8,886 2,100 September -126 11,078 8,940 2,138 11,223 8,959 2,264 December 295 11,633 9,305 2,328 10,647 8,614 2,033 2001 March 267 11,449 9,103 2,346 10,887 8,808 2,079 June -170 10,849 8,776 2,073 11,442 9,199 2,243 September -392 10,538 8,616 1,922 11,498 9,184 2,314 December 67 10,969 8,815 2,154 10,998 8,911 2,087 2002 March -60 10,904 8,794 2,110 10,973 8,803 2,170 June -16 10,638 8,537 2,101 11,247 9,130 2,117 September 115 10,602 8,464 2,138 10,977 8,954 2,023 December 83 10,878 8,747 2,131 10,832 8,784 2,048 2003 March -153 10,535 8,471 2,064 11,072 8,855 2,217 June 159 10,763 8,631 2,132 10,697 8,724 1,973 September 175 10,837 8,741 2,096 10,504 8,583 1,921 December 263 11,037 8,782 2,255 10,922 8,930 1,992 2004 March 133 11,318 9,160 2,158 10,818 8,793 2,025 June 115 11,181 9,061 2,120 10,854 8,849 2,005 September 179 11,210 8,912 2,298 11,095 8,976 2,119 December -161 10,981 8,942 2,039 11,318 9,118 2,200 2005 March 182 11,149 8,747 2,402 11,394 9,174 2,220 June 73 11,347 9,093 2,254 10,915 8,734 2,181 September 18 11,133 8,968 2,165 11,212 9,065 2,147 December -40 10,885 8,811 2,074 11,361 9,247 2,114 2006 March 483 11,546 9,037 2,509 11,040 9,014 2,026 June 109 11,306 9,103 2,203 11,336 9,242 2,094 September 149 10,805 8,606 2,199 11,510 9,460 2,050 December -21 10,988 8,834 2,154 11,370 9,195 2,175 2007 March -62 10,770 8,726 2,044 11,436 9,330 2,106 June 26 11,121 8,992 2,129 11,131 9,028 2,103 September -154 10,472 8,534 1,938 11,541 9,449 2,092 December -136 10,711 8,642 2,069 11,549 9,344 2,205 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.