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 -1,265 17,059 14,264 2,795 18,324 15,383 2,941 June -32 19,368 15,894 3,474 19,400 15,682 3,718 September -232 17,595 14,661 2,934 17,827 15,311 2,516 December 1,836 19,710 16,171 3,539 17,874 14,729 3,145 2004 March 665 19,448 15,948 3,500 18,783 15,628 3,155 June 2,240 20,092 16,696 3,396 17,852 14,653 3,199 September -380 18,318 14,820 3,498 18,698 16,050 2,648 December 726 20,933 17,013 3,920 20,207 15,576 4,631 2005 March -616 17,839 14,994 2,845 18,455 15,639 2,816 June 1,011 18,918 15,684 3,234 17,907 15,174 2,733 September -937 18,066 14,897 3,169 19,003 15,998 3,005 December 2,300 19,775 16,643 3,132 17,475 14,701 2,774 2006 March -1,188 17,112 14,037 3,075 18,300 15,639 2,661 June 1,696 19,336 16,132 3,204 17,640 14,663 2,977 September -2,216 16,560 13,593 2,967 18,776 15,684 3,092 December 613 18,799 15,898 2,901 18,186 14,458 3,728 2007 March -793 17,815 14,428 3,387 18,608 15,833 2,775 June 29 19,069 15,914 3,155 19,040 15,228 3,812 September -986 19,066 14,249 4,817 20,052 15,761 4,291 December 1,674 20,368 16,717 3,651 18,694 15,301 3,393 2008 March -1,644 17,728 14,459 3,269 19,372 16,158 3,214 June -314 18,395 14,974 3,421 18,709 15,602 3,107 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.