Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, not seasonally adjusted Vermont 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 4,101 17,295 13,563 3,732 13,194 10,727 2,467 December -1,024 17,092 14,055 3,037 18,116 14,597 3,519 1993 March -5,101 13,602 10,452 3,150 18,703 14,296 4,407 June 8,306 25,032 18,816 6,216 16,726 14,530 2,196 September 3,979 17,482 14,254 3,228 13,503 11,213 2,290 December -1,054 17,605 15,166 2,439 18,659 15,042 3,617 1994 March -3,790 14,819 11,732 3,087 18,609 14,232 4,377 June 7,150 25,281 19,046 6,235 18,131 15,043 3,088 September 3,336 17,127 14,284 2,843 13,791 11,763 2,028 December 847 19,406 16,215 3,191 18,559 14,886 3,673 1995 March -3,968 15,253 12,591 2,662 19,221 15,282 3,939 June 6,445 25,243 19,254 5,989 18,798 16,180 2,618 September 2,788 17,669 14,518 3,151 14,881 12,604 2,277 December -70 19,512 16,233 3,279 19,582 15,901 3,681 1996 March -5,743 14,161 11,451 2,710 19,904 15,770 4,134 June 7,660 25,640 19,727 5,913 17,980 15,512 2,468 September 1,419 17,122 14,578 2,544 15,703 13,484 2,219 December -390 19,817 16,840 2,977 20,207 16,638 3,569 1997 March -6,360 14,168 10,971 3,197 20,528 16,515 4,013 June 8,556 25,919 19,967 5,952 17,363 14,715 2,648 September 1,421 17,754 14,832 2,922 16,333 14,008 2,325 December 1,778 20,745 18,044 2,701 18,967 15,543 3,424 1998 March -4,793 14,648 11,718 2,930 19,441 15,050 4,391 June 8,107 26,196 20,812 5,384 18,089 15,455 2,634 September 911 16,387 14,208 2,179 15,476 13,343 2,133 December 463 19,709 17,627 2,082 19,246 15,478 3,768 1999 March -3,754 16,272 12,923 3,349 20,026 16,169 3,857 June 7,740 26,278 20,674 5,604 18,538 16,250 2,288 September -142 16,281 13,932 2,349 16,423 14,624 1,799 December 3,760 22,340 19,021 3,319 18,580 15,376 3,204 2000 March -5,087 17,057 14,006 3,051 22,144 18,286 3,858 June 7,853 26,779 21,605 5,174 18,926 16,581 2,345 September -546 16,512 13,828 2,684 17,058 15,271 1,787 December 4,018 22,691 20,114 2,577 18,673 15,477 3,196 2001 March -7,738 13,879 11,878 2,001 21,617 17,102 4,515 June 4,054 24,389 20,130 4,259 20,335 17,747 2,588 September -2,758 15,575 12,618 2,957 18,333 15,820 2,513 December 14 19,607 16,247 3,360 19,593 16,473 3,120 2002 March -5,507 16,324 12,664 3,660 21,831 17,589 4,242 June 6,455 25,215 19,675 5,540 18,760 16,543 2,217 September -2,312 15,653 13,029 2,624 17,965 15,593 2,372 December 894 20,909 18,250 2,659 20,015 16,016 3,999 2003 March -7,447 12,716 10,493 2,223 20,163 16,276 3,887 June 6,884 26,039 20,508 5,531 19,155 16,057 3,098 September -947 14,718 12,445 2,273 15,665 13,880 1,785 December 2,690 21,161 18,197 2,964 18,471 14,899 3,572 2004 March -6,188 14,516 11,732 2,784 20,704 16,535 4,169 June 9,281 26,949 21,542 5,407 17,668 15,003 2,665 September -1,139 15,290 12,580 2,710 16,429 14,550 1,879 December 1,412 22,427 19,144 3,283 21,015 15,755 5,260 2005 March -6,976 13,293 11,030 2,263 20,269 16,547 3,722 June 7,573 25,386 20,236 5,150 17,813 15,536 2,277 September -1,535 15,100 12,645 2,455 16,635 14,503 2,132 December 3,331 21,351 18,728 2,623 18,020 14,870 3,150 2006 March -7,292 12,772 10,326 2,446 20,064 16,547 3,517 June 8,422 25,915 20,814 5,101 17,493 15,013 2,480 September -2,575 13,837 11,538 2,299 16,412 14,218 2,194 December 1,460 20,319 17,889 2,430 18,859 14,625 4,234 2007 March -8,091 12,744 10,138 2,606 20,835 16,582 4,253 June 6,808 25,621 20,421 5,200 18,813 15,562 3,251 September -1,561 15,733 12,010 3,723 17,294 14,236 3,058 December 2,580 21,858 18,832 3,026 19,278 15,421 3,857 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.