Table 8. Private sector establishments by direction of employment change, as a percent of total establishments(1), not seasonally adjusted. New Hampshire (Percent) Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 0.6 28.8 23.4 5.4 27.9 23.1 4.8 December -0.4 28.4 23.0 5.4 28.3 22.5 5.8 1993 March -3.2 24.4 19.7 4.7 34.1 26.2 7.9 June 4.3 37.7 29.3 8.4 21.6 17.5 4.1 September 1.2 29.0 23.6 5.4 27.7 23.5 4.2 December -0.4 29.5 24.3 5.2 27.7 22.1 5.6 1994 March -2.0 25.2 20.2 5.0 33.6 26.6 7.0 June 3.7 37.4 29.7 7.7 21.9 17.9 4.0 September 1.6 29.9 24.4 5.5 27.4 23.5 3.9 December -0.4 29.5 24.3 5.2 28.0 22.4 5.6 1995 March -2.2 25.6 20.8 4.8 32.9 25.9 7.0 June 4.0 37.0 29.0 8.0 22.7 18.7 4.0 September 1.1 27.6 22.5 5.1 29.0 25.0 4.0 December 0.0 28.9 23.8 5.1 27.8 22.7 5.1 1996 March -2.2 25.5 20.8 4.7 32.5 25.6 6.9 June 3.2 36.2 28.8 7.4 23.0 18.8 4.2 September 0.5 27.7 22.8 4.9 28.9 24.5 4.4 December 0.1 29.4 24.2 5.2 27.8 22.7 5.1 1997 March -1.9 26.2 21.0 5.2 32.2 25.1 7.1 June 3.3 36.1 28.7 7.4 22.9 18.8 4.1 September 1.0 28.1 22.9 5.2 28.8 24.6 4.2 December -1.3 28.7 24.5 4.2 27.7 22.2 5.5 1998 March -0.4 26.9 20.9 6.0 31.8 25.4 6.4 June 3.5 36.6 28.3 8.3 23.7 18.9 4.8 September 0.4 27.6 22.5 5.1 29.8 25.1 4.7 December -0.3 29.5 24.5 5.0 27.2 21.9 5.3 1999 March -1.3 26.1 20.9 5.2 32.2 25.7 6.5 June 2.6 35.4 28.1 7.3 23.9 19.2 4.7 September 0.0 27.8 22.5 5.3 30.5 25.2 5.3 December 0.3 30.8 25.1 5.7 27.6 22.2 5.4 2000 March -1.9 26.0 20.7 5.3 33.4 26.2 7.2 June 2.9 35.7 28.3 7.4 23.7 19.2 4.5 September 0.0 27.2 22.2 5.0 30.6 25.6 5.0 December 0.2 30.3 24.7 5.6 27.6 22.2 5.4 2001 March -1.7 25.8 20.3 5.5 33.0 25.8 7.2 June 2.3 34.5 27.4 7.1 24.4 19.6 4.8 September -0.6 25.7 21.2 4.5 31.2 26.1 5.1 December -0.5 28.4 23.3 5.1 28.5 22.9 5.6 2002 March -2.6 24.7 19.7 5.0 33.5 25.9 7.6 June 2.7 34.1 26.9 7.2 24.1 19.6 4.5 September 0.4 25.7 20.8 4.9 29.9 25.4 4.5 December -0.3 28.1 23.0 5.1 27.8 22.4 5.4 2003 March -2.8 23.8 18.9 4.9 33.6 25.9 7.7 June 3.1 34.3 27.0 7.3 22.9 18.7 4.2 September 0.6 26.1 21.3 4.8 28.3 24.1 4.2 December 0.1 28.1 22.8 5.3 27.7 22.5 5.2 2004 March -1.9 25.1 20.1 5.0 32.2 25.3 6.9 June 2.8 34.7 27.7 7.0 22.7 18.5 4.2 September 0.7 26.4 21.2 5.2 29.2 24.7 4.5 December -1.0 27.5 22.8 4.7 28.3 22.6 5.7 2005 March -2.0 24.4 18.9 5.5 33.5 26.0 7.5 June 2.9 34.9 27.5 7.4 22.5 18.0 4.5 September 0.3 26.0 21.2 4.8 29.2 24.7 4.5 December -0.7 27.0 22.3 4.7 28.1 22.7 5.4 2006 March -1.0 25.0 19.3 5.7 31.9 25.2 6.7 June 2.9 34.1 27.0 7.1 22.9 18.7 4.2 September 0.5 24.8 20.0 4.8 29.6 25.3 4.3 December -0.6 26.7 21.9 4.8 27.5 22.1 5.4 2007 March -2.3 22.9 18.3 4.6 32.6 25.7 6.9 June 2.6 33.3 26.5 6.8 22.3 18.1 4.2 September -0.1 23.9 19.7 4.2 29.5 25.2 4.3 December -0.9 26.0 21.4 4.6 28.0 22.5 5.5 (1) The rates measure establishments gaining or losing jobs as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter total number of establishments. (2) See footnote 1, table 5.