Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Wyoming 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 108 4,593 3,647 946 4,283 3,445 838 December -48 4,246 3,426 820 4,399 3,531 868 1993 March 111 4,372 3,494 878 4,368 3,601 767 June 216 4,771 3,789 982 4,134 3,368 766 September 182 4,869 3,863 1,006 4,388 3,564 824 December -56 4,686 3,847 839 4,573 3,678 895 1994 March 181 4,691 3,731 960 4,525 3,746 779 June 180 4,969 3,933 1,036 4,615 3,759 856 September 86 5,009 4,101 908 4,531 3,709 822 December -10 4,667 3,776 891 4,874 3,973 901 1995 March 170 4,858 3,896 962 4,850 4,058 792 June 17 4,881 3,958 923 4,827 3,921 906 September 119 4,987 4,025 962 4,816 3,973 843 December 8 4,749 3,830 919 5,026 4,115 911 1996 March 57 4,586 3,662 924 4,993 4,126 867 June 31 4,876 3,941 935 4,762 3,858 904 September 142 4,983 3,972 1,011 4,842 3,973 869 December -45 4,726 3,836 890 4,900 3,965 935 1997 March 70 4,801 3,891 910 4,849 4,009 840 June 15 5,016 4,091 925 4,741 3,831 910 September 158 5,031 3,967 1,064 4,867 3,961 906 December 113 5,026 4,007 1,019 4,927 4,021 906 1998 March 92 4,989 3,964 1,025 4,988 4,055 933 June 64 5,117 4,048 1,069 5,002 3,997 1,005 September -10 4,969 3,988 981 5,051 4,060 991 December 2 4,927 4,061 866 4,922 4,058 864 1999 March 22 5,001 4,052 949 4,983 4,056 927 June 43 4,967 4,003 964 5,069 4,148 921 September 44 5,061 4,156 905 4,924 4,063 861 December 146 5,287 4,276 1,011 4,887 4,022 865 2000 March 105 5,247 4,268 979 5,073 4,199 874 June 24 5,092 4,136 956 5,073 4,141 932 September 8 4,920 4,011 909 5,205 4,304 901 December 161 5,350 4,292 1,058 4,948 4,051 897 2001 March 118 5,450 4,410 1,040 4,965 4,043 922 June 126 5,245 4,235 1,010 5,086 4,202 884 September 19 5,143 4,172 971 5,219 4,267 952 December 87 5,222 4,238 984 5,159 4,262 897 2002 March -36 5,070 4,141 929 5,207 4,242 965 June 78 5,148 4,166 982 5,291 4,387 904 September 75 5,234 4,252 982 5,128 4,221 907 December 77 5,180 4,193 987 5,205 4,295 910 2003 March -97 4,943 4,058 885 5,395 4,413 982 June 71 5,264 4,294 970 5,047 4,148 899 September 146 5,348 4,327 1,021 5,061 4,186 875 December 97 5,185 4,162 1,023 5,263 4,337 926 2004 March 110 5,535 4,516 1,019 5,049 4,140 909 June 10 5,476 4,442 1,034 5,288 4,264 1,024 September 28 5,273 4,283 990 5,379 4,417 962 December 210 5,593 4,498 1,095 5,224 4,339 885 2005 March 164 5,857 4,737 1,120 5,236 4,280 956 June 100 5,485 4,515 970 5,379 4,509 870 September 124 5,681 4,630 1,051 5,375 4,448 927 December 154 5,890 4,788 1,102 5,370 4,422 948 2006 March 234 6,244 5,076 1,168 5,236 4,302 934 June 193 5,845 4,790 1,055 5,478 4,616 862 September 96 5,787 4,713 1,074 5,710 4,732 978 December 279 6,090 4,940 1,150 5,460 4,589 871 2007 March 88 6,255 5,136 1,119 5,592 4,561 1,031 June 70 5,785 4,742 1,043 5,946 4,973 973 September 51 5,992 4,922 1,070 5,794 4,775 1,019 December 296 6,442 5,194 1,248 5,566 4,614 952 2008 March -12 6,088 5,008 1,080 5,876 4,784 1,092 June -77 5,749 4,774 975 6,108 5,056 1,052 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.