Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Maine 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 536 8,879 7,187 1,692 8,470 7,314 1,156 December -603 8,026 6,618 1,408 9,402 7,391 2,011 1993 March -2,273 6,732 5,355 1,377 11,670 8,020 3,650 June 2,123 12,632 9,284 3,348 6,096 4,871 1,225 September 421 9,139 7,252 1,887 9,027 7,561 1,466 December -382 8,531 6,660 1,871 9,961 7,708 2,253 1994 March -1,387 7,409 5,842 1,567 11,129 8,175 2,954 June 1,992 12,752 9,448 3,304 6,534 5,222 1,312 September 550 9,555 7,594 1,961 9,140 7,729 1,411 December -683 8,579 6,765 1,814 10,564 8,067 2,497 1995 March -1,526 7,433 5,964 1,469 11,314 8,319 2,995 June 2,276 13,074 9,399 3,675 6,883 5,484 1,399 September 157 9,173 7,321 1,852 9,772 8,077 1,695 December -556 8,571 6,654 1,917 10,823 8,350 2,473 1996 March -1,422 7,803 6,328 1,475 10,951 8,054 2,897 June 1,899 12,897 9,537 3,360 7,004 5,543 1,461 September 489 9,579 7,584 1,995 9,454 7,948 1,506 December -527 9,052 7,145 1,907 10,509 8,075 2,434 1997 March -2,346 7,542 6,154 1,388 11,807 8,073 3,734 June 2,586 13,497 9,500 3,997 6,788 5,377 1,411 September 608 9,676 7,503 2,173 9,643 8,078 1,565 December -416 9,326 7,309 2,017 10,480 8,047 2,433 1998 March -608 8,210 6,329 1,881 10,850 8,361 2,489 June 1,992 13,491 10,057 3,434 7,187 5,745 1,442 September 285 9,719 7,862 1,857 10,114 8,542 1,572 December -233 9,501 7,548 1,953 10,459 8,273 2,186 1999 March -961 8,511 6,826 1,685 11,191 8,545 2,646 June 1,776 13,509 10,284 3,225 7,541 6,092 1,449 September 410 10,125 8,236 1,889 10,199 8,720 1,479 December -570 9,784 7,926 1,858 10,851 8,423 2,428 2000 March -722 9,170 7,301 1,869 11,358 8,767 2,591 June 1,810 13,760 10,544 3,216 7,776 6,370 1,406 September 303 10,127 8,326 1,801 10,620 9,122 1,498 December -661 9,564 7,851 1,713 11,388 9,014 2,374 2001 March -906 8,686 6,923 1,763 11,938 9,269 2,669 June 1,870 13,652 10,400 3,252 7,617 6,235 1,382 September 149 9,739 7,844 1,895 11,001 9,255 1,746 December -922 9,453 7,704 1,749 11,626 8,955 2,671 2002 March -1,151 8,790 6,941 1,849 11,898 8,898 3,000 June 1,791 13,600 10,423 3,177 7,754 6,368 1,386 September 380 9,702 7,922 1,780 10,412 9,012 1,400 December -679 9,733 7,947 1,786 11,139 8,674 2,465 2003 March -1,045 8,341 6,637 1,704 12,027 9,278 2,749 June 1,633 13,483 10,278 3,205 7,869 6,297 1,572 September 492 9,791 7,883 1,908 10,467 9,051 1,416 December -621 9,664 7,878 1,786 11,337 8,930 2,407 2004 March -1,056 8,552 6,895 1,657 11,846 9,133 2,713 June 1,921 13,961 10,681 3,280 7,594 6,235 1,359 September 476 10,032 7,962 2,070 10,904 9,310 1,594 December -353 9,877 7,701 2,176 11,608 9,079 2,529 2005 March -2,012 8,240 6,530 1,710 13,278 9,556 3,722 June 1,755 14,063 10,657 3,406 7,830 6,179 1,651 September 412 9,911 7,994 1,917 10,677 9,172 1,505 December -267 9,877 7,653 2,224 11,452 8,961 2,491 2006 March -1,449 8,533 6,781 1,752 12,518 9,317 3,201 June 1,870 14,061 10,641 3,420 7,883 6,333 1,550 September 129 9,580 7,784 1,796 11,382 9,715 1,667 December -563 9,726 7,736 1,990 11,679 9,126 2,553 2007 March -1,156 8,432 6,592 1,840 12,444 9,448 2,996 June 1,640 13,831 10,492 3,339 8,206 6,507 1,699 September 237 9,834 7,816 2,018 11,109 9,328 1,781 December -745 9,662 7,715 1,947 11,641 8,949 2,692 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.