Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted New Hampshire 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 136 9,400 7,551 1,849 8,185 6,472 1,713 December 83 8,745 6,934 1,811 8,734 7,006 1,728 1993 March -233 8,575 7,002 1,573 8,882 7,076 1,806 June 430 9,479 7,497 1,982 8,123 6,571 1,552 September 357 9,729 7,814 1,915 8,313 6,755 1,558 December 58 9,360 7,568 1,792 8,815 7,081 1,734 1994 March 93 9,156 7,410 1,746 9,109 7,456 1,653 June 307 9,709 7,845 1,864 8,472 6,915 1,557 September 482 10,291 8,312 1,979 8,461 6,964 1,497 December 79 9,650 7,796 1,854 9,178 7,403 1,775 1995 March 38 9,636 7,901 1,735 9,202 7,505 1,697 June 406 9,980 7,963 2,017 9,121 7,510 1,611 September 326 9,889 7,969 1,920 9,262 7,668 1,594 December 193 9,798 7,921 1,877 9,484 7,800 1,684 1996 March 30 9,950 8,188 1,762 9,415 7,683 1,732 June 162 10,119 8,186 1,933 9,608 7,837 1,771 September 112 10,208 8,318 1,890 9,522 7,744 1,778 December 228 10,243 8,283 1,960 9,732 8,000 1,732 1997 March 175 10,537 8,527 2,010 9,603 7,768 1,835 June 223 10,354 8,382 1,972 9,762 8,013 1,749 September 337 10,654 8,575 2,079 9,765 8,023 1,742 December -289 10,260 8,617 1,643 9,949 8,017 1,932 1998 March 664 11,066 8,689 2,377 9,782 8,069 1,713 June 151 10,840 8,546 2,294 10,498 8,355 2,143 September 76 10,817 8,721 2,096 10,472 8,452 2,020 December 110 10,927 8,915 2,012 10,103 8,201 1,902 1999 March 336 11,114 8,982 2,132 10,231 8,435 1,796 June -82 10,801 8,719 2,082 10,902 8,738 2,164 September -125 11,116 8,897 2,219 11,014 8,670 2,344 December 350 11,664 9,322 2,342 10,469 8,477 1,992 2000 March 182 11,337 9,116 2,221 10,838 8,799 2,039 June 55 11,070 8,915 2,155 10,986 8,886 2,100 September -126 11,078 8,940 2,138 11,223 8,959 2,264 December 295 11,633 9,305 2,328 10,647 8,614 2,033 2001 March 267 11,449 9,103 2,346 10,887 8,808 2,079 June -170 10,849 8,776 2,073 11,442 9,199 2,243 September -392 10,538 8,616 1,922 11,498 9,184 2,314 December 67 10,969 8,815 2,154 10,998 8,911 2,087 2002 March -60 10,904 8,794 2,110 10,973 8,803 2,170 June -16 10,638 8,537 2,101 11,247 9,130 2,117 September 115 10,602 8,464 2,138 10,977 8,954 2,023 December 83 10,878 8,747 2,131 10,832 8,784 2,048 2003 March -152 10,518 8,458 2,060 11,071 8,859 2,212 June 144 10,738 8,614 2,124 10,734 8,754 1,980 September 186 10,869 8,763 2,106 10,487 8,567 1,920 December 268 11,054 8,792 2,262 10,912 8,918 1,994 2004 March 133 11,299 9,146 2,153 10,817 8,797 2,020 June 100 11,156 9,044 2,112 10,892 8,880 2,012 September 191 11,243 8,934 2,309 11,078 8,960 2,118 December -157 10,997 8,952 2,045 11,307 9,105 2,202 2005 March 182 11,131 8,734 2,397 11,394 9,179 2,215 June 57 11,321 9,076 2,245 10,952 8,764 2,188 September 29 11,165 8,990 2,175 11,194 9,048 2,146 December -36 10,902 8,822 2,080 11,350 9,234 2,116 2006 March 482 11,526 9,023 2,503 11,040 9,019 2,021 June 94 11,281 9,086 2,195 11,375 9,274 2,101 September 160 10,838 8,628 2,210 11,492 9,442 2,050 December -17 11,004 8,844 2,160 11,359 9,182 2,177 2007 March -44 10,874 8,786 2,088 11,556 9,424 2,132 June 51 11,173 8,991 2,182 11,188 9,057 2,131 September -103 10,581 8,543 2,038 11,619 9,478 2,141 December -135 10,733 8,657 2,076 11,547 9,336 2,211 2008 March -147 10,883 8,799 2,084 11,412 9,181 2,231 June -84 10,828 8,679 2,149 11,339 9,106 2,233 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.