Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Vermont 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 161 5,503 4,348 1,155 4,708 3,714 994 December 72 4,992 3,946 1,046 5,073 4,099 974 1993 March 74 5,194 4,127 1,067 5,064 4,071 993 June 164 5,330 4,271 1,059 4,860 3,965 895 September 176 5,550 4,497 1,053 4,767 3,890 877 December -35 5,256 4,314 942 5,179 4,202 977 1994 March -46 5,192 4,286 906 5,103 4,151 952 June 143 5,287 4,254 1,033 5,091 4,201 890 September 51 5,651 4,714 937 4,775 3,889 886 December -7 5,281 4,361 920 5,262 4,335 927 1995 March 67 5,344 4,377 967 5,169 4,269 900 June 44 5,291 4,294 997 5,271 4,318 953 September -27 5,402 4,460 942 5,062 4,093 969 December 84 5,227 4,189 1,038 5,359 4,405 954 1996 March 6 5,335 4,401 934 5,188 4,260 928 June 18 5,412 4,391 1,021 5,376 4,373 1,003 September 32 5,478 4,528 950 5,215 4,297 918 December 116 5,396 4,368 1,028 5,338 4,426 912 1997 March 163 5,415 4,364 1,051 5,374 4,486 888 June 6 5,490 4,526 964 5,254 4,296 958 September 129 5,775 4,648 1,127 5,321 4,323 998 December 5 5,513 4,592 921 5,330 4,414 916 1998 March 59 5,570 4,554 1,016 5,354 4,397 957 June 143 5,674 4,641 1,033 5,339 4,449 890 September -144 5,534 4,673 861 5,455 4,450 1,005 December -174 5,367 4,634 733 5,367 4,460 907 1999 March 339 5,883 4,656 1,227 5,367 4,479 888 June 26 5,565 4,627 938 5,509 4,597 912 September 263 5,494 4,538 956 5,375 4,682 693 December 126 5,896 4,900 996 5,327 4,457 870 2000 March 116 6,095 5,045 1,050 5,461 4,527 934 June -21 5,544 4,667 877 5,573 4,675 898 September 137 5,562 4,625 937 5,528 4,728 800 December 73 5,744 4,783 961 5,429 4,541 888 2001 March -198 5,475 4,667 808 5,638 4,632 1,006 June -158 5,236 4,425 811 5,667 4,698 969 September -102 5,339 4,403 936 5,767 4,729 1,038 December 186 5,677 4,582 1,095 5,358 4,449 909 2002 March 18 5,545 4,541 1,004 5,545 4,559 986 June 35 5,317 4,322 995 5,725 4,765 960 September 30 5,423 4,434 989 5,614 4,655 959 December 53 5,546 4,506 1,040 5,449 4,462 987 2003 March 85 5,352 4,322 1,030 5,633 4,688 945 June -136 5,516 4,484 1,032 5,657 4,489 1,168 September 105 5,501 4,543 958 5,326 4,473 853 December -16 5,446 4,476 970 5,532 4,546 986 2004 March 333 5,787 4,557 1,230 5,473 4,576 897 June 46 5,725 4,707 1,018 5,435 4,463 972 September 116 5,586 4,501 1,085 5,582 4,613 969 December -45 5,552 4,589 963 5,660 4,652 1,008 2005 March -54 5,475 4,546 929 5,659 4,676 983 June 88 5,744 4,692 1,052 5,495 4,531 964 September 52 5,475 4,450 1,025 5,791 4,818 973 December 26 5,502 4,499 1,003 5,649 4,672 977 2006 March 127 5,752 4,664 1,088 5,563 4,602 961 June -26 5,620 4,639 981 5,620 4,613 1,007 September -58 5,348 4,347 1,001 5,828 4,769 1,059 December -65 5,498 4,492 1,006 5,659 4,588 1,071 2007 March -58 5,303 4,398 905 5,594 4,631 963 June -118 5,488 4,521 967 5,803 4,718 1,085 September 86 5,658 4,310 1,348 5,962 4,700 1,262 December 10 5,643 4,485 1,158 5,704 4,556 1,148 2008 March -2 5,526 4,370 1,156 5,870 4,712 1,158 June -10 5,533 4,441 1,092 5,602 4,500 1,102 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.