Table 8. Private sector establishments by direction of employment change, as a percent of total establishments(1), not seasonally adjusted Vermont (Percent) Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 1.6 29.5 23.9 5.6 26.4 22.4 4.0 December -0.8 27.0 21.8 5.2 29.5 23.5 6.0 1993 March -3.8 24.1 19.6 4.5 34.7 26.4 8.3 June 5.6 39.1 29.8 9.3 21.5 17.8 3.7 September 1.6 29.1 24.1 5.0 26.3 22.9 3.4 December -1.4 27.8 23.3 4.5 29.5 23.6 5.9 1994 March -4.2 23.7 20.0 3.7 34.3 26.4 7.9 June 5.2 38.1 29.2 8.9 22.3 18.6 3.7 September 1.0 29.4 25.0 4.4 26.1 22.7 3.4 December -1.2 27.8 23.4 4.4 29.7 24.1 5.6 1995 March -3.4 24.0 20.1 3.9 34.1 26.8 7.3 June 4.6 37.6 29.1 8.5 22.8 18.9 3.9 September 0.7 27.8 23.4 4.4 27.4 23.7 3.7 December -0.8 27.1 22.2 4.9 29.9 24.2 5.7 1996 March -3.8 23.8 20.1 3.7 34.0 26.5 7.5 June 4.6 38.0 29.4 8.6 22.9 18.9 4.0 September 0.9 27.9 23.5 4.4 28.0 24.5 3.5 December -0.5 27.6 22.8 4.8 29.3 24.0 5.3 1997 March -2.9 23.6 19.5 4.1 34.3 27.3 7.0 June 4.1 37.6 29.7 7.9 22.0 18.2 3.8 September 1.4 28.7 23.6 5.1 27.9 24.2 3.7 December -1.1 27.7 23.5 4.2 28.7 23.4 5.3 1998 March -3.5 23.9 20.0 3.9 33.8 26.4 7.4 June 5.0 38.4 30.0 8.4 22.0 18.6 3.4 September 0.1 27.3 23.5 3.8 28.3 24.6 3.7 December -1.9 27.0 23.7 3.3 28.8 23.6 5.2 1999 March -2.2 25.1 20.4 4.7 33.6 26.7 6.9 June 4.1 37.3 29.7 7.6 22.5 19.0 3.5 September 1.7 26.8 22.6 4.2 28.1 25.6 2.5 December -0.5 28.8 24.4 4.4 27.9 23.0 4.9 2000 March -3.1 25.4 21.5 3.9 33.3 26.3 7.0 June 3.5 36.3 29.4 6.9 22.4 19.0 3.4 September 1.2 26.7 22.6 4.1 28.4 25.5 2.9 December -0.7 27.8 23.6 4.2 28.1 23.2 4.9 2001 March -4.6 22.8 19.8 3.0 34.4 26.8 7.6 June 2.8 34.6 28.1 6.5 22.9 19.2 3.7 September 0.3 26.0 21.9 4.1 29.7 25.9 3.8 December -0.2 27.9 23.0 4.9 28.2 23.1 5.1 2002 March -3.7 23.3 19.5 3.8 34.2 26.7 7.5 June 4.3 35.2 27.3 7.9 23.0 19.4 3.6 September 0.9 26.1 21.8 4.3 28.5 25.1 3.4 December -0.9 26.9 22.3 4.6 28.4 22.9 5.5 2003 March -3.2 22.3 18.4 3.9 34.3 27.2 7.1 June 3.6 36.1 28.1 8.0 22.5 18.1 4.4 September 1.2 26.2 22.0 4.2 26.9 23.9 3.0 December -1.1 26.3 22.0 4.3 28.5 23.1 5.4 2004 March -2.1 23.6 19.1 4.5 32.8 26.2 6.6 June 4.2 36.7 28.9 7.8 21.3 17.7 3.6 September 1.2 25.9 21.3 4.6 27.5 24.1 3.4 December -1.3 26.1 22.0 4.1 28.5 23.1 5.4 2005 March -3.8 22.2 18.8 3.4 33.6 26.4 7.2 June 4.5 36.6 28.6 8.0 21.3 17.8 3.5 September 0.9 25.2 20.9 4.3 28.4 25.0 3.4 December -0.9 25.7 21.4 4.3 28.2 23.0 5.2 2006 March -3.0 22.9 19.0 3.9 32.5 25.6 6.9 June 3.8 35.3 27.9 7.4 21.5 17.9 3.6 September 0.5 24.5 20.3 4.2 28.3 24.6 3.7 December -1.4 25.7 21.4 4.3 28.2 22.5 5.7 2007 March -3.7 21.3 18.0 3.3 32.9 25.9 7.0 June 3.4 34.8 27.5 7.3 22.4 18.5 3.9 September 1.3 26.0 20.3 5.7 28.7 24.3 4.4 December -1.2 26.2 21.3 4.9 28.5 22.4 6.1 2008 March -4.2 22.1 17.9 4.2 34.8 26.4 8.4 June 4.3 35.3 27.0 8.3 21.6 17.6 4.0 (1) The rates measure establishments gaining or losing jobs as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter total number of establishments. (2) See footnote 1, table 5.