Table 4. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of employment(1), not seasonally adjusted Vermont (Percent) Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 2.0 8.4 6.6 1.8 6.4 5.2 1.2 December -0.4 8.3 6.8 1.5 8.7 7.0 1.7 1993 March -2.6 6.6 5.1 1.5 9.2 7.0 2.2 June 4.0 12.1 9.1 3.0 8.1 7.0 1.1 September 1.8 8.2 6.7 1.5 6.4 5.3 1.1 December -0.5 8.2 7.1 1.1 8.7 7.0 1.7 1994 March -1.8 7.0 5.5 1.5 8.8 6.7 2.1 June 3.4 11.8 8.9 2.9 8.4 7.0 1.4 September 1.5 7.8 6.5 1.3 6.3 5.4 0.9 December 0.3 8.7 7.3 1.4 8.4 6.7 1.7 1995 March -1.9 6.9 5.7 1.2 8.8 7.0 1.8 June 2.9 11.4 8.7 2.7 8.5 7.3 1.2 September 1.3 7.9 6.5 1.4 6.6 5.6 1.0 December 0.0 8.6 7.2 1.4 8.6 7.0 1.6 1996 March -2.6 6.3 5.1 1.2 8.9 7.1 1.8 June 3.4 11.4 8.8 2.6 8.0 6.9 1.1 September 0.6 7.5 6.4 1.1 6.9 5.9 1.0 December -0.2 8.6 7.3 1.3 8.8 7.2 1.6 1997 March -2.8 6.3 4.9 1.4 9.1 7.3 1.8 June 3.7 11.4 8.8 2.6 7.7 6.5 1.2 September 0.7 7.7 6.4 1.3 7.0 6.0 1.0 December 0.8 8.9 7.7 1.2 8.1 6.6 1.5 1998 March -2.1 6.3 5.0 1.3 8.4 6.5 1.9 June 3.5 11.2 8.9 2.3 7.7 6.6 1.1 September 0.4 6.9 6.0 0.9 6.5 5.6 0.9 December 0.2 8.3 7.4 0.9 8.1 6.5 1.6 1999 March -1.6 6.8 5.4 1.4 8.4 6.8 1.6 June 3.1 10.9 8.6 2.3 7.8 6.8 1.0 September 0.0 6.7 5.7 1.0 6.7 6.0 0.7 December 1.6 9.2 7.8 1.4 7.6 6.3 1.3 2000 March -2.2 6.9 5.7 1.2 9.1 7.5 1.6 June 3.2 10.9 8.8 2.1 7.7 6.7 1.0 September -0.2 6.6 5.5 1.1 6.8 6.1 0.7 December 1.5 9.0 8.0 1.0 7.5 6.2 1.3 2001 March -3.1 5.6 4.8 0.8 8.7 6.9 1.8 June 1.6 9.8 8.1 1.7 8.2 7.2 1.0 September -1.1 6.3 5.1 1.2 7.4 6.4 1.0 December 0.0 8.0 6.6 1.4 8.0 6.7 1.3 2002 March -2.2 6.7 5.2 1.5 8.9 7.2 1.7 June 2.6 10.3 8.0 2.3 7.7 6.8 0.9 September -0.9 6.4 5.3 1.1 7.3 6.3 1.0 December 0.4 8.5 7.4 1.1 8.1 6.5 1.6 2003 March -3.1 5.2 4.3 0.9 8.3 6.7 1.6 June 2.9 10.8 8.5 2.3 7.9 6.6 1.3 September -0.4 6.0 5.1 0.9 6.4 5.7 0.7 December 1.0 8.6 7.4 1.2 7.6 6.1 1.5 2004 March -2.6 5.9 4.8 1.1 8.5 6.8 1.7 June 3.8 11.0 8.8 2.2 7.2 6.1 1.1 September -0.5 6.1 5.0 1.1 6.6 5.8 0.8 December 0.6 9.0 7.7 1.3 8.4 6.3 2.1 2005 March -2.8 5.4 4.5 0.9 8.2 6.7 1.5 June 3.1 10.3 8.2 2.1 7.2 6.3 0.9 September -0.7 6.0 5.0 1.0 6.7 5.8 0.9 December 1.2 8.4 7.4 1.0 7.2 5.9 1.3 2006 March -2.9 5.1 4.1 1.0 8.0 6.6 1.4 June 3.3 10.3 8.3 2.0 7.0 6.0 1.0 September -1.0 5.5 4.6 0.9 6.5 5.6 0.9 December 0.6 8.1 7.1 1.0 7.5 5.8 1.7 2007 March -3.3 5.1 4.1 1.0 8.4 6.7 1.7 June 2.8 10.3 8.2 2.1 7.5 6.2 1.3 September -0.5 6.3 4.8 1.5 6.8 5.6 1.2 December 1.1 8.7 7.5 1.2 7.6 6.1 1.5 (1) The rates measure gross job gains and gross job losses as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter employment levels. (2) See footnote 1, table 1.