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 -1,261 8,498 6,631 1,867 12,644 9,516 3,128 June 1,642 13,832 10,489 3,343 8,219 6,518 1,701 September 248 9,901 7,868 2,033 11,201 9,416 1,785 December -745 9,662 7,715 1,947 11,641 8,949 2,692 2008 March -1,383 8,346 6,527 1,819 12,872 9,670 3,202 June 1,551 13,567 10,192 3,375 8,270 6,446 1,824 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.