Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, 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 5,382 20,756 15,891 4,865 15,374 11,828 3,546 December -1,292 16,161 12,546 3,615 17,453 14,414 3,039 1993 March 1,215 18,065 14,162 3,903 16,850 13,535 3,315 June 1,653 18,527 14,607 3,920 16,874 14,187 2,687 September 5,252 20,908 16,700 4,208 15,656 12,364 3,292 December -1,536 16,441 13,538 2,903 17,977 14,853 3,124 1994 March 2,954 19,721 15,896 3,825 16,767 13,474 3,293 June 250 18,717 14,785 3,932 18,467 14,688 3,779 September 4,556 20,442 16,736 3,706 15,886 12,971 2,915 December 402 18,273 14,474 3,799 17,871 14,699 3,172 1995 March 2,927 20,358 17,060 3,298 17,431 14,468 2,963 June -277 18,724 14,947 3,777 19,001 15,798 3,203 September 3,947 21,118 17,010 4,108 17,171 13,898 3,273 December -488 18,393 14,490 3,903 18,881 15,702 3,179 1996 March 834 18,874 15,516 3,358 18,040 14,930 3,110 June 877 19,043 15,314 3,729 18,166 15,146 3,020 September 2,338 20,397 17,080 3,317 18,059 14,869 3,190 December -936 18,576 15,032 3,544 19,512 16,429 3,083 1997 March 172 18,826 14,865 3,961 18,654 15,635 3,019 June 1,645 19,253 15,500 3,753 17,608 14,368 3,240 September 2,399 21,187 17,378 3,809 18,788 15,446 3,342 December 1,017 19,322 16,107 3,215 18,305 15,348 2,957 1998 March 1,956 19,507 15,877 3,630 17,551 14,248 3,303 June 1,238 19,551 16,156 3,395 18,313 15,090 3,223 September 1,708 19,487 16,646 2,841 17,779 14,713 3,066 December -326 18,212 15,734 2,478 18,538 15,284 3,254 1999 March 3,450 21,660 17,510 4,150 18,210 15,308 2,902 June 916 19,583 16,049 3,534 18,667 15,867 2,800 September 673 19,385 16,323 3,062 18,712 16,126 2,586 December 2,980 20,930 16,979 3,951 17,950 15,183 2,767 2000 March 2,544 22,758 18,978 3,780 20,214 17,312 2,902 June 976 20,035 16,772 3,263 19,059 16,190 2,869 September 292 19,700 16,201 3,499 19,408 16,839 2,569 December 2,979 21,022 17,954 3,068 18,043 15,283 2,760 2001 March -1,015 18,573 16,094 2,479 19,588 16,191 3,397 June -2,182 18,313 15,627 2,686 20,495 17,328 3,167 September -2,417 18,639 14,784 3,855 21,056 17,444 3,612 December -458 18,503 14,503 4,000 18,961 16,266 2,695 2002 March 1,851 21,694 17,159 4,535 19,843 16,652 3,191 June -100 18,766 15,273 3,493 18,866 16,153 2,713 September -1,918 18,686 15,265 3,421 20,604 17,194 3,410 December 187 19,456 16,291 3,165 19,269 15,815 3,454 2003 March -1,361 16,972 14,218 2,754 18,333 15,409 2,924 June -61 19,408 15,920 3,488 19,469 15,678 3,791 September -327 17,544 14,581 2,963 17,871 15,305 2,566 December 1,974 19,771 16,243 3,528 17,797 14,712 3,085 2004 March 556 19,346 15,896 3,450 18,790 15,654 3,136 June 2,223 20,133 16,723 3,410 17,910 14,649 3,261 September -473 18,272 14,739 3,533 18,745 16,044 2,701 December 897 20,997 17,089 3,908 20,100 15,557 4,543 2005 March -717 17,749 14,945 2,804 18,466 15,666 2,800 June 1,000 18,956 15,709 3,247 17,956 15,170 2,786 September -1,041 18,016 14,815 3,201 19,057 15,992 3,065 December 2,434 19,839 16,717 3,122 17,405 14,684 2,721 2006 March -1,290 17,022 13,991 3,031 18,312 15,666 2,646 June 1,681 19,375 16,158 3,217 17,694 14,659 3,035 September -2,317 16,515 13,518 2,997 18,832 15,678 3,154 December 762 18,861 15,968 2,893 18,099 14,442 3,657 2007 March -1,933 16,966 13,737 3,229 18,899 15,699 3,200 June 12 19,085 15,815 3,270 19,073 15,177 3,896 September -1,147 18,877 14,079 4,798 20,024 15,696 4,328 December 1,757 20,353 16,751 3,602 18,596 15,223 3,373 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.