Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not 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 194 8,805 7,157 1,648 8,519 7,065 1,454 December -106 8,679 7,022 1,657 8,653 6,890 1,763 1993 March -972 7,336 5,926 1,410 10,237 7,855 2,382 June 1,312 11,519 8,946 2,573 6,615 5,354 1,261 September 385 9,113 7,406 1,707 8,696 7,374 1,322 December -130 9,303 7,664 1,639 8,733 6,964 1,769 1994 March -615 7,836 6,271 1,565 10,457 8,277 2,180 June 1,154 11,780 9,361 2,419 6,899 5,634 1,265 September 494 9,642 7,878 1,764 8,872 7,602 1,270 December -114 9,591 7,895 1,696 9,091 7,281 1,810 1995 March -684 8,242 6,687 1,555 10,571 8,332 2,239 June 1,309 12,119 9,501 2,618 7,428 6,119 1,309 September 358 9,264 7,553 1,711 9,724 8,371 1,353 December -1 9,738 8,021 1,717 9,389 7,671 1,718 1996 March -706 8,509 6,930 1,579 10,814 8,529 2,285 June 1,070 12,277 9,768 2,509 7,824 6,385 1,439 September 175 9,568 7,884 1,684 9,963 8,454 1,509 December 26 10,181 8,388 1,793 9,635 7,868 1,767 1997 March -620 9,018 7,217 1,801 11,044 8,623 2,421 June 1,139 12,561 10,001 2,560 7,950 6,529 1,421 September 375 9,980 8,127 1,853 10,236 8,758 1,478 December -468 10,229 8,726 1,503 9,856 7,885 1,971 1998 March -129 9,484 7,354 2,130 11,217 8,958 2,259 June 1,236 13,174 10,197 2,977 8,548 6,807 1,741 September 154 10,134 8,266 1,868 10,940 9,226 1,714 December -100 10,868 9,028 1,840 10,006 8,066 1,940 1999 March -458 9,513 7,602 1,911 11,733 9,364 2,369 June 944 13,105 10,403 2,702 8,877 7,119 1,758 September -11 10,411 8,433 1,978 11,453 9,464 1,989 December 110 11,582 9,440 2,142 10,369 8,337 2,032 2000 March -699 9,705 7,715 1,990 12,457 9,768 2,689 June 1,091 13,434 10,637 2,797 8,946 7,240 1,706 September -16 10,378 8,473 1,905 11,701 9,780 1,921 December 55 11,552 9,423 2,129 10,546 8,472 2,074 2001 March -641 9,806 7,704 2,102 12,521 9,778 2,743 June 869 13,162 10,471 2,691 9,317 7,495 1,822 September -251 9,879 8,166 1,713 11,990 10,026 1,964 December -159 10,897 8,927 1,970 10,893 8,764 2,129 2002 March -972 9,334 7,443 1,891 12,635 9,772 2,863 June 1,007 12,913 10,186 2,727 9,159 7,439 1,720 September 188 9,927 8,022 1,905 11,492 9,775 1,717 December -140 10,807 8,858 1,949 10,728 8,639 2,089 2003 March -1,075 9,019 7,169 1,850 12,755 9,830 2,925 June 1,164 13,065 10,298 2,767 8,711 7,108 1,603 September 238 10,153 8,285 1,868 10,999 9,369 1,630 December 31 10,956 8,893 2,063 10,815 8,783 2,032 2004 March -737 9,686 7,752 1,934 12,432 9,761 2,671 June 1,122 13,563 10,812 2,751 8,839 7,210 1,629 September 250 10,495 8,447 2,048 11,597 9,799 1,798 December -379 10,920 9,055 1,865 11,211 8,967 2,244 2005 March -776 9,556 7,403 2,153 13,113 10,184 2,929 June 1,153 13,775 10,850 2,925 8,888 7,116 1,772 September 107 10,429 8,500 1,929 11,718 9,896 1,822 December -259 10,820 8,923 1,897 11,250 9,094 2,156 2006 March -425 9,896 7,648 2,248 12,680 10,007 2,673 June 1,159 13,722 10,862 2,860 9,231 7,530 1,701 September 220 10,117 8,157 1,960 12,067 10,327 1,740 December -248 10,916 8,946 1,970 11,261 9,043 2,218 2007 March -946 9,217 7,385 1,832 13,135 10,357 2,778 June 1,055 13,494 10,732 2,762 9,040 7,333 1,707 September -61 9,789 8,073 1,716 12,102 10,325 1,777 December -359 10,651 8,757 1,894 11,450 9,197 2,253 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.